Daily Life in Portugal in the Late Middle Ages (English and Portuguese Edition) - Hardcover

A. H. De Oliveira Marques

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0299055809 ISBN 13: 9780299055806

Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Pr, 1971

Synopsis

Past studies of medieval Portugal have focused on such specific themes as political or administrative history and voyages of discovery. Oliveira Marques, however, has captured the vast spectrum of Portuguese daily life from the twelfth through the fifteenth centuries The whole of medieval society is depicted, both on a national scale and, more important, society as it affected the individual in his everyday activities. Oliveira Marques gives us an engaging and original social history which examines customary meals, dress, homes, work, spiritual life, even ideas about courtship and love. Medieval Portuguese culture and education, amusements and funeral customs are all a part of this portrait.

About this title

About the Author:

A. H. de Oliveira Marques is Professor of History at the University of Lisbon (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) and scientific coordinator of the Centro de Estudos Historicos there. He has published many books on Portuguese history and, in 1998, was decorated by the president of Portugal.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Portugese (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Pr
• Publication date: 1971
• ISBN 10: 0299055809
• ISBN 13: 9780299055806
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 440
• Illustrator: Vitor Andre