Description: Inventions of the Middle Ages by Chiara Frugoni The middle ages have often been depicted as a period in which life had few comforts. Diet and health were poor, learning was preserved only for the select few through the monasteries and even the nobility had to do without. Nonsense, says the great medieval scholar Chiara Frugoni, in this delightful examination of the many inventions we owe to the Middle Ages. This ‘backward’ period gave us printed books, spectacles, anaesthetics, pets, chequebooks, glazed windows, clocks, underwear, playing cards, the fireplace, universities and the wheelbarrow – inventions, items and ideas without which our lives would be poorer, more painful and definitely less healthy. Features; Folio Society Third Printing Publisher Folio Society, London; 2009 Quarter-Bound in Cloth With Modigliani Paper Sides Hardback, 200pp With 83 colour and black & white illustrations Size 220 x 170mm, 1kg SKU EB1225 Condition: Fine - Superb Unmarked Condition Superfast Delivery - I always try to post within 24 hrs of payment to ensure you get your book(s) as quickly as possible. Professional Packaging - I always use Top Quality packaging products to ensure you receive your item in the condition it was sent. If you have any questions about the book please let me know and I will be more than happy to help
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Publisher: Folio Society
Author: Chiara Frugoni
Binding: Hardback
Language: English
