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BUY FROM PUBLISHER	A Day in a Medieval City by Chiara Frugoni introduction by Arsenio Frugoni translated by William McCuaig University of Chicago Press, 2005 Cloth: 978-0-226-26634-3 \| Paper: 978-0-226-26635-0 Library of Congress Classification D134.F7913 2005 Dewey Decimal Classification 940.1 ABOUT THIS BOOK \| AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY \| REVIEWS \| TOC \| REQUEST ACCESSIBLE FILE ABOUT THIS BOOK An opportunity to experience the daily hustle and bustle of life in the late Middle Ages, A Day in a Medieval City provides a captivating dawn-to-dark account of medieval life. A visual trek through the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries—with seasoned historian and expert on medieval iconography Chiara Frugoni as guide—this book offers a vast array of images and vignettes that depicts the everyday hardships and commonplace pleasures for people living in the Middle Ages. A Day in a Medieval City breathes life into the activities of the city streets, homes, fields, schools, and places of worship. With entertaining anecdotes and gritty details, it engages the modern reader with its discoveries of the religious, economic, and institutional practices of the day. From urban planning and education to child care, hygiene, and the more leisurely pursuits of games, food, books, and superstitions, Frugoni unearths the daily routines of the private and public lives of citizens. A Day in a Medieval City is a charming portal to the Middle Ages that you'll surely want with you on your travels to Europe—or in your armchair. “With its color illustrations of rare paintings and artifacts, this thoughtful and informative, elegantly fashioned excursion into the life of a medieval city is a veritable feast of information and visual delights. Frugoni is a marvelously experienced historical travel guide.”—Choice “Stunningly beautiful . . . and a good read as well. . . . It’s amazing how much wealth of detail and image Ms. Frugoni has packed into this delightful, relatively small book.”—Steve Goode, Washington Times “Charming and insightful. . . .Written with exceptional grace and infused with a warm sense of humanity.”—Library Journal AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Chiara Frugoni is professor emerita of medieval studies at the University of Rome. She is the author of several books, including Books, Banks, Buttons: And Other Inventions from the Middle Ages. William McCuaig is an independent scholar and translator who has translated two previous books by Chiara Frugoni. REVIEWS "A very well-illustrated, charming, and informative picture by someone who truly knows the sources of real, everyday life in a medieval city." — George Holmes, editor of The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe “Charming and insightful . . . .Written with exceptional grace and infused with a warm sense of humanity.”— Library Journal "A captivating dawn-to-dark account of medieval life on the city streets, in homes, fields, schools and places of worship. From urban planning and education to child care, hygiene and the more leisurely pursuits of games, food, books and superstitions, Frugoni unearths the daily routines of the private and public lives of the citizens in Italy." — History Today "Stunningly beautiful . . . and a good read as well. . . . It's amazing how much wealth of detail and image Ms. Frugoni has packed into this delightful, relatively small book." — Steve Goode, Washington Times “With its color illustrations of rare paintings and artifacts, this thoughtful and informative, elegantly fashioned excursion into the life of a medieval city is a veritable feast of information and visual delights. Frugoni is a marvelously experienced historical travel guide. The translation is clear and unobtrusive, every page reflecting the author's verve and intellectual curiosity. . . . This is a gem that will appeal to general audiences as well as students and scholars.” — Choice "Frugoni writes with both an encyclopedic knowledge of history and a native's love of Italy. For those wishing for insight into the medieval world—and who are not afraid to learn the true facts about medieval life—this lavishly illustrated volume is not to be missed." — Ken Mondschein, Renaissance Magazine "Frugoni gathers together a wealth of information about everyday life: about work, shopping, games, clothes, childcare, hygiene, devotion, schooling and sleep. . . . A beautiful picture book, an enticing store of images and anecdotes." — Bettina Bildhauer, Times Literary Supplement "Casting ourselves, even briefly, into another time is extremely difficult, but [Frugoni's] prose and her understanding of the commonplace gives A Day in a Medieval City life. This one's a keeper." — Blue Ridge Business Journal "Enjoyable in every way, this fine book is warmly recommended to all academic libraries and interested individuals. Readers will be grateful to the author for this useful book and more grateful still to be living in much more hygienic if far less devout times." — Daniel Boice, Catholic Library TABLE OF CONTENTS Author's Note Translator's Note Introduction by Arsenio Frugoni (1914-1970) 1. The Time of Labor, the Time of Memory 2. The Road That Leads to the City 3. Inside the City 4. The Lives of Children 5. Childhood Learning 6. Adult Reading 7. Indoors Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index REQUEST ACCESSIBLE FILE If you are a student who has a disability that prevents you from using this book in printed form, BiblioVault may be able to supply you with an electronic file for alternative access. Please have the disability coordinator at your school fill out this form. It can take 2-3 weeks for requests to be filled. See other books on: Cities and towns, Medieval \| City and town life \| Day \| McCuaig, William \| Medieval See other titles from University of Chicago Press

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REVIEWS

"A very well-illustrated, charming, and informative picture by someone who truly knows the sources of real, everyday life in a medieval city."

— George Holmes, editor of The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe

“Charming and insightful . . . .Written with exceptional grace and infused with a warm sense of humanity.”— Library Journal

"A captivating dawn-to-dark account of medieval life on the city streets, in homes, fields, schools and places of worship. From urban planning and education to child care, hygiene and the more leisurely pursuits of games, food, books and superstitions, Frugoni unearths the daily routines of the private and public lives of the citizens in Italy."

— History Today

"Stunningly beautiful . . . and a good read as well. . . . It's amazing how much wealth of detail and image Ms. Frugoni has packed into this delightful, relatively small book."

— Steve Goode, Washington Times

“With its color illustrations of rare paintings and artifacts, this thoughtful and informative, elegantly fashioned excursion into the life of a medieval city is a veritable feast of information and visual delights. Frugoni is a marvelously experienced historical travel guide. The translation is clear and unobtrusive, every page reflecting the author's verve and intellectual curiosity. . . . This is a gem that will appeal to general audiences as well as students and scholars.”

— Choice

"Frugoni writes with both an encyclopedic knowledge of history and a native's love of Italy. For those wishing for insight into the medieval world—and who are not afraid to learn the true facts about medieval life—this lavishly illustrated volume is not to be missed."

— Ken Mondschein, Renaissance Magazine

"Frugoni gathers together a wealth of information about everyday life: about work, shopping, games, clothes, childcare, hygiene, devotion, schooling and sleep. . . . A beautiful picture book, an enticing store of images and anecdotes."

— Bettina Bildhauer, Times Literary Supplement

"Casting ourselves, even briefly, into another time is extremely difficult, but [Frugoni's] prose and her understanding of the commonplace gives A Day in a Medieval City life. This one's a keeper."

— Blue Ridge Business Journal

"Enjoyable in every way, this fine book is warmly recommended to all academic libraries and interested individuals. Readers will be grateful to the author for this useful book and more grateful still to be living in much more hygienic if far less devout times."

— Daniel Boice, Catholic Library