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Life in a Medieval series by Frances & Joseph Gies (#01-3)
Requirements: MOBI Reader, 9.84 MB
Overview: Frances Gies (born 1915) and Joseph Gies (October 8, 1916 - April 13, 2006) are historians and writers who have collaborated on a number of books about the Middle Ages, and have also written individual works. They were husband and wife. Joseph Gies graduated from the University of Michigan in 1939. The works by Gies and Gies are respected amongst historians and archeologists, and are on the recommended reading lists of a number of universities.
Genre: Non-Fiction | Medieval History
Life in a Medieval City
Published: 1969
Taking the reader through a 'typical' medieval city, in this case Troyes in 1250, the Gies' introduce us to all aspects of everyday life throughout the year - from schools and scholars, to authors and tanners, to the famous Hot and Cold Fairs that ran for a few centuries. Discovering what people ate, wore, how they interacted, the imposition of taxes, the return to Roman Laws and courts (and the increasing importance of lawyers who were despised back then), makes for fascinating reading.
Life in a Medieval Castle
Published: 1979
The Gies' compelling non-fiction work takes the reader back in time, depositing us firmly in the midst of the life and times of the castle - not the ones you see on television or in too many films, all scrupulously clean and with everyone tidy and far too accomplished with weapons, food preparation and all sorts of other duties; or the type filled to the brim with aristocrats and where servants are largely absent or so in the background you barely notice them.
No, these castles, mainly in England, but also abroad, are filled with pantlers, bottlers (where the term 'butler' originates from), slaughterers, smiths, grooms, carters, brewers and all manner of servants. There are also the requisite lord and lady, squires and knights, but also seneschals and other administrative people. Taking us through the various roles - within the castle and village surrounds, what people ate, wore, celebrated - from Lammas to tournaments, how the castles were built, altered, the manner in which they were defended or attacked as well as simply lived in and around, this book is a fascinating and beautifully written insight into a period of time that's all too easily misrepresented and romanticised in popular culture.
Life in a Medieval Village
Published: 1990
Using the English village of Elton, the Gies vividly detail the everyday lives of people during the Middle Ages. The development and difficult-to-define concept of the village is traced, and examples of daily occurrences in the village hierarchy, the inhabitants, marriage and family, work, and in the judicial system are given. The decline of the village as a major social system concludes the study.
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Requirements: MOBI Reader, 9.84 MB
Overview: Frances Gies (born 1915) and Joseph Gies (October 8, 1916 - April 13, 2006) are historians and writers who have collaborated on a number of books about the Middle Ages, and have also written individual works. They were husband and wife. Joseph Gies graduated from the University of Michigan in 1939. The works by Gies and Gies are respected amongst historians and archeologists, and are on the recommended reading lists of a number of universities.
Genre: Non-Fiction | Medieval History
Life in a Medieval City
Published: 1969
Taking the reader through a 'typical' medieval city, in this case Troyes in 1250, the Gies' introduce us to all aspects of everyday life throughout the year - from schools and scholars, to authors and tanners, to the famous Hot and Cold Fairs that ran for a few centuries. Discovering what people ate, wore, how they interacted, the imposition of taxes, the return to Roman Laws and courts (and the increasing importance of lawyers who were despised back then), makes for fascinating reading.
Life in a Medieval Castle
Published: 1979
The Gies' compelling non-fiction work takes the reader back in time, depositing us firmly in the midst of the life and times of the castle - not the ones you see on television or in too many films, all scrupulously clean and with everyone tidy and far too accomplished with weapons, food preparation and all sorts of other duties; or the type filled to the brim with aristocrats and where servants are largely absent or so in the background you barely notice them.
No, these castles, mainly in England, but also abroad, are filled with pantlers, bottlers (where the term 'butler' originates from), slaughterers, smiths, grooms, carters, brewers and all manner of servants. There are also the requisite lord and lady, squires and knights, but also seneschals and other administrative people. Taking us through the various roles - within the castle and village surrounds, what people ate, wore, celebrated - from Lammas to tournaments, how the castles were built, altered, the manner in which they were defended or attacked as well as simply lived in and around, this book is a fascinating and beautifully written insight into a period of time that's all too easily misrepresented and romanticised in popular culture.
Life in a Medieval Village
Published: 1990
Using the English village of Elton, the Gies vividly detail the everyday lives of people during the Middle Ages. The development and difficult-to-define concept of the village is traced, and examples of daily occurrences in the village hierarchy, the inhabitants, marriage and family, work, and in the judicial system are given. The decline of the village as a major social system concludes the study.
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