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Freedman, Paul, 1949-

Out of the East : spices and the medieval imagination / Out of the East : Spices and the mediaeval imagination Paul Freedman. - x, 275 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

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

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.

ISBN: 0300111991 9780300111996

LCCN: 2007036412

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Spices--History--To 1500.
Spice trade--Social aspects--History--To 1500.
Food habits--History--To 1500.
Trade routes--History--To 1500.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Europe--Territorial expansion--History--To 1500.

LC Class. No.: TX406 / F75 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 641.3383