A fifteenth-century illumination showing a spice merchant. A man dressed in a blue tunic and black hood is shown standing behind a table set up on a cask. He is holding a pair of scales. Several open bags are laid out on the table, holding various spices. Houses in the background indicate a marketplace in a wealthy city.
From the Hausbuch der Mendelschen Zwölfbrüderstiftung (I.75), Nuremberg.
It has been a long wait, but here are two 1547 #spice mixes: Species (for fish) and Triget (for toast - and surely other things).
www.culina-vetus.de/2026/01/17/s...
#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #earlymodern #medievalsky #pumpkinspice