A history of Western Philosophy that concentrates on major figures in each historical period, combining exposition with direct quotations from the philosophers themselves. The text places philosophers in appropriate cultural context and shows how their theories reflect the concerns of their times.
Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit, Prolegomena
by Et Al, Thomas Pratsch, and Professor of Medieval History Ralph-Johannes Lilie
Volume: 1 Publisher: London [Constable] Subjects: Natural history -- England Derbyshire Derbyshire (England) -- History Derbyshire (England) -- Antiquities Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.
Alkuin. Herkunft, Leben und Leistung des Gelehrten aus dem Fruhmittelalter
by Kathrin Schwendner
In the West, monastic ideals and scholastic pursuits are complementary; monks are popularly imagined copying classics, preserving learning through the Middle Ages, and establishing the first universities. But this dual identity is not without its contradictions. While monasticism emphasizes the virtues of poverty, chastity, and humility, the scholar, by contrast, requires expensive infrastructure--a library, a workplace, and the means of disseminating his work. In The Monk and the Book, Megan Ha...
The Feudal Kingdom of England (A History of England) (History of English)
by Frank Barlow
Now in its fifth edition, this hugely successful text remains as vivid and readable as ever. Frank Barlow illuminates every aspect of the Anglo-Norman world, but the central appeal of the book continues to be its firm narrative structure. Here is a fascinating story compellingly told. At the beginning of the period he shows us an England that is still, politically and culturally, on the fringe of the classical world. By the end of John's reign, the new world that has emerged was in outlook, str...
Chronica Hispana Saeculi VII Et IX (Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Mediaevalis, #65)
by Brepols Publishers
Albrecht I. - Herzog Von Osterreich Und Romischer Konig
by J F Alphons Mucke
Mission to Asia (MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching, #8)
by Christopher Dawson
Previously published as The Mongol Mission by Sheed and Ward, Ltd., 1980.
Agnès Sorel and the French Monarchy (Gender and Power in the Premodern World)
by Tracy Adams
Eurasian Influences on Yuan China
This book documents the extraordinarily significant transfers and cultural diffusion between the Mongol Yuan Dynasty of China and Central and West Asia, which had a broad impact on Eurasian history in the 13th and 14th centuries. The Yuan era witnessed perhaps the greatest inter-civilisational contacts in world history and has thus begun to attract the attention of both scholars and the general public. This volume offers tangible evidence of the Western and Central Asian influences, via the Mong...
