Hakutulokset: western civilization
Etsimme kuitenkin kirjoja hakusanalla western civilization , mikä antoiyhteensä 27 hakutulosta
History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen
Adam of Bremen's history of the see of Hamburg and of Christian missions in northern Europe from the late eighth to the late eleventh century is the primary source of our knowledge …
Two Renaissance Book Hunters
A reissue of the 1974 Columbia U. Press edition of the letters of Florentine humanist Poggius (1380-1459) to his friend de Niccolis regarding the rediscovery of lost classical …
The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa
"The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa" is the "official biography" of German king and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. This historical firsthand account was begun by his maternal …
Medieval Handbooks of Penance
-- Caroline Walker Bynum, Columbia University
Guillaume d'Orange
Guillaume d'Orange is the most extensive epic cycle of the Middle Ages. Set in the ninth century, the poems on the life of William of Orange grew out of several centuries of oral …
Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World
This collection of merchant documents is essential reading for any student of economic developments in the Middle Ages who wishes to go beyond the level of textbook summaries. …
The Conquest of Lisbon
Although the Crusades are generally thought of in terms of the European attempt to conquer and colonize the Holy Land, from the twelfth century onward crusading also involved the …
Defensor pacis
Marsilius of Padua is one of the few truly revolutionary figures in the history of political philosophy. The first to propound the separation of Church and State, he is considered …
Imperial Lives and Letters of the Eleventh Century
Although numerous texts are available in translation that illustrate the papal side of the Investiture Controversy, few accounts exist that convey the position of secular leaders. …
The Rationale Divinorum Officiorum of William Durand of Mende
The Rationale Divinorum Officiorum is arguably the most important medieval treatise on the symbolism of church architecture and rituals of worship. Written by the French bishop …