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This digital document is an article from Encyclopedia of Bioethics, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 2652 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Contains general essays that historically trace the major religious families and traditions, as well as directory listings that include contact and descriptive information on individual churches, religious bodies, and spiritual groups. ... Read more

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"Medievalist and cook, Moira Buxton, revives one hundred important 14th and 15th century recipes which she has tried and tested for cooking today. Selected from rare manuscripts and record-books of palaces and noble households" of England, France, and Italy.

"...why not try the elegance of Fenkel in Soppes, a golden fennel soup; Funges, a dish of mushrooms and leeks served to Richard II....Enjoy a Crustard of Eerbis, crab or salmon prepared with almonds; Henys in Gauncelyne, chicken in garlic sauce; or Alows de Bef, ancestor of beef olives, but rolled around a stuffing of chopped hard-boiled eggs, onions and spices..."

Hardback with dustcover, 148 pp, illustrated with medieval woodcuts and other period art. Each recipe features the original text in Middle English above Buxton's contemporary recipe.

With a note on sources, a 12 page illustrated introduction, and sample medieval menus.

Chapters: Soups; Entrees; Vegetables; Fish; Chicken; Game; Meats; Puddings; Sauces; Sweetmeats; Beverages. ... Read more

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This covers from Magna Charta in 1215 to Elizabethan England in the early 1600s. ... Read more

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When you think of the Italian Renaissance, chances are you think of what it gave us. The extraordinary sculptures of Michelangelo. The incomparable paintings of Leonardo da Vinci. The immortal written works of Petrarch and Machiavelli. Professor Kenneth Bartlett offers you the opportunity to appreciate the results of the Italian Renaissance and to probe its origins. But have you ever wondered why there was such an artistic, cultural and intellectual explosion in Italy at the start of the 14th century?You will gain an understanding of the underlying social, political, and economic forces that made such exceptional art and culture possible.You will gain a sense of how the Renaissance really looked through the eyes of the men and women who lived it. In addition, you will appreciate the Italian Renaissance as the moment in history when culture reached a point that is still with us in the way we view the world and structure our lives, and in the Renaissance cities of present-day Italy.This course will impress you with the fact that the Italian Renaissance is one of history's most interesting periods as well as one of its most relevant. Its contributions made much of modern life possible. The DVD version contains hundreds of images of portraits, paintings, photographs, statues, maps, and genealogies. Professor Bartlett does not forget his audio customers, who can expect detailed descriptions throughout the course. ... Read more