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Companion to Medieval Palermo
The History of a Mediterranean City from 600 to 1500
Inbunden, 2013
3747 kr
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The Companion to Medieval Palermo offers a panorama of the history of Medieval Palermo from the sixth to the fifteenth century. Often described by contrast with the communal reality of Medieval Italy as submitted to a royal (external) authority, the city is here given back its density and …
Companion to Early Modern Naples
Inbunden, 2013
3939 kr
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Naples was one of the largest cities in early modern Europe, and for about two centuries the largest city in the global empire ruled by the kings of Spain. Its crowded and noisy streets, the height of its buildings, the number and wealth of its churches and palaces, the celebrated natural beauty of …
Companion to Enlightenment Historiography
Inbunden, 2013
3747 kr
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A Companion to Enlightenment Historiography provides a survey of the most important historians and historiographical debates in the long eighteenth century, examining these debates’ stylistic, philosophical and political significance. The chapters, many of which were specially commissioned for this …
Companion to Venetian History, 1400-1797
Inbunden, 2013
5335 kr
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The field of Venetian studies has experienced a significant expansion in recent years, and the Companion to Venetian History, 1400-1797 provides a single volume overview of the most recent developments. It is organized thematically and covers a range of topics including political culture, economy, …
Companion to the Hanseatic League
Inbunden, 2015
2472 kr
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The Companion to the Hanseatic League discusses the importance of the Hanseatic League for the social and economic history of pre-modern northern Europe. Established already as early as the twelfth century, the towns that formed the Hanseatic League created an important network of commerce …
Companion to Latin Greece
Inbunden, 2014
3774 kr
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The conquest of the Byzantine Empire by the armies of the Fourth Crusade resulted in the foundation of several Latin political entities in the lands of Greece. The Companion to Latin Greece offers thematic overviews of the history of the mixed societies that emerged as a result of the conquest. …
Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Milan
The Distinctive Features of an Italian State
Inbunden, 2014
4100 kr
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Milan was for centuries the most important center of economic, ecclesiastical and political power in Lombardy. As the State of Milan it extended in the Renaissance over a large part of northern and central Italy and numbered over thirty cities with their territories. A Companion to Late Medieval …
Companion to the Abbey of Quedlinburg in the Middle Ages
Av Karen Blough
Inbunden, 2022
3952 kr
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The imperial convent of St. Servatius at Quedlinburg (founded in 936) was one of the wealthiest, most prestigious, and most politically powerful religious houses of medieval Germany, subject only to the authority of the emperor and the pope. This is the first English-language volume to provide an …
Medieval Buda in Context
Av Balázs Nagy
Inbunden, 2016
4177 kr
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Medieval Buda in Context discusses the character and development of Buda and its surroundings between the thirteenth and the sixteenth centuries, particularly its role as a royal center and capital city of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. The twenty-one articles written by Hungarian and …
Companion to Ostrogothic Italy
Inbunden, 2016
3912 kr
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A Companion to Ostrogothic Italy is a concise yet comprehensive cutting edge survey of the rise and fall of Italy’s first barbarian kingdom, the Ostrogothic state (ca. 489-554 CE). The volume’s 18 essays provide readers with probing syntheses of recent scholarship on key topics, from the …
Companion to Sardinian History, 500–1500
Inbunden, 2017
4674 kr
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The first English-language survey of medieval and modern Sardinia, this volume offers access to long-awaited European scholarship on a critical missing link in the Mediterranean. Based on new archaeological fieldwork and current research from a variety of academic perspectives— architecture, …
Companion to the Abbey of Le Bec in the Central Middle Ages (11th–13th Centuries)
Inbunden, 2017
3104 kr
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This Companion to the Abbey of Le Bec in the Central Middle Ages (11th–13th Centuries) offers the first major collection of studies dedicated to the medieval abbey of Le Bec, one of the most important, and perhaps the single most influential, monastery in the Anglo-Norman world. Following its …
Companion to Medieval Genoa
Inbunden, 2018
3721 kr
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A Companion to Medieval Genoa introduces non-specialists to recent scholarship on the vibrant and source-rich medieval history of Genoa. Focusing mostly on the eleventh to fifteenth centuries, the volume positions the city of Genoa and the Genoese within the broader history of the Italian peninsula …
Companion to Medieval Toledo
Reconsidering the Canons
Inbunden, 2018
2606 kr
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A Companion to Medieval Toledo. Reconsidering the Canons explores the limits of “Convivencia” through new and problematized readings of material familiar to specialists and offers a thoughtful initiation for the non-specialist into the historical, cultural, and religious complexity of the iconic …
Companion to Medieval Lübeck
Inbunden, 2019
3130 kr
