Out of the East
Spices and the Medieval Imagination
- Editore:
Yale University Press
- EAN:
9780300151350
- ISBN:
0300151357
- Pagine:
- 288
- Formato:
- Paperback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
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Descrizione Out of the East
How medieval Europe's infatuation with expensive, fragrant, and exotic spices led to an era of colonial expansion and the discovery of new worlds The demand for spices in medieval Europe was extravagant and was reflected in the pursuit of fashion, the formation of taste, and the growth of luxury trade. It inspired geographical and commercial exploration, as traders pursued such common spices as pepper and cinnamon and rarer aromatic products, including ambergris and musk. Ultimately, the spice quest led to imperial missions that were to change world history.
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