A short history of the Middle Ages

388 Pages·2018·69.22 MB·English

by  Barbara H. Rosenwein

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE AGES
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A SHOR T
HIS TOR Y
OF T HE
M IDDL E
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BARBARA H. ROSENWEIN
FIFTH EDITION
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CONTENTS
List of Maps • x
List of Plates • xi
List of Genealogies • xiv
List of Figures • xiv
Abbreviations, Date Conventions, Website • xv
Acknowledgments • xvii
chapter one Prelude: The Roman World Transformed (c.300–c.600) • 1
Part I: Three Cultures from One
chapter two The Emergence of Sibling Cultures (c.600–c.750) • 41
material culture: forging medieval swords • 74
chapter three Creating New Identities (c.750–c.900) • 81
chapter four Political Communities Reordered (c.900–c.1050) • 113
material culture: the making of an
illuminated manuscript • 152
Part II: Diverging Paths
chapter five New Configurations (c.1050–c.1150) • 161
chapter six Institutionalizing Aspirations (c.1150–c.1250) • 207
chapter seven Tensions and Reconciliations (c.1250–c.1350) • 251
material culture: the development of
islamic ceramics • 294
chapter eight Catastrophe and Creativity (c.1350–c.1500) • 301
Sources • 345
Index • 349