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Krondl, Michael.

The taste of conquest : the rise and fall of the three great cities of spice / Michael Krondl. - 1st ed. - New York : Ballantine Books, c2008. - ix, 304 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographic references (p. [277]-285) and index.

First taste: St. Albans -- Venice -- Lisbon -- Amsterdam -- Epilogue: Baltimore and Calicut.

ISBN: 9780345480842

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Spices--Europe.
Spice trade--History.--Europe
Cooking--History.--Europe
Food habits--History.--Europe

LC Class. No.: TX406 / .K85 2008