Humankind and bread keep each other company sometimes in harmony, sometimes in conflict, then reconciled but they never part. This is how the Civilization of bread was created and still continues. Bread production was one of the oldest human activities that distinguished the civilized from the uncivilized. The civilization of bread began more than 8000 years ago and has not yet ended. There is no end in sight! The poetics of bread is scattered in spirit and culture – prayers, rituals, religions, songs, proverbs, sayings and curses, literature, painting, music… It is a colorful mosaic, but at the same time a kaleidoscope of historical, technical, political and cultural events. Often associated with the destinies of gods and heroes; saints and murderers; dictators and revolutionaries; the rich and the poor…
