Out of the East Spices and the Medieval Imagination

The 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,...

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Main Author: Freedman, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Yale University Press 2008
Edition:1
Subjects:
Europe
Food habits
History
Medieval history
Modern civilization
Territorial disputes
To 1500
Trade
Trade routes
ISBN:9780300111996, 0300111991
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION: Spices: A Global Commodity -- ONE: Spices and Medieval Cuisine -- TWO: Medicine: Spices as Drugs -- THREE: The Odors of Paradise -- FOUR: Trade and Prices -- FIVE: Scarcity, Abundance, and Profit -- SIX: "That Damned Pepper": Spices and Moral Danger -- SEVEN: Searching for the Realms of Spices -- EIGHT: Finding the Realms of Spices: Portugal and Spain -- CONCLUSION: The Rise and Fall of Spices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z