Seltman, Charles

WINE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, 1957. Hardcover. 196 pages. 22 x 14.5 cm. 'What did ancient wine taste like?' is a question often asked, and, though we do not know, we can make a good guess. This book touches on the historic derivation of the wines of Italy, France and the Rhineland from old Greek Stocks. Chapters on the gods and saints of wine, grapes in the Old and New Testaments, the discussion of wine in the Homeric epics, and Bacchus. Illustrated throughout. Interior and boards clean and crisp. Dust wrapper rubbed and chipped at edges. Covered in protective mylar. Rust cloth covered boards. Near fine, in good dust wrapper. Item #4073

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