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Ice and its use.

La glace et ses usages.

Date: 1900.01.01

Summary

This book comprises 9 studies presented at the 3rd Study Day held at the Centre for Historical Research on Mediterranean Societies (Centre de Recherches Historiques sur les Sociétés Méditerranéennes) held on November 22, 1997, in Perpignan, France. Archives and archeological prospecting have made it possible to identify 90 ice-making plants in the Roussillon area; these plants date from the end of the XVIth century up until recent times. They are described and analyzed and data on climatic trends, techniques used and economic and social history provide a valuable backdrop. Extract from the table of contents: complements and questions asked concerning the book "L'eau de neige" ("Snow Water") by X. de Planhol (see IIR Bulletin, réf. 1997-1932); Antoni and Nicolau Dotres, ice-makers (1623-1673); inventory of ice-making plants in the Pyrénées-Orientales area of France; description of a snow well in Roque-Rouge and an ice well in Corbères-les-Cabanes; ice-making facilities in the Spanish Mediterranean region; scientific aspects of the manufacturing and storage of ice; French discussions on the issue of iced drinks (during the XVIth and XVIIth centuries); ice creams and iced beverages from the second half of the XVIIth century up until the beginning of the XIXth century; ice in daily life and comfort achieved: European and Mediterranean examples.

Details

  • Original title: La glace et ses usages.
  • Organiser : ROUSSELLE A.
  • Record ID : 2000-3250
  • Languages: French
  • Number of articles: 0
  • Publication: Presses Universitaires de Perpignan - France/France
  • ISBN: 2908912791
  • Source: Source: 151 p. (16 x 24); tabl.; FRF 80.
  • Conference type: Other conference (non-IIR)
  • Notes:

    C. R. Journ. Etud., Perpignan

  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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