Life And Work Of The People Of England - A Pictorial Record From Contemporary Sources
Includes 2 Volumes Being The Fourteenth Century (1929) & The Fifteenth Century (1926)
By Dorothy Hartley & Margaret M. Elliot
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons: New York 1926 & 1929
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Life and Work of the People of England - A Pictorial Record from Contemporary Sources by Dorothy Hartley and Margaret M. Elliot is an outstanding visual and historical reconstruction of everyday life in medieval England. Comprising two richly illustrated volumes—the Fourteenth Century (1929) and Fifteenth Century (1926)—the series draws upon manuscripts, illuminations, woodcuts, and artefacts to vividly depict domestic, agricultural, and social scenes from the late Middle Ages. The authors weave these visual records with concise historical commentary, bringing to life the customs, crafts, dress, and occupations of both peasants and gentry, offering readers a rare glimpse into the texture of English life before the dawn of modernity.
Produced with scholarly care and artistic sensitivity, these companion volumes are among the most engaging of Hartley's early works, foreshadowing her later fame as an authority on English folk culture and material history. They remain prized for their meticulous attention to historical sources and their enduring aesthetic appeal. A fine set for historians, collectors of illustrated social histories, and admirers of medieval England's craftsmanship and daily rhythms."
