Life in the Middle Ages: Volume 1 & 2, Religion, Folk-Lore and Superstition; Chronicles, Science and Art

Life in the Middle Ages: Volume 1 & 2, Religion, Folk-Lore and Superstition; Chronicles, Science and Art
Author: G. G. Coulton
Publisher: CUP Archive
Total Pages: 468
Release: 1968-03-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521069465

Life in the Middle Ages will appeal to readers who want to get behind the generalizations of historians by reference to the raw material. This collection of documents covers a wide field. The topics range form clergy and laity, saints and sinners, to love, battles, pageants and some details of everyday life. The extracts are drawn from documentary material in six languages and the majority were translated for this collection; they represent thirty years' study among all kinds of medieval writings and have been chosen as specially representative of the period. The full collection is now published in two parts. The first encompasses 'Religion, Folklore and Superstition', and 'Chronicles, Science and Art', and the second, 'Men and Manners', and 'Monks, Friars and Nuns'.

A Handbook for History Teachers

A Handbook for History Teachers
Author: Dorothy Dymond
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2023-11-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1003807038

First Published in 1929 A Handbook for History Teachers is an attempt on the part of a number of teachers (many of them members of the S. E. London branch of the Historical Association) to offer some practical help in the choice of historical material for children. It discusses themes like schemes of work in elementary junior and senior schools, textbooks for pupils under fifteen, class library books for pupils under fifteen, book lists for teachers, and sources for the preparation of history stories by the teacher. This is an essential read for history teachers and education.

What Shall I Read Next?

What Shall I Read Next?
Author: F. Seymour Smith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 243
Release: 1953-01-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0521064929

Originally published in 1953, What Shall I Read Next? lists nearly 2000 works published after 1900, with the compiler's own appreciatory comments on selected items. It was a companion volume to Mr Seymour Smith's English Library. Both books are published on behalf of the National Book League. In his introduction, explaining the scope and purpose of the book, Mr Seymour Smith wrote: 'Some will find it useful merely as a shopping list, reminding them of books they know something about already, and serving as a remembrancer. To others, and particularly to younger readers, it may introduce books which have so far escaped their notice. It is hoped, too, that for booksellers and librarians it will have a practical use as a desk-book, for answering enquiries, for serving as a check list for stock, and for use as a reference book when memory fails'.