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Out of the East - Spices and the Medieval Imagination (Paperback)
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Out of the East - Spices and the Medieval Imagination (Paperback)
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How medieval Europe's infatuation with expensive, fragrant, and
exotic spices led to an era of colonial expansion and the discovery
of new worlds The demand for spices in medieval Europe was
extravagant and was reflected in the pursuit of fashion, the
formation of taste, and the growth of luxury trade. It inspired
geographical and commercial exploration ,as traders pursued such
common spices as pepper and cinnamon and rarer aromatic products,
including ambergris and musk. Ultimately, the spice quest led to
imperial missions that were to change world history. This engaging
book explores the demand for spices: why were they so popular, and
why so expensive? Paul Freedman surveys the history, geography,
economics, and culinary tastes of the Middle Ages to uncover the
surprisingly varied ways that spices were put to use--in elaborate
medieval cuisine, in the treatment of disease, for the promotion of
well-being, and to perfume important ceremonies of the Church.
Spices became symbols of beauty, affluence, taste, and grace,
Freedman shows, and their expense and fragrance drove the engines
of commerce and conquest at the dawn of the modern era.
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