Frances Gies and Joseph Gies
Encyclopedia
Frances Gies and Joseph Gies (October 8, 1916 - April 13, 2006) are historians and writers who have collaborated on a number of books about the Middle Ages
, and have also written individual works. They were husband and wife. Joseph Gies graduated from the University of Michigan
in 1939.
The works by Gies and Gies are respected amongst historians and archeologists, and are on the recommended reading lists of a number of universities.
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
, and have also written individual works. They were husband and wife. Joseph Gies graduated from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1939.
The works by Gies and Gies are respected amongst historians and archeologists, and are on the recommended reading lists of a number of universities.
Collaborations
- (1969) Life in a Medieval City, ISBN 978-0060908805
- (1974) Life in a Medieval Castle Crowell, ISBN 978-0690005615
- (1983) Leonard Of Pisa And The New Mathematics Of The Middle Ages ISBN 9780317578492
- (1987) Marriage and the Family in the Middle Ages ISBN 0060157917
- (1990) Life in a Medieval Village
- (1994) Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel : Technology and Invention in the Middle Ages HarperCollins ISBN 0060165901
- (1999) A Medieval Family: The Pastons of Fifteenth-Century England New York: HarperCollins
- (2005) Daily Life in Medieval Times, UK: Grange Books, 2005 ISBN 1840138114 (Combining Medieval City, Medieval Castle, Medieval Village)
Frances Gies
- (1978) Women in the Middle Ages HarperCollins ISBN 9780690017243
- (1981) Joan of Arc: The Legend and the Reality HarperCollins ISBN 9780690019421
- (1984) The Knight in History HarperCollins ISBN 9780060914134
Joseph Gies
- (1972) Merchants and moneymen: The commercial revolution, 1000-1500 ISBN 978-0690531770