Out of the East : spices and the medieval imagination

Out of the East : spices and the medieval imagination / Paul Freedman ; designed by Nancy Ovedovitz.

The demand for spices in medieval Europe was huge, and inspired geographical and commercial exploration as traders pursued pepper, cinnamon, ambergris etc. Ultimately, the spice quest led to imperial missions that would change the world forever. This book not only looks at the trade, but at the uses...

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मुख्य लेखक: Freedman, Paul, 1949- (लेखक)
अन्य लेखक: Ovedovitz, Nancy (डिजाइनर)
स्वरूप: ई-पुस्तक
भाषा:English
प्रकाशित: New Haven [Connecticut] ; London [England] : Yale University Press, 2008.
विषय:
To 1500
Spices > History > To 1500.
Spice trade > Social aspects > History > To 1500.
Food habits > History > To 1500.
Trade routes > History > To 1500.
Food habits
Spices
Territorial expansion
Trade routes
History.
Europe > Territorial expansion > History > To 1500.
Europe
History
ऑनलाइन पहुंच:Click for online access
विषय - सूची:
  • 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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