P. L. Jacob’s Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period is a richly detailed survey of everyday life across the medieval and early modern centuries. The book covers feudal society, the nobility and the people, food and feasts, costume and fashion, games and ceremonies, justice, commerce, and the customs that governed daily existence.
Originally lavishly illustrated, the work remains a treasure-house of information on the social texture of medieval and Renaissance Europe, from the manor and the guild to the court and the marketplace. Jacob’s vivid descriptions bring vanished customs to life. Readers interested in social history, costume, or the everyday medieval world will find it endlessly fascinating. This free EPUB edition makes a classic of cultural history available to all who wish to understand life in the Middle Ages.