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Author French, Katherine L., author

Title Household goods and good households in late medieval London : consumption and domesticity after the plague / Katherine L. French
Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 314 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts
Series The Middle Ages Series
Middle Ages series.
Contents Introduction : the challenges of increased consumption -- Living in London before the plague -- Valuing household goods -- Interior decorating after the plague -- Good housekeeping in post-plague London -- Some brought flesh and some brought fish -- When a woman labors with a child -- Praying upon beads -- Conclusion : what Londoners learned as they learned to live with more
Summary "Household Goods and Good Households in Late Medieval London looks at how increased consumption in the aftermath of the Black Death reconfigured long-held gender roles and changed the domestic lives of London's merchants and artisans for years to come."-- De Gruyter resource page, viewed February 10, 2022
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (De Gruyter, viewed February 10, 2022)
Subject Households -- England -- London -- History -- To 1500
Black Death -- England -- London
Labor supply -- England -- London -- History -- To 1500
Home economics -- England -- London -- History -- To 1500
Black Death
Home economics
Households
Labor supply
England -- London
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780812299533
0812299531