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Unit Plan
National Library of France

National Library of France: Medieval Gastronomy in Images

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting look at medieval art that depicts a facet of ordinary life: eating. Organized into three sections on food, cooking, and meals, this online exhibit tells us much about the medieval diet, the value of certain foods, the...
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PPT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Medieval Food [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes food practices in medieval times. Looks at food staples, food preservation, daily diet, recipes and cookbooks, the role of the church, and social class.
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Article
Other

Yale Global: Spices: How the Search for Flavors Influenced Our World

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the history of the spice trade and describes its impact on the medieval diet. [Published: March 11, 2003]
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Handout
Other

Medieval Life and Times: Middle Ages Food

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of information about medieval food. Includes links to sections on meals, food preservation, feasts, types of foods eaten, and much more.
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PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry

For Students 9th - 10th
Manuscript artworks accompanied by descriptions that were part of a museum art exhibit on Medieval and Renaissance food. The exhibit looked at how food was portrayed in art from those times.
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Handout
Other

Gode Cookery: A Boke of Gode Cookery

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of medieval recipes covering everything in an average medieval diet.
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Handout
J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Eat, Drink, & Be Merry: Food in the Middle Ages and Renaissance [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A booklet that accompanied a museum art exhibit on Medieval and Renaissance food. The exhibit looked at how food was portrayed in manuscript art from those times.
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Website
Curated OER

Medieval and Renaissance Food: Sources, Recipes, and Articles

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of references for researching the types of food people ate in medieval and Renaissance times, and how they prepared it.