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LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES

Life on a
Mediaeval Barony
A Picture of a Typical
Feudal Community in the
Thirteenth Century
By
William Stearns Davis, Ph.D.
Professor of History in the University of Minnesota
ILLUSTRATED
Decoration
Harper & Brothers Publishers
New York and London
MCMXXIII

Copyright, 1922
By Harper & Brothers
Printed in the U. S. A.
First Edition
G-1

To Ephraim Emerton
Master Interpreter of Medival History
this book is dedicated by
an ever-grateful pupil.

Table of Contents
ChapterPage
I.The Fief of St. Aliquis; Its History and Denizens
II.The Castle of St. Aliquis
III.How the Castle Wakes. Baronial Hospitality
IV.Games and Diversions. Falconry and Hunting. The Baroness's Garden
V.The Family of the Baron. Life of the Women
VI.The Matter of Clothes. A Feudal Wedding
VII.Cookery and Mealtimes
VIII.The Jongleurs and Secular Literature and Poetry
IX.The Feudal Relationship. Doing Homage
X.Justice and Punishments
XI.The Education of a Feudal Nobleman
XII.Feudal Weapons and Horses. Dubbing a Knight
XIII.The Tourney
XIV.A Baronial Feud. The Siege of a Castle
XV.A Great Feudal BattleBouvines
XVI.The Life of the Peasants
XVII.Charity. Care of the Sick. Funerals
XVIII.Popular Religion. Pilgrimages. Superstitions. Relic Worship
XIX.The Monastery of St. Aliquis: Buildings, Organization. An Ill-Ruled Abbey
XX.The Monastery of St. Aliquis: The Activities of Its Inmates. Monastic Learning
XXI.The "Good Town" of Pontdebois: Aspect and Organization
XXII.Industry and Trade in Pontdebois. The Great Fair
XXIII.The Lord Bishop. The Canons. The Parish Clergy
XXIV.The Cathedral and Its Builders

Illustrations
Life in the Middle Ages
The Castle of St. AliquisPage
Typical Castle of the Middle Ages"
View of the Court and the Donjon"
Upper Hall of the Donjon"
Interior of a Thirteenth-century ApartmentFacing p.
A Thirteenth-century BedPage
A Game of Chess"
A Game of Ball"
Lady with a Falcon on Her Wrist"
The Falcon Hunt"
Noble Holding a Falcon in Each Hand"
A Hunter"
The Stag Hunt"
Coiffure of a Noblewoman"
Cradle"
A King in the Twelfth Century Wearing Pellison"
Wreath Made of Metal Flowers Sewed on Braid"
Felt Shoe"
Winter Costume in the Twelfth Century"
Headdress of a Man"
Costume of a Nobleman"
Coiffure of a Woman"
A Royal Marriage in the Thirteenth Century"
Cooks"
Pork Butchers (Bourges)"
Servants Bringing the Food to the Table"
Young Girls of the Nobility Serving at the Table"
A Feast of Ceremony in the Twelfth CenturyFacing p.
Small Portable Organ of the Thirteenth CenturyPage
AcrobatsPage
Dancer of the Twelfth Century"
Thirteenth-century Harp"
Listening to a Trouvre in a Chteau of the Thirteenth CenturyFacing p.
Banner of the Thirteenth CenturyPage
The Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Bretagne (Thirteenth Century)"
Seal of the Duke Jean of Bretagne (Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries)"
Homage in the Twelfth CenturyFacing p.
Costume of a Nobleman (Thirteenth Century)Page
Gothic Writing"
A Teacher Holding a Ferule in His Hand"
Maneuvering with a Lance in the Thirteenth Century"
A Knight at the End of the Thirteenth Century"
German Helmets of the Thirteenth Century"
A Thirteenth-century Shield"
Thirteenth-century Swords"
Horse Trappings"
A Knight of the Thirteenth Century"
A Thirteenth-century Knight"
A Thirteenth-century Knight"
A Beggar"
A Tournament in the Twelfth CenturyFacing p.
Knightly Combat on FootPage
A Combat in the Twelfth Century"
A Catapult"
An Attack with the Aid of a Tower"
A Mantelet in Wood"
Attack on a Wall with the Aid of the Sap"
Group of Peasants and of Shepherds"
Peasants at Work"
A Laborer (Thirteenth Century)"
Peasant Shoes"
A Reaper"
A Marriage in the Thirteenth Century"
A Plow"
A Leper"
A Thirteenth-century Doctor"
A Thirteenth-century Burial ScenePage
A Group of Priests (Thirteenth Century)"
A Shrine in the Form of an Altar (Thirteenth Century) in the Cathedral at Rheims"
Richard Cur de LionFacing p.
View of an Abbey of the Thirteenth CenturyPage
The Galleries of the Cloister of the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel (Thirteenth Century)"
The Refectory at the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel (Thirteenth Century)"
A Benedictine Monk (Thirteenth Century)"
A Piece of Furniture Serving as a Seat and a Reading Desk"
Cloth Merchants"
A Commoner (Thirteenth Century)"
Money-changers (Chartres)"
A Fair in Champagne in the Thirteenth CenturyFacing p.
The Sale of Peltries (Bourges)Page
Episcopal Throne of the Thirteenth Century"
A Bishop of the Twelfth Century"
A Bishop of the Thirteenth Century"
A Deacon (Thirteenth Century)"
Notre Dame and the Bishop's Palace at the Beginning of the Thirteenth Century
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