EAN: 9783897907461

Bilder-Quelle: averdo

In this exceptional exhibition catalogue on the mores of dining the Pforzheim Jewelry Museum presents historical goldsmithing and contemporary design jewellery “to eat ” and treasures from across the globe. Text in German. The aristocratic families of Europe once used to indulge in luxurious banquets with exquisite table accessories to demonstrate their power and extravagantly while away the hours. Well into the 18th century it was not unusual for people to bring their own cutlery—quite often peculiar valuable one-of-a-kind pieces. In the Baroque period matching dinner services came into vogue and in the wake of industrialization became mass-produced commodities. Trading with faraway countries conquests and migration augmented people’s menus with “exotic” fruit and spices and contributed to a change in customs and traditions. In an exceptional exhibition on the mores of dining the Jewelry Museum in Pforzheim presents historical goldsmithing and contemporary design jewelry “to eat ” and treasures from across the globe. In addition the accompanying publication will entice you with its special aspects of food culture—after all the way to one’s cultural heart is also through the stomach. Text in German.

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