The Great Household in Late Medieval England

The Great Household in Late Medieval England
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 0300076878
ISBN-13 : 9780300076875
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Book Synopsis The Great Household in Late Medieval England by : C. M. Woolgar

Download or read book The Great Household in Late Medieval England written by C. M. Woolgar and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the later medieval centuries, a whole range of important social, political and artistic activities took place against the backdrop of the great English households. In this vividly illuminating book, C. M. Woolgar explores the details of life in these great houses. Based on an extensive investigation of household accounts and related primary documents, he examines the daily routines, the weekly and annual patterns, and the life-cycle observances of birth, childhood, marriage, death and burial. He also delineates the major changes that transformed the economy and geography of both lay and clerical households between 1200 and 1500.


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