Spice · The History of a Temptation by Turner, Jack -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Dedication Contents Maps

Spices in The Age of Discovery Columbus’s Conception of The Atlantic And The Indies Vasco Da Gama’s Route, 1497–1499 Route of Magellan’s Circumnavigation, 1519–1522

Introduction: The Idea of Spice Part I: The Spice Race

1: The Spice-Seekers The Taste that Lavinched a Thousand Ships Christians and Spices Debate and Stryfe Betwene the Spanyardes and Portugales The Scent of Paradise

Part II: Palate

2: Ancient Appetites

The Aromanauts Of Spiced Parrot and Stuffed Dormice Spice for Trimalchio Decline, Fall, Survival

3: Medieval Europe

Flavours of Cockayne Salt, Maggots and Rot? The Regicidal Lamprey and the Deadly Beaver Keeping up with the Percys

Part III: Body

4: The Spice of Life

The Pharaoh’s Nose Abbot Eberhard’s Complaint Pox, Pestilence and Pomanders

5: The Spice of Love

Whan Tendre Youthe Hath Wedded Stoupyng Age Hot Stuff Spice Girls Afterword, or How to Make a Small Penis Splendid

Part IV: Spirit

6: Food of the Gods

Holy Smoke God’s Nostrils Odours of Sanctity Old Age, New Age

7: Some Like it Bland

St Bernard’s Family Tiff Filthy Lucre

Epilogue: The End of the Spice Age Sources and Bibliography Index Acknowledgements About the Author Praise Copyright About the Publisher

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