The Medieval World Complete

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<i>The Medieval World Complete</i> re-creates one of the great ages of European civilization through a sequence of spectacular images accompanied by a lively, informed commentary

The Medieval World Complete re-creates one of the great ages of European civilization through a sequence of spectacular images accompanied by a lively, informed commentary.

Ingeniously organized by topic and thoroughly cross-referenced, this all embracing book enables the reader to explore and understand every facet of the Middle Ages, an era of breathtaking artistic achievement and religious faith in a world where life was often coarse and cruel, cut short by war, famine and disease.

Framed by chapters that outline the way the Middle Ages began and ended, the book covers religion and the Church, nations and laws, daily life, art and architecture, scholarship and philosophy, and the World beyond Christendom. The book is completed by biographies of key personalities, from Charlemagne to Wycliffe, and timelines, maps, glossary, gazetteer and bibliography.
Extent: 336 pp
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2010-05-24
Size: 28.0 x 21.9 cm
ISBN: 9780500283332
Perspectives on the Medieval World • 1. Prologue: What Made the Middle Ages? • 2. Salvations of the Soul • 3. Earthly Powers • 4. Medieval Art: The Present Legacy • 5. Everyday Life • 6. The Life of the Mind • 7. Christians and non-Christians • 8. Epilogue: The End of the Middle Ages

Press Reviews

A gloriously detailed and richly illustrated visual record of medieval society
BBC History

A sumptuous book, full of detail and colour … a real treat for anyone interested in the period
Rachel Bellerby, suite101.com

A masterpiece … a tour de force
Church Times


About the Author

Robert Bartlett is Wardlaw Professor of Medieval History at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Among his books is The Making of Europe, winner of the Wolfson Literary Award for History.

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