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History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen
Häftad, 2002
371 kr
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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 of the history, geography, and ethnography of the Scandinavian and Baltic regions and their peoples before the …
Defensor pacis
Av Marsilius of Marsilius of Padua
Häftad, 2001
798 kr
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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 the precursor to subsequent political thinkers, from Machiavelli to Marx. The Marsilian revolution consisted not only …
The Didascalicon of Hugh of Saint Victor
A Medieval Guide to the Arts
Inbunden, 1991
1875 kr
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This is the first complete translation into English of Hugh of St. Victor's Didascalicon, composed in the late 1130's.
Guillaume d'Orange
Four Twelfth-Century Epics
Inbunden, 2001
2561 kr
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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 composition and were written down for the first time in the twelfth century. Changing and growing through the years, the …
The Art of Courtly Love
Häftad, 1990
264 kr
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After becoming popularized by the troubadours of southern France in the twelfth century, the social system of 'courtly love' soon spread. Evidence of the influence of courtly love in the culture and literature of most of western Europe spans centuries. This unabridged edition of codifies life at …
The Correspondence of Pope Gregory VII
Selected Letters from the Registrum
Häftad, 1990
671 kr
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-- Robert Somerville, Columbia University
Medieval Handbooks of Penance
A Translation of the Principal Libri Poenitentiales
Häftad, 1990
786 kr
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-- Caroline Walker Bynum, Columbia University
The Didascalicon of Hugh of Saint Victor
A Medieval Guide to the Arts
Häftad, 1991
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
619 kr
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This is the first complete translation into English of Hugh of St. Victor's Didascalicon, composed in the late 1130's.
Heresies of the High Middle Ages
Häftad, 1991
520 kr
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This volume presents an extensive collection of Medieval sources for the history of the popular heresies in Western Europe.
Two Renaissance Book Hunters
The Letters of Poggius Bracciolini to Nicolaus De Niccolis
Häftad, 1991
762 kr
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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 texts. Translated (from the Latin) with notes by Phyllis Walter Goodhart Gordon. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portla
Visions of the End
Apocalyptic Traditions in the Middle Ages
Häftad, 1998
362 kr
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From millenarists to Antichrist hunters, from the Sibyls to the Hussites, Visions of the End is a monumental compendium spanning the literature of the Christian apocalyptic tradition from the period A.D. 400 to 1500, masterfully selected and complete with a comprehensive introduction and new …
Letters of St. Boniface
Häftad, 2000
316 kr
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St. Boniface, the early eighth-century English cleric who became known as "Apostle to the Germans," was an important agent in the conversion of the North German tribes from paganism to Christianity. His efforts were devoted as well to organizing and concentrating all of Germanic Christendom under …
Imperial Lives and Letters of the Eleventh Century
Häftad, 2000
334 kr
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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. Imperial Lives and Letters fills this gap, offering the full text of "The Deeds of Conrad II" (1024-1139) by Wipo, …
Conquest of Lisbon
De expugnatione Lyxbonensi
Häftad, 2001
298 kr
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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 "reconquest" of the Iberian peninsula from the Muslims. This eyewitness account of the capture of Lisbon in 1147 by the …
Arab-Syrian Gentleman and Warrior in the Period of the Crusades
Memoirs of Usamah ibn-Munqidh
Inbunden, 2000
2561 kr
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The life of UsA mah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished in the period of the early Crusades. His memoirs present an uncommon non-European perspective and understanding of the military and cultural contact between East and West, Muslim and Christian. His writing …
Arab-Syrian Gentleman and Warrior in the Period of the Crusades
Memoirs of Usamah ibn-Munqidh
Häftad, 2000
692 kr
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The life of UsA mah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished in the period of the early Crusades. His memoirs present an uncommon non-European perspective and understanding of the military and cultural contact between East and West, Muslim and Christian. His writing …
Guillaume d'Orange
Four Twelfth-Century Epics
Häftad, 2001
727 kr
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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 composition and were written down for the first time in the twelfth century. Changing and growing through the years, the …
Defensor pacis
Av Marsilius of Marsilius of Padua
Inbunden, 2001
1986 kr
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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 the precursor to subsequent political thinkers, from Machiavelli to Marx. The Marsilian revolution consisted not only …
Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World
Illustrative Documents
Inbunden, 2001
3266 kr
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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. Different aspects of economic life in the Mediterranean world are delineated in the light of a rich variety of articles and …
Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World
Illustrative Documents
Häftad, 2001
451 kr
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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. Different aspects of economic life in the Mediterranean world are delineated in the light of a rich variety of articles and …
The Two Cities
A Chronicle of Universal History to the Year 1146
Av Bishop of Otto, Bishop of Freising, Otto
Häftad, 2002
366 kr
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The 12th-century bishop Otto of Freising was an outstanding historian of his century. "The Two Cities" was his masterwork, spanning in time from Adam and Eve to the coming of the last days - which he believed were imminent. In form and philosophy it stands as a model of medieval historiography. …
An Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds
Inbunden, 2003
1581 kr
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An Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds is the first English verse translation of the Greek satirical poem Diegesis Paidiophrastos ton Zoon ton Tetrapodon. Written by an anonymous author in fourteenth-century Byzantium, this vernacular allegorical poem has long been recognized as a unique document, one …
An Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds
Häftad, 2003
401 kr
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An Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds is the first English verse translation of the Greek satirical poem Diegesis Paidiophrastos ton Zoon ton Tetrapodon. Written by an anonymous author in fourteenth-century Byzantium, this vernacular allegorical poem has long been recognized as a unique document, one …
Giles of Rome's On Ecclesiastical Power
A Medieval Theory of World Government
Häftad, 2004
770 kr
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Giles of Rome was the archbishop of Bourges and a loyal champion of Pope Boniface VIII during the Franco-papal crisis of 1296-1303. On Ecclesiastical Power was written at the height of the conflict between Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV of France and represents the earliest fully articulated …
Lanzelet
Inbunden, 2005
2561 kr
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Lanzelet, one of the first known versions of the Lancelot story, is a critical work in medieval literature. This Middle High German romance is a rendering of a lost French tale of Lancelot that likely predates Chretien de Troyes's famous Lancelot or the Knight of the Cart. Ulrich von Zatzikhoven …
Lanzelet
Häftad, 2005
727 kr
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Lanzelet, one of the first known versions of the Lancelot story, is a critical work in medieval literature. This Middle High German romance is a rendering of a lost French tale of Lancelot that likely predates Chretien de Troyes's famous Lancelot or the Knight of the Cart. Ulrich von Zatzikhoven …
The Chronicle of Henry of Livonia
Häftad, 2004
683 kr
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The only English translation available of the most important first-hand account of the "Northern Crusades" in the Baltic states has finally been reprinted, with additional maps and a revised introduction by James A. Brundage. Henry's chronicle is the only surviving evidence for many episodes in the …
The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa
Av Bishop of Otto, Bishop of Freising, Otto
Inbunden, 2004
1641 kr
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"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 uncle, Bishop Otto of Freising, the leading medieval church figure and notable historian, and continued by a less well known …
