The Medieval Expansion of Europe
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The Medieval Expansion of Europe by J R S Phillips
This detailed study draws on a large, often controversial body of evidence to show how the medieval tradition of exploration was rooted in Classical ideas of the world, and how the age of the Vikings, Marco Polo, and the crusaders paved the way for the famous voyages of the Renaissance.
`Phillips provides an excellent and very readable synthesis' Bulletin of Hispanic Studies
'Well-written, provocative, suitable for students.' C. More, St Paul & St Mary, Cheltenham
'This excellent and fascinating book explores the relations between western Europe and Asia, Africa and America between c AD 1000 and 1500...Phillips has covered an enormous range in his book, as is shown by his judicious, comprehensive and up-to-date critical bibliography...at once an extremely able work of synthesis and a book with a clear and persuasive thesis of its own.' D.O.Morgan, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
'excellent and fascinating book ... at once an extremely able work of synthesis and a book with a clear and persuasive thesis of its own' D.O. Morgan, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
'this study deserves an unqualified welcome as a lucid account of a fascinating topic' Alan Ryder, University of Bristol, History No. 243 Feb 1990
'Phillips's book is full of fascinating detail, as well as being clear, wide-ranging and equipped with a useful bibliography.' John E. Law, Welsh History Review
'the best available survey of medieval knowledge of and contact with the lands beyond Europe before 1492' James Muldoon, Rutgers University, Journal of World History, Fall 1990
'Well-written, provocative, suitable for students.' C. More, St Paul & St Mary, Cheltenham
'This excellent and fascinating book explores the relations between western Europe and Asia, Africa and America between c AD 1000 and 1500...Phillips has covered an enormous range in his book, as is shown by his judicious, comprehensive and up-to-date critical bibliography...at once an extremely able work of synthesis and a book with a clear and persuasive thesis of its own.' D.O.Morgan, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
'excellent and fascinating book ... at once an extremely able work of synthesis and a book with a clear and persuasive thesis of its own' D.O. Morgan, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
'this study deserves an unqualified welcome as a lucid account of a fascinating topic' Alan Ryder, University of Bristol, History No. 243 Feb 1990
'Phillips's book is full of fascinating detail, as well as being clear, wide-ranging and equipped with a useful bibliography.' John E. Law, Welsh History Review
'the best available survey of medieval knowledge of and contact with the lands beyond Europe before 1492' James Muldoon, Rutgers University, Journal of World History, Fall 1990
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780192891235 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192891235 |
| Title | The Medieval Expansion of Europe |
| Author | J R S Phillips |
| Series | Opus |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1988-10-20 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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