Living and Dining in Medieval Paris
The Household of a Fourteenth Century Knight
Distributed for University of Wales Press
244 pages
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6 1/4 x 9 1/4
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© 1996
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Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword by Henry Loyn
Introduction
I THE TOWN AND COUNTRY DOMAINS
The Parisian Residence
The Paris Garden
The Home Farm
The Country Estate
II STOCKING THE LARDER
Production, Provision and Cost
From Field, Garden and Vineyard
From River, Pond and Sea
Cattle, Sheep and Pigs
Game and Poultry
From the Diary
Sugar and Spice
III FROM KITCHEN TO HALL
Comfort with Economy
Cooking Tips and Techniques
The Joy of the Senses
APPENDICES
1 Research Leading to the Ménagier’s Identification
2 A Code of Good Table Manners
3 Non-culinary Recipes in the Ménagier
4 A Recipe for Ypocras
5 Early Street Cries of Paris
Bibliography
Sources of Illustrations
Index
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