Title:
Life in a medieval city / Joseph and Frances Gies.
ISBN:
9780062415189
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Harper Perennial, 2016.
Physical Description:
xiii, 274 pages, 16 pages : black and white illustrations ; 21 cm
General Note:
"First Harper Colophon edition published 1981. Reprinted in Perennial 2016"--Title page verso.
Contents:
Troyes: 1250 -- A burgher's home -- A medieval housewife -- Childbirth and children -- Weddings and funerals -- Small business -- Big business -- The doctor -- The church -- The cathedral -- School and scholars -- Books and authors -- The new theater -- Disasters -- Town government -- The Champagne fair -- After 1250 -- Genealogy of the Counts of Champagne.
Summary:
Recreates the life of the rich and poor family, the housewife, businessman, doctor, scholar, clergy, artist, and writer of the Middle Ages, with insights into many customs and traditions of the period.
Added Author:
OCLC Number:
ocn949756174
Availability:
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