Figs
A Global History
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- Contents

Introducing the Fig
1. The Fruit of Paradise
2. A Botanical Curiosity
3. Origins in Arabia and Mesopotamia
4. Figs in Ancient Greece
5. Figs in Ancient Rome
6. The Crusaders and Figs in Medieval Europe
7. All Around the World: The Modern History
8. ‘Not Worth a Fig’ or the Fruit of Heaven?
Recipes
Select Bibliography
Websites and Associations
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index
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