Ebook {Epub PDF} The Culture of Food in England 1200 - 1500 by C.M. Woolgar

 · 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/5. 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. Woolgar emphasizes that while certain effects such sculpted entremets such as edible castles or giant pies, or peacocks cooked and sewn back into their skin and feathers were beyond the reach of all but a tiny elite, aristocratic tastes for highly-spiced food and wine or consumption of game or lampreys were adopted by their social www.doorway.ru: Paul Freedman.

This revelatory work of social history shows that food in late-medieval England was far more complex, varied and more culturally significant than we imagine tod. The culture of food in England, Woolgar, C. M. author. Book. English. Published New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, c Rate this 1/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 Available at University Library. University Library - One available in Main WOO Barcode Shelfmark. The Culture of Food in England The Culture of Food in England 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.

The Culture of Food in England, by C. M. Woolgar | Editorial Reviews. Hardcover (New Edition) $ Hardcover. $ NOOK Book. $ View All. 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. Chris Woolgar’s The Culture of Food in England, is yet another welcome addition to this growing corpus of exciting literature. This book is, in effect, an innovative tour de force by a scholar, whose knowledge and understanding of food history in late-medieval England is unrivalled.