Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838
Title:
A treatise on adulterations of food, and culinary poisons : exhibiting the fraudulent sophistications of bread, beer, wine, spiritous liquors, tea, coffee, cream, confectionery, vinegar, mustard, pepper, cheese, olive oil, pickles, and other articles employed in domestic economy, and methods of detecting them / by Fredrick Accum, operative chemist, lecturer on practical chemistry, mineralogy, and on chemistry applied to the arts and manufactures; member of the Royal Irish Academy; Fellow of the Linnean Society; member of the Royal Academy of Sciences, and of the Royal Society of Arts of Berlin, &c, &c.
Alternate Title(s):
Accum on culinary poisons
Published / Created:
London : Printed by J. Mallett, 59, Wardour Street, Soho. Sold by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster Row, 1820.
Physical Description:
[2], xvi, 372 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Spine title: Accum on culinary poisons.
Subject Terms:
Food adulteration and inspection -- Great Britain. | Public health -- Great Britain. | Food contamination -- Great Britain. | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown -- Publisher. | Mallett, Joseph -- Printer. | Wellcome Library -- Stamp.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- 1820.