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A History of Private Life, Volume 2: Revelations of the Medieval World (1985)

by Georges Duby (Editor), Phillippe Ariès (Editor), Georges Duby (Editor)

Other authors: Phillippe Ariès (General Editor), Philippe Braunstein (Contributor), Philippe Contamine (Contributor), Charles de La Roncière (Contributor), Georges Duby (General Editor) — 1 more, Danielle Régnier-Bohler (Contributor)

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Series: A History of Private Life (2/5)

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The second volume of A History of Private Life is a treasure-trove of rich and colorful detail culled from an astounding variety of sources. This absorbing "secret epic" constructs a vivid picture of peasant and patrician life in the eleventh to fifteenth centuries.
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Detailed history. ( )
  HMGThomas | Feb 24, 2016 |
I find this book, not very easy to read as a continuous narrative. It's a good source for essays and lectures. I'm not particularly in tune with 20th Century French Social history. Some good diagrams and architectural drawings. ( )
  DinadansFriend | Sep 2, 2013 |
900 ARI 1/2
  luvucenanzo06 | Feb 14, 2024 |
Romanian version 1993
  athaulf | Jan 11, 2014 |
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Duby, GeorgesEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ariès, PhillippeEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Duby, GeorgesEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Ariès, PhillippeGeneral Editorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Braunstein, PhilippeContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Contamine, PhilippeContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
de La Roncière, CharlesContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Duby, GeorgesGeneral Editorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Régnier-Bohler, DanielleContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Arthur GoldhammerTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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A History of Private Life, Volume 2: Revelations of the Medieval World
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Histoire de la vie privée. Tome 2/5 : De l'Europe féodale à la Renaissance
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1985
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940History and Geography › Europe › Europe

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GT2400.H5713Geography, Anthropology and Recreation › Manners and customs (General) › Manners and customs (General) › Customs relative to private life

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