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A Companion to Medieval Lübeck offers an introduction to recent scholarship on the vibrant and source-rich medieval history of Lübeck. Focusing mainly on the twelfth to fifteenth centuries, the volume positions the city of Lübeck within the broader history of Northern Germany and the Baltic Sea …
Companion to Islamic Granada
Inbunden, 2021
4043 kr
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A Companion to Islamic Granada gathers, for the first time in English, a number of essays exploring aspects of the Islamic history of this city from the 8th through the 15th centuries from an interdisciplinary perspective. This collective volume examines the political development of Medieval …
Companion to Medieval Pisa
Inbunden, 2022
3922 kr
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Presenting medieval Pisa in a multidisciplinary study, A Companion to Medieval Pisa provides a comprehensive overview of the city at the time of its greatest fame and prosperity. The volume addresses central aspects of the city’s history: its geomorphology and orientation towards the Mediterranean …
Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Siena
Inbunden, 2021
3036 kr
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A Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Siena presents chapters by prominent scholars on the powerful commune that birthed a pope, sheltered saints, built banking institutions that have thrived for nearly 1000 years, and nurtured vibrant communities of artists and intellectuals. This …
Companion to Early Modern Rome, 1492–1692
Inbunden, 2019
3178 kr
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Winner of the 2020 Bainton Prize for Reference WorksThis volume, edited by Pamela M. Jones, Barbara Wisch, and Simon Ditchfield, focuses on Rome from 1492-1692, an era of striking renewal: demographic, architectural, intellectual, and artistic. Rome’s most distinctive aspects--including its twin …
Companion to Medieval Vienna
Av Susana Zapke
Inbunden, 2021
3759 kr
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This volume offers a comprehensive introduction to the major political, social, economic, and cultural developments in Vienna from c. 1100 to c. 1500. It provides a multidisciplinary view of the complexity of the vibrant city on the Danube. The volume is divided into four sections: Vienna, the city …
Companion to Geoffrey of Monmouth
Inbunden, 2020
3674 kr
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A Companion to Geoffrey of Monmouth brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to provide an updated scholarly introduction to all aspects of his work. Arguably the most influential secular writer of medieval Britain, Geoffrey (d. 1154) popularized Arthurian literature and left an …
Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Augsburg
Av B. Tlusty
Inbunden, 2020
4445 kr
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A Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Augsburg introduces readers to major political, social and economic developments in Augsburg from c. 1400 to c. 1800 as well as to those themes of social and cultural history that have made research on this imperial city especially fruitful and …
Companion to Early Modern Istanbul
Inbunden, 2021
3470 kr
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This multi-disciplinary volume is the first collective effort to explore Istanbul, capital of the vast polyglot, multiethnic, and multireligious Ottoman empire and home to one of the world’s largest and most diverse urban populations, as an early modern metropolis.It assembles topics seldom treated …
Companion to the Abbey of Cluny in the Middle Ages
Av Scott Bruce
Inbunden, 2021
3352 kr
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Founded in 910 by Duke William of Aquitaine, the abbey of Cluny rose to prominence in the eleventh century as the most influential and opulent center for monastic devotion in medieval Europe. While the twelfth century brought challenges, both internal and external, the Cluniacs showed remarkable …
Companion to Italian Constitutional History (1804–1938)
The House of Savoy and the Making of the Nation-State
Inbunden, 2023
1989 kr
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'This is the first account in English of the making of Italian nationhood from the perspective of constitutional history. It is also the first to consider the role that the House of Savoy played in this process. Bringing together influential experts in the field, the collection covers the evolution …
Companion to Medieval and Early Modern Leiden
Inbunden, 2025
2574 kr
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As a place of production, knowledge, and creativity, Leiden attracted people from near and far in the premodern era (c. 1200-1800). The result was a diverse population in a rapidly growing city. The contributions to this volume, written by specialists, trace key moments and developments in Leiden’s …
Companion to Rome (c. 400–c. 1050)
Volume 1
Inbunden, 2026
2558 kr
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This is the first volume of a two-volume work. Volume 2 can be found here.The city of Rome had a remarkable and complex urban continuity even after antiquity and it provided a model of urban living for other cities throughout the Middle Ages. Much existing research has nevertheless focused instead …
Companion to Rome (c. 400–c. 1050)
Volume 2
Inbunden, 2026
2455 kr
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This is the second volume of a two-volume work. Volume 1 can be found here.The city of Rome had a remarkable and complex urban continuity even after antiquity and it provided a model of urban living for other cities throughout the Middle Ages. Much existing research has nevertheless focused instead …
Companion to the History of Moldavia up to 1859
Inbunden, 2026
3082 kr
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This volume is the first of its kind, providing a multifaceted discussion of the history of the principality of Moldavia from its foundation up to 1859. The contributors cover economic, social, political, and cultural developments, highlighting change as well as continuity. This book also offers …
