Enciclopedia del Medioevo Garzanti
The 1000 years of history and civilization, from the end of the classic world up to the down of the Renaissance, that laid the foundations of modern Europe, are dissected by means of main figures, events, and institutions. From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa, from Benedict of Norcia to Francis of Assisi, from Giotto to Simone Martini, from Boccaccio to François Villon, from Abelard to Occam, from paladin Orlando to Tristan and Iseult, this alphabetical and interdisciplinary reference brings you to discover one of the most complex and fascinating historical period: society, culture, tradition, imagination.
A voyage centered in western Europe, spanning over the European East, the Slavic world, the Byzantine empire, the Jewish world, Islam, and the Far East.
Databank:
• more than 8000 entries written by specialists
• places and dates of birth for each figure
• dating of literary, philosophical, and artistic works
• special pages with thematical widenings
• chronological tables
• tables of royal and imperial dynasties, popes and antipopes
• historical and thematic atlas
• a circuit of 12.000 crossreferences between entries
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