Medieval History 400-1500

An original and highly accessible collection of essays which is based on a huge range of historical sources to reveal the realities of mens' lives in the Middle Ages. It covers an impressive geographical range xxx; including essays on Italy, France, Germany and Byzantium xxx; and spans the entire me..

Modern scholarship has examined the life and works of Robert Grosseteste (ca. 1170-1253) mainly in a philosophical or episcopal context, yet Grosseteste wrote many treatises on pastoral theology, spent some years as a regent master in theology at the University of Oxford, and maintained interest in ..

Francesco Novello, the last prince of Padua’s edition of Serapion the Younger’s herbal, known as the Carrara Herbal (BL Egerton 2020), attests to the growing influence of Arabic medicine both inside and outside the University. Its contents speak to the Carrara family’s historic role as patrons and p..

This collection of essays considers representations of authority made by a cross-section of society within the British Isles. Arranged in thematic sections, the 14 interdisciplinary essays bridge the divide between medieval and early modern periods to build up understanding of the developments and c..

Using a fresh and original theoretical approach, this extraordinary study is concerned with social contexts and narrative structures of pre-modern Islamic historigraphy written in Arabic in seventh and thirteenth century Syria and Eygpt...

Medieval East Central Europe in a Comparative Perspective draws together the new perspectives concerning the relevance of East Central Europe for current historiography. Grouped into four parts the essays take up comparable phenomena in political, social, religious, and cultural life. They question ..

This anthology of classic articles in the history of medieval ethnographies illustrates the growing sense of cultural confidence in the Latin West, from the twelfth century. What needs emphasizing is the multiplication of original writings over time, their increased circulation, and their authorita..

In recent years, the 'medieval frontier' has been the subject of extensive research. But the term has been understood in many different ways: political boundaries; fuzzy lines across which trade, religions and ideas cross; attitudes to other peoples and their customs. This book draws attention to th..

This volume explores the issues of taking, using and being hostages in the Middle Ages. It brings together recent research in the areas of hostages and hostageships, looking at the act of hostage-taking and the hostages themselves through the lenses of political and social history. Building upon pre..

Medieval Lives c.1000-1300 uses one family to unpack the history of Western Europe and teach students about historical methodology. This innovative volume personalizes the history of the Middle Ages allowing students to see how large historical events affected or shaped the lives of medieval people...

Who, exactly, was responsible for the preservation of knowledge about the past? How did men and women preserve their recollections and pass them on to the next generation? Did they write them down or did they hand them on orally? For the first time, tombstones, medieval encyclopaedias and legal test..

Who, exactly, was responsible for the preservation of knowledge about the past? How did men and women preserve their recollections and pass them on to the next generation? Did they write them down or did they hand them on orally? For the first time, tombstones, medieval encyclopaedias and legal test..