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

  • Freedman, Paul, 1949-
Date:
[2008], ©2008
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Publication/Creation

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2008], ©2008.

Physical description

x, 275 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

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Bibliographic information

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

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.

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    History of Medicine
    DFWO.AA2
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  • 9780300111996
  • 0300111991