Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Melitta Weiss Adamson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.660kg
ISBN: 9780415929943
ISBN 10: 0415929946
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 25 January 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
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.. <br>-Barbara Santich, Gastronimica <br> The reader learns not only about regional cuisines but is also rewarded with insights into the study of cuisine.. <br>-Barbara Santich, Gastronimica <br>... 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.. <br>- Book Reviews January 2003 <br>
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.
