Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period

“Manners, Custom and Dress during the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period”, is written by the French AuthorPaul Lacroixwho is popularly known by his pen name Bibliophile Jacob.  A Prolific writer, Paul’s works are varied includes historical romance novels and serious historical works such as “The history of Napoleon III, and “The life and times of the Tsar Nicholas I of Russia”.  Public appreciation of his work "The Arts of the Middle Ages and Period of the Renaissance" gave him the confidence to write this book.
Paul mentions in the preface of this book that "The arts, considered in their generality, are the true expressions of society. They tell us its tastes, its ideas, and its character." The Manners and Customs of the Middle Ages:--this subject is of the greatest interest, not only to the man of science, but to the man of the world also. In it, too, "we retrace not only one single period, but two periods quite distinct one from the other." In the first, the public and private customs offer a curious mixture of barbarism and civilisation. We find barbarian, Roman, and Christian customs and character in presence of each other, mixed up in the same society, and very often in the same individuals.