The Culture of Food in England, 1200-1500
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In this revelatory work of social history, C. M. Woolgar shows that food in late-medieval England was far more complex, varied, and more culturally significant than we imagine today. Drawing on a vast range of sources, he charts how emerging technologies as well as an influx of new flavors and trends from abroad had an impact on eating habits across the social spectrum. From the pauper's bowl to elite tables, from early fad diets to the perceived moral superiority of certain foods, and from regional folk remedies to luxuries such as lampreys, Woolgar illuminates desire, necessity, daily rituals, and pleasure across four centuries.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780300181913 |
Publisher: | Yale University Press |
Imprint: | Yale University Press |
Pub date: | 01 Mar 2016 |
DEWEY: | 394.1209420902 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | xiii, 341 , 16 unnumbered of plates |
Weight: | 772g |
Height: | 246mm |
Width: | 167mm |
Spine width: | 37mm |