FRENCH

Le sucre: production, commercialisation et usages dans la Mediterranee medievale (The Medieval Mediterranean) (French Edition)

By Mohamed Ouerfelli

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
9004163107, 9789004163102, 9789047431817
LCC
HD9115.M43 O37 2008
Open Library ID
OL12799366M
Language
french
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7002877 bytes)
Pages
809\852
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The following study analyses the factors behind the spread of sugar cane from the East to the West, the geography of its establishment in the Mediterranean era and reconstitutes the processes of sugar production and the organisation of work in the plantations and medieval sugar factories. It questions the quality of sugar produced and the evolution of prices of this commodity. It establishes the conditions of its transport and trade. Finally, it studies the different uses of sugar, including in medicines and diets. Sugar was triumphant as a food stuff and became an indispensable ingredient in the confectionery and pastry, which decorated the tables of the royal courts. It remained a luxury product reserved for the high society.

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