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Roman Barbarians : The Royal Court and Culture in the Early Medieval West / by Y. Hen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hen, Yitzhak.
- Series:
- Medieval Culture and Society, 2947-0323
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion--History.
- Religion.
- Europe--History--476-1492.
- Europe.
- Social history.
- Civilization--History.
- Civilization.
- Europe--History--To 476.
- Europe--History.
- History of Religion.
- History of Medieval Europe.
- Social History.
- Cultural History.
- History of Ancient Europe.
- European History.
- Local Subjects:
- History of Religion.
- History of Medieval Europe.
- Social History.
- Cultural History.
- History of Ancient Europe.
- European History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (228 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2007.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study investigates the place of the royal court and the operation of patronage in several European kingdoms in the early Middle Ages. It seeks to identify the roots of later medieval developments, and especially of the Carolingian Renaissance, in the centuries immediately succeeding the period of Roman rule.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Maps; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: A Series of Unfortunate Events; 2 Adaptation: The Ostrogothic Court of Theoderic the Great; 3 Out of Africa: The Vandal Court of Thrasamund; 4 Before and After: The Frankish Court of Chlothar II and Dagobert I; 5 Music of the Heart: The Unusual Case of King Sisebut; 6 Postcards from the Edges: A Prelude to the Carolingian Renaissance; 7 Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611844813
- 9781281844811
- 1281844810
- 9780230593640
- 023059364X
- OCLC:
- 314766399
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