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An Entertaining Tale Of Quadrupeds

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 This neglected Greek satire is now available in English. Basing their translation on two critical editions of the 14th-century anonymous poem, Nicholas and Baloglou reveal the full texture of this unique genre of the Byzantine period. The authors provide analysis on form, style and context.
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History Of The Archbishops Of Hamburg-Bremen

by Adam Of Bremen

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 Adam of Bremen's history of the See of Hamburg and of Christian missions in northern Europe from AD 788 to 1072 is a primary source of knowledge concerning the history, geography and ethnography of the Baltic region and its peoples before the 13th century.
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Medieval Trade In The Mediterranean World - Illustrative Documents

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 This collection of translated sources investigates all aspects of economic life in the Mediterranean world. It draws on a variety of documents and other contemporary writings, from Arab and Jewish, as well as Christian sources.
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Defensor Pacis

by Marsilius Of Marsilius Of Padua

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 Addresses the role of citizenship as a buffer between individual and community. This book explicates the foundations of religious toleration. It affords a distinctive theoretical perspective that rivals that of various thinkers of the Western political tradition.
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The Didascalicon Of Hugh Of Saint Victor - A Medieval Guide To The Arts

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 This is the first complete translation into English of Hugh of St. Victor's Didascalicon, composed in the late 1130's.
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The Two Cities - A Chronicle Of Universal History To The Year 1146

by Bishop Of Freising, Otto, Bishop Of Otto

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 The 12th-century bishop Otto of Freising was an outstanding historian of his century. "The Two Cities" was his masterwork, spanning in time from Adam and Eve to the coming of the last days - which he believed were imminent.
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A Woman Who Defends All The Persons Of Her Sex - Selected Philosophical And Moral Writings

by Gabrielle Suchon

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 During the oppressive reign of Louis XIV, Gabrielle Suchon (1623-1703) was the most forceful female voice in France, advocating women's freedom and self-determination. This volume collects Suchon's writing from two works - "Treatise on Ethics and Politics" (1693) and "On the Celibate Life Freely Chosen; or, Life without Commitments" (1700).
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Rationale Divinorum Officiorum Of William Durand Of Mende - A New Translation Of The Prologue And Book One

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 The Rationale Divinorum Officiorum is arguably the most important medieval treatise on the symbolism of church architecture and rituals of worship. Written by the French bishop William Durand of Mende (1230-1296), the treatise ranks with the Bible as one of the most frequently copied and disseminated texts in all of medieval Christianity.This book marks the first English translation of the prologue and book one of the Rationale in almost two centuries. Timothy M. Thibodeau begins with a brief biography of William Durand and a discussion of the importance of the work during its time. Thibodeau compares previous translations of the Rationale in the medieval period and afterward. Then he presents his translation of the prologue and book one. The prologue discusses the principles of allegorical interpretation of the liturgy, while book one features detailed descriptions of the various parts of the church and its ecclesiastical ornaments. It also features extensive commentary on cemeteries, various rites of consecration and dedication, and a discussion of the sacraments.
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The Art Of Courtly Love

by Andreas Capellanus

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 The social system of 'courtly love' soon spread after becoming popularized by the troubadours of southern France in the twelfth century. This book codifies life at Queen Eleanor's court at Poitiers between 1170 and 1174 into "one of those capital works which reflect the thought of a great epoch, which explain the secret of a civilization."
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The Deeds Of Frederick Barbarossa

by Bishop Of Freising, Otto, Bishop Of Otto

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 The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa is the "official biography" of German king and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. This historical firsthand account was begun by his maternal uncle, Bishop Otto of Freising, the leading medieval church figure and notable historian, and continued by a less well known cleric, Rahewin.
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Heresies Of The High Middle Ages

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 More than seventy documents, ranging in date from the early eleventh century to the early fourteenth century and representing both orthodox and heretical viewpoints are included.
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The Correspondence Of Pope Gregory Vii - Selected Letters From The Registrum

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 -- Robert Somerville, Columbia University
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An Arab-Syrian Gentleman And Warrior In The Period Of The Crusades - Memoirs Of Usamah Ibn-Munqidh

