The Diligent Middle Ages

Today, the Middle Ages seem to us as something distant, gloomy, and incomprehensible. We learn about this time from movies, books, and tours, and all we know are endless wars, robberies, romanticized knights, and many shocking facts that are hard to grasp. It seems that people back then were wilder than ever. But what if it’s not so? In this book, the author meticulously traces the path of various crafts of the Middle Ages, what people of the past did to earn a living, who they relied on for clothing and building their homes. Undoubtedly, the Middle Ages were a time of hardworking and skilled individuals who, even with the simplest tools, could create a multitude of beautiful things, from the most basic household items to real masterpieces made of gold and silver, adorned with precious gems.