Using artifacts as primary sources, this book enables students to comprehensively assess and analyze historic evidence in the context of the medieval period.
• Provides a single-volume resource for using medieval artifacts to better understand the long-ago past
• Supplies images of artifacts with detailed descriptions, explanations of significance, and a list of sources for more information, which help students learn how to effectively analyze primary sources
• Presents a virtual window into many different aspects of medieval society and life, including particular activities or roles?such as farming, weaving, fashion, or being a mason or a knight
• Includes sidebars within selected entries that explain key terms and concepts and supply excerpts from contemporary sources