Regional Cuisines of Medieval Europe - A Book of Essays

Expert food historians provide detailed histories of the creation and development of particular delicacies in six regions of medieval Europe-Britain, France, Italy, Sicily, Spain, and the Low Countries.

List of contents

IntroductionChapter 1: The Classical World Melitta Weiss Adamson 2. Medieval Britain Constance B. Hieatt Chapter 3. Medieval France A. Northern France Terence Scully B. Southern France Carole Lambert Chapter 4. A. Medieval Italy Simon Varey B. Medival Sicily Habeeb Salloum Chapter 5. Medieval Spain Rafael Chabran Chapter 6. Medieval Germany Melitta Weiss Adamson The Low Countries in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries Johanna Maria van Winter Bibliography

About the author

Melitta Weiss Adamson, PhD., is Associate Professor of German and Adjunct Professor of History of Medicine at the University of Western Ontario. She attended the University of Vienna and received her PhD in Germanic Languages and Literatures from the UNiversity of Toronto. Adamson is widely recognized as the leading authority on medieval cuisine and cookery.

Summary

Regional Cuisine in Medieval Europe explores the regional and interregional influences on food production and consumption during the Middle Ages.

Product details

• Assisted by: Melitta Weiss Adamson (Editor), Adamson Melitta Weiss (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.01.2002
• EAN: 9780415929943
• ISBN: 978-0-415-92994-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Weight: 660 g
• Series: Garland Medieval Casebooks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; HISTORY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, CE period up to c 1500, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, National and regional cuisine, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Cultural studies: food and society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, COOKING / Regional & Cultural / General