Growing old in the Middle Ages : 'winter clothes us in shadow and pain' /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Shahar, Shulamith.
Uniform title:	Ḥoref ha-ʻoṭeh otanu. English
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 243 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Older people -- Europe -- History. Aging -- Social aspects -- Europe -- History. Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500. Aging -- Social aspects. Older people. Social history -- Medieval. Europe. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11117008

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ISBN:	0203211103 9780203211106 0203211227 9780203211229 9780415141260 0415141265
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-234) and index. Translation of: Horef ha-ʻoṭeh otanu. Print version record.
Summary:	Shahar draws a comprehensive picture of medieval old age, describing how it was perceived by different groups in society. This timely overview is an invaluable contribution to the social history of the whole of medieval Europe.
Other form:	Print version: Shahar, Shulamith. Ḥoref ha-ʻoṭeh otanu. English. Growing old in the Middle Ages. London : New York : Routledge, 1997 0415141265
Standard no.:	ebc168962

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