A short history of the Middle Ages / Barbara H. Rosenwein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosenwein, Barbara H.

Contributor:

Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle Ages.

Europe--History--476-1492.

Europe.

History.

Moyen Âge.

Europe--Histoire--476-1492.

Europe / Histoire / 476-1492.

Europe / History / 476-1492.

Local Subjects:

Middle Ages.

Moyen Âge.

Europe--Histoire--476-1492.

Europe / Histoire / 476-1492.

Europe / History / 476-1492.

Physical Description:

xvi, 368 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

North York, Ontario ; Tonawanda, New York : University of Toronto Press, [2014]

Summary:

Barbara H. Rosenwein's bestselling survey text continues to stand out by integrating the history of three medieval civilizations (European, Byzantine, and Islamic) in a lively narrative that is complemented beautifully by 70 full-color plates, 46 maps, and 13 genealogies, many of them new to this edition. The fourth edition begins with an essay entitled "Why the Middle Ages Matter Today," and the book now covers East Central Europe in some depth. This edition includes three "Seeing the Middle Ages" features, each discussing a work of art in depth: An Ivory Diptych of Christ and the Virgin, Saint Luke, Gospel Book of Otto III; and A Shrine Madonna. The sections for further reading have been updated. -- Provided by publisher

Contents:

List of Maps

List of Plates

List of Genealogies

List of Figures

Abbreviations, Date Conventions, Websites

Why the Middle Ages Matter Today

Acknowledgments

1. Prelude: The Roman World Transformed (c.300-c.600)

Part I: Three Cultures from One

2. The Emergence of Sibling Cultures (c.600-c.750)

3. Creating New Identities (c.750-c.900)

4. Political Communities Reordered (c.900-c.1050)

Part II: The European Take-Off

5. The Expansion of Europe (c.1050-c.1150)

6. Institutionalizing Aspirations (c.1150-c.1250)

7. Discordant Harmonies (c.1250-c.1350)

8. Catastrophe and Creativity (c.1350-c.1500)

Epilogue

Glossary

Appendix: Lists

Late Roman Emperors

Byzantine Emperors

Popes and Antipopes to 1500

Caliphs

Ottoman Emirs and Sultans

Sources

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Other Format:

Rosenwein, Barbara H, author. Short history of the Middle Ages.

ISBN:

9781442608023

1442608021

9781442606111

1442606118

9781442606142

1442606142

9781442606173

1442606177

OCLC:

863768191