The great household in late medieval England
"In the later medieval centuries, a whole range of important social, political and artistic activities took place against the backdrop of the great English households. In this vividly illuminating book, C.M. Woolgar explores the details of life in these great houses. Based on an extensive investigation of household accounts and related primary documents, he examines the daily routines, the weekly and annual patterns, and the life-cycle observances of birth, childhood, marriage, death and burial. He also delineates the major changes that transformed the economy and geography of both lay and clerical households between 1200 and 1500"--Jacket
History
ix, 254 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm
9780300076875, 0300076878
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Household antiquities
Size, membership and hospitality
The servants
Space and residence
The rhythms of the household
Food and drink
Cooking and the meal
The senses, religion and intellectual life
Travel, horses and other animals
Conclusion