Status Updates From Cathedral, Forge, and Water...

So far- religious positionings are invention, mechanics, and psychical labor, the inventive history of the Roman Empjre, and the categories of the Middle Ages (500-1500 AD)

I've wanted to read this for yonks and finally got a hold of a copy!!! Out of print for a while now, so yay!!

Highly readable and engaging. Greatly enjoyed the discussion of the Roman Empire's technology -- where they excelled, where they failed, and what that meant for emerging medieval Europe.