Daily life in the Middle Ages / by Paul B. Newman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newman, Paul B., 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Medieval.

Middle Ages.

Country life.

History.

City and town life.

Europe--Social life and customs.

Europe.

Manners and customs.

Social history--Medieval, 500-1500.

Social history.

Social history--Medieval.

City and town life--Europe--History--To 1500.

Country life--Europe--History--To 1500.

Physical Description:

ix, 291 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2001]

Summary:

Although life in the Middle Ages was not as comfortable and safe as it is for most people in industrialized countries today, the term "Dark Ages" is highly misleading. The era was not so primitive and crude as depictions in film and literature would suggest. Even during the worst years of the centuries immediately following the fall of Rome, the legacy of that civilization survived. This book covers diet, cooking, housing, building, clothing, hygiene, games and other pastimes, fighting and healing in medieval times. The reader will find numerous misperceptions corrected. The book also includes a comprehensive bibliography and a listing of collections of medieval art and artifacts and related sites across the United States and Canada so that readers in North America can see for themselves some of the matters discussed in the book.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-281) and index.

ISBN:

0786408979

OCLC:

45308801