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viii, 273 pages ; 21 cm. |
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Sources in Western civilization ; 5 |
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Sources in western civilization ; 5.
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| Contents |
The High Middle Ages -- The political reconstruction of Western Europe -- The economic revival of Europe -- The triumph of the church -- The medieval cultural achievement -- The medieval political legacy -- Medieval Europe about the year 1000 : Ralph Glaber, Historiarum libri quinque ("The five books of his histories") -- The quest for peace in a feudal state : Galbert of Bruges, De multro, traditione et occisione gloriosi Karoli comitis flandriarum ("The murder of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders") -- An early medieval merchant : Reginald of Durham, Libellus de vita et miraculis S. Godrici, heremitae de Finchale ("The book on the life and miracles of St. Godric, hermit of Finchale") -- Liberties and privileges in a medieval town : Carta franchesie Lorriaci ("Charter of the liberties of Lorris") -- The winning of a commune : Guibert of Nogent, De vita sua ("His life") -- The opulence of Constantinople : Robert of Clari, La conquête de Constantinople ("The conquest of Constantinople") -- The conflict between spiritual and secular authority : Pope Nicholas II, Decree on papal elections (1059) b. the dictates of the Pope (1075) ; c. Letter of the Synod of Worms to Gregory VII (January 1076) ; d. deposition of Henry IV by Gregory VIII (February 1076) ; e. letter of Gregory VII to the German princes describing the submission of Henry IV at Canossa (1077) ; f. letter of Gregory VII to Bishop Hermann of Metz (1081) ; g. The murder of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury (29 December 1170) ; h. the submission of King John of England to Pope Innocent III (1214) ; i. the bull Unam sanctum of Pope Boniface VIII (1302) -- Dissension among the crusaders : account by an anonymous writer ; account by Raymond of Aguilers -- Twelfth-century monasticism : the charter of love ; Abbot Samson of Bury St. Edmunds -- St. Francis of Assisi and the friars : St. Francis and his friars ; the rule of St. Francis (1223) -- The life and love of Peter Abelard : historia calamitatum ("The history of my calamities") -- The search for Christian truth : Thomas Aquinas, summa contra gentiles ("On the truth of the Catholic faith") -- The medieval idea of history : Otto, Bishop of Freising ; William of Tyre -- The construction of Gothic cathedrals : suger ; Gervase of Canterbury -- Two medieval kings : Gerald of Wales ; Jean de Joinville -- Medieval restrictions on royal authority : John of Salisbury ; Henry de Bracton ; Thomas Aquinas -- Magna carta. |
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Middle Ages -- Sources.
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