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Time in the medieval world / edited by Chris Humphrey and W.M. Ormrod.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization, Medieval.
- Time measurements--History.
- Time measurements.
- History.
- Calendars--Europe--History.
- Calendars.
- Europe--Social life and customs.
- Europe.
- Manners and customs.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 176 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Rochester, N.Y. : York Medieval Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- A look at the competing notions of time in the middle ages, from the spiritual -- death, the Last Judgement -- to the practical -- lawyers' calculations, clocks and calendars.
- By exploring some of the more important senses of time which were in circulation in the medieval world, scholars from a wide range of disciplines trace competing definitions and modes of temporality in the middle ages, explaining their influence upon life and culture. The issues explored include anachronism as a feature in earlier senses of time, perceptions of death and of the Last Judgement, time in literary narratives and in music, constructions of time as used in the professions, and original work on the particular systems and technologies which were used for the keeping of time, such as clocks and calendars.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1903153085
- OCLC:
- 47243834
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