West Routt Library District

A knight returning home from the Crusades encounters Death, who agrees to a chess game. In the balance hang the lives of the knight and a group of traveling players.

Text and cutaway illustrations depict how people lived and worked inside a medieval castle.

Prizewinning historian Chris Wickham defies the conventional view of the Dark Ages in European history with a work of remarkable scope and rigorous yet accessible scholarship. Drawing on a wealth of new material and featuring a thoughtful synthesis of historical and archaeological approaches, Wickham argues that these centuries were critical in the formulation of European identity. Far from being a middle period between more significant epochs, this...

Combines location sequences and animation to show the building of a Gothic cathedral. Begins with a tour of Chartres, Reims, Amiens, Bourges, Beauvais, Notre Dame de Paris, Laon, and the Royal Abbey Church of St. Denis. Discusses life in the medieval era and how churches were a center of life.

"Journey back to medieval times with a host of LEGO minifigures. Meet the boldest, bravest knights and other castle characters, from lords and ladies to cooks and jesters"--Back cover.

On cover: China's enlightened empire --The advent of the Turks--The Norman conquests--The birth of Russia--India's elephant kings.

Examines daily life in the Middle Ages, covering such aspects as chivalry, the great cathedrals, medieval technology, country life, and pilgrimages.

Pictures of life in castles and manors, monasteries and towns during the Middle Ages--N.Y. State Library.

This book tells what it was like to live in the days of the knights during the Middle Ages.

An introduction to the various elements of Renaissance life, including religion, trade, education, food, and clothes.