Pierre Riche is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of Paris X (Nanterre) and Former Director of the Center for Research in Late Antiquity and the High Middle Ages. He is the author of The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Where else . . . can one learn about Carolingian furniture, medicine, dieting, birth control, astrology, . . . drinking habits, or hygiene? A fine introduction to early medieval Europe."-International Historical Studies"The book reflects the breadth and comprehensiveness of RichÉ's rich knowledge of intellectual and cultural life in the Carolingian period, and McNamara's translation retains the lucid beauty of RichÉ's prose."-Choice

Pierre Riche is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of Paris X (Nanterre) and Former Director of the Center for Research in Late Antiquity and the High Middle Ages. He is the author of The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Where else . . . can one learn about Carolingian furniture, medicine, dieting, birth control, astrology, . . . drinking habits, or hygiene? A fine introduction to early medieval Europe."-International Historical Studies"The book reflects the breadth and comprehensiveness of RichÉ's rich knowledge of intellectual and cultural life in the Carolingian period, and McNamara's translation retains the lucid beauty of RichÉ's prose."-Choice

Pierre Riche is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of Paris X (Nanterre) and Former Director of the Center for Research in Late Antiquity and the High Middle Ages. He is the author of The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Where else . . . can one learn about Carolingian furniture, medicine, dieting, birth control, astrology, . . . drinking habits, or hygiene? A fine introduction to early medieval Europe."-International Historical Studies"The book reflects the breadth and comprehensiveness of RichÉ's rich knowledge of intellectual and cultural life in the Carolingian period, and McNamara's translation retains the lucid beauty of RichÉ's prose."-Choice