The Goodman of Paris

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The Goodman of Paris
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The Goodman of Paris

Edition year 1992
Binding Cloth
Translator Eileen Power
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 242
Dimensions 25.1 × 17.6 cm

Edition details

Goodman of Paris, The (Le Ménagier de Paris); A Treatise on Moral and Domestic Economy by a Citizen of Paris c.1393, translated and introduced by Eileen Power, ten leaves of colour plates reproducing miniatures from French medieval manuscripts. Full green cloth, colour printed cover-label, pale green endleaves. Pale brown slipcase. 25.1 x 17.6 cm. 242 pp

About the book

The Goodman of Paris is a remarkable medieval household and conduct book written by an elderly Parisian husband for his young wife. It offers advice on household management, behaviour, marriage, gardening, cookery and the responsibilities expected within a prosperous medieval home. Beyond its original instructional purpose, the work has become an invaluable source for understanding everyday life in late medieval France. Its practical details about food, servants, domestic organisation and social expectations provide an unusually intimate glimpse into the private world of the Middle Ages.

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