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Out of the East : spices and the medieval imagination

Title
Out of the East : spices and the medieval imagination / Paul Freedman.
Author
Freedman, Paul, 1949-
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.
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Description
x, 275 p. : ill., map; 25 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • 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.
Call Number
JFE 08-6124
ISBN
  • 9780300111996 (alk. paper)
  • 0300111991 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2007036412
OCLC
169873820
Author
Freedman, Paul, 1949-
Title
Out of the East : spices and the medieval imagination / Paul Freedman.
Imprint
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-258) and index.
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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
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JFE 08-6124
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