Anglo-Saxon Food & Drink: Production, Processing, Distribution and Consumption - Softcover

Hagen, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1898281556 ISBN 13: 9781898281559

Publisher: Anglo-Saxon Books, 2022

Synopsis

The two earlier books A Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Food and A Second Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Food & Drink have been brough together in one volume. This provides a vast amount of information in 512 pages. A picture is provided of how food was grown, conserved, prepared and eaten during the period from the beginning of the 5th century to the 11th century. Food production for home consumption was the basis of economic activity throughout the Anglo-Saxon period and ensuring access to an adequate food supply was a constant preoccupation. Used as payment and a medium of trade, food was the basis of the Anglo-Saxons' system of finance and administration. Information from literary and archaeological sources has been brought together for the first time to give insights into this important aspect of Anglo-Saxon life. The west of Britain is also covered. An extensive index enables the reader to quickly find specific information.

About this title

Synopsis

A scholar of English now working at Beform Museum, Hagen collects information from various primary and secondary sources in order to provide a composite picture of food and drink in what is now England and Wales, from the arrival of Anglo-Saxons in the early fifth century to about 1100 by which time the Normans had flooded the island with foreign d

Edition details

• Publisher: Anglo-Saxon Books
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1898281556
• ISBN 13: 9781898281559
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512