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Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Power and Patronage in Early Medieval Italy: Local Society Italian Politics and the Abbey of Farfa C.700-900 Book 70 (Paperback)

Founded around the beginning of the eighth century in the Sabine hills north of Rome the abbey of Farfa was for centuries a barometer of social and political change in central Italy. Conventionally the region s history in the early Middle Ages revolves... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Dominicans Muslims and Jews in the Medieval Crown of Aragon Book 74 (Paperback)

With their active apostolate of preaching and teaching Dominican friars were important promoters of Latin Christianity in the borderlands of medieval Spain and North Africa. Historians have long assumed that their efforts to convert or persecute... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Politics and Power in Early Medieval Europe: Alsace and the Frankish Realm 600-1000 Book 65 (Paperback)

In this powerfully argued original and well-balanced study Hans Hummer investigates the operation of political power in early medieval Europe from 600 to 1000AD. Focusing on the region of Alsace Hummer elucidates the networks of monasteries and... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Dominicans Muslims and Jews in the Medieval Crown of Aragon Book 74 (Hardcover)

With their active apostolate of preaching and teaching Dominican friars were important promoters of Latin Christianity in the borderlands of medieval Spain and North Africa. Historians have long assumed that their efforts to convert or persecute... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T The Early Humiliati Book 43 (Paperback)

This book is the first major study in English of a group of late twelfth-century religious enthusiasts the early Humiliati who were condemned by the Church as heretics in 1184 but--in a remarkable transition--were reconciled seventeen years later and... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T City and Community in Norman Italy Book 72 (Hardcover)

This pioneering study of urban society in twelfth-century mainland Norman Italy examines the self-governing role of urban communities and explores their social ordering identities and communal activities. Drawing on charters chronicles annals and other... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T The Political Thought of King Alfred the Great Book 67 (Paperback)

This book is a comprehensive study of political thought at the court of King Alfred the Great (871-99). It explains the extraordinary burst of royal learned activity focused on inventive translations from Latin into Old English attributed to Alfred s... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Literacy in Lombard Italy C.568-774 Book 53 (Paperback)

This book examines the evidence for literacy in early medieval Italy under the rule of the Lombards the last of the barbarian invaders who established a kingdom in north and central Italy from 568 to 774. By examining different kinds of written... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T The Wandering Heretics of Languedoc Book 73 (Hardcover)

How should historians read sources which record inquisitorial trials in the Middle Ages? How can we understand the fears felt by those on trial? By analysing six volumes of depositions in the trial of Cathar and Waldensian heretics in Languedoc between... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Province and Empire Book 18 (Hardcover)

This book offers ideas about the processes of political and cultural change in the early Middle Ages. The main focus is on relations between the centre and periphery of the Carolingian empire in particular on the development of Brittany as a... more

Pre-Owned Crusading Warfare 1097-1193 2ed (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: New Series Series Number 3) Paperback

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in very good condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help. ISBN-10: 0521458382... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth: City and Community in Norman Italy (Paperback)

This pioneering study of urban society in twelfth-century mainland Norman Italy examines the self-governing role of urban communities and explores their social ordering identities and communal activities. Drawing on charters chronicles annals and other... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Wyclif and the Oxford Schools: The Relation of the Summa de Ente to Scholastic Debates at Oxford in the Later Fourteen Book 8 (Paperback)

Dr Robson gives a full account of Wyclif s career as an Oxford don - the little-known period of his life before in 1372 he became a controversialist - so answering the question why was Wyclif when he became a public figure already acknowledged the... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T The Wandering Heretics of Languedoc Book 73 (Paperback)

How should historians read sources which record inquisitorial trials in the Middle Ages? How can we understand the fears felt by those on trial? By analysing six volumes of depositions in the trial of Cathar and Waldensian heretics in Languedoc between... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Canon Law and the Letters of Ivo of Chartres Book 76 (Hardcover)

Ivo of Chartres was one of the most learned scholars of his time a powerful bishop and a major figure in the so-called Investiture Contest . Christof Rolker here offers a major new study of Ivo his works and the role he played in the intellectual... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Ockham and Political Discourse in the Late Middle Ages Book 69 (Paperback)

The English Franciscan William of Ockham (c.1285-1347) was one of the most influential philosophers and theologians in late medieval Europe. Fresh scholarship has shown his profound impact on logic metaphysics epistemology and the philosophy of... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Parisian Scholars in the Early Fourteenth Century: A Social Portrait Book 41 (Hardcover)

This study of the social geographical and disciplinary composition of the University of Paris in the early fourteenth century--the most detailed of its kind ever attempted--is based on the reconstruction of a remarkable document: the financial record... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth: Royal Childhood and Child Kingship (Hardcover)

Refining adult-focused perspectives on medieval rulership Emily Joan Ward exposes the problematic nature of working from the assumption that kingship equated to adult power. Children s participation and political assent could be important facets of the... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Clement V Book 36 (Hardcover)

