Bibliograph

Horrible jobs in Medieval times, Robyn Hardyman

Type

Label

Horrible jobs in Medieval times, Robyn Hardyman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Horrible jobs in Medieval times

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

876410696

Responsibility statement

Robyn Hardyman

Series statement

History's most horrible jobs

Summary

During Medieval times, medical practice included bloodletting, leeching, and sometimes sawing off a hand or foot. Those must have been awful jobs! But the poor physicians didn't have it as bad as dung farmers or smelly fullers. Readers will discover the many terrible tasks that needed to be done, all while learning the social and political structure of Medieval Europe. Sidebars and historical images add even more detail for readers to enjoy, horrible though it may be!

Table Of Contents

Medieval times -- Life in the country -- Poor peasant -- Deadly wool sorting -- Beastly bog iron -- A life of woad -- Foul fulling -- Life in towns: Scary stonework -- Lousy laundry -- Disgusting gong farmer -- Medieval medicine: Barber-surgeon -- Leech collector -- Putrid plague doctor -- In the castle: Deadly crusader -- Scary spitter -- Endless armorer -- Illuminating monk -- A changing world

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Medieval times

Classification