Medieval Life describes in meticulous yet vivid detail, the manners, customs and dress during the Middle Ages and Renaissance period. Wide ranging in its coverage, it provides a complete picture of what it must have been like to be alive at this momentous point in history.
Wonderfully illustrated, it is a veritable treasure-trove of information about virtually every aspect of existence - commerce and finance, domestic lives and pastimes, justice and punishments, food and hunting, cultural customs and dress, and much more.
An extraordinary account of bygone days, which appeals both as a charming curiosity and a rich source of information, Medieval Life is a triumph of scholarship and the author's tour de force.
Chapters include:
• Condition of Persons and Land
• Privileges and Rights
• Private Life in the Castles, the Towns, and the Rural Districts
• Food and Cookery
• Hunting
• Games and Pastimes
• Commerce
• Guilds and Trade Corporations
• Taxes, Money, and Finance
• Law and the Administration of Justice
• Secret Tribunals
• Punishments
• Gipsies, Tramps, Beggars, and Cours des Miracles
• Ceremonials
• Costumes