Read Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination

Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination

Paul Freedman

4.9/5 (23183 ratings)

Description:How medieval Europe's infatuation with expensive, fragrant, exotic spices led to an era of colonial expansion and "A consummate delight." --Marion Nestle, James Beard Award-winning author of Unsavory TruthThe demand for spices in medieval Europe was extravagant--and was reflected in the pursuit of fashion, the formation of taste, and the growth of luxury trade. It inspired geographical and commercial exploration, as traders pursued such common spices as pepper and cinnamon and rarer aromatic products, including ambergris and musk. Ultimately, the spice quest led to imperial missions that were to change world history.This engaging book explores the demand for Why were they so popular, and why so expensive? Paul Freedman surveys the history, geography, economics, and culinary tastes of the Middle Ages to uncover the surprisingly varied ways that spices were put to use--in elaborate medieval cuisine, in the treatment of disease, for the promotion of well-being, and to perfume important ceremonies of the Church. Spices became symbols of beauty, affluence, taste, and grace, Freedman shows, and their expense and fragrance drove the engines of commerce and conquest at the dawn of the modern era."A magnificent, very well written, and often entertaining book that is also a major contribution to European economic and social history, and indeed one with a truly global perspective." --American Historical ReviewWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination. To get started finding Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0300211317

Description: How medieval Europe's infatuation with expensive, fragrant, exotic spices led to an era of colonial expansion and "A consummate delight." --Marion Nestle, James Beard Award-winning author of Unsavory TruthThe demand for spices in medieval Europe was extravagant--and was reflected in the pursuit of fashion, the formation of taste, and the growth of luxury trade. It inspired geographical and commercial exploration, as traders pursued such common spices as pepper and cinnamon and rarer aromatic products, including ambergris and musk. Ultimately, the spice quest led to imperial missions that were to change world history.This engaging book explores the demand for Why were they so popular, and why so expensive? Paul Freedman surveys the history, geography, economics, and culinary tastes of the Middle Ages to uncover the surprisingly varied ways that spices were put to use--in elaborate medieval cuisine, in the treatment of disease, for the promotion of well-being, and to perfume important ceremonies of the Church. Spices became symbols of beauty, affluence, taste, and grace, Freedman shows, and their expense and fragrance drove the engines of commerce and conquest at the dawn of the modern era."A magnificent, very well written, and often entertaining book that is also a major contribution to European economic and social history, and indeed one with a truly global perspective." --American Historical ReviewWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination. To get started finding Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination

Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination

More Books

Ten Restaurants That Changed America

Ten Restaurants That Changed America

American Cuisine: And How It Got This Way

American Cuisine: And How It Got This Way

Food: The History of Taste

Food: The History of Taste

Why Food Matters (Why X Matters Series)

Why Food Matters (Why X Matters Series)

Boundaries in the Medieval and Wider World: Essays in Honour of Paul Freedman (Europa Sacra)

Boundaries in the Medieval and Wider World: Essays in Honour of Paul Freedman (Europa Sacra)

Toxic Striving: Why Hustle and Wellness Culture Are Leaving Us Anxious, Stressed, and Burned Out―and How to Break Free

Toxic Striving: Why Hustle and Wellness Culture Are Leaving Us Anxious, Stressed, and Burned Out―and How to Break Free

Images of the Medieval Peasant (Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture)

Images of the Medieval Peasant (Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture)

Food in Time and Place: The American Historical Association Companion to Food History

Food in Time and Place: The American Historical Association Companion to Food History

My Basmati Bat Mitzvah

My Basmati Bat Mitzvah