Food and Eating in Medieval Europe

Food and Eating in Medieval Europe
ISBN-10
0826419208
ISBN-13
9780826419200
Category
History
Pages
204
Language
English
Published
1998-07-01
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Authors
Martha Carlin, Joel T. Rosenthal

Description

Eating and drinking are essential to life and therefore of great interest to the historian. As well as having a real fascination in their own right, both activities are an integral part of the both social and economic history. Yet food and drink, especially in the middle ages, have received less than their proper share of attention. The essays in this volume approach their subject from a variety of angles: from the reality of starvation and the reliance on 'fast food' of those without cooking facilities, to the consumption of an English lady's household and the career of a cook in the French royal household.

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