Aspetti dell'approvvigionamento alimentare e della cucina veneziana nei secoli XV e XVI

Opis

This dissertation aims to show the role of Venice in the development of a food culture during the XV-XVI centuries. The food culture reflects cultures in the larger society. Eating food is a response to natural human needs but the way we prepare food is largely influenced by the culture around us. Men do not consume food simply to cure hunger. Men taste and experience dishes that are prepared through a set of culinary techniques and these techniques are largely influenced by the cultural context of a society. Moreover, food culture is transmitted from one generation to another without much interruption. Thus, food culture is important for a historical research. The Venetian Lagoon was not created by only natural forces. As soon as Venetians realized its value as a source of their daily life, the lagoon became subject to constant human alterations. Given its long history, Venice and its lagoon was not developed over night but through slow, patient and constant efforts by men to survive. Venice is the outcome of complex cultural activities of human, who even tried to tame the geophysical reality. In this context, the Venetian Republic had to come up with a set of polices to protect the lagoon from the human exploitation of the resources of the lagoon. The lagoon was an integral part of Venice. Geographically, the Venetian lagoon hosts a number of rivers and small islands and it implies the lagoon is rich in food resources. The lagoon provides an ideal place to maintain human