| Physical description |
1 online resource (xviii, 979 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Notes |
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015). |
| Contents |
Introduction: the history of Europe 500-700 / Paul Fouracre 1 -- 1 Later Roman Empire / Richard Gerberding 13 -- 2 Barbarian invasions / Guy Halsall 35 -- 3 Sources and their interpretation / Guy Halsall 56 -- Part I Sixth Century -- 4 Eastern Empire in the sixth century / Andrew Louth 93 -- 5 Byzantines in the West in the sixth century / John Moorhead 118 -- 6 Ostrogothic Italy and the Lombard invasions / John Moorhead 140 -- 7 Formation of the Sueve and Visigothic kingdoms in Spain / A. Barbero, M. I. Loring 162 -- 8 Merovingian Gaul and the Frankish conquests / Raymond Van Dam 193 -- 9 Celtic kingdoms / Wendy Davies 232 -- 10 Earliest Anglo-Saxon kingdoms / Helena Hamerow 263 -- Part II Seventh Century -- 11 Byzantine empire in the seventh century / Andrew Louth 291 -- 12 Muhammad and the rise of Islam / Carole Hillenbrand 317 -- 13 Catholic Visigothic kingdom / A. Barbero, M. I. Loring 346 -- 14 Francia in the seventh century / Paul Fouracre 371 -- 15 Religion and society in Ireland / Clare Stancliffe 397 -- 16 Christianity amongst the Britons, Dalriadan Irish and Picts / Clare Stancliffe 426 -- 17 England in the seventh century / Alan Thacker 462 -- 18 Scandinavia / Lotte Hedeager 496 -- 19 Slavs / Zbigniew Kobylinski 524 -- Part III Themes and Problems -- 20 Jews in Europe 500-1050 / Michael Toch 547 -- 21 Kings and kingship / Patrick Wormald 571 -- 22 Mediterranean economy / Simon Loseby 605 -- 23 Northern Seas (fifth to eighth centuries) / Stephane Lebecq 639 -- 24 Money and coinage / Mark Blackburn 660 -- 25 Church structure and organisation / Georg Scheibelreiter 675 -- 26 Christianisation and the dissemination of Christian teaching / Ian Wood 710 -- 27 Education and learning / Jacques Fontaine 735 -- 28A Art and architecture of western Europe / Ian Wood 760 -- 28B Art and architecture: the East / Leslie Brubaker 776. |
| Summary |
The first volume of The New Cambridge Medieval History covers the transitional period between the later Roman world and the early middle ages, c.500 to c.700. This was an era of developing consciousness and profound change in Europe, Byzantium and the Arab world, an era in which the foundations of medieval society were laid and to which many of our modern myths of national and religious identity can be traced. This book offers a comprehensive regional survey of the sixth and seventh centuries, from Ireland in the west to the rise of Islam in the Middle East, and from Scandinavia in the north to the Mediterranean south. It explores the key themes pinning together the history of this period, from kingship, trade and the church, to art, architecture and education. It represents both an invaluable conspectus of current scholarship and an expert introduction to the period. |
| Other author |
Fouracre, Paul, editor.
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| Subject |
Civilization, Medieval.
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Middle Ages.
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Europe -- History -- 476-1492.
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| ISBN |
9781139053938 (ebook) |
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9780521362917 (hardback) |
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9781107449060 (paperback) |
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