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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In his new history of food, acclaimed historian Massimo Montanari traces the development of medieval tastes--both culinary and cultural--from raw materials to market and captures their reflections in today's food trends. Tying the ingredients of our diet evolution to the growth of human civilization, he immerses readers in the passionate debates and bold inventions that transformed food from a simple staple to a potent factor in health and a symbol...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
xxiii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
New light is shed on everyday life in the middle ages in Great Britain and continental Europe through this unique survey of its food culture. Students and other readers will learn about the common foodstuffs available, how and what they cooked, ate, and drank, what the regional cuisines were like, how the different classes entertained and celebrated, and what restrictions they followed for health and faith reasons. Fascinating information is provided,...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
230 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
" ... Hannele Klemettilä corrects many misconceptions about the food of the Middle Ages, acquainting the reader not only with its culinary culture but also the customs and ideologies associated with eating during the period. The author describes the fish, meat, fruit and vegetables that travelled great distances to grace medieval dining tables and the elaborate dishes created in the kitchens of Europe some 600 years ago. Accompanied by paintings,...
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
1 online resource (344 pages) illustrations.
Language
English
Description
How 'green' were people in late antiquity and the Middle Ages? Unlike today, the nature around them was approached with faith, trust and care. The population size was many times smaller than today and human impact on nature not as extreme as it is now. People did not have to worry about issues like deforestation and sustainability. This book is about the knowledge of plants and where that knowledge came from. How did people use earth and plants in...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (approximately 1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (202 pages ; 19 cm).
Language
English
Description
Professor William R. Cook explores the vast and fascinating history of one of the most influential spiritual institutions in the world. Follow the development of this powerful religious force throughout the centuries and witness its ability to move armies, inspire saints, and shape the lives and spirits of its more than 1 billion members.
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xix, 628 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the face of crusades, conversions, and expulsions, Muslims and their communities survived to thrive for over 500 years Medieval Europe. This comprehensive new study explores how the presence of Islamic minorities transformed Europe in everything from architecture to cooking, literature to science, and served as a stimulus for Christian society to define itself. "--
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xvi, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Why do so many Americans drive for miles each autumn to buy a vegetable that they are unlikely to eat? While most people around the world eat pumpkin throughout the year, North Americans reserve it for holiday pies and other desserts that celebrate the harvest season and the rural past. They decorate their houses with pumpkins every autumn and welcome Halloween trick-or-treaters with elaborately carved jack-o'-lanterns. Towns hold annual pumpkin festivals...
Series
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxiii, 998 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Language
English
Description
The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory is the first comprehensive history of Western music theory to be published in the English language. A collaborative project by leading music theorists and historians, the volume traces the rich panorama of music-theoretical thought from the Ancient Greeks to the present day. Recognizing the variety and complexity of music theory as an historical subject, the volume has been organized within a flexible...
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
This volume explores historical, literary, and ideological dimensions of the books of the Latter Prophets of the Hebrew Bible - Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Book of the Twelve - along with Daniel. The prophetic books comprise oracles, narratives, and vision reports from ancient Israel and Judah spanning several centuries. Analysis of these texts sheds light on the cultural norms, theological convictions, and political disputes of Israelite and...
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