A Cultural History of Furniture in the Middle Ages and Renaissance

By: Christina M. Anderson

The Middle Ages were marked by dramatic social, economic, political, and religious changes. Diverse regional and local conditions, and varied social classes - including peasant, artisan, merchant, clergy, nobility, and rulers - resulted in differing needs for furniture. The social settings for furniture included official and private residences both grand and humble, churches and monasteries, and civic institutions, including places of governance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472577809
• ISBN13: 9781472577801
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.7"