Medieval people : from Charlemagne to Piero della Francesca
Prestwich, Michael2021
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Sixty-nine lives across seven centuries offer an intimate, fascinating look into the Middle Ages. From Genghis Khan to Giotto, Marco Polo to Joan of Arc, Avicenna to Dante, this panorama of the medieval world features a cast of some of the most compelling personalities in history, whose lives capture the pivotal moments and essential ideas of the Middle Ages. These extraordinary people, whether seeking power and influence or justice and salvation, made their mark at every level of society, from the rulers of Christian and Muslim kingdoms to the leaders of peasant uprisings.
Main title:
Medieval people : from Charlemagne to Piero della Francesca / Michael Prestwich.
Author:
Imprint:
Thames & Hudson, 2021
Collation:
288 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2014.
Contents:
Introduction An Age of Empires: 800-1100 An Age of Confidence: 1100-1200 An Age of Maturity: 1200-1300 An Age of Plague: 1300-1400 An Age of Transition: 1400-1500
ISBN:
9780500293850 (pbk)
Dewey class:
909.070922
Language:
English
BRN:
1895145