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Gies Joseph - Life In A Medieval Village - Paperback
Gies Joseph - Life In A Medieval Village - Paperback
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Description: Medieval history comes alive in Joseph and Frances Gies's classic bestseller on life in medieval villages This new reissue of Life in a Medieval Village by respected historians Joseph and Frances Gies paints a lively convincing portrait of rural people at work and at play in the Middle Ages. Focusing on the village of Elton in the English East Midlands the Gieses detail the agricultural advances that made communal living possible explain what domestic life was like for serf and lord alike and describe the central role of the church in maintaining social harmony. Though the main focus is on Elton c. 1300, the Gieses supply enlightening historical context on the origin development and decline of the European village itself an invention of the Middle Ages. Meticulously researched Life in a Medieval Village is a remarkable account that illustrates the captivating world of the Middle Ages and demonstrates what it was like to live during a fascinating and often misunderstood era.
Title: Life In A Medieval Village
Author(s): Gies Joseph
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780062415660
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 7/12/2016
Series: Medieval Life
Category: Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography
Description: Medieval history comes alive in Joseph and Frances Gies's classic bestseller on life in medieval villages This new reissue of Life in a Medieval Village by respected historians Joseph and Frances Gies paints a lively convincing portrait of rural people at work and at play in the Middle Ages. Focusing on the village of Elton in the English East Midlands the Gieses detail the agricultural advances that made communal living possible explain what domestic life was like for serf and lord alike and describe the central role of the church in maintaining social harmony. Though the main focus is on Elton c. 1300, the Gieses supply enlightening historical context on the origin development and decline of the European village itself an invention of the Middle Ages. Meticulously researched Life in a Medieval Village is a remarkable account that illustrates the captivating world of the Middle Ages and demonstrates what it was like to live during a fascinating and often misunderstood era.
Title: Life In A Medieval Village
Author(s): Gies Joseph
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780062415660
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 7/12/2016
Series: Medieval Life
Category: Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography