Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination
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Out of the East explores medieval Europe’s fascination with exotic and expensive spices and how this passion helped shape the modern world.
From pepper and cinnamon to rare ingredients such as ambergris and musk, spices were valued not only for their flavour, but also for medicine, beauty, religious ceremonies and their association with luxury and status. Paul Freedman examines how the demand for these precious goods drove trade, exploration and ultimately colonial expansion, transforming commerce and world history.



