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Author: Lawrence Nees
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 428
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn a section of Theodulf of Orléans' poem Contra iudices, and the ivories depicting scenes from the life of Hercules on the Chair of St. Peter.
Author: Benjamin Anderson
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2017-02-28
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 0300219164
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the rapidly changing world of the early Middle Ages, depictions of the cosmos represented a consistent point of reference across the three dominant states--the Frankish, Byzantine, and Islamic Empires. As these empires diverged from their Greco-Roman roots between 700 and 1000 A.D. and established distinctive medieval artistic traditions, cosmic imagery created a web of visual continuity, though local meanings of these images varied greatly. Benjamin Anderson uses thrones, tables, mantles, frescoes, and manuscripts to show how cosmological motifs informed relationships between individuals, especially the ruling elite, and communities, demonstrating how domestic and global politics informed the production and reception of these depictions. The first book to consider such imagery across the dramatically diverse cultures of Western Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic Middle East, Cosmos and Community in Early Medieval Art illuminates the distinctions between the cosmological art of these three cultural spheres, and reasserts the centrality of astronomical imagery to the study of art history.
Author: Walter Pohl
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2018-07-09
Total Pages: 712
ISBN-13: 311059756X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRoman identity is one of the most interesting cases of social identity because in the course of time, it could mean so many different things: for instance, Greek-speaking subjects of the Byzantine empire, inhabitants of the city of Rome, autonomous civic or regional groups, Latin speakers under ‘barbarian’ rule in the West or, increasingly, representatives of the Church of Rome. Eventually, the Christian dimension of Roman identity gained ground. The shifting concepts of Romanness represent a methodological challenge for studies of ethnicity because, depending on its uses, Roman identity may be regarded as ‘ethnic’ in a broad sense, but under most criteria, it is not. Romanness is indeed a test case how an established and prestigious social identity can acquire many different shades of meaning, which we would class as civic, political, imperial, ethnic, cultural, legal, religious, regional or as status groups. This book offers comprehensive overviews of the meaning of Romanness in most (former) Roman provinces, complemented by a number of comparative and thematic studies. A similarly wide-ranging overview has not been available so far.
Author: Robert Allan Maxwell
Publisher: Penn State Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0271036362
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Brings together the disciplines of art, music, and history to explore the importance of the past to conceptions of the present in the central Middle Ages"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Stuart Airlie
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2020-12-24
Total Pages: 456
ISBN-13: 1786736462
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow does power manifest itself in individuals? Why do people obey authority? And how does a family, if they are the source of such dominance, convey their superiority and maintain their command in a pre-modern world lacking speedy communications, standing armies and formalised political jurisdiction? Here, Stuart Airlie expertly uses this idea of authority as a lens through which to explore one of the most famous dynasties in medieval Europe: the Carolingians. Ruling the Frankish realm from 751 to 888, the family of Charlemagne had to be ruthless in asserting their status and adept at creating a discourse of Carolingian legitimacy in order to sustain their supremacy. Through its nuanced analysis of authority, politics and family, Making and Unmaking the Carolingians, 751-888 outlines the system which placed the Carolingian dynasty at the centre of the Frankish world. In doing so, Airlie sheds important new light on both the rise and fall of the Carolingian empire and the nature of power in medieval Europe more generally.
Author: Roger Collins
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2017-09-16
Total Pages: 624
ISBN-13: 1137014288
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this classic textbook history of early medieval Europe, Roger Collins provides a succinct account of the centuries during which Europe changed from being an abstract geographical expression to a new culturally coherent, if politically divided, entity. This comprehensive new edition explores key topics such as the fall of the Roman Empire, the rise of both Christianity and Islam, the Vikings, and the expansion of Latin Christian culture into eastern Europe. Clear and insightful, this is an invaluable guide to an important era in the history of both Europe and the wider world. This is an ideal companion for students of History or European Studies taking modules on Early Medieval Europe or Europe in Late Antiquity. In addition, this is a useful reference work for postgraduate students, scholars and teachers of early medieval Europe. New to this Edition: - Fully updated, augmented and revised to take account of the latest scholarship and research on all aspects of the period it covers - Greater emphasis given to social and economic considerations, the peripheries of Europe, the rise and impact of Islam, art, architecture, books and the spread of learning - Extensively rewritten to make it more accessible for students
Author: John Osborne
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2023-11-30
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 1009415379
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive survey of the material culture of ninth-century Rome, drawing together disparate strands of evidence.
Author: Lars Kjaer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-08-29
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 1108424023
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores how classical ideals of generosity influenced the writing and practice of gift giving in medieval Europe.
Author: Shannon McSheffrey
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2010-11-24
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 0812203968
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShannon McSheffrey studies the communities of the late medieval English heretics, the Lollards, and presents unexpected conclusions about the precise ways in which gender shaped participation and interaction within the movement.
Author: Rosamond McKitterick
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-11-07
Total Pages: 523
ISBN-13: 1107041643
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides the first full study of the predecessor church of St Peter's Basilica in Rome, from late antique construction to Renaissance destruction.
