Life on a Mediaeval Barony: a Picture of a Typical Feudal Community in the Thirteenth Century

by William Strearns Davis

Hardcover, 1923

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Available

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940

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Gifts

Publication

Haprer & Brother MCMXXIII (1923), FIRST EDITION (g-x) (1923), Edition: F

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CONTENTS The Fief of St. Aliquis; Its History and Denizens The Castle of St. Aliquis How the Castle Wakes. Baronial Hospitality Games and Diversions. Falconry and Hunting. The Baroness's Garden The Family of the Baron. Life of the Women The Matter of Clothes. A Feudal Wedding Cookery and Mealtimes The Jongleurs and Secular Literature and Poetry The Feudal Relationship. Doing Homage Justice and Punishments The Education of a Feudal Nobleman Feudal Weapons and Horses. Dubbing a Knight The Tourney A Baronial Feud. The Siege of a Castle A Great Feudal Battle-Bouvines The Life of the Peasants Charity. Care of the Sick. Funerals Popular Religion. Pilgrimages. Superstitions. Relic Worship The Monastery of St. Aliquis: Buildings, Organization. An Ill-Ruled Abbey The Monastery of St. Aliquis: The Activities of Its Inmates. Monastic Learning The "Good Town" of Pontdebois: Aspect and Organization Industry and Trade in Pontdebois. The Great Fair The Lord Bishop. The Canons. The Parish Clergy The Cathedraland Its Builders… (more)

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LibraryThing member antiquary

This book is old-fashioned nowadays, but I enjoyed it very much as a child

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LibraryThing member rboyechko

I know it's probably less fancy than the dry history, but I really liked the way Davis describes all the aspects of the medieval life. Granted, most of the attention was given to the Baron and his family, but information is given about the lower classes. The book was very readable, yet conveyed a

lot of information. The author even gives excerpts and pictures from original sources while weaving them into the fictional story of the book.

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