The Penguin guide to Medieval Europe
- Title
- The Penguin guide to Medieval Europe / Richard Barber.
- Published by
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1984.
- Author
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| Status | FormatText | AccessUse in library | Call numberCB351 .B37 1984 | Item locationOff-site |
Details
- Description
- 379 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 21 cm.
- Summary
- Describes the medieval monuments, trade and town life, religion, secular power, and the intellectual atmosphere of the Middle Ages in Europe.
- Series statement
- Penguin handbooks
- Uniform title
- Penguin handbooks
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- travel guidebooks.
- Guidebooks
- Guidebooks.
- Guides touristiques.
- Contents
- Part One: Christendom -- The papacy -- Cathedrals: romanesque, gothic -- Parish churches -- Monasteries -- Pilgrimage -- The military orders -- Heresy -- Part Two: Empire and nations -- The Holy Roman Empire -- The Normans -- Monarchies and nations: the reconquista in Spain, England and France -- Part Three: Lords, princes and vassals -- Castles -- Manor-houses and villages -- Towns and trades -- Part Four: The world of learning -- Schools and universities -- Law and medicine -- Appendix: Libraries and museums.
- Note
- Includes index.