Food in medieval England [[electronic resource] ] : diet and nutrition / / edited by C.M. Woolgar, D. Serjeantson, and T. Waldron

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (364 p.)
• Disciplina: 394.1/209420902
• Soggetto topico: Diet - England - History - To 1500; Food - History - To 1500
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: WoolgarC. M SerjeantsonD (Dale) WaldronT <1948-> (Tony)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-323) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; 1. Introduction; PART I: SURVEY OF FOODSTUFFS; PART II: STUDIES IN DIET AND NUTRITION; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book draws on the latest research across different disciplines to present the most up-to-date picture of English diet from the early Saxon period up to c.1540. It draws on a wide range of sources, from the historical records of medieval farms, abbeys, and households both great and small, to animal bones, human remains, and plants from archaeological sites. - ;Food and diet are central to understanding daily life in the middle ages. In the last two decades, the potential for the study of diet in medieval England has changed markedly: historians have addressed sources in new ways; material
• Titolo autorizzato: Food in medieval England
• ISBN: 1-281-16454-2; 9786611164546; 0-19-153428-5; 1-4356-1816-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458087603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Medieval history and archaeology.