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The dessert version is a light custard, ... Although accounts vary, the Italian dessert dates as far back as the second half of the 15th century, ...
Late 15th-century German woodcut depicting Saracens. Saracen (/ ˈ s ær ə s ən / SARR-ə-sən) was a term used both in Greek and Latin writings between the 5th and 15th centuries to refer to the people who lived in and near what was designated by the Romans as Arabia Petraea and Arabia Deserta. [1] [2] [3] The term's meaning evolved during ...
13.5 15th century. 13.6 16th century. 13.7 17th century. 13.8 18th century. 13.9 19th century. ... forests and deserts expanded, and the climate gradually became more ...
In one early-15th-century English aristocratic household for which detailed records are available (that of the Earl of Warwick), gentle members of the household received a staggering 3.8 pounds (1.7 kg) of assorted meats in a typical meat meal in the autumn and 2.4 pounds (1.1 kg) in the winter, in addition to 0.9 pounds (0.41 kg) of bread and ...
Cordial waters, adapted into dessert-like refreshments after the Renaissance, were alcoholic infusions considered as medicine for a wide range of maladies. [4] Sweet foods were frequently prescribed for chest ailments. [2] Floral sugars, flavoured with violets and roses, originated in the Middle East and were touted as cough cures.
A 19th-century engraving depicting an Arab slave-trading caravan . Trade among the Sahara Desert was highly influenced by the prominent Western empires and the local people living along the trade routes. [1] In the 10th-15th centuries the major empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay influenced many of the trade practices.
After local officials ordered an archaeological reconnaissance mission, the algae-covered remains were identified as Gribshunden, a 100-foot-long 15th century vessel that once belonged to King ...
The Mediterranean and its transition zones to the deserts are characterized by impressive Roman and Byzantine ruins, which are subject of discussion as to how these cities came to be deserted. It was assumed that population growth or conquest by nomadic tribes led to over-exploitation of the land, leading to soil erosion and irreversible ...