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Illustration: Medieval European Baker
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Illustration: Medieval European Baker

Medieval Illustration of a European Baker

Medieval Illustration of a European Baker

license: public domain
source: Wikimedia Commons
author: unknown
Description

A colorful illustration depicts two European bakers producing loaves of bread. One of them is placing a lump of dough in the oven while the other prepares the next lump. Loaves can be seen cooking in the oven and resting on shelves in the background.


Date

Illustration: late 13th century AD


Information

This illustration of medieval bakers was scanned from Den Medeltida Kokboken (The Medieval Cookbook) by Maggie Black. Here, these bakers could be depicted making loaves of bread from a wide variety of grains, including wheat, barley, and millet.


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Bibliography

Adamson, M. W. (2004). Food in medieval times. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Carlin, M., & Rosenthal, J. T. (2003). Food and eating in medieval Europe. Bloomsbury Academic.

Dyer, C. (2003). Everyday life in medieval England. Bloomsbury Academic.

Winter, J. M. (2007). Spices and comfits: Collected papers on medieval food. Totnes: Prospect Books.