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Out of the East : spices and the medieval imagination

Title
  1. Out of the East : spices and the medieval imagination / Paul Freedman.
Published by
  1. New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.
Supplementary content
  1. Contributor biographical information
  2. Publisher description
Author
  1. Freedman, Paul, 1949-

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Description
  1. x, 275 p. : ill., map; 25 cm.
Subject
  1. Spices -- History -- To 1500
  2. Spice trade -- Social aspects -- History -- To 1500
  3. Food habits -- History -- To 1500
  4. Trade routes -- History -- To 1500
  5. Europe -- Territorial expansion -- History -- To 1500
Contents
  1. 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.
Call number
  1. JFE 08-6124
Language
  1. English
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-258) and index.
Author
  1. Freedman, Paul, 1949-
Title
  1. Out of the East : spices and the medieval imagination / Paul Freedman.
Imprint
  1. New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-258) and index.
Connect to:
  1. Contributor biographical information
  2. Publisher description
LCCN
  1. 2007036412
ISBN
  1. 9780300111996 (alk. paper)
  2. 0300111991 (alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. JFE 08-6124
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