Medieval category: 3965 books
Disability in Medieval Europe
Thinking about Physical Impairment in the High Middle Ages, c.1100–c.1400
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2006
This impressive volume presents a thorough examination of all aspects of physical impairment and disability in medieval Europe. Examining a popular era that is of great interest to many historians and researchers, Irene Metzler presents a theoretical framework of disability and explores key areas...
Medieval Memories
Men, Women and the Past, 700-1300
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
Who, exactly, was responsible for the preservation of knowledge about the past? How did people preserve their recollections and pass them on to the next generation? Did they write them down or did they hand then on orally? The book is concerned with the memories of medieval people. In the Middle Ages,...
Arthurian Romance and the Knightly Ideal
A study of Medieval Romantic Literature and its Effect upon Warrior Culture in Europe
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
HISTORIA: A Gateway to Ancient and Medieval History and Archaeology!
This book explores the history and effects of one of the great literary movements in medieval Europe: Arthurian Romance.
This is not just a study of the Arthurian romances and the authors of the genre. It is a study...
The Riddle of the Image
The Secret Science of Medieval Art
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
From monumental church mosaics to fresco wall-paintings, the medieval period produced some of the most impressive art in history. But how, in a world without the array of technology and access to materials that we now have, did artists produce such incredible works, often on an unbelievably large...
The Beguines of Medieval Paris
Gender, Patronage, and Spiritual Authority
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
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 city, the beguines, women who wished to devote their lives to Christian ideals without taking formal vows,...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
The castles of the late medieval period represent some of the finest medieval monuments in Britain, with an almost infinite capacity to fascinate and draw controversy. They are also a source of considerable academic debate. The contents of this volume represent key works in castle scholarship. Topics...
The King and Commoner Tradition
Carnivalesque Politics in Medieval and Early Modern Literature
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
King and Commoner tales were hugely popular across the late medieval and early modern periods, their cultural influence extending from Robin Hood ballads to Shakespearean national histories. This study represents the first detailed exploration of this rich and fascinating literary tradition, tracing...
Bridging the Medieval-Modern Divide
Medieval Themes in the World of the Reformation
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
The debate about when the middle ages ended and the modern era began, has long been a staple of the historical literature. In order to further this debate, and illuminate the implications of a longue durée approach to the history of the Reformation, this collection offers a selection of essays that...
The History of Medieval Europe: From the Decline of the Roman Empire to the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century
The Development of Europe and Its Civilization -
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2019
This eBook collection has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: The Roman Empire The Barbarian World Outside the Empire The Decline of the Roman Empire The Barbarian Invasions: 378-511 A.D. "The City of God" German Kingdoms...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
It is often said that the past is a foreign country where they do things differently, and perhaps no type of "doing" is more fascinating than sexual desires and behaviours. Our modern view of medieval sexuality is characterised by a polarising dichotomy between the swooning love-struck knights...
Medieval Warfare
Theory and Practice of War in Europe, 300-1500
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2003
Warfare in medieval times was never static or predictable - although there were ideals and conventions to follow, in the field commanders had to use their initiative and adapt to the needs of the moment. In this concise, wide-ranging study, Helen Nicholson provides the essential introductory guide to...
Commemorating the Dead in Late Medieval Strasbourg
The Cathedral's Book of Donors and Its Use (1320-1521)
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
The Book of Donors for Strasbourg cathedral is an extraordinary medieval document dating from ca. 1320-1520, with 6,954 entries from artisan, merchant and aristocratic classes. These individuals listed gifts to the cathedral construction fund given in exchange for prayers for the donors' souls. The...
by William D. Paden
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
Two Medieval Toll Registers from Tarascon presents an edition, translation, and discussion of two vernacular toll registers from fourteenth and fifteenth-century Provence. These two registers are a valuable new source for the economic, linguistic, and transportation history of medieval France, offering...
Strange Footing
Poetic Form and Dance in the Late Middle Ages
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
For premodern audiences, poetic form did not exist solely as meter, stanzas, or rhyme scheme. Rather, the form of a poem emerged as an experience, one generated when an audience immersed in a culture of dance encountered a poetic text.
Exploring the complex relationship between medieval dance...