How to survive in a medieval city: earn a living, evade justice, and atone for your sins – Palamarchuk Anastasia – Mann, Ivanov, and Ferber – 2026 – ISBN 978-5-00250-841-9
How to survive in a medieval city: earn a living, evade justice, and atone for your sins
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What is a medieval city? Markets and the clink of coins. Solemn processions, cruel amusements, and the "theater of justice" that took place during executions. Guilds and workshops, schools, universities, and the inevitable cathedral. The city is an entire universe, a "union" and "common body" of citizens. Freedom—and obligation.
Medieval scholar Anastasia Palamarchuk shatters stereotypes about the "Dark" Middle Ages and reveals its urban culture as vibrant, multifaceted, and surprisingly similar to modern times. Scenes from the past will come to life, allowing you to smell its scents, hear its sounds, and understand how city dwellers lived hundreds of years ago. You'll learn why it's impossible to get lost in a medieval city, how to swear an "oath of allegiance" to it, where visitors to the city went if they fell ill, how cesspools and the devil are connected, how the "betrothal of the city to the sea" took place, whether city life was frightening or a "fairytale dream," and much more.
Medieval scholar Anastasia Palamarchuk shatters stereotypes about the "Dark" Middle Ages and reveals its urban culture as vibrant, multifaceted, and surprisingly similar to modern times. Scenes from the past will come to life, allowing you to smell its scents, hear its sounds, and understand how city dwellers lived hundreds of years ago. You'll learn why it's impossible to get lost in a medieval city, how to swear an "oath of allegiance" to it, where visitors to the city went if they fell ill, how cesspools and the devil are connected, how the "betrothal of the city to the sea" took place, whether city life was frightening or a "fairytale dream," and much more.
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