How vegetable oils, a dietary staple, were produced and used in Ptolemaic Egypt is considered in this volume. The Ptolemaic revenue laws and the Zenon archive provide a substantial amount of the information, and this is supplemented with literary sources and studies of oil production in premodern societies.
ThriftBooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. We personally assess every book's quality and offer rare, out-of-print treasures. We deliver the joy of reading in recyclable packaging with free standard shipping on US orders over $15. ThriftBooks.com. Read more. Spend less.