Download or read book Two Loaf-givers written by Leonard N. Beck and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: A history of gastronomy derived from information gleaned from the Bitting and Pennell gastronomic library collections, translating and interpreting the writings contained in these two collections. The second half of the text provides an ambitious interpretation of French gastronomic liter ature. Many illustrative anecdotes are presented throughout the text and a variety of historic prints are included.