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The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe
George Holmes
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Description for The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe
Paperback. This work tells the story of Europe and the Mediterranean over the 1000 years which saw the creation of Western civilization. It offers an account of life in medieval Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the dawn of the Renaissance. Editor(s): Holmes, George. Series: Oxford Illustrated History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 pp colour plates, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 978.
This richly illustrated book is the most authoritative account of life in medieval Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the coming of the Renaissance. Full coverage is given to all aspects of life in a thousand-year period which saw the creation of western civilization: from the empires and kingdoms of Charlemagne, the Byzantines, and the Hundred Years War, to the ideas of the Crusades; the building of great cathedrals and the social catastrophe of the Black Death; the cultural worlds of chivalric knights, popular festivals, and new art forms. The chapters show the movement ... Read more
This richly illustrated book is the most authoritative account of life in medieval Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the coming of the Renaissance. Full coverage is given to all aspects of life in a thousand-year period which saw the creation of western civilization: from the empires and kingdoms of Charlemagne, the Byzantines, and the Hundred Years War, to the ideas of the Crusades; the building of great cathedrals and the social catastrophe of the Black Death; the cultural worlds of chivalric knights, popular festivals, and new art forms. The chapters show the movement ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Oxford Illustrated History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192854353
SKU
V9780192854353
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About George Holmes
Now retired, George Holmes was Chichele Professor of Medieval History at the University of Oxford.
Reviews for The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe
The individual chapters are scholarly and up to the minute, without loss of accessibility or pace. The illustrations are many, apposite and refreshingly unhackneyed.
Times Literary Supplement
Times Literary Supplement