Life in a medieval city /
Joseph and Frances Gies.
- xiii, 274, 16 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Originally published: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, [1969].
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Troyes: 1250 -- 2. A Burgher's Home -- 3. A Medieval Housewife -- 4. Childbirth and Children -- 5. Weddings and Funerals -- 6. Small Business -- 7. Big Business -- 8. The Doctor -- 9. The Church -- 10. The Cathedral -- 11. School and Scholars -- 12. Books and Authors -- 13. The New Theater -- 14. Disasters -- 15. Town Government -- 16. The Champagne Fair.
This book depicts life in a prosperous city of northwestern Europe in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
9780062415189
City and town life--History--France--13th century. Civilization, Medieval. Cities and towns, Medieval--Europe.