Exploring the history of the cardinal virtues from patristic times to the late fourteenth century, this book offers a comprehensive view of the development of moral debate in the Latin Middle Ages.
In a volume with illustrations from medieval manuscripts, Hartmann (medieval German literature, U. of Wurzburg) presents 16 unindexed papers delivered at the 2000, 2001, and 2002 International Medieva
The dramatic increase in commercial activity in southern Italy in the 15th century and the eventual growth of state power are the subject of this detailed study. Based on research into an impressive n
The eleven essays in this volume are studies of specific instances of the influence and impact of the middle ages on Western life and culture from thesixteenth century to the present day. They cover a
Music and Performance in the Later Middle Ages seeks to understand the music of the later Middle Ages in a fuller perspective, moving beyond the traditional focus on the creative work of composers in
This volume brings together a set of key studies on the history of medieval Central Europe (Bohemia, Hungary, Poland), along with others specially commissioned for the book or translated, and a new in
Improvization in music, dance, drama, and the visual arts and inevitably in the intersection between them from the 15th through the 17th centuries in Europe is explored in 13 essays. The contributors
"Conceptually well organized, stylistically clear, intellectually thoughtful, and pedagogically useful." - Thomas Head, Speculum"For its humane and learned approach to its enormous canvas, as well as
The Jews of northern France, Germany, and England, known collectively as Ashkenazic Jewry, have commanded the attention of scholars since the beginnings of modern Jewish historiography. Over the past
In late medieval England, cloistered nuns, like all substantial property owners, engaged in nearly constant litigation to defend their holdings. They did so using attorneys (proctors), advocates and o
The essays in this collection go beyond the theme of definitions of masculine and feminine in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Some authors look to literature for ways in which men and women saw thems
"A volume of the first importance to the scholarship of medieval women writers…. An ambitious attempt to understand hat ‘gender’ and ‘text’ might have meant in the Middle Ages from the perspective of
In Imagination, Meditation, and Cognition in the Middle Ages, Michelle Karnes revises the history of medieval imagination with a detailed analysis of its role in the period’s meditations and theories
Pope Benedict XVI continues his exploration of the greatest teachers and role models in the history of the Church with these sketches of twenty-six men and women from the Middle Ages and beyond. From
This substantial collection of essays offers a welcome overview to the rich field of memory studies, serving to expand scholarship into countries less well studied, including Scandinavia and Central E
This volume is the result of an interdisciplinary research project carried out at the Centre for Advanced Study in Oslo, Norway, on ideological aspects of rulership in the Nordic countries (broadly de
The articles of this Festschrift are based on talks presented at a conference convened in Luscombe's honor in Sheffield in September 2006. A central theme is the content and controversies concerning l
Part of an estimable series, this volume contains twelve essays on the editions, influence, and treatment of the works of Boethius throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. Written by scholars based in ma
