Abbot Suger (c.1081-1151) was a pivotal figure in the France of his day. Active in both religious and political affairs, he has numerous claims, in a variety of fields, on the modern reader. He was abbot (from 1122) of one of Europe's most important monasteries, at a time when Gregorian reform and the new monasticism were having an immense impact on the medieval church. He was also a politician and diplomat of international importance, in the service of both Louis VI and his son Louis VII, for w...
Medieval And Post-Medieval Finds From Exeter (Exeter Archaeological Reports)
The city of Exeter was one of the largest and most prosperous of British historic towns. Between 1971 and 1980 the Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit carried out over 30 excavations in the city which uncovered an exceptionally rich and varied collection of finds. Medieval and Post-medieval Finds from Exeter presents a catalogue and quantified analysis of all the finds from the excavations as well as the most important unpublished material from the pre-1971 sites.
Cathay and the Way Thither, Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China (Hakluyt Society, First)
'Translated and Edited with a Preliminary Essay on the Intercourse between China and the Western Nations previous to the Discovery of the Cape Route'. Containing the travels of Friar Odoric of Pordenone, 1316-30, and letters and reports from missionary friars from Cathay and India, 1292-1338, in English translation. With a list of 'illustrations from drawings by the author'. This and volume II (First Series 37) have continuous main pagination. The supplementary material includes the 1866 annual...
Vernacular Manuscript Culture 1000-1500 (Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Book Culture)
Die Sozialfursorge in mittelalterlichen Hospitalern in Deutschland
by Kathrin Schwendner
Die Bedeutung der Reichstage von Worms, Speyer und Augsburg fur die Entwicklung der Reformation
by Tillman Wormuth
During the fourteenth century England was scarred by famine, plague and warfare. Through such disasters, however, emerged great feats of human endurance. Not only did the English population recover from starvation and disease butthousands of the kingdom's subjects went on to defeat the Scots and the French in several notable battles. Victories such as Halidon Hill, Neville's Cross, Crécy and Poitiers not only helped to recover the pride of the English chivalrous class but also secured the reputa...
Chateau Gaillard. Etudes de Castellogie Medievale 17 (Chteau Gaillard Etudes de Castellogie M'Di'vale, #17)
The societies of ancient Europe underwent a continual process of militarisation, and this would come to be a defining characteristic of the early Middle Ages. The process was neither linear nor mono-causal, but it affected society as a whole, encompassing features like the lack of demarcation between the military and civil spheres of the population, the significance attributed to weapons beyond their military function and the wide recognition of martial values. Early medieval militarisation asse...
A Medieval Critique of Anthropomorphism (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies, #46)
The Middle Ages in Wales were turbulent, with society and culture in constant flux. Edward I of England's 1282 conquest brought with it major changes to society, governance, power and identity, and thereby to the traditional system of the law. Despite this, in the post-conquest period the development of law in Wales and the March flourished, and many manuscripts and lawbooks were created to meet the needs of those who practised law. This study, the first to fully reappraise the entire corpus of...
Epitome of Military Science (Translated Texts for Historians, v. 16)
by Vegetius Renatus,Flavius
The only Latin Art of War to survive, Vegetius' Epitome wag for long an essential part of the medieval prince's military education. The core of his proposals, the maintenance of a highly-trained professional standing army and navy, was revolutionary for medieval Europe, while his theory of deterrence through strength remains the foundation of modern Western defence policy. This annotated translation highlights the significance for his own age of Vegetius' advice, written just before the fall of...
French Text How to create your own medieval feast - recipes for success. Spit roasta pig and learn how to be a jester!