Food consumption in medieval Iberia : a socio-economic analysis, 13th-15th centuries
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Food consumption in medieval Iberia : a socio-economic analysis, 13th-15th centuries
（Studies in medieval history and culture）
Routledge, 2022
- : hbk
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"Translation from Spanish: Sarah-Kate Redding" revision of text and translation: Irene Gercía Asensi"--p. [v]
Summary: "From the banquets of kings and nobles to the daily struggle for the subsistence of the poor, food was already much more than a biological necessity in the Middle Ages: it was a social phenomenon full of meaning. In this book all the implications and meanings that food had on the Iberian Peninsula between the 13th and 15th centuries are analysed. Historical assessment of the region is particularly rewarding because of the quantity and variety of historical sources, and because of the coexistence in medieval Iberia of the three great monotheistic religions, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Taking both economic and sociological perspectives, every aspect of food is analysed, from the commercialization of food production to its consumption, and from the evolution of culinary techniques to table manners"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography: p. [239]-276
Includes index