Making the Holy Roman Empire holy : Frederick Barbarossa, Saint Charlemagne and the sacrum imperium / Vedran Sulovsky, University of Cambridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sulovsky, Vedran, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 124.

Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought. Fourth series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, approximately 1123-1190.

Frederick.

Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814.

Charlemagne.

Civilization, Medieval.

Political culture--Holy Roman Empire--History--To 1500.

Political culture.

Holy Roman Empire--Politics and government.

Holy Roman Empire.

Holy Roman Empire--History--Frederick I, 1152-1190.

Physical Description:

xiv, 383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"This book analyses the so-called sacralisation of the Holy Roman Empire during the reign of Frederick Barbarossa in the twelfth century, when the Empire's most commonly known name became popular. Innovative and comprehensive, it will interest scholars of the Middle Ages, specifically those interested in art, political, and ideological history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Sacrum imperium: Lombard influence and the sacralisation of the state in the mid-twelfth century (1125-1167)

Sacrum imperium II: The barometer of Lombard influence at court (1167-1190*)

The cult of Charlemagne from his death to the accession of Frederick Barbarossa (814-1152)

The canonisation of Charlemagne in 1165

The Barbarossaleuchter: Imperial monument and pious donation

The reliquary shrine of Saint Charlemagne: The high point of the Sacrum imperium?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-371) and index.

ISBN:

9781009203487

1009203487

9781009203500

1009203509

OCLC:

1410514341