The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 3, c.900–c.1024

The standard reference survey of Europe in the tenth and early eleventh centuries.

Timothy Reuter (Edited by)

9780521364478, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 13 March 2000

891 pages
23.7 x 16 x 5.3 cm, 1.4 kg

'There can be no doubt that this meticulously edited volume offers a very valuable synthesis of current research, and deserves careful study.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History

The period of the tenth and early eleventh centuries was crucial in the formation of Europe, much of whose political geography and larger-scale divisions began to take shape at this time. It was also an era of great fragmentation, and hence of differences which have been magnified by modern national historiographical traditions. This volume of The New Cambridge Medieval History reflects these varying traditions, and provides an authoritative survey in its own terms. The volume is divided into three sections. The first covers general themes such as the economy, government, and religious, cultural, and intellectual life. The second is devoted to the kingdoms and principalities which had emerged within the area of the former Carolingian empire as well as the 'honorary Carolingian' region of England. The final section deals with the emergent principalities of eastern Europe and the new and established empires, states and statelets of the Mediterranean world.

List of maps
List of plates
List of contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction Timothy Reuter
Part I. General Themes: 2. Rural economy and country life Robert Fossier
3. Merchants, markets and towns Peter Johanek
4. Rulers and government Janet Nelson
5. The Church Rosamond McKitterick
6. Monasticism Joachim Wollasch
7. Intellectual life Claudio Leonardi
8. Artists and patrons Henry Mayr-Harting
Part II. Post-Carolingian Europe: 9. The Ottonians as kings and queens Eckhard Müller-Mertens
10. Saxony and the Elbe slavs in the tenth century Gerd Althoff
11. Bavaria in the tenth and early eleventh centuries Herwig Wolfram
12. Lotharingia Michel Parisse
13. Burgundy and Provence, 879–1032 Constance Bouchard
14. The kingdom of Italy Giuseppe Sergi
15. West Francia: the kingdom Jean Dunbabin
16. West Francia: the northern principalities David Bates
17. West Francia: the southern principalities Michel Zimmermann
18. England Simon Keynes
Part III. Non-Carolingian Europe: 19. European Russia, c.500-c.1050 Thomas Noonan
20. Bohemia and Poland Jerzy Strzelczyk
21. Hungary Kornél Bakay
22. Byzantium in equlilibrium, 886–944 Jonathan Shepard
23. Bulgaria: the other Balkan 'empire' Jonathan Shepard
25. Byzantium and the west Jonathan Shepard
26. Southern Italy in the tenth century Graham Loud
27. Sicily and al-Andalus under Muslim rule Hugh Kennedy
28. The Spanish kingdoms Roger Collins
Bibliographies
Indexes.

Subject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 [HBLC], European history [HBJD]