Manners, Customs and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period
Jean de la Lacroix
36 chapters · 17 h 5 min · English
Read by Leni, Donna Stewart, Ruth Golding, Jim Clevenger, hearhis, Clacas
Middle Ages/Middle History
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A comprehensive and detailed account of medieval life and culture in France, with reference to other parts of Europe, including chapters on private life, food, hunting, games and pastimes, costume, privileges and rights, justice, commerce, finance, and punishments. The online text of the book has over 400 contemporary illustrations. Warning: Sections 27 and 28, Punishments, may be disturbing to those of a sensitive disposition. (Summary by Ruth Golding)
Chapters
1 00 - Preface 9 min 2 01 - Condition of Persons and Lands, Part 1 17 min 3 02 - Condition of Persons and Lands, Part 2 24 min 4 03 - Privileges and Rights (Feudal and Municipal), Part 1 19 min 5 04 - Privileges and Rights (Feudal and Municipal), Part 2 31 min 6 05 - Private Life in the Castles, the Towns, and the Rural Districts, Part 1 22 min 7 06 - Private Life in the Castles, the Towns, and the Rural Districts, Part 2 27 min 8 07 - Private Life in the Castles, the Towns, and the Rural Districts, Part 3 22 min 9 08 - Private Life in the Castles, the Towns, and the Rural Districts, Part 4 15 min 10 09 - Food and Cookery, Part 1 28 min 11 10 - Food and Cookery, Part 2 30 min 12 11 - Food and Cookery, Part 3 21 min 13 12 - Food and Cookery, Part 4 25 min 14 13 - Food and Cookery, Part 5 32 min 15 14 - Food and Cookery, Part 6 17 min 16 15 - Hunting, Part 1 29 min 17 16 - Hunting, Part 2 34 min 18 17 - Games and Pastimes, Part 1 30 min 19 18 - Games and Pastimes, Part 2 30 min 20 19 - Commerce 38 min 21 20 - Guilds and Trade Corporations 41 min 22 21 - Taxes, Money, and Finance, Part 1 46 min 23 22 - Taxes, Money, and Finance, Part 2 42 min 24 23 - Law and the Administration of Justice, Part 1 39 min 25 24 - Law and the Administration of Justice, Part 2 40 min 26 25 - Secret Tribunals, Part 1 13 min 27 26 - Secret Tribunals, Part 2 33 min 28 27 - Punishments, Part 1 22 min 29 28 - Punishments, Part 2 30 min 30 29 - Jews 42 min 31 30 - Gipsies, Tramps, Beggars, and Cours des Miracles, Part 1 30 min 32 31 - Gipsies, Tramps, Beggars, and Cours des Miracles, Part 2 19 min 33 32 - Ceremonials, Part 1 24 min 34 33 - Ceremonials, Part 2 32 min 35 34 - Costumes, Part 1 34 min 36 35 - Costumes, Part 2 37 min
