Inside the Medieval World. A Panorama of Life in the Middle Ages.

London England: Cassel & Co, 1995. This book brings to life the Middles Ages as no book has done before. It is organized in five main chapters, each focusing on a key component of medieval society: castles, knights and lords; town and country; houses of God; monks and monatries; and warfare. The approach is at once classic and contemporary, presenting the history in authoritative yet lively and entertaining text with beautiful full-colour artwork and photography. Each chapter is enhanced by a stunning six-page gatefold that reveals a reconstruction of a hstorical place or event in all its medieval splendour. With an introductory chapter that sets out an overview of the Middle Ages, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the beginnings of European exploration of the New World in the fifteenth century, this book is an absorbing journey back into time, providing an eyewitness perspective to this fascinating period in history. Vivd, imaginative and orignal, the book will instruct and delight for years to come. Illustrated. Some wear and a couple of tears to D/J. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback.