Autumntide of the Middle Ages

"This new and now unabridged English translation of Huizinga’s Autumntide of the Middle Ages ( Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen ) celebrates the centenary of a book that still ranks as one of the most perceptive and in¿uential analyses of the late medieval period. Its wide-ranging discussion of fourteenth and ¿fteenth century France and the Low Countries makes it a classic study of life, culture, and thought in medieval society. The translation of the original text captures the impact of Huizinga’s de