A World Lit Only By Fire by William Manchester?

Question

What characteristics did Manchester attribute to the medieval mind? How were these features manifested in the lives of ordinary people as well as among the powerful & influential?

Answer 1

He noted that medeval man had no sense of self. He points to the great Cathedrals which were built and no craftsman signed there name to any of the beautiful carving. This is used to illustrate a marked difference with our present age.