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re-enactment books
Food in Medieval England: Diet and Nutrition (Medieval History and Archaeology)Food in Medieval England: Diet and Nutrition (Medieval History and Archaeology)
Buy new: £66.05 / Used from: £59.00
Expensive but exhaustive; for the keen scholar.
Cooking and Dining in Medieval EnglandCooking and Dining in Medieval England by Peter Brears
Buy new: £22.99 / Used from: £17.96
Great information on all aspects of preparing and eating food. A must have!
The Art of Cookery in the Middle Ages (Studies in Anglo-Saxon History)The Art of Cookery in the Middle Ages (Studies in Anglo-Saxon History) by Terence Scully
Buy new: £15.34 / Used from: £10.95
Lots of useful information, presented in a very accessible way. Highly recommended!
The Medieval CookbookThe Medieval Cookbook by Maggie Black
Buy used from: £4.19
Practical and useful, and with the original recipes included you can be sure there are no anachronisms.
Food and Drink in Anglo-Saxon England (Revealing History)Food and Drink in Anglo-Saxon England (Revealing History) by Debby Banham
Buy used from: £39.98
Pleyn Delit: Medieval Cookery for Modern CooksPleyn Delit: Medieval Cookery for Modern Cooks by Constance Hieatt
Buy new: £9.47 / Used from: £7.65
Comes highly recommended; has the original recipes as well.
Tastes of Anglo-Saxon EnglandTastes of Anglo-Saxon England by Mary Savelli
Buy new: £4.95 / Used from: £3.50
Cheap but very informative.
Dress in Anglo-Saxon England: Revised and Enlarged EditionDress in Anglo-Saxon England: Revised and Enlarged Edition by Gale R. Owen-Crocker
Buy new: £26.49 / Used from: £71.84
Seminal work on clothes of the Anglo-Saxon period.
Embroiderers (Medieval Craftsmen)Embroiderers (Medieval Craftsmen) by Kay Staniland
Buy new: £8.09 / Used from: £3.44
Useful guide to medieval crafts.
Daily Life in Anglo-Saxon England (Daily Life Through History)Daily Life in Anglo-Saxon England (Daily Life Through History) by Sally Crawford
Buy new: £30.50 / Used from: £38.64
Covers all aspects of life.
A Brief History of Life in the Middle AgesA Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages by Martyn J. Whittock
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £3.99
Picks up where life in Anglo-Saxon England leaves off. Very informative.
Historic Costumes and How to Make ThemHistoric Costumes and How to Make Them by Mary Fernald
Buy new: £5.10 / Used from: £3.96
Making medieval clothes
Medieval Costume and How to Recreate itMedieval Costume and How to Recreate it by Dorothy Hartley
Buy new: £5.40 / Used from: £5.16
Not always accurate, but quite useful.
The Medieval Tailor's Assistant: Making Common Garments 1200-1500The Medieval Tailor's Assistant: Making Common Garments 1200-1500 by Sarah Thursfield
Buy new: £26.60 / Used from: £75.67
Clothing in the full Middle Ages.