The Medieval Town
Author | : Fritz Rörig |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780520010888 |
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Author | : Fritz Rörig |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780520010888 |
Author | : Henri Pirenne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Cities and towns, Medieval |
ISBN | : |
"This little volume contains the substance of lectures ... delivered from October to December 1922 in several American universities."--Pref. Bibliography: p. [245]-249.
Author | : Frances Gies |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2010-09-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0062016687 |
The reissue of Joseph and Frances Gies’s classic bestseller on life in medieval villages. 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. Focusing on the village of Elton, in the English East Midlands, the Gieses detail the agricultural advances that made communal living possible, explain what domestic life was like for serf and lord alike, and describe the central role of the church in maintaining social harmony. Though the main focus is on Elton, c. 1300, the Gieses supply enlightening historical context on the origin, development, and decline of the European village, itself an invention of the Middle Ages. Meticulously researched, Life in a Medieval Village is a remarkable account that illustrates the captivating world of the Middle Ages and demonstrates what it was like to live during a fascinating—and often misunderstood—era.
Author | : Maryanne Kowaleski |
Publisher | : Readings in Medieval Civilizations and Cultures |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Cities and towns, Medieval |
ISBN | : 9781442600911 |
"Medieval Towns will become a standard sourcebook." - Martha Howell, Miriam Champion Professor of History, Columbia University
Author | : Lynne Elliott |
Publisher | : Crabtree Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780778713500 |
Provides an overview of the towns, trades, crafts, and travelers in Medieval Europe.
Author | : David M Nicholas |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2014-06-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317885503 |
The first part of David Nicholas's massive two-volume study of the medieval city, this book is a major achievement in its own right. (It is also fully self-sufficient, though many readers will want to use it with its equally impressive sequel which is being published simultaneously.) In it, Professor Nicholas traces the slow regeneration of urban life in the early medieval period, showing where and how an urban tradition had survived from late antiquity, and when and why new urban communities began to form where there was no such continuity. He charts the different types and functions of the medieval city, its interdependence with the surrounding countryside, and its often fraught relations with secular authority. The book ends with the critical changes of the late thirteenth century that established an urban network that was strong enough to survive the plagues, famines and wars of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
Author | : Norman Pounds |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2005-04-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
An introduction to the life of towns and cities in the medieval period, this book shows how medieval towns grew to become important centers of trade and liberty. Beginning with a look at the Roman Empire's urban legacy, the author delves into urban planning or lack thereof; the urban way of life; the church in the city; city government; urban crafts and urban trade, health, wealth, and welfare; and the city in history. Annotated primary documents like Domesday Book, sketches of street life, and descriptions of fairs and markets bring the period to life, and extended biographical sketches of towns, regions, and city-dwellers provide readers with valuable detail. In addition, 26 maps and illustrations, an annotated bibliography, glossary, and index round out the work. After a long decline in urban life following the fall of the Roman Empire, towns became centers of trade and of liberty during the medieval period. Here, the author describes how, as Europe stabilized after centuries of strife, commerce and the commercial class grew, and urban areas became an important source of revenue into royal coffers. Towns enjoyed various levels of autonomy, and always provided goods and services unavailable in rural areas. Hazards abounded in towns, though. Disease, fire, crime and other hazards raised mortality rates in urban environs. Designed as an introduction to life of towns and cities in the medieval period, eminent historian Norman Pounds brings to life the many pleasures, rewards, and dangers city-dwellers sought and avoided. Beginning with a look at the Roman Empire's urban legacy, Pounds delves into Urban Planning or lack thereof; The Urban Way of Life; The Church in the City; City Government; Urban Crafts and Urban Trade, Health, Wealth, and Welfare; and The City in History. Annotated primary documents like Domesday Book, sketches of street life, and descriptions of fairs and markets bring the period to life, and extended biographical sketches of towns, regions, and city-dwellers provide readers with valuable detail. In addition, 26 maps and illustrations, an annotated bibliography, glossary, and index round out the work.
Author | : Richard Holt |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2014-06-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317899806 |
This book brings together twelve outstanding articles by eminent historians to throw light on the evolution of medieval towns and the lives of their inhabitants. The essays span the period from the dramatic urban expansion of the thirteenth century to the crises in the fifteenth century as a result of plague, population decline and changes in the economy. Throughout the breadth of current debates surrounding the history of urban society is fully explored.
Author | : Chiara Frugoni |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2005-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780226266343 |
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.
Author | : Edith Ennen |
Publisher | : North-Holland |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |