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A History of Private Life, vol. 2

Revelations of the Medieval World

by Georges Duby, Philippe Ariès, Arthur Goldhammer

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The second volume of "A History of Private Life" is a treasure trove of rich and colorful detail culled from an astounding variety of sources. This absorbing "secret epic" constructs a vivid picture of peasant and patrician life in the eleventh to fifteenth centuries.

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