Daily Life in the Age of Charlemagne (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313316685)

During Charlemagne's time, life was full of ordinary difficulties: the food supply could be depleted quickly by a bad growing season; most people had no access to artificial lighting; childbearing was extremely dangerous for both the child and the mother. This book covers topics ranging from food, clothing, housing, the intellectual life at court, the military life, the monastic life, and everything in between, giving readers a compelling portrait of how life was lived in the early Middle Ages.

Charlemagne's impact on the world is virtually unparalleled. Had he not built his empire and encouraged what became known as the Carolingian renaissance, much of the ancient Roman culture would have been lost, and Christianity may have died in the West. Yet on a personal level, people of Charlemagne's age lived as they had for hundreds of years.

Author: John J. Butt
ISBN-10: 0313316686
ISBN-13: 9780313316685
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2002
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.40w x 0.86d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2003 pg. 175
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2003 pg. 213