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

Author/creator Freedman, Paul, 1949-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press,
Descriptionx, 275 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
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Subjects

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 245-258) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2007036412
ISBN9780300111996 (alk. paper)
ISBN0300111991 (alk. paper)

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