This fascinating and well-illustrated exploration, now republished, uses archaeological and documentary evidence to reconstruct each of the seven wonders of the ancient world in turn. Beginning with the Olympian statue of Zeus and continuing eastwards around the Mediterranean to the pyramids, they investigate the physical and symbolic remains of these works, each of which was originally created to represent an ideal.

The Seven Wonders of the World: A History of the Modern Imagination

History

ROMER, Elizabeth

Romer, John.

Ancient Civilizations

CASSELL PLC

The Tuscan Year: Life and Food in an Italian Valley

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Cooking by Ingredient

Weidenfeld&Nicolson

Shares recipes for pizza doughs, pizzas, savory pies, and breads, and discusses Italian cuisine

Italian Pizzas and Hearth Breads

Baking

Clarkson/Potter

A history of the great Italian pizza from its humble beginnings to it's new found success.

Italian Pizza and Savoury Breads

HarperCollins, Publishers

Describes the foods grown and raised by a typical family in Tuscany, discusses how they make sausages, stews, salads, cheeses, game dishes, wine, and desserts, and shares traditional recipes

The Tuscan Year

Regional & International

Macmillan Pub. Co.

In a green and secret valley in Tuscany, life is firmly moulded by the past. In this beautiful account of traditional life and cooking, Elizabeth Romer introduces the Cerotti family who farm one section of the valley and vividly describes, month by month, the Tuscan year – January's prosciutto and salame, cheese-making in March, threshing the corn in high summer, the game and chanterelles of autumn, the chestnut woods and zabajone of November and December. In the heart of the Cerotti house, wonderful meals are prepared using fresh and simple ingredients, governed by the rhythms of the changing seasons. 
This magical book reveals the secrets of an ancient way of life and cuisine, with dozens of delicious recipes to bring the flavour of Tuscany to any kitchen.

The Tuscan Year : Life and Food in an Italian Valley

Orion Books

Combining ancient writings with modern archaological findings, a study of the seven ancient wonders of the world reconstructs the facts behind such subjects as the Egyptian Pyramids and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

Reference

Henry Holt Co.

Discusses the impact of archaeology on knowledge of ancient history, describes the work of renowned archaeologists, and includes photographs of artifacts.

The History of Archaeology: Great Excavations of the World

Politics & Social Sciences

Archaeology

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The Tuscan Year recounts the daily life and food preparation of a family living on a farm in Tuscany. Elizabeth Romer chronicles each season's activities month by month: curing prosciutto and making salame in January, planting and cheesemaking in March, harvesting and threshing corn in July, hunting for wild muchrooms in September, and grape crushing in Ocober. Scattered throughout this lovely calendar are recipes―fresh bread and olive oil, grilled mushrooms, broad beans with ham, trout with fresh tomatoes and basil, chicken grilled with fresh sage and garlic, and apples baked with butter, sugar, and lemon peel, among many others. Alive with the rhythms of country tradition, The Tuscan Year is a treasure for the armchair traveler as well as the cook.

NORTH POINT PRESS

The Tuscan Year recounts the daily life and food preparation of Elizabeth Romer's family in a valley between Umbria and Tuscany. She chronicles each season's activities, month by month. Scattered throughout this lovely calendar are recipes, informally and simply explained - fresh bread and olive oil, grilled mushrooms, broad beans with ham, and apples baked with butter, sugar and lemon peel are just a sampling. Alive with the rythms of country tradition, The Tuscan Year is a treasure for the armchair traveler as well as the cook.

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Books by ROMER, Elizabeth

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The Seven Wonders of the World: A History of the Modern Imagination

The Tuscan Year: Life and Food in an Italian Valley

Italian Pizzas and Hearth Breads

Italian Pizza and Savoury Breads

The Tuscan Year

The Tuscan Year : Life and Food in an Italian Valley

The Seven Wonders of the World: A History of the Modern Imagination

The History of Archaeology: Great Excavations of the World

The Tuscan Year: Life and Food in an Italian Valley

The Tuscan Year: Life and Food in an Italian Valley