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Trades and Crafts in Medieval Manuscripts
Patricia Basing
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Description for Trades and Crafts in Medieval Manuscripts
Hardback. A beautiful and informative book, this is a remarkable social history of men and women at work during the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 123 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: AKLB; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 194 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
This is a book for readers who are interested in the art and the social history of the Middle Ages. Illuminated manuscripts of that period are a primary source of information about the way in which men and women went about the everyday business of living–working on the land, engaging in trade and commerce, devoting themselves to crafts and manufactures, or carrying on the range of activities that we now regard as the professions. Many of the scenes reproduced in this superbly illustrated account are simply works of art in their own right; others are taken from manuscripts that are ... Read more
This is a book for readers who are interested in the art and the social history of the Middle Ages. Illuminated manuscripts of that period are a primary source of information about the way in which men and women went about the everyday business of living–working on the land, engaging in trade and commerce, devoting themselves to crafts and manufactures, or carrying on the range of activities that we now regard as the professions. Many of the scenes reproduced in this superbly illustrated account are simply works of art in their own right; others are taken from manuscripts that are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
New Amsterdam Books United States
Number of pages
123
Condition
New
Number of Pages
123
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781561310029
SKU
V9781561310029
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About Patricia Basing
Patricia Basing is a curator in The British Library's department of manuscripts.
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