Out of the east: spices and the medieval imagination
Auteur :
Freedman, Paul
Éditeur :
Yale University Press
ISBN :
9780300151350
Date de publication :
30 avr. 2009
Dimensions :
23,5 x 14,3 cm
Poids :
386 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Explores the demand for spices: why were they so popular, and why so expensive? This work surveys the history, geography, economics and culinary tastes of the Middle Ages to show the varied ways that spices were put to use - in elaborate medieval cuisine, in the treatment of disease, and to perfume ceremonies of the Church.