Lorenzo el Magnifico

En su acercamiento a Lorenzo el Magnífico, Jack Lang, uno de los grandes políticos europeos contemporáneos, traza el retrato de un príncipe extraordinario, que encarna tanto la grandeza como las contradicciones de su época, y desgrana una lúcida reflexión acerca de la naturaleza del poder ...

The medieval hospital and medical practice

Using an innovative approach to evidence for the medieval hospital and medical practice, this collection of essays presents new research by leading international scholars in creating a holistic look at the hospital as an environment within a social and intellectual context. The research presented creates ...

La dette et le juge

juridiction contentieuse du XIIIe au XVe siècle (France, Italie, Espagne, Angleterre, Empire)

The Capetians

kings of France 987-1314

Following the demise of the Carolingian dynasty in 987 the French lords chose Hugh Capet as their king. He was the founder of a dynasty that lasted until 1328. Although for much of this time, the French kings were weak, and the kingdom of France ...

Privacy and solicitude in the Middle Ages

The lord in his hall, the monk in his cloister: we often think of medieval people as living most of their lives in the constant company of others. But there was always another middle ages, characterised by the hermit's solitude as well as by ...

Living together, living apart

rethinking jewish-christian relations in the Middle Ages

This book challenges the standard conception of the Middle Ages as a time of persecution for Jews. Jonathan Elukin traces the experience of Jews in Europe from late antiquity through the Renaissance and Reformation, revealing how the pluralism of medieval society allowed Jews to feel ...

Romans de Chevalerie du Moyen Âge Grec

Parmi les #uvres de fiction qu#a produites la littérature européenne au Moyen Âge, les romans grecs écrits en langue vulgaire et en vers de quinze syllabes sont restés voués à une regrettable obscurité, faute de traductions en français et dans la plupart des langues ...

An introduction to Early Medieval Wester Europe, 300-900

the sword, the plough and the book

Studying the period of European history, 300-900 AD, this comprehensive textbook is the first to combine the last twenty-five years of research in an accessible manner for undergraduate students. It is unique in combining an account of the historical background of the period with discussion ...

Medieval dress and fashion

Illuminated manuscripts are widely regarded as beautiful works of art in their own right, but if examined closely, they also reveal a wealth of information about the people depicted within them. Often these images are taken at face value, and assumed to depict everyday clothing ...

The wreck of Catalonia

Civil War in the fifteenth century

This is the story of the disaster which befell Catalonia in the fifteenth century. It was a society already destablised by rural and urban conflict. There was unrest among a peasantry resentful of outdated burdens; merchants and artisans were struggling to wrest control of the ...

Leonor de Aquitania

una figura de leyenda en la época de las cruzadas y los trovadores

Leonor de Aquitania (1122-1204) tiene veintinueve años y está casada con el rey de Francia cuando conoce a Enrique Plantagenet, el hijo del conde de Anjou, diez años más joven que ella. Su encuentro es un auténtico flechazo. La reina pronto consigue la nulidad de ...

La ciudad medieval y su influencia territorial

Nájera. Encuentros Internacionales del Medievo 2006

Nájera, encuentros internacionales del medievo proponen analizar el fenómeno urbano medieval en términos de territorialidad y su evolución en el Medievo. La aparición de la ciudad medieval y la creación de una red urbana se tradujeron en unas formas de influencia o centralización del territorio ...

Viajes y viajeros en la Europa medieval

A lo largo de las páginas de este libro hemos intentado situar, en primera instancia, los condicionantes técnicos que, en forma de conocimientos geográficos, fueron posibilitando el interés expansivo de los diferentes grupos humanos en la sociedad occidental durante la Edad Media.

La vida cotidiana de los monjes de la Edad Media

El fenómeno del monacato, heredero de las aspiraciones filosóficas de ascetas y estoicos, surge entre los siglos III y IV en el Mediterráneo oriental, con el fin del Imperio Romano.

Les principautés dans l'Occident médiéval à l'origine des régions

The black death 1346-1353

the complete history

Unique, sensational and shocking, this revelatory book provides, for the first time, a complete Europe-wide history of the Black Death. The author's painstakingly comprehensive research throws fresh light on the nature of the disease, its origin, its spread, on an almost day-to-day basis, across ...

The life-cycle in western Europe

c.1300-1500

The first book that synthesizes and assesses current ideas on the life- cycle in medieval Western Europe There is nothing currently available to compare with the book's scope and ambitions because most available work narrowly focuses on an age group, a social class, and ...

Planagenêts et capétiens

confrontations et héritages

Au printemps 1204, Aliénor d#Aquitaine s#éteint tandis que les armées de Philippe Auguste conquièrent l#Anjou et la Normandie. La disparition de la reine coïncide avec l#effondrement de l#Empire Plantagenêt, tout comme, une cinquantaine d#années auparavant, son remariage avec Henri ...

A social history of England, 1200-1500

What was life really like in England in the later Middle Ages? This comprehensive introduction explores the full breadth of English life and society in the period 1200-1500. Opening with a survey of historiographical and demographic debates, the book then explores the central themes of ...

Women in Dark Age and Early Medieval Europe C.500-1200

Recent books in the field have tended to dazzle the reader with the latest research. Much is left unsaid, however, leaving dangerous holes for the newcomer. Without neglecting recent work, this clear textbook, which takes the story from about 500 to 1200, helps the reader ...