A Day In A Medieval City - Rilegato

Frugoni, Chiara; Frugoni, Arsenio

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ISBN 10: 0226266346 ISBN 13: 9780226266343

Casa editrice: Univ of Chicago Pr, 2005

Riassunto

An opportunity to experience the daily hustle and bustle of life in the late Middle Ages, A Day in a Medieval City provides a captivating dawn-to-dark account of medieval life. A visual trek through the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries--with seasoned historian and expert on medieval iconography Chiara Frugoni as guide--this book offers a vast array of images and vignettes that depicts the everyday hardships and commonplace pleasures for people living in the Middle Ages.

A Day in a Medieval City breathes life into the activities of the city streets, homes, fields, schools, and places of worship. With entertaining anecdotes and gritty details, it engages the modern reader with its discoveries of the religious, economic, and institutional practices of the day. From urban planning and education to child care, hygiene, and the more leisurely pursuits of games, food, books, and superstitions, Frugoni unearths the daily routines of the private and public lives of citizens. A Day in a Medieval City is a charming portal to the Middle Ages that you'll surely want with you on your travels to Europe--or in your armchair.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Chiara Frugoni is professor emerita of medieval studies at the University of Rome. She is the author of several books, including Books, Banks, Buttons: And Other Inventions from the Middle Ages. William McCuaig is an independent scholar and translator who has translated two previous books by Chiara Frugoni.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

An opportunity to experience the daily hustle and bustle of life in the late Middle Ages,A Day in a Medieval City provides a captivating dawn-to-dark account of medieval life. A visual trek through the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries—with seasoned medieval historian Chiara Frugoni as guide—this book offers a vast array of images and vignettes that depict the everyday hardships and commonplace pleasures of people living in the Middle Ages.
A Day in a Medieval City breathes life into the activities of city streets, homes, fields, schools, and places of worship. With entertaining anecdotes and gritty details, it engages the modern reader with its discoveries of the religious, economic, and institutional practices of the day. From urban planning and education to child care, hygiene, and the more leisurely pursuits of games, food, books, and superstitions, Frugoni unearths the daily routines of private and public life. Beginning in the countryside and moving to the city and inside private homes, stunning color images throughout offer a visual ramble through medieval Florence, Venice, and Rome.A Day in a Medieval City is a charming portal to the Middle Ages that you'll surely want with you on your travels to Europe—or in your armchair.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0226266346
• ISBN 13: 9780226266343
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 206