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• New Reference Book: Handbook to Life in the Medieval World

  05May
  Categories: History, Humanities, Research, Social Sciences Comments: 0

  Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

  Handbook to Life in the Medieval World by Madeleine Pelner Cosman and Linda Gale Jones, Facts On File, 2008.

  Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 909.07 F11H

  Divided into twelve topics, this reference set presents daily life during medieval times.  Topics are presented from the viewpoint of medieval Christians, Jews and Muslims.
  A sampling of topics include: Warfare & Weapons (including an entry on Women’s Arms), Mysticism & Magic (including an entry on Alchemy), and Clothing, Costume & Textiles (including an entry on Fashionable Hats and Headgear).

  Helpful for: Humanities, History, Religious & Social Studies.

  

   

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  Tags: Alchemy, History, Humanities, Medieval Christianity, Medieval Clothing, Medieval Judiasm, Medieval Muslims, Medieval Warfare, Medieval Weapons, Religious Studies, Social Studies