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Foods, feasts, and celebrations / Margaux Baum and Tehmina Bhote.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Baum, Margaux. Life in the Middle Ages ; Publisher: New York : Rosen Publishing's Rosen Central, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: 64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781499464702
  • 1499464703
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Putting food on the table -- What people ate -- Everyday food and feasts -- Traditions, ceremonies, and special occasions.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 394.1209 B347 Available 33111008835437
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Many entries in the historical record and examples from popular culture show nobles, knights, kings, and peasants alike celebrating with food and drink. In this book, medieval agriculture, food preparation, and eating are explored in equal measure. With vivid examples from historical manuscripts, paintings, frescoes, and more, this book opens a window for readers into the culinary worlds and celebratory rituals of the people of the Middle Ages. From typical foods of the common people, to the most dazzling and lavish displays of consumption by kings and queens, this volume is sure to sate readers' appetites for knowledge about the era.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 58-61) and index.

Putting food on the table -- What people ate -- Everyday food and feasts -- Traditions, ceremonies, and special occasions.

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