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For students, researchers, and history lovers, a look at day-to-day life in a rarely explored era. "About life and death, midwives and funerals, business, books and authors, and town government."-- Choice

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In the first week of July, dust clouds rise along the roads that crisscross the broad plain of Champagne.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue

1. Troyes: 1250
2. A Burgher's House
3. A Medieval Housewife
4. Childbirth and Children
5. Weddings and Funerals
6. Small Business
7. Big Business
8. The Doctor
9. The Church
10. The Cathedral
11. School and Scholars
12. Books and Authors
13. The New Theater
14. Disasters
15. Town Government
16. The Champagne Fair

After 1250
Genealogy of the Counts of Champagne
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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  1. Joseph Gies (Author)
  2. Frances Gies (Author)
  3. Joseph and Francis Gies

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Thomas Y. Cromwell Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1969
ISBN: 978-0060908805
Page Count: 274

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Reading Level: Adults

It's aimed at adults, but young adults should have no trouble comprehending it. The sentences aren't too wordy, and it's an easy read. I recommend it highly for research because it doesn't bog the reader down.


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