The medieval machine

£26.00

2nd Ed. Good condition With B/W illusts. xviii,294pp. with good dust cover. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4″.

“Surveying technology and invention, Gimpel shows how energy resources, manpower, and sheer ingenuity revolutionized medieval agriculture, industry, construcion and mining – and he argues that the eventual economic and social decline that began in 14th century Europe parallels the failings of modern industrial society, especially as seen in the U.S. today.”

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