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Contents Acknowledgments vii Note on Spelling ix Introduction 1 1. Overview of the Genre 14 2. The Human Body: Humors, Digestion, and the Physiology of Nutrition 48 3. Food: Qualities, Substance, and Virtues 79 4. External Factors 115 5. Food and the Individual 163 6. Food and Class 184 7. Food and Nation 217 8. Medicine and Cuisine 241 Postscript: The End of a Genre and Its Legacy 284 Bibliography 295 Index 309 Illustrations follow page 77 This page intentionally left blank ...