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London: The Folio Society, 2002. 1st Thus. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. pp All complete. 1st printing. Unread books in a fine condition slipcase which shows light use. Comprised of Life in a Medieval Castle, Life in a Medieval Village and Life in a Medieval City.
SCENES OF MEDIEVAL LIFE. 3 VOLUME SET IN SLIPCASE. 1. LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL CITY. 2. LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL VILLAGE. 3. LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL CASTLE. by Gies, Joseph and Gies, Frances. Preface by Judith Herrin - 2002
by Gies, Joseph and Gies, Frances. Preface by Judith Herrin
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SCENES OF MEDIEVAL LIFE. 3 VOLUME SET IN SLIPCASE. 1. LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL CITY. 2. LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL VILLAGE. 3. LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL CASTLE.
by Gies, Joseph and Gies, Frances. Preface by Judith Herrin
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London: Folio Society, 2002. 244 pp, 252 pp, 232 pp - 3 volumes, 9" H, bound in blocked printed parchment (colour illustrations on front boards), gilt lettering on spines. Volumes 1 & 3 have map endpapers, all three volumes have colour and b&w plates. Red slipcase with gilt titling on front panel. Volume 1 contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Troyes: 1250; A Burgher's Home; A Medieval Housewife; Childbirth and Children; Weddings and Funerals; Small Business; Big Business; The Doctor; The Church; The Cathedral; Schools and Scholars; Books and Authors; The New Theatre; Disasters; Town Government; The Champagne Fair; After 1250; Genealogy of the Counts of Champagne; Notes; Bibliography; Index. Volume 2 contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Prologue: Elton; The Village Emerges; The English Village: Elton; The Lord; The Villagers: Who They Were; The Villagers: How They Lived; Marriage and the Family; The Village at Work; The Parish; Village Justice; The Passing of the Medieval Village; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. Volume 3 contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Prologue: Chepstow Castle; The Castle Comes to England; The Lord of the Castle; The Castle as a House; The Lady; The Household; A Day in the Castle; Hunting as a Way of Life; The Villagers; The Making of a Knight; The Castle at War; The Castle Year; The Decline of the Castle; Great Medieval Castles: A Geographical Guide; Glossary of Castle Terms; Glossary of Feudal Terms; Bibliography; Index. Life in a Medieval Castle has a wrinkle at the top of the fore-edge of pages ix to xiv and the colour illustration on the front board of Life in a Medieval Village has a light very thin scratch down the middle. The slipcase has very light rubbing.. Not Signed. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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- Date Published 2002
- Keywords Middle Ages, Medieval Life, Social Conditions, Family Life, Troyes, 13th Century, Burghers, Housewives, Childbirth, Children, Childhood, Weddings, Marriage, Funerals, Business, Commerce, Doctors, Medicine, Health, Church, Religion, Cathedrals, Schools, Sc
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Scenes of Medieval Life in 3 vols complete
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