by Ann Wroe · Random House UK · tapa dura · ISBN 9780224040679
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«A Fool and His Money» is Ann Wroe's historical essay, published by Random House UK in hardcover (244 pages, in English).
The book focuses on Rodez, a town in southern France divided during the 14th century between the count and the bishop. From the case of the merchant Peyre Marques, who forgot where he had buried his gold, and the discovery of a treasure by two laborers in 1370, Ann Wroe reconstructs daily life, politics and the economy of the era.
The subtitle on the cover is Life in a Partitioned Medieval Town; the first edition dates from 1995.
Recommended for readers interested in European medieval history and daily life in 14th-century France.
