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July 29, 2010
John Varriano Tastes and Temptations: Food and Art in Renaissance Italy Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009. 280 pp.; 68 color ills.; 7 b/w ills. Cloth $29.95 (9780520259041)
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This is a beautifully designed book, and the credit goes to Janet Wood, who has given us a distinctively shaped volume, eight by six inches, which rests comfortably in the hand. The layout of the book, the typeface and margins, are pleasing to the eye, as are the copious illustrations, mostly in color. One cannot begin to imagine an electronic version of this book nearly so inviting as this lovely tome. The enticing dust jacket,...