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Once, nutmeg was worth its weight in gold. For much of human
history, the tiny Banda Islands in Indonesia were the only source
of this esteemed spice. From the age of the Silk Roads through to
the mid-19th century partial shift of production to the Caribbean,
covering battles between the Honourable East India Company and the
Dutch Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, this book traces the story
of nutmeg, revealing its extensive and often surprising influence
over conflict, politics, social mores, and Western society.
Beautiful antique silver, gold, enamel, bone, ivory, treen and
Tunbridgeware graters and rasps demonstrate how much nutmeg was
valued throughout history. This book gathers pictures of some of
the finest examples world-wide, alongside mechanical and base metal
graters and spice containers. It illustrates, and provides useful
information on, the history of pomanders which were associated with
nutmeg, as this spice was once thought to ward off pestilence and
plague. Combining the social history of nutmeg with explanations of
the spice production and transportation process, and illustrating
in detail examples in international nutmeg grater collections and
museums, this book is the essential reference work for collectors,
antique dealers and auctioneers.
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