A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

From the front dust jacket flap: "The 14th century gives us back two contradictory images: on the one hand a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry and exquisitely illuminated Books of Hours; on the other a time of ferocity and spiritual agony - a world plunged into chaos. These are the years when the Black Death struck in the great plague of 1348-50, killing more than a third of the entire population between India and Iceland, and returned four times during the rest of the century..." "Mrs. Tuchman anatomizes the century, revealing to us both the great rhythms of history and the grain and texture of domestic life as it was lived:..." Book - Very Good+ condition. Black cloth over boards w text on front and spine. Very minimal edge/corner wear. "Europe in the Late 14th Century" map on front end papers. "Nicopolis and Other Castles on the Danube (from a 14 century map)" image on the back end papers. There are some black & white illustrations and a few color illustrations. Text is clean, binding is tight. Dust Jacket - Very Good condition. Very little edge/corner wear except for a closed tear on front middle (about 1/2"). Please use photos as part of the description. 677 pages including Bibliography, Notes, and Index.