Studie over levens- en gedachtervormen der veertiende en vijftiende eeuw in Frankrijk en de Nederlanden Huizinga, Johan 1872-1945 creator text utu 2005 monographic nl 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen" by Johan Huizinga is a historical study published in 1919. Examining fourteenth and fifteenth-century France and the Netherlands, Huizinga argues that the excessive formality and romance of late medieval court life served as a defense mechanism against society's increasing brutalization. Drawing on chronicles and literature rather than archival documents, this groundbreaking work pioneered cultural and mentality history, evoking an entire era's atmosphere in literary style. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Autumn_of_the_Middle_Ages Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herfsttij_der_Middeleeuwen Release date is 2005-10-08 Produced by Anne Dreze and Marc D'Hooghe Original publication data not identified Civilization, Medieval France -- Social life and customs Middle Ages Netherlands -- Social life and customs CB Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16829 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16829 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133407.0 16829