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Food, Eating and Identity in Early Medieval England
Allen J. Frantzen
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Description for Food, Eating and Identity in Early Medieval England
Hardback. A fresh approach to the implications of obtaining, preparing, and consuming food, concentrating on the little-investigated routines of everyday life. Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 664.
A fresh approach to the implications of obtaining, preparing, and consuming food, concentrating on the little-investigated routines of everyday life. Food in the Middle Ages usually evokes images of feasting, speeches, and special occasions, even though most evidence of food culture consists of fragments of ordinary things such as knives, cooking pots, and grinding stones, which are rarely mentioned by contemporary writers. This book puts daily life and its objects at the centre of the food world. It brings together archaeological and textual evidence to show how words and implements associated with food contributed to social identity at all ... Read more
A fresh approach to the implications of obtaining, preparing, and consuming food, concentrating on the little-investigated routines of everyday life. Food in the Middle Ages usually evokes images of feasting, speeches, and special occasions, even though most evidence of food culture consists of fragments of ordinary things such as knives, cooking pots, and grinding stones, which are rarely mentioned by contemporary writers. This book puts daily life and its objects at the centre of the food world. It brings together archaeological and textual evidence to show how words and implements associated with food contributed to social identity at all ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843839088
SKU
V9781843839088
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99-50
Reviews for Food, Eating and Identity in Early Medieval England
A useful overview that students of medieval history and archaeology will find a valuable resource in their studies.
TOEBI
[A] savory feast. While a scholarly treatise, minutely researched and smoothly written, it is a superb tribute to literati, a riveting account of food and eating in Anglo-Saxon culture.
STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE TEACHING
Professor Frantzen ... Read more
TOEBI
[A] savory feast. While a scholarly treatise, minutely researched and smoothly written, it is a superb tribute to literati, a riveting account of food and eating in Anglo-Saxon culture.
STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE TEACHING
Professor Frantzen ... Read more