Mediaeval Holidays and Festivals by Madeleine Pelner Cosman

Mediaeval Holidays and Festivals by Madeleine Pelner Cosman

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A description of the splendours of medieval celebrations which tells of the food, decorations, costumes, music and dance that adorned the customary medieval feasts. Detailed information is provided on the 12 major festivals and ideas are provided for making banners, decorations and costumes.

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Mediaeval Holidays and Festivals by Madeleine Pelner Cosman

This description of the splendours of Medieval celebrations tells of the foods, decorations, costumes, music and dance that adorned the customary Medieval feasts. Detailed information is provided on the 12 major festivals, one for each month of the year, that ranged from Twelfth Night and St Valentine's Day to Michaelmas, Hallowwen and Christmas. The concluding chapters give practical instructions for making banners, decorations and costumes, and recipes including rose-petal bread, peppermint rice, lamb's wool cider and fruit fritters.
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ISBN 13 9780861884001
ISBN 10 0861884000
Title Mediaeval Holidays and Festivals
Author Madeleine Pelner Cosman
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 1996-09-26
Number of pages 144
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.