Regional Cuisines of Medieval Europe: A Book of Essays

by Melitta Weiss Adamson (Editor)

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415929943
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/25/2002
Series:	Garland Medieval Casebooks
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

IntroductionChapter 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

Editorial 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

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