Medieval People
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair to Good. Jacket: Wear and tear, torn along spine. Page Condition: Yellowed with age, consistent with an early to mid-20th century printing. Markings: previous owner. Binding: Appears intact but aged. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work in popular medieval history, Medieval People brings the distant past vividly to life by chronicling the everyday experiences of ordinary men and women living in the Middle Ages. Rather than focusing on kings and conquerors, Eileen Power illuminates the lives of six representative figures — including a peasant, a merchant's wife, and a wandering student — to present a richly textured portrait of medieval society. Written with warmth, wit, and scholarly precision, the book draws on primary sources to illustrate how people of vastly different stations lived, worked, traded, and worshipped across medieval Europe. First published in 1924, this classic of social history remains a compelling and authoritative introduction to the human fabric of the medieval world, accessible to general readers and students alike.
Author: Eileen Power
Format: Hardback
Published: 1924, Methuen & Co. Ltd., London
Genre: History
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair to Good. Jacket: Wear and tear, torn along spine. Page Condition: Yellowed with age, consistent with an early to mid-20th century printing. Markings: previous owner. Binding: Appears intact but aged. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work in popular medieval history, Medieval People brings the distant past vividly to life by chronicling the everyday experiences of ordinary men and women living in the Middle Ages. Rather than focusing on kings and conquerors, Eileen Power illuminates the lives of six representative figures — including a peasant, a merchant's wife, and a wandering student — to present a richly textured portrait of medieval society. Written with warmth, wit, and scholarly precision, the book draws on primary sources to illustrate how people of vastly different stations lived, worked, traded, and worshipped across medieval Europe. First published in 1924, this classic of social history remains a compelling and authoritative introduction to the human fabric of the medieval world, accessible to general readers and students alike.