MEDIEVAL LIFE: MANNERS, CUSTOMS & DRESS DURING THE MIDDLE AGES. by Lacroix, Paul - 2011

London: Arcturus, 2011. 554 pp, 10 1/4" H. "(D)escribes in meticulous yet vivid detail manners, customs and dress during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Wide ranging in its coverage, it provides a complete picture of what it must have been like to be alive in this momentous point in history. Profusely illustrated, it is a veritable treasure-trove of information about virtually every aspect of existence - commerce and finance, domestic lives and pastimes, justice and punishments, food and hunting, cultural customs and dress, and much more. Written by respected 19th-century writer and antiquarian Paul Lacroix, (it) is a piece of history preserved in print. In this beautiful facsimile edition the classic chronicle is presented complete, and includes over 400 (b&w illustrations plus a small section of colour plates), which bring to life the many facets of this compelling era." Very minor twist to the spine. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at the top of the spine.. Not Signed. Facsimile Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+.