Ask the Past by Elizabeth Archibald
Want to know how to garden with lobsters? How to sober up? Grow a beard? Or, simply, how to make a perfect cheesy omelette? This book offers a vision of the past, together with a menu of solutions to the knotty problems of the present - like how to kill a snake with a radish.
From medieval headache remedies to Renaissance pick-up lines, we are promised old-school advice to make us laugh out loud and shake our heads in amazement * Bookseller *
A wonderful compendium of received wisdom from our forebears, this endlessly fascinating book provides the answer to conundrums that still vex us todayFrom sleeplessness to weight loss, table manners to taming wayward eyebrows, 900 years of sage, thoughtful and downright bizarre advice is interspersed with witty commentary by the author. A must for anyone with an eye to the curious world of the past. * Tracy Borman *
The perfect book for anyone who wants really preposterous advice -- Harry Ritchie * Daily Mail *
The perfect book for anyone who wants really preposterous advice -- Harry Ritchie * Daily Mail *
This compendium has all the qualities of a well-curated cabinet of curiosities -- Juanita Coulson, 4 stars * Lady *
A wonderful compendium of received wisdom from our forebears, this endlessly fascinating book provides the answer to conundrums that still vex us todayFrom sleeplessness to weight loss, table manners to taming wayward eyebrows, 900 years of sage, thoughtful and downright bizarre advice is interspersed with witty commentary by the author. A must for anyone with an eye to the curious world of the past. * Tracy Borman *
The perfect book for anyone who wants really preposterous advice -- Harry Ritchie * Daily Mail *
The perfect book for anyone who wants really preposterous advice -- Harry Ritchie * Daily Mail *
This compendium has all the qualities of a well-curated cabinet of curiosities -- Juanita Coulson, 4 stars * Lady *
Elizabeth Archibald holds a Ph.D. in History from Yale University, with research focusing on the history of education from Antiquity to the Renaissance and the History of the Book. She has published on topics including the history of Latin instruction and the history of women’s book ownership.
She teaches in the Humanities Department at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Ask the Past was born when Elizabeth began posting morsels of advice from medieval manuscripts and rare books to a blog. Today the blog continues to charm a global audience of book lovers and history enthusiasts.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780224101240 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224101242 |
| Title | Ask the Past |
| Author | Elizabeth Archibald |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-05-21 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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