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Life in a Medieval City (Medieval Life) by Frances Gies & Joseph Gies is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Life in a Medieval City (Medieval Life) about?
Taking the reader through a 'typical' medieval city, in this case Troyes in 1250, the Gies' introduce us to all aspects of everyday life throughout the year - from schools and scholars, to authors and tanners, to the famous Hot and Cold Fairs that ran for a few centuries. Discovering what people ate, wore, how they interacted, the imposition of taxes, the return to Roman Laws and courts (and the increasing importance of lawyers who were despised back then), makes for fascinating reading. History,Medieval
Who reads Life in a Medieval City (Medieval Life)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Frances Gies & Joseph Gies
- Publisher
- Harper & Row; HarperPerennial
- Published
- 1969
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780060908805
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Reference, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.86 / 5 (1,922 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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