{"product_id":"the-medieval-natural-world-richard-jones-9781408248898","title":"The Medieval Natural World","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow did medieval people make sense of their surroundings, and how did this change over the years as understanding and knowledge expanded?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new \u003ci\u003eSeminar Study\u003c\/i\u003e is designed to familiarise students of medieval history with the ways in which medieval people interpreted the world around them - how they rationalised their observations, and why they developed the models for understanding that they did. Most importantly, it shows how ideas changed over the medieval period, and why. With extensive primary source material, this book builds up a picture using medieval encyclopedias, prose literature and poetry, records of estate management, agricultural treatises, scientific works, annals and chronicles, as well as the evidence from art, architecture, archaeology and the landscape itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn excellent introduction for undergraduate students of Medieval history, or for anyone with an interest in the medieval natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1408248891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408248898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.60w x 0.50d","brand":"Richard Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48113492885759,"sku":"9781408248898","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_59f1a315-0b23-40b0-8b47-3a8483a4a787.jpg?v=1769615385","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-medieval-natural-world-richard-jones-9781408248898","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}