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This work centres on the post-Roman period of Narbonne and its territory, up to its capture by the Arabs in 720, encompassing not only recent archaeological findings but also perspectives of French,……続きを見る

Research into the emotions is beginning to gain momentum in Anglo-Saxon studies. In order to integrate early medieval Britain into the wider scholarly research into the history of emotions (a major ……続きを見る

Exploring a range of poverty experiences-socioeconomic, moral and spiritual-this collection presents new research by a distinguished group of scholars working in the medieval and early modern period……続きを見る

Scholars and analysts seeking to illuminate the extraordinary creativity and innovation evident in European medieval cultures and their afterlives have thus far neglected the important role of relig……続きを見る

The premise of this volume is that the ubiquity of lactation imagery in early modern visual culture and the discourse on breastfeeding in humanist, religious, medical, and literary writings is a dis……続きを見る

In Gonzalo de Berceo and the Latin Miracles of the Virgin, Patricia Timmons and Robert Boenig present the first English translation of a twelfth-century Latin collection of miracles that Berceo, the……続きを見る

Alexander III was one of the most important popes of the Middle Ages and his papacy (1159-81) marked a significant watershed in the history of the Western Church and society. This book provides a lo……続きを見る

In medieval society and culture, memory occupied a unique position. It was central to intellectual life and the medieval understanding of the human mind. Commemoration of the dead was also a fundame……続きを見る

’Mystical theology’ has developed through a range of meanings, from the hidden dimensions of divine significance in the community’s interpretation of its scriptures to the much later ’science’ of th……続きを見る

Private and public relationships - frequently labelled as friendships - have always played a crucial role in human societies. Yet, over the centuries ideas and meanings of friendship transformed, ad……続きを見る

Daily life and living conditions in the Byzantine world are relatively underexplored subjects, often neglected in comparison with more visible aspects of Byzantine culture, such as works of art. The……続きを見る

The second edition of this highly successful textbook analyses the structure of later medieval society in Europe, identifies its main groups and their political programmes, and examines their impact……続きを見る

This volume brings together a selection of the papers on the theme of the Papacy and the Crusades, delivered at the 7th Congress of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Afte……続きを見る

Bede (c. 673-735) was Anglo-Saxon England’s most prominent scholar, and his body of work is among the most important intellectual achievements of the entire Middle Ages. Bede and the Future brings t……続きを見る

This collection presents an innovative series of essays about the medieval culture of Feud and Violence. Featuring both prominent senior and younger scholars from the United States and Europe, the c……続きを見る

The Chronicle of Henry of Livonia, written by a missionary priest in the early thirteenth century to record the history of the crusades to Livonia and Estonia around 1186-1227, offers one of the mos……続きを見る

This volume presents evidence of the extent and effects of intercultural contacts across Europe and the Mediterranean rim, opening up a new understanding of early medieval civilisation and its conti……続きを見る

Zum Buch Eine Tarnkappe, das scharfe, edle Schwert Balmung und ein Bad im Drachenblut lassen Siegfried von Xanten als unbezwingbaren Helden erscheinen. Welche Motive und Verwicklungen dennoch zu sei……続きを見る

Britain is a treasure trove of medieval architecture. Almost every village and town in the land has a church that was built during the period, whose history is legible – to those who know how to loo……続きを見る

In this revelatory work of social history, C. M. Woolgar shows that food in late-medieval England was far more complex, varied, and more culturally significant than we imagine today. Drawing on a va……続きを見る

On Christmas Day 1066, William, duke of Normandy was crowned in Westminster, the first Norman king of England. It was a disaster: soldiers outside, thinking shouts of acclamation were treachery, tor……続きを見る

Helen L. Parish presents an innovative new study of Reformation attitudes to medieval Christianity, revealing the process by which the medieval past was rewritten by Reformation propagandists. This ……続きを見る

This is the first detailed study of the role of the Church in the commercialization of milling in medieval England. Focusing on the period from the late eleventh to the mid sixteenth centuries, it e……続きを見る

Presenting selections from medieval Latin, Welsh, English, French and German literature, Richard White traces the Arthurian legend from the earliest mentions of Arthur in Latin chronicles to Thomas ……続きを見る

This is the first complete and accessible English translation of two major source textsーTinctor’s Invectives and the anonymous Recollectioーthat arose from the notorious Arras witch hunts and trial……続きを見る

This is a study of ekphrasis, the art of making listeners and readers 'see' in their imagination through words alone, as taught in ancient rhetorical schools and as used by Greek writers of the Impe……続きを見る

Pour la première fois, et dans un contexte géopolitique particulier, la dernière croisade est racontée et expliquée. 25 août 1270 : Saint Louis s'éteint dans le camp de l'armée croisée, près de l'an……続きを見る

Die Skythen, so schrieb Herodot im 5. Jahrhundert v. Chr., waren allen anderen Völkern in einer bestimmten Kunst überlegen. Diese bestand darin, daß keiner, den sie verfolgten, ihnen entkommen und k……続きを見る

Die Pest war über Jahrhunderte eine der schlimmsten Seuchen der Menschheit. Die großen Pandemien dieser Krankheit haben den Lauf der Geschichte beeinflußt. Klaus Bergdolt stellt ihren weltweiten Sie……続きを見る

Richard III is probably the House of York’s best-known figure, but the other members of the family are just as intriguing as the king who fell on Bosworth Field. These include his father, the Duke o……続きを見る