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

Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination

Paul Freedman

275 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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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...

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