Freedman, Paul H.,  1949- <br/><br/>
Out of the East :  spices and the medieval imagination / 
Paul Freedman. 
 - New Delhi :  Orient BlackSwan,  2008. 
 - x, 275 p. :  ill., map ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-258) and index. 
<br/><br/>Spices and medieval cuisine -- Medicine : spices as drugs -- The odors of paradise -- Trade and prices -- Scarcity, abundance, and profit -- "That damned pepper" : spices and moral danger -- Searching for the realms of spices -- Finding the realms of spices : Portugal and Spain. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9788125036852 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Spices--History--To 1500.<br/>Spice trade--Social aspects--History--To 1500.<br/>Food habits--History--To 1500.<br/>Trade routes--History--To 1500.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Europe--Territorial expansion--History--To 1500.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>641.3383 FRE