The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 5, c.1198–c.1300

The standard work of reference on the whole of Europe, east and west, during the thirteenth century.

David Abulafia (Author)

9781107460669, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 May 2015

1086 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 5.4 cm, 1.4 kg

'… this is a solid achievement of lasting value.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History

The fifth volume of The New Cambridge Medieval History brings together studies of the political, religious, social and economic history of the whole of Europe and of the Mediterranean world between about 1198 and 1300. Comprehensive coverage of the developments in western Europe is balanced by attention to the east of Europe, including the Byzantine world, and the Islamic lands in Spain, north Africa and the Levant. Thematic articles look at the fine arts, the vernacular, communications and other aspects of a period in which the frontiers of Latin Christendom were expanding vigorously outwards; and attention is paid to the frontier societies that emerged in Spain, the Baltic and the Mediterranean islands.

List of maps
List of tables
List of plates
Preface
Introduction David Abulafia
Part I. Common Themes: 1. Social change in the thirteenth century: (a) Nobles and knights Robert Stacey
(b) Urban society Steven Epstein
(c) Rural society Gérard Sivéry
2. Commerce and communications Kathryn Reyerson
3. The vernacular Colin Smith
4. Thirteenth-century art and architecture Paul Binski
Part II. The Church in the Thirteenth Century: 5. The papacy in the thirteenth century J. A. Watt
6. The Albigensian Crusades and heresy Bernard Hamilton
7. The Church and the laity André Vauchez
10. The universities and scholasticism Jacques Verger
Part III. The Western Kingdoms: 11. The Capetians from Philip II to Philip IV William Chester Jordan
12. The Plantagenet kings David Carpenter
12 The kingdom of Burgundy, the lands of Savoy and adjacent territories Eugene Cox
13 (a) Welfs, Hohenstaufen and Habsburgs in Germany, 1197–1308 Michael Toch
(b) Flanders in the thirteenth century Wim Blockmans
Part IV. Italy: 15 Northern Italy: (a) The maritime republics John Pryor
(b) Sardinia and Corsica from the mid-twelfth to the early fourteenth century Marco Tangheroni
(c) The rise of the signori Trevor Dean
(d) Florence Louis Green
16. The kingdom of Sicily under Hohenstaufen and Angevin rule David Abulafia
Part V. The Mediterranean Frontiers: 17. Byzantium after the Fourth Crusade: (a) The Latin empire of Constantinople and the Frankish states in Greece David Jacoby
(b) The Greek rump states and the recovery of Byzantium Michael Angold
18. The Crusades: (a) The thirteenth-century crusades in the Mediterranean Norman Housley
(b) The Crusader states and Cyprus Peter Edbury
19. Islam and the Mediterranean: (a) The rise of the Mamluks Robert Irwin
(b) The Maghrib Michael Brett
(c) The Nasrid kingdom of Granada David Abulafia
20 The rise of Aragon-Catalonia David Abulafia
21. Castile, Portugal and Navarre Peter Linehan
Part VI. The Northern and Eastern Frontiers: 22. The Mongols and Europe Peter Jackson
23. Scandinavia and the Baltic border: (a) The Scandinavian kingdoms Sverre Bagge
(b) The military orders in the Baltic Michael Burleigh
24 Eastern Europe: (a) The central European kingdoms S. C. Rowell
(b) Albania, Serbia and Bulgaria Alain Ducellier
(c) Russia Simon Franklin
25. The Celtic lands Robert Bartlett
Bibliography
Index.

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