The Medieval World: The History of the European Society

Offers 10 profiles written by 10 of today s leading medievalists: monks, the warrior & the knight, the peasant & agriculture, the city-dweller & life in cities & towns, the intellectual, the artist, the merchant, women & the family, the saint, & the marginal man. Opens a delightful window into the past & will be essential reading for students of the medieval period & for those fascinated by the Middle Ages. Introduction: Medieval Man / Jacques Le Goff -- Monks / Giovanni Miccoli -- The Warrior And The Knight / Franco Cardini -- The Peasant And Agriculture / Giovanni Cherubini -- The City-dweller And Life In Cities And Towns / Jacques Rossiaud -- The Intellectual / Mariateresa Fumagalli Beonio Brocchieri -- The Artist / Enrico Castelnuovo -- The Merchant / Aron Ja. Gurevich -- Women And The Family / Christiane Klapisch-zuber -- The Saint / André Vauchez -- The Marginal Man / Bronislaw Geremek. Edited By Jacques Le Goff ; Translated By Lydia G. Cochrane. Translation Of: L'uomo Medievale. First Published In English By Collins & Brown, 1990. -- T.p. Verso. Originally Published...©1987 Guiseppe Laterza & Figli Spa, Roma-bari. -- T.p. Verso. The History Of European Society. -- Cover. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 373) And Index. Very good paperback. Page block and page edges are a little tanned; content is clear throughout. TS