Archers, Alchemists and 98 Other Medieval Jobs You Might Have Loved or Loathed

by Galloway, Priscilla; Newbigging, Martha

• ISBN13: 9781550378115
• ISBN10: 1550378112
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Annick Press

Summary

A fascinating guide to strange-but-true jobs.If you could go back in time to the Middle Ages, what do you think you would be? A bold knight? A Princess? A Cardinal? In reality, most people did jobs we can barely imagine today. Barbers cut off beards...and sickly limbs; illuminators painstakingly decorated books with gold and silver for their rich lords; gong farmers cleaned out latrines and sorted through the excrement for dropped treasure, like pennies or buttons!This fascinating and original guide presents 100 careers, described with historical accuracy and the author's renowned wit. Sidebars expound on intriguing elements of medieval life, including the Bayeux Tapestry, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, medieval cosmetics, and torture techniques! This book is richly detailed with humorous illustrations that invite exploration and discovery.Key Features Unique look at life in the Middle Ages Introduction, timeline, additional resources provide added value

Author Biography

Priscilla Galloway has held many careers herself, such as garbage collector, cucumber farmer, scuba diver, professor, and writer. She has written over 20 books, including The Courtesan's Daughter, Truly Grimm Tales, which was named a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, Too Young to Fight, which won the Bologna Ragazzi Award for YA non-fiction, and the Tales of Ancient Lands series. Martha Newbigging is a graphic designer, film animator, web designer, and children's book illustrator. She is currently at work on an animated film.

Priscilla Galloway has held many careers herself, such as garbage collector, cucumber farmer, scuba diver, professor, and writer. She has written over 20 books, including The Courtesan's Daughter, Truly Grimm Tales, which was named a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, Too Young to Fight, which won the Bologna Ragazzi Award for YA non-fiction, and the Tales of Ancient Lands series.

Martha Newbigging is a graphic designer, film animator, web designer, and children's book illustrator. She is currently at work on an animated film.

Table of Contents

Introduction	4	(1)
What Happened When?	5	(3)
How Many People Lived There?	8	(1)
How Was Life Different Then?	9	(1)
Everybody in Their Place	10	(1)
Nobles	11	(1)
Clergy	11	(1)
Specialists	12	(1)
Peasants	12	(1)
Oath of Homage and Fealty	13	(1)
Women in the Middle Ages	14	(1)
Never an Idle Moment	15	(2)
Choosing a Medieval Career	17	(1)
Bread and Butter Jobs	18	(13)
Peasant	20	(1)
Serf	21	(1)
Yeoman	22	(1)
Housewife	22	(1)
Butcher	23	(1)
Beggar	23	(1)
Brewer; Brewster	24	(1)
Miller	25	(1)
Baker	25	(1)
Guilds	26	(1)
Spinster; Spinner	27	(1)
Weaver; Webster	27	(1)
Walker or Fuller	28	(1)
Cordwainer (Shoemaker)	28	(1)
Cobbler	28	(1)
Blacksmith	29	(1)
Chandler	29	(1)
Salter or Drysalter	30	(1)
Fishmonger	30	(1)
Religious Jobs	31	(7)
Pope	33	(1)
Cardinal	34	(1)
Bishop	34	(1)
Abbot; Abbess	35	(1)
Friar	35	(1)
Parson	36	(1)
Monk, Nun	36	(1)
Chaplain	37	(1)
Fighting Clerics	37	(1)
Castle Jobs	38	(14)
Page	40	(1)
Squire	40	(1)
Knight	41	(2)
Herald	43	(1)
Armorer	43	(1)
Noblewoman	44	(1)
Princess	45	(1)
Bailiff	46	(1)
Constable; Marshal	46	(1)
Falconer	47	(1)
Archer	47	(1)
Jester or Fool	48	(1)
Chamberlain	48	(1)
Almoner	48	(1)
Butler	49	(1)
Domestic Servants	49	(1)
Cook; Pastry Chef	50	(2)
Wonder Workers' Jobs	52	(6)
Inventor	53	(1)
Artificer	53	(1)
Architect	54	(1)
Stonemason	54	(1)
Engineer	55	(1)
Goldsmith	55	(1)
Copyist (Scribe)	56	(1)
Bookbinder	56	(1)
Parchment and Ink Seller	57	(1)
Life and Death Jobs	58	(6)
Barber; Barber-Surgeon	59	(1)
Surgeon	60	(1)
Doctor	61	(1)
Apothecary	61	(2)
Healer; Midwife	63	(1)
Caregiver for Lepers	63	(1)
Sit-Down Jobs	64	(6)
Schoolmaster;Teacher	65	(1)
Philosopher	66	(1)
Polymath	66	(1)
Alchemist	67	(1)
Clerk	68	(1)
Astrologer	68	(1)
Author, Nonfiction	69	(1)
Artistic Jobs	70	(6)
Stained-Glass Artist	71	(1)
Painter	71	(1)
Embroiderer	72	(1)
Wood-carver	73	(1)
Sculptor	73	(1)
Playwright	74	(1)
Player (Actor)	74	(1)
Illuminator	75	(1)
Poet; Literary Author	75	(1)
Dirty Jobs	76	(4)
Street Cleaner	77	(1)
Gong Farmer	77	(1)
Bathhouse Attendant	78	(1)
Miner	78	(1)
Pardoner	79	(1)
Witch Hunter	79	(1)
Law and Order Jobs	80	(7)
Lawyer	81	(1)
Provost	81	(1)
Summoner	82	(1)
Headsman; Hangman	82	(1)
Torturer	83	(1)
Money Changer	84	(1)
Sheriff	84	(1)
Bandit	85	(1)
Enforcer of the Laws Against Rich Clothes	86	(1)
Traveling Jobs	87	(7)
Messenger	88	(1)
Minstrel; Jongleur	88	(1)
Troubadour	89	(1)
Town Crier	90	(1)
Innkeeper	90	(1)
Pilgrim	91	(1)
Carter (Carrier)	92	(1)
Traveling Merchant	92	(1)
Importer; Exporter	93	(1)
Explorer	93	(1)
Recommended Further Reading	94	(1)
Acknowledgments	94	(1)
Index	95