دانلود کتاب Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance

"The several successive editions of "The Arts of the Middle Ages and Period of the Renaissance" sufficiently testify to its appreciation by the public. The object of that work was to introduce the reader to a branch of learning to which access had hitherto appeared only permitted to the scientific. That attempt, which was a bold one, succeeded too well not to induce us to push our researches further. In fact, art alone cannot acquaint us entirely with an epoch...."Содержание:Condition of Persons and LandsPrivileges and Rights (Feudal and Municipal)Private Life in the Castles, the Towns, and the Rural DistrictsFood and CookeryHuntingGames and PastimesCommerceGuilds and Trade CorporationsTaxes, Money, and FinanceLaw and the Administration of JusticeSecret TribunalsPunishmentsJewsGipsies, Tramps, Beggars, and Cours des MiraclesCeremonialsCostumes