Out of the East : spices and the medieval imagination / Paul Freedman.

Author/Creator:

Freedman, Paul, 1949-

Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.

Format/Description:

Book
x, 275 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Subjects:

Spices -- History -- To 1500.
Spice trade -- Social aspects -- History -- To 1500.
Food habits -- History -- To 1500.
Trade routes -- History -- To 1500.
Europe -- Territorial expansion -- History -- To 1500.

Contents:

Spices and medieval cuisine
Medicine : spices as drugs
The odors of paradise
Trade and prices
Scarcity, abundance, and profit
"That damned pepper" : spices and moral danger
Searching for the realms of spices
Finding the realms of spices : Portugal and Spain.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-258) and index.

ISBN:

9780300111996 (alk. paper)
0300111991 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

169873820

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