Food Consumption in Medieval Iberia

Juan Vicente García Marsilla is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Valencia, Spain. He has been a visiting professor at the Universities of Harvard, Paris-IV Sorbonne, Firenze, Venezia Ca' 'Foscari and Toulouse II-Le Mirail. He curated the exhibition Between Land and Faith: The Muslims in the Christian Kingdom of Valencia, 1238-1609 in 2008.

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• Fighting for Food in the Great Medieval Market: Forms and Problems of Food Supply / From the Fields to the Marketplace: The First Steps in Medieval Food Production and Distribution / Avoiding the Market: Medieval Self-Sufficiency, Provisions, Storage and the Conservation of Food / The Kitchen. Culture and Flavor / Around the Table: The Culture of Dining Objects and the Rites of Conviviality / Eating According to Status. Food as a Symbol of Social Hierarchy / The Food of Others: Religious Minorities and Food Conflicts / Epilogue / Bibliography