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Water of Life: A History of Wine-distilling and Spirits from 500 BC to AD 2000
C. Anne Wilson
Water of Life: A History of Wine-distilling and Spirits from 500 BC to AD 2000
C. Anne Wilson
A history of distilling in the Middle East and Europe from the earliest experiments by the Pythagorean alchemists of Ptolomaic Egypt to the commercial production of spirits in the British Isles. This work includes the manufacture of spiritous liquors such as whisky, gin, and others.
300 pages, 12 black and white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | December 20, 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9781903018460 |
Publishers | Prospect Books |
Pages | 300 |
Dimensions | 193 × 229 × 28 mm · 598 g |
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