
Medieval England
An Encyclopedia
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 11. June 1998
Book
Hardback
946 pages
978-0-8240-5786-2 (ISBN)
Description
This valuable reference work offers concise, expert answers to questions on all aspects of life and culture in medieval England-art, architecture, law, literature, kings, commoners, women, music, commerce, technology, warfare, religion, and many others. It takes as its scope English social, cultural, and political life from the Anglo-Saxon invasions in the fifth century to the turn of the sixteenth century. To make it even more useful to information seekers, the Encyclopedia also traces England's ties to the Celtic world of Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, to the French and Anglo-Norman world of the Continent, to the Viking and Scandinavian world of the North Sea, and to the world of medieval Christendom. The result is a detailed portrait of the English Middle Ages and their key historical events, personages, and cultural contexts.
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Series
Language
English
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 203 mm
Weight
2268 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8240-5786-2 (9780824057862)
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Persons
Paul E. Szarmach is director of the Medieval Institute and teaches at Western Michigan University. M. Teresa Tavormina and Joel T. Rosenthal teach at Michigan State University and SUNY, Stonybrook, respectively.
Content
sampling of the coverage:Alchemy * Allegory and Related Symbolism * Battle of Maldon * Beaufort, Margaret * C dmon * Carol * Chivalry * Cnut * Dance, Dance Music * Drama, Vernacular * Dunbar, William * Earls and Earldoms * Ely Cathedral * Franks Casket * Hagiography * Heptarchy * Julian of Norwich * Liturgy * Magna Carta * Manuscript Illumination * Morte Arthure, Alliterative * Music: History and Theory * Navy and Naval Power * The Owl and the Nightingale * Piers Plowman * Prices and Wages * Printing * Runes * Satire * The Seafarer * Serfs and Villeins * Songs; Stained Glass * Technology * Translation and Paraphrase * Vaulting * Widows and Widowhood * The Wife's Lament * Wilton Diptych * Women and the Arts