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Seminar Description

People have long turned to food to maintain health and cure ailments. In medieval and Renaissance Europe, professional and household practitioners prescribed food and medicines recorded in printed and manuscript recipes to preserve and manage health during times of plague and illness. In this seminar, we will examine the historical relationship between health, food, and recipes, considering professional medical theories, household health practices, medical and culinary recipes, and more.

One session. Registration – $85

Sarah Peters Kernan is an independent culinary historian whose research focuses on cookbooks in medieval and early modern England. She is co-editor of The Recipes Project and collaborates regularly with the Newberry Library. She holds a PhD in medieval history from the Ohio State University.

Materials List

Required:

• A free digital course packet of additional material, compiled by the instructor and distributed electronically before the seminar begins.

First Reading:

• Please read the selection of recipes, manuscripts, and other readings in the digital course packet (a link to the digital course packet will be included with the email confirming your registration).

Registration Information

Online registration opens at 9 am (CST) on Wednesday, June 3.

Please note: Due to COVID-19, the Adult Education Seminars staff is working remotely and will be unable to process registration over the phone. For more information about registration, including a guide to online registration, see our Registration Information page. Questions? Please contact seminars program staff via email at seminars@newberry.org.

We offer a 10% discount to members, seniors, and students.

This seminar is part of the Newberry’s Seminars Program. Learn more about registering for a seminar, program policies, or teaching a seminar.