Love and Sex in the Middle Ages. Balhaus A.

Middle Ages - the era of contrasts, contradictions and great changes. But what did the people who lived in those days think and feel? What were love, tenderness, sexuality for them? Is our attitude to the intimate side of life so different from the medieval?

The book “Love and Sex in the Middle Ages” gives us the opportunity to go a journey through this historical period, the complete amazing extremes. The picture drawn by German historian Alexander Balhaus allows you to look at the personal life of Europeans 500-1500. From the point of view of today, to try on the then customs and prohibitions, to be surprised, to be horrified, and maybe - to envy...