Synopses & Reviews
Covering the period from the fall of the Roman Empire through to the beginnings of the Renaissance, this is an indispensable volume which brings the complex and colourful history of the Middle Ages to life.
Key features:
* geographical coverage extends to the broadest definition of Europe from the Atlantic coast to the Russian steppes
* each map approaches a separate issue or series of events in Medieval history, whilst a commentary locates it in its broader context
* as a body, the maps provide a vivid representation of the development of nations, peoples and social structures.
With over 140 maps, expert commentaries and an extensive bibliography, this is the essential reference for those who are striving to understand the fundamental issues of this period.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-254) and index.
Synopsis
Covering the period from the fall of the Roman Empire through to the beginnings of the Renaissance, this indispensable volume brings the complex and colorful history of the Middle Ages to life. It investigates the major political, social and cultural changes, showing their spread throughout the middle ages, and takes into account recent developments in scholarship. It also includes geographical coverage, extending the broadest definition of Europe from the Atlantic coast to the Russian steppes; maps addressing a separate issue or series of events in Medieval history, with a commentary locating it in its broader context; and maps providing a vivid representation of the development of nations, peoples and social structures. With over 140 maps, expert commentaries and an extensive bibliography, this is the essential reference for students at all levels, libraries and all those who want a thorough, geographically based guide to medieval Europe.
Synopsis
This substantial volume is filled with over 140 maps and commentaries detailing the whole of the medieval period from the latter days of Rome through to the beginnings of the early modern world. Each map is designed to address particular themes and answers the needs of students of this period with supporting explanatory texts. The selection of maps takes a thorough and broad-ranging approach to the study of the Middle Ages. The maps chart a variety of areas including political events, military campaigns within Europe and in the Holy Lands, the power of the Church and the rise of monasticism, literacy and the advent of printing, art and architecture. Others cover the financing of state and war, the principal trading leagues and trade routes, settlements and the increase in urbanism, the founding of the earliest universities, pogroms and persecutions and events at the frontiers of Christendom.
Description
5700 5701 Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-254) and index.