Food for thought
By: [Donna R. Barnes, Ruud Spruit]
Contributors: Spruit, Ruud; Westfries Museum
Publisher: Peter Sasburg
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [Midwoud
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9789080254695
Subjects: Dutch Arts; Exhibitions; Still-life painting, Dutch; Cooking in art; Dutch Cooking; History; Food habits; Food industry and trade
Other titles: Food and drink in seventeenth-century Dutch art and life
Description: Contains a wealth of information about food and drink in 17th century Holland. Donna R. Barnes describes the eating and drinking habits of the Dutch as shown in paintings and prints. Ruud Spruit has contributed an esay on foodproduction in West-Friesland.
Notes: "Initiative of the Westfries Museum on the occassion of the exhibition with the same title running from 10 December 2010 to 13 March 2011."--p.127.

Editing, Ad Geerdink; Final editing, Lidy Deutekom; Translation, Marleen Weel.

Includes bibliographical references (p.124-125).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Imaging of food and drink in 17th century Dutch art; title: The production of food in West-Friesland in the 17th century; title: The selling of food in the 17th century; title: The preparing of food in the 17th century; title: What's on the table in the 17th century; title: Eating patterns of rich and poor people in the 17th century; title: The child's menu in the 17th century; title: Food at special occasions and festivities in the 17th century; title: Drink in the 17th century; title: Bibliography; title: About the authors; title: Credits.