Ernst Lehner

Did you know that wild rice is not rice but a tall, aquatic grass? Did you know that the oldest known recipe for beer was found on a Babylonian cuneiform tablet created 3,800 years ago? Did you know that in 1614, the City of London had 7,000 stores that sold tobacco? From buckwheat to rye and from bananas to barley corn, this fascinating reference offers a crisp pictorial record of the many foods...

Book Description As enchanting to browse through as a rare, old manuscript, this text contains more than 300 rare engravings and woodcut illustrations of astrological and astronomical subjects from around the world. Striking depictions of