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
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
Daily Life in Medieval Times is a fully-illustrated edition compiling three of the classic and popular books by acclaimed historians Frances and Joseph Gies: *Life in a Medieval Castle*, *Life in a Medieval City*, and *Life in a Medieval Village*. This comprehensive volume offers a vivid, detailed account of birth, marriage and death; food, clothing and housing; love and labor in the Middle Ages. Readers are transported into the fascinating world of medieval life through a wealth of historic pictures, period illustrations, and detailed text that describes everything from castle-storming techniques to villagers' hair styles. The Gieses utilize three real medieval places as their focal points: a castle in Chepstow on the Welsh border, the bustling city of Troyes in the country of Champagne, and the quiet village of Elton in the English East Midlands. These serve as jumping-off points for a thorough exploration of 13th and 14th-century life in Europe. The authors skillfully integrate recent archaeological discoveries and a wide array of historic and contemporary documents, complemented by insightful diagrams and dramatic photographs, to give readers a full and nuanced understanding of what it was truly like to live 700 years ago. Bound in hardcover, this copy is in Very Good condition.
- Author: Gies, Frances; Gies, Joseph
- Publisher: Running Press
- Year: 1999
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Very Good
- ISBN: 9781579120696