Fragments of a World

Lesley Smith is professor of medieval intellectual history at the University of Oxford. She is the author of many books, most recently The Ten Commandments: Interpreting the Bible in the Medieval World.

"Smith’s insightful discussion of these colorful sermons provides us not only with a valuable insight into a fascinating medieval mind, worthy of comparison with the better-known Robert Grosseteste, but also an engaging portrait of Paris and its inhabitants at a pivotal time in the city’s history."

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsMapsOne Seeing in a Smoky MirrorTwo Home and FamilyThree Teachers and TeachingFour ParisFive BishopSix LanguageSeven KnowingEight JewsNine WomenTen The WeakEleven PovertyTwelve The Landed and the MoniedThirteen AnimalsFourteen Food and DrinkFifteen Death and BeyondSixteen Face to FaceList of AbbreviationsNotesBibliographyIndex