Medieval Time
Medieval Time explores how Europeans in the Middle Ages measured and organized time, revealing the surprising influence of calendars on trade, governance, and religious life. Early medieval timekeeping was fragmented, with local calendars tied to agricultural cycles or saints'' days. Intriguingly, the need for synchronized timekeeping grew with the rise of the Church and expanding trade networks, ...
Medieval Time explores how Europeans in the Middle Ages measured and organized time, revealing the surprising influence of calendars on trade, governance, and religious life. Early medieval timekeeping was fragmented, with local calendars tied to agricultural cycles or saints'' days. Intriguingly, the need for synchronized timekeeping grew with the rise of the Church and expanding trade networks, ...
