Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination by Paul Freedman

Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination

Paul Freedman

nonfiction history informative slow-paced

288 pages | first published 2008

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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 spice...
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