Daily Life in Medieval Times A Vivid, Detailed Account of Birth, Marriage and Death; Food, Clothing and Housing; Love and Labor in the Middle Ages
by Gies, Frances; Gies, JosephEdition: Illus.
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-06-01
Publisher(s): Black Dog & Leventhal
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Summary
Daily Life in Medieval Times is a fully-illustrated edition of the classic and popular books of history and anthropology by Frances and Joseph Gies - Life in a Medieval Castle, Life in a Medieval City and Life in a Medieval Village.This book takes readers into the fascinating world of medieval life through historic pictures, period illustrations and detailed text that describes everything from castle-storming techniques to villagers' hair styles.Three real medieval places - a castle in Chepstow on the Welsh border, the city of Troyes in the country of Champagne and the village of Elton in the English East Midlands - are the jumping - off point for this thorough exploration of 13th and 14th century life in Europe.The authors use recent archeloogical discoveries and historic and contemporary documents in conjunction with diagrams and dramatic photographs to give readers a full understanding of what it was truly like to live 700 years ago.
Table of Contents
| SECTION I LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL CASTLE | |||||
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110 | (12) | |||
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| SECTION II LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL VILLAGE | |||||
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120 | (2) | |||
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130 | (10) | |||
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| SECTION III LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL CITY | |||||
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| Notes | 350 | (14) | |||
| Bibliography | 364 | (8) | |||
| Copyright Acknoledgments | 372 | (1) | |||
| Photography Credits | 373 | (2) | |||
| Glossary | 375 | (2) | |||
| Index | 377 |
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