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	Helen B. Wharton BellaOnline's Renaissance Editor

Book Review: The Ties That Bound: Peasant families in Medieval England
Last summer, while looking for the exact dimensions of an English peasant’s house I came across the book, The Ties That Bound: Peasant Families in Medieval England. I was looking for an easy read that had those elusive details about Medieval life. Barbara Hanawalt’s book proved extremely gratifying.

Dogs of the Renaissance - Work, Play, and Gifts
Dogs have always been an important part of human existence. The Renaissance was no exception. Kitchen dogs, hunting hounds, and foot warmers were but some of the many examples of use of man´s best friend.

Renaissance Entertainment
In today's world the choices available to us, for entertainment, are limited only by our imagination. It was the same for Renaissance folk!

Renaissance Light Sources - Fire, Candle, and Lamp
Have you ever wondered what type of oil burned in the genie’s lamp, or in the temple in Jerusalem? Oil lamps were one of the few light sources available in ancient times and continued to be the only source throughout the Middle Ages and beyond. Find out what lit the world before electricity.