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A Picture of a Typical Feudal Community in the Thirteenth Century
_Professor of History in the University of Minnesota_
Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London MCMXXIII
Copyright, 1922 By Harper & Brothers Printed in the U. S. A.
To Ephraim Emerton Master Interpreter of Mediæval History this book is dedicated by an ever-grateful pupil.
I. The Fief of St. Aliquis; Its History and Denizens 1
III. How the Castle Wakes. Baronial Hospitality 41
IV. Games and Diversions. Falconry and Hunting. The Baroness's Garden 51
V. The Family of the Baron. Life of the Women 70
VI. The Matter of Clothes. A Feudal Wedding 88
VIII. The Jongleurs and Secular Literature and Poetry 132
IX. The Feudal Relationship. Doing Homage 146
XI. The Education of a Feudal Nobleman 176
XII. Feudal Weapons and Horses. Dubbing a Knight 189
XIV. A Baronial Feud. The Siege of a Castle 224
XVII. Charity. Care of the Sick. Funerals 275
XVIII. Popular Religion. Pilgrimages. Superstitions. Relic Worship 286
XIX. The Monastery of St. Aliquis: Buildings, Organization. An Ill-Ruled Abbey 312
XX. The Monastery of St. Aliquis: The Activities of Its Inmates. Monastic Learning 330
XXI. The "Good Town" of Pontdebois: Aspect and Organization 343
XXII. Industry and Trade in Pontdebois. The Great Fair 357
XXIII. The Lord Bishop. The Canons. The Parish Clergy 373
Interior of a Thirteenth-century Apartment Facing p. 36
A King in the Twelfth Century Wearing Pellison " 90
Wreath Made of Metal Flowers Sewed on Braid " 91
Winter Costume in the Twelfth Century " 94
A Royal Marriage in the Thirteenth Century " 99
Servants Bringing the Food to the Table " 123
Young Girls of the Nobility Serving at the Table " 126
A Feast of Ceremony in the Twelfth Century Facing p. 128
Small Portable Organ of the Thirteenth Century Page 132
Listening to a Trouvère in a Château of the Thirteenth Century Facing p. 140
Banner of the Thirteenth Century Page 147
The Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Bretagne (Thirteenth Century) " 148
Seal of the Duke Jean of Bretagne (Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries) " 149