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The Penguin guide to Medieval Europe

Title
The Penguin guide to Medieval Europe / Richard Barber.
Author
Barber, Richard W.
Publication
Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1984.

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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
  • Europa
  • Geschichte (800-1500)
  • Civilization, Medieval
  • Historic sites > Europe > Guidebooks
  • Civilization, Medieval
  • Historic sites
  • Kultur
  • Kunstführer
  • Civilization, Medieval > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • Europe > Guidebooks
  • Europe
Genre/Form
  • travel guidebooks.
  • Guidebooks
  • Guidebooks.
  • Guides touristiques.
Note
  • Includes index.
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.
ISBN
  • 0140466339
  • 9780140466331
LCCN
84234274
OCLC
  • ocm11231759
  • 11231759
  • SCSB-606704
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library