<p><i>A fascinating guide to strange-but-true jobs.</i></p><p>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!</p><p>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 <i>Canterbury Tales</i>, medieval cosmetics, and torture techniques! This book is richly detailed with humorous illustrations that invite exploration and discovery.</p><p>Key Features<ul><li />Unique look at life in the Middle Ages<li />Introduction, timeline, additional resources provide added value</ul></p>