Name: The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe By George Holmes (Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford)
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The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe Summary

The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe by George Holmes (Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford)

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 of hte centre of gravity in European life from the Mediterranean to the north; and the authors explore the contrast between Byzantine and Renaissance cultures in the south and the new, complex political and social structures of north-west Europe, which by 1300 had the most advanced civilization the world had ever seen. Over 200 illustrations, including 24 colour plates, amplify the text; and the picture is completed with comprehensive reference material including maps, genealogies, and a full chronology.

The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe Reviews

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 *

About George Holmes (Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford)

Now retired, George Holmes was Chichele Professor of Medieval History at the University of Oxford.

List of Colour Plates ; List of Maps ; 1. The Transformation of the Roman Mediterranean, 400-900 ; 2. The Northern World in the Dark Ages, 400-900 ; 3. The Society of Northern Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1200 ; 4. Northern Europe Invades the Mediterranean, 900-1200 ; 5. The Mediterranean in the Age of the Renaissance, 1200-1500 ; 6. The Civilization of Courts and Cities in the North, 1200-1500 ; Editor's Postscript ; Further Reading ; Chronology ; Index

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GOR002820962

ISBN 13

9780192854353

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0192854356

Title

The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe by George Holmes (Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford)

Author

George Holmes (Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford)

Series

Oxford Illustrated History

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Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Year published

20010118

Number of pages

416

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The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe George Holmes (Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford)

The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe by George Holmes (Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford)

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The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe Summary

The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe by George Holmes (Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford)

The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe Reviews

About George Holmes (Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, Formerly Chichele Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford)

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