In this revelatory work of social history, C. M. Woolgar shows that food in late-medieval England was far more complex, varied, and more culturally significant than we imagine today. Drawing on a vast range of sources, he charts how emerging technologies as well as an influx of new flavors and trends from abroad had an impact on eating habits across the social spectrum. From the pauper's bowl to elite tables, from early fad diets to the perceived moral superiority of certain foods, and from regional folk remedies to luxuries such as lampreys, Woolgar illuminates desire, necessity, daily rituals, and pleasure across four centuries.
- ISBN10 0300181914
- ISBN13 9780300181913
- Publish Date 15 March 2016
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Yale University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 360
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=9780300181913