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 The life of Usamah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished during the early Crusading period. His memoirs provide a valuable non-European perspective and insight into the military and cultural contact between medieval West and East, between Christian and Muslim.
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Imperial Lives And Letters Of The Eleventh Century

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 Although numerous texts are available in translation that illustrate the papal side of the Investiture Controversy, few accounts exist that convey the position of secular leaders. Imperial Lives and Letters fills this gap, offering the full text of "The Deeds of Conrad II" (1024--1139) by Wipo, "Life of Emperor the Henry IV" (1056--1106) and the Letters of Henry IV.
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The Murder Of Charles The Good

by Galbertof Bruges

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 On March 12, 1127, Charles the Good, Count of Flanders, was slain in the church of Saint Donatian in Bruges in a plot devised by an embittered noble family. This title presents a riveting portrait of the day-to-day political and social unrest that followed in the wake of Charles' murder and the military battles to control Flanders.
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The Conquest Of Constantinople

by Robert Of Clari

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 The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204) comprised French knights and Venetian sailors; they set out to capture the Holy Land but ended up sacking Constantinople, the Byzantine capital. Robert of Clari, an obscure knight from Picardy, provides an extraordinary account of the trials, travails, and decidedly mixed triumphs of the Fourth Crusade. Told from the perspective of an ordinary soldier, The Conquest of Constantinople offers a rare and colorful firsthand description of the crusaders' various experiences, including the hardships they endured and the battles they fought.
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Animal Rights And Moral Philosophy

by Julian H. Franklin

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 Begins by considering the utilitarian argument of equal respect for animals associated with Peter Singer and the rights approach advanced by Tom Regan. This work follows up with a fresh interpretation of Kant's categorical imperative, showing that it can be expanded to provide the basis of a system of rights that includes all sentient beings.
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The Deeds Of Frederick Barbarossa

by Bishop Of Freising, Otto, Bishop Of Otto

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 The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa is the "official biography" of German king and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. This historical firsthand account was begun by his maternal uncle, Bishop Otto of Freising, the leading medieval church figure and notable historian, and continued by a less well known cleric, Rahewin.
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Visions Of The End - Apocalyptic Traditions In The Middle Ages

by Bernard Mcginn

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 From millenarists to Antichrist hunters, from the Sibyls to the Hussites, Visions of the End is a monumental compendium spanning the literature of the Christian apocalyptic tradition from the period A.D. 400 to 1500, masterfully selected and complete with a comprehensive introduction and new preface.
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Medieval Trade In The Mediterranean World - Illustrative Documents

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 Within their conceptual framework of a medieval Mediterranean World and a commercial revolution, Lopez and Raymond assemble 208 merchant documents celebrating capitalism. They present them in topical sections on the origins of the revolution; markets, merchants, merchandise, and means of exchange;
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Guillaume D'Orange - Four Twelfth-Century Epics

by Guillaume D'Orange

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 Set in the 9th century, the cycle of poems on the life of William of Orange grew out of centuries of oral composition and were written down for the first time in the 12th century. Changing and growing through the years, the poems reflect historical events from the 9th to the 12th centuries.
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An Entertaining Tale Of Quadrupeds

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 This neglected Greek satire is now available in English. Basing their translation on two critical editions of the 14th-century anonymous poem, Nicholas and Baloglou reveal the full texture of this unique genre of the Byzantine period. The authors provide analysis on form, style and context.
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Medieval Handbooks Of Penance - A Translation Of The Principal Libri Poenitentiales

by Helena Gamer e John McNeill

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 Guidelines for medieval clerics on how to assign appropriate penances for particular sins, in readable translations with detailed introductions.
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The Cosmographia Of Bernardus Silvestris

by Bernardus Silvestris

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 Several studies on the often turbulent relationship between the Christians and the Jews. The first, by Professor Hyam Maccoby, is a historical-theological overview of Christian anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism. The second study, by the editor, provides a critical historical-political overview of the "We Remember" document. Three theologians also respond to the Vatican document: Reverend John F. Morley, a Catholic; Professor Franklin H. Littell, a Protestant minister; and Rabbi A. James Rudin.
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