Material Culture of Breweries
Seiten
2011
Left Coast Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-59874-167-4 (ISBN)
Left Coast Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-59874-167-4 (ISBN)
From antique beer bottles to closely guarded recipes and treasured historic architecture, brewery culture has a special place in American history. Focusing on American breweries, this book presents the material culture of breweries in the United States, from many regions of the country and from the early productions of the sixteenth century.
From antique bottles to closely guarded recipes and treasured historic architecture, breweries have a special place in American history. This fascinating book brings the material culture of breweries in the United States to life, from many regions of the country and from early 16th century production to today’s industrial operations. Herman Ronnenberg traces the evolution of techniques, equipment, raw materials, and architecture over five centuries, discusses informal production outside of breweries, and offers detailed information on makers marks, patents, labels, and beer containers that allows readers to identify items in their own collections. Heavily illustrated with photographs and line drawings, this book will be popular with collectors and general readers, and a key reference in historical archaeology, local history, material culture, and related fields.
From antique bottles to closely guarded recipes and treasured historic architecture, breweries have a special place in American history. This fascinating book brings the material culture of breweries in the United States to life, from many regions of the country and from early 16th century production to today’s industrial operations. Herman Ronnenberg traces the evolution of techniques, equipment, raw materials, and architecture over five centuries, discusses informal production outside of breweries, and offers detailed information on makers marks, patents, labels, and beer containers that allows readers to identify items in their own collections. Heavily illustrated with photographs and line drawings, this book will be popular with collectors and general readers, and a key reference in historical archaeology, local history, material culture, and related fields.
Herman Wiley Ronnenberg, Ph.D., is a retired teacher and freelance historian specializing in the history of brewing and brewers. He participates in multiple major breweriana collecting clubs and publishes regularly on the topic. He has also conducted archaeological field work in California, Arizona, Idaho, Virginia, Alaska, Belize and Peru.
Introduction; Chapter 1 Overview of Brewing Techniques With Emphasis on Changes in Equipment and Raw Materials: 1500–2000; Chapter 2 Brewery Architectural Developments: 1500–2000; Chapter 3 Makers’ Marks, Patents, Labels, Production Dates, Beer Containers, and Other Evidence;
| Verlagsort | Walnut Creek |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 203 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 362 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Getränke |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-59874-167-5 / 1598741675 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-59874-167-4 / 9781598741674 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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