A History of Domestic Manners and Sentiments in England During the Middle AgesTO THE LADY LONDESBOROUGH, THIS Volume is Dedicated AS A TESTIMONY OF VERY SINCERE RESPECT, BY THE AUTHOR.Reading editionChapter navigation30 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…A HISTORY OF DOMESTIC MANNERS AND SENTIMENTS IN ENGLAND During the Middle Ages. By THOMAS WRIGHT, Esq., M.A., F.S.A., Hon. M.R.S.L., &c.; Corresponding Member of the Imperial Institute of France (Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres). WITH Illustrations from the Illuminations in Contemporary Manuscripts and other Sources, DRAWN & ENGRAVED BY F. W. FAIRHOLT, Esq., F.S.A. LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY. 1862.TO THE LADY LONDESBOROUGH, THIS Volume is Dedicated AS A TESTIMONY OF VERY SINCERE RESPECT, BY THE AUTHOR.To the LADY LONDESBOROUGH.Introductory materialChapter I · INTRODUCTORY.—THE ANGLO-SAXONS BEFORE THEIR CONVERSION.—GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OF A SAXON HOUSE.Chapter II · IN-DOOR LIFE AMONG THE ANGLO-SAXONS.—THE HALL AND ITS HOSPITALITY.—THE SAXON MEAL.—PROVISIONS AND COOKERY.—AFTER-DINNER OCCUPATIONS.—DRUNKEN BRAWLS.Chapter III · THE CHAMBER AND ITS FURNITURE.—BEDS AND BED-ROOMS.—INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD AMONG THE ANGLO-SAXONS.—CHARACTER AND MANNERS OF THE ANGLO-SAXON LADIES.—THEIR CRUELTY TO THEIR SERVANTS.—THEIR AMUSEMENTS.—THE GARDEN; LOVE OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS FOR FLOWERS.—ANGLO-SAXON PUNISHMENTS.—ALMSGIVING.Chapter IV · OUT OF DOOR AMUSEMENTS OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS.—HUNTING AND HAWKING.—HORSES AND CARRIAGES.—TRAVELLING.—MONEY-DEALINGS.Chapter V · THE EARLY NORMAN PERIOD.—LUXURIOUSNESS OF THE NORMANS.—ADVANCE IN DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE.—THE KITCHEN AND THE HALL.—PROVISIONS AND COOKERY.—BEES.—THE DAIRY.—MEAL-TIMES AND DIVISIONS OF THE DAY.—FURNITURE.—THE FALDESTOL.—CHAIRS AND OTHER SEATS.Chapter VI · THE NORMAN HALL.—SOCIAL SENTIMENTS UNDER THE ANGLO-NORMANS.—DOMESTIC AMUSEMENTS.—CANDLES AND LANTERNS.—FURNITURE.—BEDS.—OUT-OF-DOOR RECREATIONS.—HUNTING.—ARCHERY.—CONVIVIAL INTERCOURSE AND HOSPITALITY.—TRAVELLING.—PUNISHMENTS.—THE STOCKS.—A NORMAN SCHOOL.—EDUCATION.Chapter VII · EARLY ENGLISH HOUSES.—THEIR GENERAL FORM AND DISTRIBUTION.Chapter VIII · THE OLD ENGLISH HALL.—THE KITCHEN, AND ITS CIRCUMSTANCES.—THE DINNER-TABLE.—MINSTRELSY.Chapter IX · THE MINSTREL.—HIS POSITION UNDER THE ANGLO-SAXONS.—THE NORMAN TROUVERE, MENESTREL, AND JOUGLEUR.—THEIR CONDITION.—RUTEBEUF.—DIFFERENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN USE AMONG THE MINSTRELS.—THE BEVERLEY MINSTRELS.Chapter X · AMUSEMENTS AFTER DINNER.—GAMBLING.—THE GAME OF CHESS.—ITS HISTORY.—DICE.—TABLES.—DRAUGHTS.Chapter XI · DOMESTIC AMUSEMENTS AFTER DINNER.—THE CHAMBER AND ITS FURNITURE.—PET ANIMALS.—OCCUPATIONS AND MANNERS OF THE LADIES.—SUPPER.—CANDLES, LAMPS, AND LANTERNS.Chapter XII · THE BED AND ITS FURNITURE.—THE TOILETTE; BATHING.—CHESTS AND COFFERS IN THE CHAMBER.—THE HUTCH.—USES OF RINGS.—COMPOSITION OF THE FAMILY.—FREEDOM OF MANNERS.—SOCIAL SENTIMENTS, AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS.Chapter XIII · OCCUPATIONS OUT OF DOORS.—THE PLEASURE-GARDEN.—THE LOVE OF FLOWERS, AND THE FASHION OF MAKING GARLANDS.—FORMALITIES OF THE PROMENADE.—GARDENING IN THE MIDDLE AGES.Chapter XIV · AMUSEMENTS.—PERFORMING BEARS.—HAWKING AND HUNTING.—RIDING.—CARRIAGES.—TRAVELLING.—INNS AND TAVERNS.—HOSPITALITY.Chapter XV · EDUCATION.—LITERARY MEN AND SCRIBES.—PUNISHMENTS; THE STOCKS; THE GALLOWS.Chapter XVI · OLD ENGLISH COOKERY.