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Secondhand book for saleMargaret Wade Labarge.
Mistress, Maids and Men: Baronial Life in the Thirteenth Century.
Published London: Phoenix, 2003 reissue (was originally published as A Baronial Household of the Thirteenth Century, 1965).
ISBN 1842124994;
ISBN-13: 9781842124994.
Binding: paperback, perfect bound.
Printer: Clays Ltd, St. Ives.
Size: 128x196x18mm.
Page count: 235pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair to good: this copy has some mild wear on the covers, pages starting to yellow with age; otherwise doesn’t look heavily used, the spine is not creased from reading and the text appears to be free of marking.
This item £6.50
P&P inc. within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)Weight without packaging: 252g.
Contents: The castle as a home; The lady of the house; Organisation of the household; Daily fare; The spice account; Wine & beer; Cooking & serving of meals; Cloths & clothes; Travel & transport; Amusements of a baronial household; Conclusion.
Appendix: Household roll of Eleanor Countess of Leicester.Notes: at end of book
Tables: no
Illustrations: 7 pages of monochrome plates
Maps & plans: 1
Genealogies: no
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 9pp
Index: yes
See also | Aristocracy |
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