A History of Manners, Customs and Dress during the Middle Ages and Renaissance Period

A cultural history of the Middle Ages amd Renaissance Period, focussing on various aspects of public and private everyday life of society, such as hunting, games, guilds, costumes and many more, and their development from ancient times to Renaissance. Illustrated with over 400 images. \＂What an ardent struggle during that long period! and how full, too, of emotion is its picture! Society tends to reconstitute itself in every aspect.\＂ Originally published in 1876.