This volume reprints 23 papers which reflect the interests of the author, A. Markopoulos (University of Athens), in 9th-10th century Byzantium. The studies follow the second period of iconoclasm to th
Fifteen essays by Andrew G. Watson (Oxford U.) discuss the provenance and history of medieval manuscript books during the Middle Ages and the fates that befell them in England after the end of the per
The first three of the 14 articles examine Chinese historical sources for information about Chinese relations with the west and about the internal history of those regions. Others deal with identifyin
Going into considerable detail on matters he treats more sketchily in his books, Jordan examines such topics as problems discovered and solutions imposed during the communal administration in France f
How did the a€?peasantrya€? of early modern England react to the Reformation and to subsequent changes in their churches? Were they involved in founding dissenting churches? Could they even read? And
Among the 15 topics Rabello (Hebrew U. of Jerusalem) discusses are the capacity in which Herod judged his wife and sons; prohibitions on Gentiles entering the Temple; early stages of Jewish settlement
Professor Emmer (pictured, but with no affiliation given) fills gaps in the neglected study of Dutch expansion in the Atlantic, notable for linking the production technology and capitalism of the firs
This volume explores how elements of the medieval tradition were transformed into new claims of authority by the Reformation. In theological terms the volume examines how ecclesiastical, biblical and
Since the beginnings of this century western scholars have become familiar with Ignaz Goldziher's hypothesis concerning canonical hadith literature - that religious literary genre of Islam, second in
The studies collected in this volume cover three broad areas of the history of North Africa as part of the Roman Empire. Studies devoted to the history of 'political institutions' are followed by ones
A collection of 18 studies in German, English, and French published between 1982 and 1991. The 11 in English include discussions of Baldwin II of Jerusalem, Henry II of England, John of Jaffa, and sei
Over the last forty years Professor Hall has been a major contributor to the a€?new viewa€? of Newton now generally accepted. Essentially this has derived from the bringing to light and examination of
Professor Russell-Wooda€?s detailed studies of Brazilian social history in the colonial era have long been recognised as model contributions to the history of class, race, gender and religion. This co
The historical study of war in the Spain of Philip II forms the starting point for the articles in this volume. They approach this not so much from a military angle, but as a problem of organization,
