The medieval machine : the industrial revolution of the Middle Ages

The Energy Resources Of Europe And Their Development -- The Agricultural Revolution -- Mining The Mineral Wealth Of Europe -- Environment And Pollution -- Labor Conditions In Three Medieval Industries -- Villard De Honnecourt: Architect And Engineer -- The Mechanical Clock: The Key Machine -- Reason, Mathematics, And Experimental Science -- The End Of The Era. Jean Gimpel. -- First Published In French Under The Title La Révolution Industrielle Du Moyen Age. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. A close examination of the industrial life and institutions of the Middle Ages and of that inventiveness that laid the foundations for our present technologically oriented society