The Goodman of Paris
Eileen Power
Englische Übersetzung des um 1393 entstandenem „Le Ménagier des
Paris“. Dieses Buch schrieb ein etwa 60-jähriger, wohlhabender Mann
zur Unterweisung und Anleitung seiner erst zwanzig Jahre alten
Frau. Hier lernt man sowohl die Moralvorstellungen und Etikette wie
auch die praktische Führung eines wohlhabenden Haushalts aus erster
Hand !
The Goodman of Paris (Le Ménagier de Paris) wrote this book for the
instruction of his young wife around 1393. He was a wealthy and
learned man, a member of that enlightened haute bourgeoisie upon
which the French monarchy was coming to lean with increasing
confidence.
When he wrote his Treatise he was at least sixty but had recently
married a young wife some forty years his junior. It fell to her to
make his declining years comfortable,but it was his task to make it
easy for her to do so. The first part deals with her religious and
moral duties: as well as giving a unique picture of the medieval
view of wifely behaviour it is illustrated by a series of
storiesdrawn from the Goodman's extensive reading and personal
experience.
In the second part he turns from theory to practice and from soul
to body, compiling the most exhaustive treatise on household
management which has come downto us from the middle ages.
Gardening, hiring of servants, the purchase and preparation of food
are all covered, culminating in a detailed and elaborate cookery
book. Sadly the author died before he could complete the third
section on hawking, games and riddles.
This unique glimpse of medieval domestic life presents a worldly,
dignified and compelling picture in the words of a man of
sensibility and substance.
Format 15,6 x 23,4 cm, Paperback, 256 Seiten, engl. Text
Best.-Nr. Bb028