life in a medieval village by francis and joseph gies

Rodney Hiltons middle ages-an exploration of historical themes. The simple and logical organization of the material-together with the lively illustrations taken from manuscript illumination, woodcuts, tapestry-makes “Life in a Medieval Village” a good general introduction to the history of this period unfortunately, the Gies’ style is a little too dry to recommend to teen-agers, who would be an ideal audience. 24154 Frances Giles and Joseph Gies, Life in a Medieval Village (New York: Harper & Row, 1990), pp. Life in a medieval village, by Frances and Joseph Gies, 1991, Harper Perennial 6. An extremely complex system of social obligations and legal entanglements held every man, woman and child in its web, from lord to the lowest serf. One stereotype the authors seek to explode for the lay reader is that an agricultural society is simple. 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. Their extremely detailed research takes up in turn food, clothing, farm tools, marriage customs, prayer, games-in short, all conceivable threads in the fabric of village life. The reissue of Joseph and Frances Gies’s classic bestseller on life in medieval villages. Not super deep, but VERY interesting with some great nuggets. Using histories, material from archives and recent excavations at the town 70 miles outside of London, they piece together an account of daily life as it was experienced by a 13th-Century peasant. Joseph and Frances Gies examine everything from medicine to women to the church and cathedrals in Medieval Europe, focusing their historical lense on Troyes, which at the time was a prosperous center of commerce in Europe. In this latest installment of the Gies’ study of medieval life (their previous books include “Life in a Medieval Castle” and “Life in a Medieval City”), the couple focuses on the English village of Elton. The reissue of Joseph and Frances Gies’s classic bestseller on life in medieval villages.

Life in a medieval village by francis and joseph gies