Diligent Middle Ages

Today, the Middle Ages seem to us to be something distant, dark, and incomprehensible. We know about this time from movies, books, and tours, and all that we know are endless wars, robberies, romanticized knights, and many various shocking facts... that don't fit in our heads. It seems that people back then were wilder than ever. But what if it is not so? In this book, the author meticulously traces the path of various crafts in the Middle Ages, the means by which people of the past earned a living, and by whom they were clothed and built their homes. Undoubtedly, the Middle Ages was a time of diligent and skilled people who could create a multitude of beautiful things, starting from the simplest household items to real masterpieces made of gold and silver, adorned with precious stones.