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Life in a Medieval Village
by Frances Gies ; Joseph Gies
ISBN: 0060920467
ISBN-13: 9780060920463
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Harpercollins Published date: 1991 Size: 5.5 x 8 inches Weight: 0.45 pounds
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A lively, detailed picture of village life in the Middle Ages by the authors of Life in a Medieval CityandLife in a Medieval Castle. "A good general introduction to the history of this period."--Los Angeles Times
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Frances Gies
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Life in a Medieval Village
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publisher, 1991. Some pages are highlighted. "A precisely drawn study of the vigorous character of a 13th century English village and its survival bent peasants, by experienced historians." - Kirkus Reviews. 1st Edition, 5th Printing. Soft Cover. Nr Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Life in a Medieval Village
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Harper Perennial, 1991. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Covers lightly curling towards page end side. Pages lightly age browned, text is clean and unmarked, NO creasing to spine, tightly bound. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Audience: General/trade. ( more information)
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LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
Gies, J. & F
Harper Perennial. Paperback, corner tips of pages dented otherwise very good in lightly . creased card covers,. 1991. Hardcover. Illustrated. ; 257 pages . ( more information)
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Life in a Medieval Village
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Perennial, 1991. Trade paperback. Very Good/No DJ Issued. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. glossy pictorial softcopy, cover and all pgs. are clean and bright, has minor edge/coverwear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Audience: General/trade. includes illustrations Focusing on the village of Elton-in the English East Midlands-this book describes the food and housing of the peasants-the tension between them and the lord of the manor-and the place of the Church in their lives ( more information)
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Gies, Frances
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LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
Gies, Frances; Gies, Joseph
New York, NY: Perennial Library/Harper & Row, 1991. BRAND NEW Copy. Social history of a medieval English village drawn from contemporary documents and archaelogical findings; a case study of daily life in Elton, in the modern Cambridgeshire county of eastern England, during the 13th -century. A detailed narrative fortified by a strong bibliography makes the volume a fine reference/resource for village life preceding rise of cities. Fine copy.. 26th Reprint. Soft Cover. Fine/None as Issued. ( more information)
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