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This book is the first major investigation of a subject of seminal importance in the study of church history and archaeology. The two stone thrones, at Wells and Durham, the three timber monuments, ……続きを見る

At the height of their power in the ninth and tenth centuries, the Vikings seemed invincible conquering, well-armed warriors whose ships were the ultimate in seafaring technology. From island bases ……続きを見る

To read accounts of late medieval banquets is to enter a fantastical world where live lions guard nude statues, gilded stags burst into song, and musicians play from within pies. We can almost hear ……続きを見る

This book focuses on apse mosaics in Rome, which were commissioned by a series of popes between the sixth and ninth centuries CE. Through a synchronic approach that challenges current conceptions ab……続きを見る

Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the Middle Ages were divided in many ways. But one thing they shared in common was the fear that God was offended by wrong belief. Medieval Heresies: Christianity, J……続きを見る

This book offers a fresh approach to some of the most studied documents relating to Christian female asceticism in the Roman era. Focusing on the letters of advice to the women of the noble Anicia f……続きを見る

Aquinas on Beauty explores the nature and role of beauty in the thought of Thomas Aquinas. Beginning with a standard definition of beauty provided by Aquinas, it explores each of the components of t……続きを見る

Women brewed and sold most of the ale consumed in medieval England, but after 1350, men slowly took over the trade. By 1600, most brewers in London were male, and men also dominated the trade in man……続きを見る

Eine mitreißend lebendige Familiengeschichte um einfache Leute vor dem Hintergrund der großen historischen Ereignisse Am Mikrokosmos seiner Familie schildert Geert Mak das 20. Jahrhundert in den Nie……続きを見る

Diese ausführliche und anschauliche Darstellung der karolingischen Dynastie - beginnend bei den Arnulfingern und Pippiniden des 7. Jahrhunderts und endend mit dem endgültigen Dynastiewechsel 987 - i……続きを見る

The Canonization of Islamic Law tells the story of the birth of classical Islamic law in the eighth and ninth centuries CE. It shows how an oral normative tradition embedded in communal practice was……続きを見る

Why, when so driven by the impetus for autonomy, did the city elites of thirteenth-century Italy turn to men bound to religious orders whose purpose and reach stretched far beyond the boundaries of ……続きを見る

From the fourth millennium BCE to the early second millennium CE the world became a world of cities. This volume explores this critical transformation, from the appearance of the earliest cities in ……続きを見る

A main mystery surrounding the mysterious figure of King Arthur is the commonly expressed doubt whether he actually has a place in history. Here the evidence from the earliest sources for his existe……続きを見る

Deutsche Ideen, deutscher Geist und deutsche Ideologien haben das Weltgeschehen maßgeblich beeinflusst und geprägt. Peter Watson zeichnet diese Entwicklung von der Mitte des 18. Jahr hunderts bis zu……続きを見る

Between the early thirteenth and late fifteenth centuries, theologians and preachers in Western Europe adopted a distinct and rigidly structured sermon format. The scholastic sermon, as it was known……続きを見る

'A great effusion of blood' was a phrase used frequently throughout medieval Europe as shorthand to describe the effects of immoderate interpersonal violence. Yet the ambiguity of this phrase poses ……続きを見る

St. Brigitta of Sweden (1303-73, canonized 1391) was one of the most charismatic and influential visionaries of the later Middle Ages. Altogether, she received some seven hundred revelations, dealin……続きを見る

This is the third and final volume of the complete annotated correspondence of the extraordinary nun, Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179). One of the most remarkable women of her day, Hildegard was, for……続きを見る

John Wyclif (d.1384) has too frequently been described as "Morning Star of the Reformation" and only recently begun to be studied as a fourteenth-century English philosopher and theologian. This wor……続きを見る

Sandra Visser and Thomas Williams offer a brief, accessible introduction to the life and thought of Saint Anselm (c. 1033-1109). Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury for the last sixteen years of his li……続きを見る

London became an international center for import and export trade in the late Middle Ages. The export of wool, the development of luxury crafts and the redistribution of goods from the continent mad……続きを見る

The great Franciscan theologian St. Bonaventure (c.1217-74) engaged in philosophy as well as theology, and the relation between the two in Bonaventure's work has long been debated. Yet, few studies ……続きを見る

In the ninth century, Vikings carried out raids on the Christian north and Muslim south of the Iberian peninsula (modern Spain and Portugal), going on to attack North Africa, southern Francia and It……続きを見る

The Routledge History of Medieval Christianity explores the role of Christianity in European society from the middle of the eleventh-century until the dawning of the Reformation. Arranged in four th……続きを見る

A vibrant city-state on the Adriatic sea, Dubrovnik, also known as Ragusa, was a hub for the international trade between Europe and the Ottoman Empire. As a result, the city suffered frequent outbre……続きを見る

In the thirteenth century, Paris was the largest city in Western Europe, the royal capital of France, and the seat of one of Europe's most important universities. In this vibrant and cosmopolitan ci……続きを見る

Volume 1 of the Cambridge World History is an introduction to both the discipline of world history and the earliest phases of world history up to 10,000 BCE. In Part I leading scholars outline the a……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur Amerigo Vespucci et la découverte de l’embouchure de l’Amazone et de la baie de Rio de Janeiro en moins d’une heure ! Au cours de ses expéditions, Ameri……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur Gutenberg et l’invention de la typographie en moins d’une heure ! Si le nom de Gutenberg est connu de tous, sa vie regorge pourtant de mystères. Ces zon……続きを見る