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Medieval food

There are several copies of the manuscript Tacuinum Sanitatis. It displays various illuminations dedicated to food. They depict the technology in use at the time.

No manuscrito Tacuinum Sanitatis, de que se conhecem vários exemplares, encontram‑se diversas iluminuras dedicadas à alimentação. Nelas se mostra a tecnologia da época.

Anonymous (14th century)-'hunting'-miniature    Paris-BNF NAL ms. 1673, fol.  91v (Tacuinum Sanitatis)

Anonymous (14th century)-'making unleavened bread'-miniature    Paris-BNF NAL ms. 1673, fol. 55  (Tacuinum Sanitatis)

Anonymous (14th century)-'making millet bread'-miniature    Paris-BNF NAL ms. 1673, fol. 56 (Tacuinum Sanitatis)

Anonymous (14th century)-'dispute between drunks'-miniature    Paris-BNF NAL ms. 1673, fol. 88v (Tacuinum Sanitatis)

Anonymous (14th century)-'collecting truffles'-miniature    Paris-BNF NAL ms. 1673, fol. 39v (Tacuinum Sanitatis)

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