The fourteenth century heralded a new stage in the history of the Church when papal rule was forced to find new patterns of cooperation with emerging national states. The Avignon pontificate of Clement V (1305-14) found a compromise among conflicting... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Philosophy and Politics in the Thought of John Wyclif Book 54 (Paperback)

John Wyclif was the fourteenth-century English thinker responsible for the first English Bible and for the Lollard movement--persecuted widely for its attempts to reform the church through empowerment of the laity. This study argues that John Wyclif s... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T The Staffords Earls of Stafford and Dukes of Buckingham Book 11 (Paperback)

As one of the richest and most powerful land-owning families in later medieval England the Staffords played their leading part in the politics of their time. This book traces the often complex relations between the three Stafford Dukes of Buckingham... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T The Reform of the Frankish Church Book 61 (Paperback)

Chrodegang of Metz (c. 712-766) was one of the leading figures of the late Merovingian and early Carolingian Church. As bishop of Metz Chrodegang became one of the foremost churchmen in Francia and undertook the reform of the lives of canons of the... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Envoys and Political Communication in the Late Antique West 411-533 Book 55 (Paperback)

Examining the role of envoys from the establishment of the first barbarian kingdoms in the West to the eve of Justinian s wars of reconquest this study reveals how Roman imperial administration influenced new patterns of political interaction in the... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Legal Practice and the Written Word in the Early Middle Ages: Frankish Formulae C.500 1000 Book 75 (Hardcover)

Legal formularies are books of model legal documents compiled by early medieval scribes for their own use and that of their pupils. A major source for the history of early medieval Europe they document social relations beyond the narrow world of the... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Aristotelian Aporetic Ontology in Islamic and Christian Thinkers Book 20 (Paperback)

This is a ground-breaking study of the consequences of a central problem in Aristotle s Metaphysics in the interpretation given to it by Islamic and Christian Aristotelian philosophers: the relationship between individuals as individuals and... more

Pre-Owned Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Warfare in the Latin East 1192-1291 Book 17 (Paperback)

This book looks at the conduct of war in the crusaders kingdom from the end of the Third Crusade to the final demise of the Latin Kingdom in 1291. Among the many fascinating subjects covered by Christopher Marshall are the military impact of the... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T Mortmain Legislation and the English Church 1279-1500 Book 17 (Paperback)

This is a comprehensive survey of medieval English mortmain legislation from both the point of view of the crown and that of the Church. It examines methods of enforcement and evaluates their success. It traces the emergence of licensing policies and... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T History and Geography in Late Antiquity Book 64 (Paperback)

The civilized world witnessed massive political social and religious change from the fifth century to the eighth century. Geographical and historical thought long rooted to Roman ideologies had to adopt new perspectives of late antiquity. Taking their... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T The Two Italies Book 9 (Paperback)

This book is a study of the economic development of different areas of twelfth-century Italy whose commercial interests were closely inter related: the Norman Kingdom of Sicily famed for the wealth of its rulers and the maritime ports of Genoa Pisa and... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and T The Beaumont Twins Book 1 (Paperback)

This book combines a simple dual biographical study of Waleran of Meulan and Robert of Leicester the twin sons of Robert Count of Meulan and Earl of Leicester with an exploration of the exercise of power in twelfth-century Normandy and England. The... more

Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History: Studies in Church Life in England Under Edward III (Paperback)

Studies in Church Life in England under Edward III was first published in 1934 as part of the Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought series. Wood-Legh has chosen five topics of church history which frequently occur in the Patent Rolls of Edward... more

Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Courtly Culture and Political Life in Early Medieval India Book 10 (Paperback)

Representing the first full-length study of courtly culture in classical India this book explores the growth of royal households and the development of a courtly worldview in the Gupta period (c. 350-750) and its aftermath. Using both literary sources... more

Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History: Scottish Abbeys and Social Life (Paperback)

First published in 1933 as part of the Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought series Coulton s Scottish Abbeys and Social Life was an expanded version of his Rhind Lectures given to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1931. Although a... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature: Living Death in Medieval French and English Literature (Hardcover)

Medieval literature contains many figures caught at the interface between life and death - the dead return to place demands on the living while the living foresee organize or desire their own deaths. Jane Gilbert s original study examines the ways in... more

Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History: The Medieval Village (Paperback)

First published in 1925 as part of the Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought series Coulton s The Medieval Village was an expanded version of lectures given at University College of Wales Aberystwyth. Although a rigorous academic who stressed... more

Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History: The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages Part 2 English Universities Student Life (Paperback)

Hastings Rashdall (1858-1924) first published The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages in 1895. It has remained one of the best-known studies of the great medieval universities for over a century. Volume 2 Part 2 is a study of the medieval... more

Pre-Owned Preaching the Crusades: Mendicant Friars and the Cross in the Thirteenth Century: 28 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series Series Number 28) Paperback

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Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth: Templar Families (Hardcover)

Founded in c. 1120 in the aftermath of the First Crusade in Jerusalem the Order of the Temple was a Christian brotherhood dedicated to the military protection of pilgrims and the Holy Land attracting followers and supporters throughout Christian... more