—HISTORY OF “GOURMANDISE.”—ENGLISH COOKERY OF THE FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH CENTURIES.—BILLS OF FARE.—GREAT FEASTS.Chapter XVII · SLOW PROGRESS OF SOCIETY IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY.—ENLARGEMENT OF THE HOUSES.—THE HALL AND ITS FURNITURE.—ARRANGEMENT OF THE TABLE FOR MEALS.—ABSENCE OF CLEANLINESS.—MANNERS AT TABLE.—THE PARLOUR.Chapter XVIII · IN-DOOR LIFE AND CONVERSATION.—PET ANIMALS.—THE DANCE.—RERE-SUPPERS.—ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE “NANCY” TAPESTRY.Chapter XIX · THE CHAMBER AND ITS FURNITURE AND USES.—BEDS.—HUTCHES AND COFFERS.—THE TOILETTE; MIRRORS.Chapter XX · STATE OF SOCIETY.—THE FEMALE CHARACTER.—GREEDINESS IN EATING.—CHARACTER OF THE MEDIÆVAL SERVANTS.—DAILY OCCUPATIONS IN THE HOUSEHOLD: SPINNING AND WEAVING; PAINTING.—THE GARDEN AND ITS USES.—GAMES OUT OF DOORS; HAWKING, ETC.—TRAVELLING, AND MORE FREQUENT USE OF CARRIAGES.—TAVERNS; FREQUENTED BY WOMEN.—EDUCATION AND LITERARY OCCUPATIONS; SPECTACLES.Chapter XXI · CHANGES IN ENGLISH DOMESTIC MANNERS DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE REFORMATION AND THE COMMONWEALTH.—THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S HOUSE.—ITS HALL.—THE FIREPLACE AND FIRE.—UTENSILS.—COOKERY.—USUAL HOURS FOR MEALS.—BREAKFAST.—DINNER, AND ITS FORMS AND CUSTOMS.—THE BANQUET.—CUSTOM OF DRINKING HEALTHS.Chapter XXII · HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.—THE PARLOUR.—THE CHAMBER.Chapter XXIII · OCCUPATIONS OF THE LADIES.—GAMES AND ENJOYMENTS.—ROUGHNESS OF ENGLISH SPORTS AT THIS PERIOD.—THE HOT-HOUSES, OR BATHS.—THE ORDINARIES.—DOMESTIC PETS.—TREATMENT OF CHILDREN.—METHODS OF LOCOMOTION.—CONCLUSION.INDEX.On the First of every Month, Price 2s. 6d., THE ART-JOURNAL: A RECORD OF THE FINE ARTS, THE ARTS INDUSTRIAL, AND THE ARTS OF DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE. 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By THOMAS WRIGHT, Esq., M.A., F.S.A., Hon. M.R.S.L., &c.; Corresponding Member of the Imperial Institute of France (Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres). WITH Illustrations from the Illuminations in Contemporary Manuscripts and other Sources, DRAWN & ENGRAVED BY F. W. FAIRHOLT, Esq., F.S.A. LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY. 1862.TO THE LADY LONDESBOROUGH, THIS Volume is Dedicated AS A TESTIMONY OF VERY SINCERE RESPECT, BY THE AUTHOR.To the LADY LONDESBOROUGH.Opening pagesIntroductory materialChapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223Other sectionsINDEX.On the First of every Month, Price 2s. 6d., THE ART-JOURNAL: A RECORD OF THE FINE ARTS, THE ARTS INDUSTRIAL, AND THE ARTS OF DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE. Each Part Illustrated with Splendid Steel Engravings and Woodcuts. With the year 1862 will be commenced in the “Art-Journal,” A SERIES OF SELECTED PICTURES (THE WORKS OF BRITISH PAINTERS) FROM THE GALLERIES AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN.THE ART-JOURNAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1862. EDITED BY S. C. HALL, ESQ., F.S.A., &c.← A HISTORY OF DOMESTIC MANNERS AND SENTIMENTS IN ENGLAND During the Middle Ages. By THOMAS WRIGHT, Esq., M.A., F.S.A., Hon. M.R.S.L., &c.; Corresponding Member of the Imperial Institute of France (Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres). WITH Illustrations from the Illuminations in Contemporary Manuscripts and other Sources, DRAWN & ENGRAVED BY F. W. FAIRHOLT, Esq., F.S.A. LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY. 1862.To the LADY LONDESBOROUGH. →
