Book ID: CBB000850614

Water of Life: A History of Wine-Distilling and Spirits 500 BC--AD 2000 (2006)

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Wilson, C. Anne (Author)


Prospect Books


Publication Date: 2006
Physical Details: 310 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English

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Review Spary, Emma (2008) Review of "Water of Life: A History of Wine-Distilling and Spirits 500 BC--AD 2000". Ambix: Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry. unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Beltran, Maria Helena Roxo
Rey Bueno, Mar
Jaboulet-Vercherre, Azelina
Yifang Fang
Zientek, Adam Derek
Spary, E. C.
Journals
Social Studies of Science
Publishers
Brepols
Concepts
Distillation
Alcohol
Chemistry
Wine and winemaking
Medicine
Alchemy
Time Periods
Medieval
Renaissance
17th century
20th century
16th century
Ancient
Places
France
Spain
Italy
Yangtze River
Yellow River (China)
Chesapeake Bay (North America)
Institutions
University of California, Davis
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