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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.

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Author:   Melitta Weiss Adamson ,  Melitta Weiss Adamson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780415803618

ISBN 10:   0415803616
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   02 June 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 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

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Regional Cuisines of Medieval Europe is certainly a useful volume, especially at a time when regionality in food is becoming increasingly important. -- Barbara Santich, Gastronimica The reader learns not only about regional cuisines but is also rewarded with insights into the study of cuisine. -- Barbara Santich, Gastronimica ...this volume present a thorough and detailed discussion of the regional differences in medieval cuisine and the influence of geographical, religious, and social factors upon culimary traditions. -- Book Reviews January 2003

Regional Cuisines of Medieval Europe is certainly a useful volume, especially at a time when regionality in food is becoming increasingly important. -- Barbara Santich, Gastronimica The reader learns not only about regional cuisines but is also rewarded with insights into the study of cuisine. -- Barbara Santich, Gastronimica ...this volume present a thorough and detailed discussion of the regional differences in medieval cuisine and the influence of geographical, religious, and social factors upon culimary traditions. -- Book Reviews January 2003

Author Information

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.

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