Overview
Breathtaking photographs and a fact-filled text bring history to life in this revolutionary series. Using an innovative computer technique that combines photographs of real locations with artifacts, costumed actors, and painstakingly detailed miniature models, Fourteenth-Century Towns re-creates scenes from various historical periods in an exciting and engaging format. To ensure accuracy, historians and museum curators have checked every detail of the text and photographs. Additionally, maps, timelines, and indexes make this an indispensable reference tool sure to intrigue as it informs.
Describes the institutions and daily life of towns in fourteenth-century western Europe, including home life, guilds, schools, the Church, and the ravages of the plague.