"This book is a comprehensive study of English and American consumers and consumption before industrialization and mass urbanization.

A concise yet detailed examination of the Normans

An action-packed period that was crying out for fictional treatment

The book contains five essays followed by a catalogue which reproduces work from the era along with data on the artists.

In a new introduction to the Cornell edition, McGuire surveys the critical reaction to the original edition and subsequent research on the subject of medieval friendship."

This book, generously illustrated with floor plans and photos, has six essays about the museum from a wide range of contributors -- from a Dutch poet, architects, an historian, an engineer, and the collector who commissioned the museum.