Spicery

A spicery was the office in a medieval or Renaissance^[1] household responsible for spices, as well as the room in which the spices were kept. It was headed by a spicerer. The office was subordinated to the kitchen or the wardrobe, and existed as a separate office only in larger households. It was closely connected with other offices of the kitchen, such as the saucery and the scullery.^[2] The term is largely obsolete today, and if used at all is more often simply a synonym for spices.^[3]

References

^ Cavendish, George (1962). The Life of Cardinal Woolsey. Folio Society. p. 46.
^ Woolgar, C. M. (1999). The Great Household in Late Medieval England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. pp. 111, 144. ISBN 0-300-07687-8.
^ "spicery". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2008-01-19.

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[1] Cavendish, George (1962). The Life of Cardinal Woolsey. Folio Society. p. 46.

[2] Woolgar, C. M. (1999). The Great Household in Late Medieval England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. pp. 111, 144. ISBN 0-300-07687-8.

[3] "spicery". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2008-01-19.

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