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Manners, Customs and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period

Jean de la Lacroix (1542 - 1591)

A comprehensive and detailed account of medieval life and culture in France, with reference to other parts of Europe, including chapters on private life, food, hunting, games and pastimes, costume, privileges and rights, justice, commerce, finance, and punishments. The online text of the book has over 400 contemporary illustrations.

Warning: Sections 27 and 28, Punishments, may be disturbing to those of a sensitive disposition. (Summary by Ruth Golding)

Genre(s): Middle Ages/Middle History

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	00 - Preface	Leni	00:08:37
Play 01	01 - Condition of Persons and Lands, Part 1	Leni	00:17:14
Play 02	02 - Condition of Persons and Lands, Part 2	Leni	00:24:27
Play 03	03 - Privileges and Rights (Feudal and Municipal), Part 1	Donna Stewart	00:18:38
Play 04	04 - Privileges and Rights (Feudal and Municipal), Part 2	Donna Stewart	00:30:52
Play 05	05 - Private Life in the Castles, the Towns, and the Rural Districts, Part 1	Donna Stewart	00:21:54
Play 06	06 - Private Life in the Castles, the Towns, and the Rural Districts, Part 2	Donna Stewart	00:27:22
Play 07	07 - Private Life in the Castles, the Towns, and the Rural Districts, Part 3	Donna Stewart	00:22:16
Play 08	08 - Private Life in the Castles, the Towns, and the Rural Districts, Part 4	Donna Stewart	00:15:16
Play 09	09 - Food and Cookery, Part 1	Ruth Golding	00:27:31
Play 10	10 - Food and Cookery, Part 2	Ruth Golding	00:30:16
Play 11	11 - Food and Cookery, Part 3	Ruth Golding	00:21:10
Play 12	12 - Food and Cookery, Part 4	Ruth Golding	00:25:19
Play 13	13 - Food and Cookery, Part 5	Ruth Golding	00:31:42
Play 14	14 - Food and Cookery, Part 6	Ruth Golding	00:16:46
Play 15	15 - Hunting, Part 1	Donna Stewart	00:29:09
Play 16	16 - Hunting, Part 2	Donna Stewart	00:33:45
Play 17	17 - Games and Pastimes, Part 1	Donna Stewart	00:30:14
Play 18	18 - Games and Pastimes, Part 2	Donna Stewart	00:29:54
Play 19	19 - Commerce	Donna Stewart	00:38:08
Play 20	20 - Guilds and Trade Corporations	Donna Stewart	00:40:36
Play 21	21 - Taxes, Money, and Finance, Part 1	Jim Clevenger	00:46:25
Play 22	22 - Taxes, Money, and Finance, Part 2	Jim Clevenger	00:41:51
Play 23	23 - Law and the Administration of Justice, Part 1	Donna Stewart	00:38:32
Play 24	24 - Law and the Administration of Justice, Part 2	Donna Stewart	00:39:46
Play 25	25 - Secret Tribunals, Part 1	Leni	00:13:16
Play 26	26 - Secret Tribunals, Part 2	Leni	00:33:00
Play 27	27 - Punishments, Part 1	hearhis	00:22:16
Play 28	28 - Punishments, Part 2	Jim Clevenger	00:30:30
Play 29	29 - Jews	hearhis	00:42:22
Play 30	30 - Gipsies, Tramps, Beggars, and Cours des Miracles, Part 1	Clacas	00:29:56
Play 31	31 - Gipsies, Tramps, Beggars, and Cours des Miracles, Part 2	Clacas	00:19:05
Play 32	32 - Ceremonials, Part 1	Donna Stewart	00:23:44
Play 33	33 - Ceremonials, Part 2	Donna Stewart	00:32:14
Play 34	34 - Costumes, Part 1	Ruth Golding	00:34:07
Play 35	35 - Costumes, Part 2	Ruth Golding	00:37:16

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