Food and Feast in Medieval England - Couverture souple

Hammond, P. W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0750909927 ISBN 13 : 9780750909921

Editeur : Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

This fully illustrated book describes the extraordinary range of food which found its way on to the tables of medieval English society, its production and distribution. Although bread, ale, meat and fish were the staple diet, fish often came from as far away as Iceland, and as early as 1480 over 100,000 oranges were being imported to augment the diet. The book covers a wide range of medieval food, from hunting, fish breeding, brewing, baking, food hygiene and storage. The book concludes with an examination of medieval feasts, such as that held at York on 26 December 1251, which took six months to prepare, and saw the consumption of no fewer than 68,500 loaves of bread, 170 boars and 25,000 gallons of wine. Based on archaeological and documentary evidence, this book aims to provide an introduction to an often neglected topic of medieval life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Peter Hammond is the author/co-editor of many books on medieval history, including The Coronation of Richard III and The Battles of Barnet and Tewkesbury. He is also the editor of The Complete Peerage Vol. XIV.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sutton Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0750909927
• ISBN 13: 9780750909921
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
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• Personne responsable: non disponible