Daily life in Portugal in the late Middle Ages : Transl. by S.S. Wyatt, drawings by Vítor André

Past studies of medieval Portugal have focused on such specific themes as political or administrative history and voyages of discovery. Oliveira Marques, however, has captured the vast spectrum of Portuguese daily life from the twelfth through the fifteenth centuries The whole of medieval society is depicted, both on a national scale and, more important, society as it affected the individual in his everyday activities. Oliveira Marques gives us an engaging and original social history which examines customary meals, dress, homes, work, spiritual life, even ideas about courtship and love. Medieval Portuguese culture and education, amusements and funeral customs are all a part of this portrait. Preface xiii Introduction 3 1. The Table 16 2. Dress 36 3. The House 97 4. Hygiene and Health 136 5. Affection 154 6. Work 182 7. Faith 206 8. Culture 229 9. Amusements 242 10. Death 269 Genealogical Charts 283 Notes 285 Critical Bibliography 313 Sources of Illustrations 332 Index 334 [by] A. H. De Oliveira Marques. Translated By S. S. Wyatt. Drawings By Vítor André. Translation Of A Sociedade Medieval Portuguesa. Critical Bibliography: P. 313-331.