{"product_id":"the-english-medieval-minstrel-9780851155364","title":"The English Medieval Minstrel","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs a popular history [it] has considerable merits and offers a number of interesting suggestions. SPECULUM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoes deeper than the history of a profession: it suggests a new way of looking at the exercise of power useful and rewarding. \u003c\/i\u003eEric Christiansen in the DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Originally the word `minstrel' meant `littleservant to the king'and the crux of the profession was versatility musical skills were never enough in themselves. Fools, acrobats, singers, conjurors and puppeteers, this is the first book to tell the whole of the minstrels' story and put it into a developing historical perspective.","brand":"John Southworth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280283087099,"sku":"9780851155364","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9780851155364.jpg?v=1772483110","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-english-medieval-minstrel-9780851155364","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}