Author: CHARSLEY, SIMON R.
Title: Wedding Cakes and Cultural History
Description: London: Routledge, 1992. First Edition. First Printing; Soft Cover. ISBN: 0415026490. Book may appear different than one shown. Soft cover is heavy, cream colored, glazed paper, with black lettering on front. Black spine with white lettering. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Has 4 b/w illustrations. Chapters are: the British wedding cake in the late 20th century; how distinctive is the British cake?; cultural creation: myth, history and language; when the wedding cake was not yet and might never have been; great cakes, plum (b) cakes and bride cakes; confectionary and icing; the rise of the Victorian cake and its successors; uses and their evolution; meanings and interpretations; towards a cultural change? ; postscript; notes; bibliography; index. ; B&W Illustrations; 0.6 x 8.3 x 5.4 Inches; x, 162 pages; Cover has very minor rubbing/scuffing.. Near Fine .

Keywords: 0415026490 Cakes; Weddings; Rites and Rituals; Ceremonies; Cultural History; Social History; British History; Victorian Age; English History; Royalty Cultural History Education European History History American History Art English/British History Romance