Download or read book The Foundations of Gentry Life written by Peter Coss and published by Past and Present Book. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Coss brings to life the day-to-day domestic life of the medieval gentry, from their obsession with display, to social codes of conduct and the treatment of guests. Drawing on the rich and rarely studied archive of the Multon family of Frampton, Coss provides an essential contribution to the study of 'gentry culture'.