Medieval People

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Power, Eileen Edna, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 pages)

Place of Publication:

To be supplied : Project Gutenberg, 2010.

[Place of publication not identified] BiblioBazaar 2007

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides an insightful exploration of medieval social history through the lives of ordinary people. Eileen Power presents a series of sketches illustrating various aspects of life in the Middle Ages, including peasant existence, Venetian trade, monastic life, domestic life, and the wool and cloth industries. By focusing on individual stories, such as those of Bodo the peasant, Marco Polo, Madame Eglentyne, and Thomas Paycocke, the book humanizes historical narratives and highlights the richness of personal experiences. Power employs diverse historical sources, such as estate books, chronicles, household management treatises, and family letters, to reconstruct the lives of these figures. Aimed at both general readers and educators, the work seeks to make medieval social and economic history accessible and engaging, emphasizing the significance of 'ordinary' lives in understanding the past. Generated by AI.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

1-281-85905-2

9786611859053

OCLC:

1027147913