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From the banquets of the Ancient Babylonians to the rigours of the Victorian dinner party, the splendour of the Renaissance to the austerity of the monastic refectory, this unusual and fascinating social history explores five millennia of food and feasting. Roy Strong is a former Director of both the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum. An acclaimed author, his many publications include The Story of Britain and several classic gardening books. He has a library of over 800 cookery books!