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Pierre Riché; trans Jo Ann McNamara.
Daily Life in the World of Charlemagne.
Publisher: Liverpool U.P., 1978 (original French edn. was 1973).
ISBN 0853231745.
Binding: paperback, perfect bound.
Printed in the USA.
Size: 149x228x26mm.
Page count: xvi,334pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair: covers yellowed, the spine especially so; some creasing to the spine; top corners of the half-title & title pages trimmed awkwardly during manufacture; text appears to be free of marking.

This item £8.50
P&P inc. within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

[Pennsylvania U.P. edn. in print at $27.50/£18.00]
Weight without packaging: 535g.

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Contents: Diversity of the Carolingian world; Carolingians abroad; Carolingian landscape; Urban scene; Monastic communities; The Carolingian palace; Population — a demographic approach; Aristocratic life; Aristocratic wealth; Lay aristocracy — a life of sport & war; Ecclesiastical aristocracy; Life at court; Carolingian people; Rural technology; Artisan technology; Building trades; Furniture & clothing; Lighting, heating & hygiene; Food & drink; Religious beliefs & attitudes; Religious training of the clergy & instruction of the people; Aristocratic culture; A liturgical civilization; Hardships of life; Lay protectors; Protection by the Church & the saints.

Illustrations: no
Maps & plans: 3

Notes: at end of book
Tables: 1
Genealogies: no
Chronology: yes
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 2pp
Index: yes

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