The History of Bread: From Pre-historic to Modern Times

THE HISTORY OF BREAD
Egyptians Threshing Corn by Hand.
Egyptians Winnowing and Storing Corn in Sacks, and a Scribe Noting the Quantities.
From Pre-historic to Modern Times
JOHN ASHTON
LONDON
THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY
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1904
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It seems extraordinary, but it is, nevertheless, a fact, that, up to this present time, there has not been written, in the English language, a History of Bread , although it is called ‘the Staff of Life,’ and really is a large staple of food.