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An opportunity to experience the daily hustle and bustle of life in the lateMiddle Ages A Day in a Medieval City provides a captivating dawntodarkaccount of medieval life. A visual trek through the thirteenth and fourteenthcenturieswith seasoned medieval historian Chiara Frugoni as guidethis bookoffers a vast array of images and vignettes that depict the everyday hardshipsand commonplace pleasures of people living in the Middle Ages. A Day in aMedieval City breathes life into the activities of city streets homesfields schools and places of worship. With entertaining anecdotes and grittydetails it engages the modern reader with its discoveries of the religiouseconomic and institutional practices of the day. From urban planning andeducation to child care hygiene and the more leisurely pursuits of gamesfood books and superstitions Frugoni unearths the daily routines of privateand public life. Beginning in the countryside and moving to the city and insideprivate homes stunning color images throughout offer a visual ramble throughmedieval Florence Venice and Rome. A Day in a Medieval City is a charmingportal to the Middle Ages that youll surely want with you on your travels toEuropeor in your armchair. «
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