| Description |
xiv, 690 pages ; 17 cm. |
| Series |
The Viking portable library, 46
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| Bibliography |
"Suggestions for further reading": pages 30-33. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The body social: The orders of men -- The nobility: the fighters -- The peasants and burghers: the workers -- Conflict, protest, and catastrophe -- pt. 2. The Christian commonwealth: The spiritual authority -- The temporal authorities -- Renewal and reform -- pt. 3. The house of fame -- pt. 4. The world picture: The frontiers of Europe: conquest and assimilation of peoples -- The Near East: pilgrimage and crusade -- The Far East: missionaries and merchants -- pt. 5. The noble castle: The makers: Poets and storytellers ; Painters and builders ; Musicians -- The mirror of history -- The seven liberal arts -- The mirror of nature -- The mirror of wisdom -- The vision of God. |
| Subject |
Literature, Medieval.
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| Added Author |
McLaughlin, Mary Martin, 1919-2006, editor.
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