The Medieval Reader Author:Norman F. Cantor, Editor From the Back Cover: "The only book of it's kind, the Medieval Reader is a fascinating, Illustrated collection of almost 100 first-hand accounts of the period known as the middle ages, roughly from the fourth to the sixteenth centuries. Revealing the Medieval World in all it's astonishing diversity, the selections reflect the culture of the peop... more »le who lived during the period, and the contributions they made to their world and our own.« less