The Medieval Baker's Daughter: A Bilingual Adventure in Medieval Life With Costumes, Banners, Music, Food and a Mystery Play (Bard Bilingual Book) (English and Spanish Edition)

Intelligent young people desiring to know what life was like in medieval England will love this story of Johanna Baxter of Bread Street in the year 1412. This book also recreates medieval clothes, food, talk, song & theater by instructions for creating authentic banners, costumes, recipes, & music, as well as by the script for the amusing newly translated medieval play called Noah's Flood. A useful glossary briefly explains unfamiliar words of Johanna's world. On facing pages, this bilingual book has the Spanish & English texts. The Medieval Baker's Daughter or La Hija de la Panadera Medieval is a successful experiment in cultural unity; students reading & creating together a beautiful medieval feast or festival appreciate one another's talents, interests & languages. Dr. Cosman, an expert in medical law, directs the Medieval & Renaissance Institute at City College, City University of New York. A vivid public lecturer & TV personality, she is the author of many successful books such as Fabulous Feasts: Medieval Cookery & Ceremony (Braziller) & Medieval Holidays & Festivals: A Calendar of Celebrations (Scribner's), she makes glories of the Middle Ages accessible to readers of all ages.Cosman, Madeleine Pelner is the author of 'The Medieval Baker's Daughter: A Bilingual Adventure in Medieval Life With Costumes, Banners, Music, Food and a Mystery Play (Bard Bilingual Book) (English and Spanish Edition)' with ISBN 9780916491185 and ISBN 0916491188.