Daily Life in Medieval Times: A Vivid, Detailed Account of Birth, Marriage and Death; Food, Clothing and Housi
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Life in a Medieval City
EN USISBN: 0815203454 bzw. 9780815203452, in Englisch, Apollo Editions, gebraucht.
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children's books,education and reference,europe,france,general,history,medieval,teen and young adult,travel, Life In a Medieval City, From acclaimed historians Frances and Joseph Gies comes the reissue of their classic book on day-to-day life in medieval cities, which was a source for George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones series.Evoking every aspect of city life in the Middle Ages, Life in a Medieval City depicts in detail what it was like to live in a prosperous city of Northwest Europe in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The year is 1250 CE and the city is Troyes, capital of the county of Champagne and site of two of the cycle Champagne Fairs-the "Hot Fair" in August and the "Cold Fair" in December. European civilization has emerged from the Dark Ages and is in the midst of a commercial revolution. Merchants and money men from all over Europe gather at Troyes to buy, sell, borrow, and lend, creating a bustling market center typical of the feudal era. As the Gieses take us through the day-to-day life of burghers, we learn the customs and habits of lords and serfs, how financial transactions were conducted, how medieval cities were governed, and what life was really like for a wide range of people.For serious students of the medieval era and anyone wishing to learn more about this fascinating period, Life in a Medieval City remains a timeless work of popular medieval scholarship.
children's books,education and reference,europe,france,general,history,medieval,teen and young adult,travel, Life In a Medieval City, From acclaimed historians Frances and Joseph Gies comes the reissue of their classic book on day-to-day life in medieval cities, which was a source for George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones series.Evoking every aspect of city life in the Middle Ages, Life in a Medieval City depicts in detail what it was like to live in a prosperous city of Northwest Europe in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The year is 1250 CE and the city is Troyes, capital of the county of Champagne and site of two of the cycle Champagne Fairs-the "Hot Fair" in August and the "Cold Fair" in December. European civilization has emerged from the Dark Ages and is in the midst of a commercial revolution. Merchants and money men from all over Europe gather at Troyes to buy, sell, borrow, and lend, creating a bustling market center typical of the feudal era. As the Gieses take us through the day-to-day life of burghers, we learn the customs and habits of lords and serfs, how financial transactions were conducted, how medieval cities were governed, and what life was really like for a wide range of people.For serious students of the medieval era and anyone wishing to learn more about this fascinating period, Life in a Medieval City remains a timeless work of popular medieval scholarship.
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Daily Life in Medieval Times: A Vivid, Detailed Account of Birth, Marriage and Death; Food, Clothing and Housi
EN USISBN: 0760759138 bzw. 9780760759134, in Englisch, Barnes and Noble, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock.
europe,history,medieval,world, Daily Life in Medieval Times, Divided into three sections: Life in a Medieval castle; Life in a Medieval Village; Life in a Medieval City. Chapters include The Castle as a House, Hunting as a Way of Life, The Village Emerges, The Villagers; How They Lived, Village Justice, A Medieval Housewife, Weddings and Funerals, The Doctor, Town Government, and many more interesting facets of Medieval life.
europe,history,medieval,world, Daily Life in Medieval Times, Divided into three sections: Life in a Medieval castle; Life in a Medieval Village; Life in a Medieval City. Chapters include The Castle as a House, Hunting as a Way of Life, The Village Emerges, The Villagers; How They Lived, Village Justice, A Medieval Housewife, Weddings and Funerals, The Doctor, Town Government, and many more interesting facets of Medieval life.
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Life in a Medieval City
EN PB USISBN: 9780815203452 bzw. 0815203454, in Englisch, HarperCollins Publishers, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Lagernd.
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