Book(electronic)#12004
Medieval Household in Christian Europe, c. 850-c. 1550: Managing Power, Wealth, and the Body
In: International Medieval Research
This volume asks whether there was a common structure, ideology, and image of the household in the medieval Christian West. In the period under examination, noble households often exercised great power in their own right, while even quite humble households were defined as agents of government in the administration of local communities