Children in the Middle Ages

by Daniéle Alexandre-Bidon

Book Overview

Numerous historic sources survive from Late Antiquity through to the late medieval period concerning children, from letters and educational tracts to archaeological finds and artistic representations. This very readable account examines all aspects of childhood, including mothers, birth, education, disease and burial, often drawing on specific cases. The children studied include aristocratic children, working children or slaves, and abused children...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268023522
• ISBN13: 9780268023522
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"