| Life in the Middle Ages: Volume 1 & 2, Religion, Folk-Lore and Superstition; Chronicles, Science and Art Contributor(s): Coulton (Author), Coulton, G. G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521093996 ISBN-13: 9780521093996 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1967 Annotation: Life in the Middle Ages will appeal to readers who want to get behind the generalizations of historians by reference to the raw material. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Western Europe - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 309.140 |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 5" W x 8" (1.10 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Life in the Middle Ages will appeal to readers who want to get behind the generalizations of historians by reference to the raw material. This collection of documents covers a wide field. The topics range form clergy and laity, saints and sinners, to love, battles, pageants and some details of everyday life. The extracts are drawn from documentary material in six languages and the majority were translated for this collection; they represent thirty years' study among all kinds of medieval writings and have been chosen as specially representative of the period. The full collection is now published in two parts. The first encompasses 'Religion, Folklore and Superstition', and 'Chronicles, Science and Art', and the second, 'Men and Manners', and 'Monks, Friars and Nuns'. |
