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Seaweed : an enchanting miscellany / Miek Zwamborn ; translated from the Dutch by Michele Hutchison.
In this exquisitely illustrated portrait, poet and artist Miek Zwamborn shares discoveries of seaweed's history, culture, and science. We encounter its medicinal and gastronomic properties and long history of human use, from the Neolithic people of the Orkney islands to sushi artisans in modern Japan. We find seaweed troubling Columbus on his voyages across the Atlantic and intriguing Humboldt in the Sargasso Sea. We follow its inspiration for artists from Hokusai to Matisse, its collection by Victorians as pressed specimens in books, its adoption into fashion and dance, and its potential for combating climate change, as a sustainable food source and a means of reducing methane emissions in cattle. And, of course, we learn how to eat seaweed, through a fabulous series of recipes based around these "truffles of the seas." -- Amazon.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781771645997
- ISBN: 1771645997
- Physical Description: 188 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 20 cm
- Publisher: Vancouver : Greystone Books, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographic references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Underwater forests -- Wide Sargasso Sea -- Tidelines -- Wilful weed -- Sound waves -- Gramophone -- A heady scent -- Reaping and gathering -- Truffle of the seas -- Recipes -- Portraits. |
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| Subject: | Marine algae. Marine algae as food. Marine algae. Marine algae as food. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Public Library | 579.8177 ZWA (Text) | 000133750 | Nonfiction | Available | - |