Days of Knights and Damsels: An Activity Guide

by Laurie Carlson

Hands-On History (Chicago Review Press)

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More than 100 illustrated crafts, projects, and games help recreate the culture and world of the Middle Ages, when books were handmade and read by candlelight, sundials told the hour, and going barefoot was illegal.

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Don't go to an event without it. This book and a few basic supplies can turn even the rainiest, coldest event into a fun-filled, kid-friendly time (bring plenty -- all the adults will want to join the fun too). this book is so much fun that planning a children's corner becomes its own party.

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Laurie Winn Carlson, PHD, has taught history of medicine classes at several Pacific Northwest universities. She currently teaches at Western Oregon University and is the author of twenty books, including William J. Spillman and the Birth of Agricultural Economics and A Fever in Salem: A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials. She lives show more in the Pacific Northwest, where sunlight is fleeting and appreciated. show less

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Days of Knights and Damsels: An Activity Guide

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Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
745.5Arts & recreationDrawing & decorative artsDecorations & Handicrafts / CalligraphyHandicrafts
LCC
TT160 .C353TechnologyHandicrafts. Arts and craftsHandicrafts. Arts and crafts
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English, German
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