Gives an overview of life during the Middle Ages including the arts, politics, and religion.
authority in the city, but since the civil authority of Rome was cut off from easy consultation with its superiors (and since Gregory theoretically had continual communication with God, who was unrestricted by Lombard armies), ...
The Medieval World View, Third Edition, presents the presuppositions of medieval society in a systematic fashion by integrating brief, self-contained selections from primary texts and carefully captioned photographs into a narrative of the ...
Over 400 figures are presented for their significant contributions to the literature, religion, philosophy, education, or politics that influenced the development and culture of the Medieval world.
This groundbreaking collection brings the Middle Ages to life and conveys the distinctiveness of this diverse, constantly changing period.
Originally published as: Medieval panorama, 2001.
Featuring over one hundred illuminations depicting medieval women from England to Ethiopia, this book provides a lively and accessible introduction to the lives of women in the medieval world.
This collection of essays treats medieval language use in its sociolinguistic context, drawing primarily on texts in English, French, German, and Spanish.
This book provides a unique and interesting look at the everyday medieval world.
A biography of the Italian explorer who became famous for his travels in Asia.
So iconic were the stories and images of the bestiary that its beasts essentially escaped from the pages, appearing in a wide variety of manuscripts and other objects, including tapestries, ivories, metalwork, and sculpture.