Description
The English Medieval Feast
Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World Series
Author: Mead William Edward
Language: EnglishSubjects for The English Medieval Feast:
Keywords
Young Men; English Feasting; Wild Duck; Medieval Feasts; Edward III; English Medieval Feasts; Gold Cup; Medieval Food; Henry III; English Medieval Life; Richard III; Medieval Life; Bishop’s Palace; Medieval Drinks; Wild Boar; Medieval Celebrations; Regimen Sanitatis Salerni; Food; Powdered Ginger; Health; Kynge Arthure; Medieval Health; Richard II’s Reign; Medieval World; Medievalism; The Medieval World; Thirteenth Century; Fourteenth Century; The Middle Ages; medieval customs; medieval dietetics; English medieval feast
Publication date: 12-2020
· 13.8x21.6 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 07-2019
· 13.8x21.6 cm · Hardback
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Originally published in 1931, The English Medieval Feast examines the act of feasting and food during the medieval period. The book provides a scholarly look at the human detail involved in the variety of medieval manners and customs which make up the medieval feast. The book introduces the scene of the feast and its service, providing explanations of the food, drink and preparation that comprised the act of the medieval feast. The book also describes in full, certain and notable feasts of the period. The book also includes some historical examination of medieval dietetics which will be of interest to the modern reader.
Preface 1. Some Features of English Medieval Life 2. The Food for the Feast and the Cost 3. Preparation of Food 4. Medieval Drinks 5. The Scene of the Feast 6. Serving the Feast 7. Notable Feasts 8. Food and Health Notes Bibliographical Note Index and Glossary