Wassail! In mazers of mead : an account of mead, metheglin, sack and other ancient liquors, and of the mazer cups out of which they were drunk, with some comment upon the drinking customs of our forebears
1948, First Edition. London : Phillimore. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #438026
Physical description; 176 pages illustrations 22 cm. Notes; "References and notes": pages 165-176. Subjects; Mead. Mead History. Drinking customs Great Britain. Drinking of alcoholic beverages Great Britain. Mether Alcoholic Beverages Vessels History Social Honey Consumption Use Wines.
Price: €18.95
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