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Life in a Medieval Village
Frances Gies
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Description for Life in a Medieval Village
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
The reissue of Joseph and Frances Gies's classic bestseller on life in medieval villages. This new reissue of Life in a Medieval Village, by respected historians Joseph and Frances Gies, paints a lively, convincing portrait of rural people at work and at play in the Middle Ages. Focusing on the village of Elton, in the English East Midlands, the Gieses detail the agricultural advances that made communal living possible, explain what domestic life was like for serf and lord alike, and describe the central role of the church in maintaining social harmony. Though the main focus is on Elton, ... Read more
The reissue of Joseph and Frances Gies's classic bestseller on life in medieval villages. This new reissue of Life in a Medieval Village, by respected historians Joseph and Frances Gies, paints a lively, convincing portrait of rural people at work and at play in the Middle Ages. Focusing on the village of Elton, in the English East Midlands, the Gieses detail the agricultural advances that made communal living possible, explain what domestic life was like for serf and lord alike, and describe the central role of the church in maintaining social harmony. Though the main focus is on Elton, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062415660
SKU
V9780062415660
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About Frances Gies
Frances (1915-2013) and Joseph (1916-2006) Gies were the world's bestselling historians of medieval Europe. Together and separately, they wrote more than twenty books, which col-lectively have sold more than a million copies. They lived in Michigan.
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