Medieval Machine: The Industrial Revolution of the Middle Ages

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A close examination of the industrial life and institutions of the Middle Ages and of that inventiveness that laid the foundations for our present technologically oriented society

Genres: HistoryMedievalScienceNonfictionTechnologyMedieval HistoryEconomicsHistory Of ScienceWorld HistoryEuropean History

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