David Gentilcore is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Leicester. He published Food and Health in Early Modern Europe: Diet, Medicine and Society, 1450-1800 in 2015. To read Giovanni Pozzetti’s review of this book go to http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14780038.2017.1375699
Protestant Evangelicals and Addiction in Early Modern English (article)
When the English word ‘addict’ emerged in the sixteenth century, it did not mean the same as addiction today. This article uses the language of early modern addiction to not only determine the meaning and use of ‘addict’, but also as a means of tracing a particular readership network in reformation England. It focuses initially […]
At the First Table: Food and Social Identity in Early Modern Spain (Book Review)
Jodi Campbell is Professor and Chair of History at the Addran College of Liberal Arts in Texas. She published At the First Table: Food and Social Identity in Early Modern Spain in 2017. To read Annamaria Valent’s review of this book go to: 10.1111/rest.12320
Burnt Toast, Medicine and Identity in (Early Modern?) England
Following the mediatic riots occurred earlier this week, because of the medical advice given to British people to be careful with overroasting their toasts and their potatoes, I posted a blog on the incredible The Recipes Project, Food, Magic, Art, Science, and Medicine. If you want to take a look and hear what physicians thought about overcooking food in […]
Exploring EEBO-TCP: CQPweb and Early Print
As part of my project I’ve been playing around with different ways of working with the EEBO-TCP records, and I thought I’d share what I’ve found – if you have any comments, suggestions, or if you know of any other similar tools, please let me know! TCP TCP is the Text Creation Partnership, and they […]
Some useful, Iberian-related web sources it is worth being aware of !
Dear All, Some months have passed since the starting of this PhD and I would like to share with you a list of very useful and effective web sites I bumped into, sometimes by accident (if searching for something you wish to find is definable as an “accident”?), sometimes by kind suggestion. The list is short […]