Mirrors of Paradise - ACE246.4

1992. Mirrors of Paradise - ACE246.4.

TitleMirrors of Paradise - ACE246.4
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In00:20:50
Out00:28:16
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VO of Lucie Bolens over mediaeval manuscript showing agricultural activities and crops. Man in a palm tree. Bolens suggests that the Andalusian culture influenced the Western Renaissance. Ruins of Cieza. Joaquim Salmeron describes what they represent, a population between three and four thousand. David Waines cooking and describing a dish of fried fish and eggs; he says the culinary tradition of the period was unique. Manuscript illustration. Outdoor dinner party at the School of Arabic Studies, Granada. Guests discuss recipes and foodstuffs. Medical diagram and picture of entertainment from manuscript. Guests discuss viniculture; manuscript. Woman says that wine consumption was common even though against regular teachings. Bolens talks about her own mixed race background, and about discovering a culture through its culinary past.

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