Viollet-le-Duc's work left a bright mark in the development of European science and enlightenment of the XIX century. and has not lost its attractiveness today. And today his works on everyday life, customs, architecture and material culture of the Middle Ages are relevant. This edition includes Viollet-le-Duc's articles taken from the "Explanatory Dictionary of French Utensils from the Carolingian Era to the Renaissance," combined according to the thematic principle. The book is illustrated, equipped with the necessary reference apparatus.