Re: dark ages book

On Sun, 27 Apr 2025 20:30:34 -0000 (UTC), piglet
<erichpwagner@hotmail.com> wrote:

john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:

 
https://www.amazon.com/Medieval-Machine-Industrial-Revolution-Middle/dp/0140045147/ref=sr_1_1?s=books
 
Cool book. Actually, a lot happened in the middle ages. Architecture,
engineering,  agricuture, machines, clocks, compasses, math, the
beginnings of real science.
 
This is well researched and well written. The author preaches a bit in
the preface and epilogue, to the effect that at the time of writing
(1977!) most everything has been invented and progress was mostly
over.
 
My copy was dumped by the UWE Redland library in Bristol England. It
hadn't been checked out much.
 
 

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Thanks. I always thought “dark ages” more truthfully relates more to our
present day lack of knowledge of that epoch rather than their lack of
knowledge back then!

The Dark Ages is a true historical period between about AD400 and
AD1000 (certainly that's the meaning in the English language). But
it's secondary usage is less literal and often confused with Stone Age
(a much earlier period).