Spices And Comfits: Collected Papers on Medieval Food

By Johanna Maria van Winter

The topics discussed here include: fasting and asceticism, fish recipes in late medieval cookery books, the use of cannabis in two 15th century cookery books, food for invalids in the 15th century, festive meals and dining as a means of communication. Papers mostly in English with some French and German text.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1903018455
• ISBN13: 9781903018453
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Prospect Books (UK)
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"