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CHAPTER ONE. The Roots of Rhubarb
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction xv
- CHAPTER ONE. The Roots of Rhubarb 3
- CHAPTER TWO. The Very True Rhubarb: The Seventeenth Century 18
- CHAPTER THREE. The Russian Rhubarb Trade 46
- CHAPTER FOUR. The East India Company and European Trade 79
- CHAPTER FIVE. Collecting and Systematizing 96
- CHAPTER SIX. Accommodating the Root: The Society of Arts and Other Promotions 112
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Rhubarb as Medicine: The Eighteenth Century 136
- CHAPTER EIGHT. The Search Ends? 158
- CHAPTER NINE. The Testing of Rhubarb 180
- CHAPTER TEN. Tarts and Wine 213
- CONCLUSION 240
- Notes 249
- Bibliography 321
- Index 363
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction xv
- CHAPTER ONE. The Roots of Rhubarb 3
- CHAPTER TWO. The Very True Rhubarb: The Seventeenth Century 18
- CHAPTER THREE. The Russian Rhubarb Trade 46
- CHAPTER FOUR. The East India Company and European Trade 79
- CHAPTER FIVE. Collecting and Systematizing 96
- CHAPTER SIX. Accommodating the Root: The Society of Arts and Other Promotions 112
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Rhubarb as Medicine: The Eighteenth Century 136
- CHAPTER EIGHT. The Search Ends? 158
- CHAPTER NINE. The Testing of Rhubarb 180
- CHAPTER TEN. Tarts and Wine 213
- CONCLUSION 240
- Notes 249
- Bibliography 321
- Index 363