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The Book of Bread. Jerome Assire.
Flammarion-Pere Castor, 1996. ISBN: 2 08013 625 9 (c); 160 pp.

A book about bread, its place in history and society. Translated from French.

The History of Bread. Bernard Dupaigne.
Harry N. Abrams, 1999. ISBN: 0 8109 3438 8 (C); 256 pp.

Superbly illustrated history of bread and its role in world cultures. Similar to Assire’s book with emphasis on historical notes and the symbolism of bread.

Six Thousand Years of Bread: Its Holy and Unholy History. H.E. Jacob and Eduard Jacob.
The Lyons Press, 1997. ISBN: 1 5582 1575 1(P); 416 pp.

Philisophical discussion of history of bread from Egyptian times until the early 20th Century. This is a re-release of a 1943 title.

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