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The Bishop's Palace

Architecture and Authority in Medieval Italy

By: Maureen C. Miller

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The Bishop's Palace

Architecture and Authority in Medieval Italy

By: Maureen C. Miller

This lavishly illustrated book looks at the art and architecture of episcopal palaces as expressions of power and ideology. Tracing the history of the bishop's residence in the urban centers of northern Italy over the Middle Ages, Maureen C. Miller asks why this once rudimentary and highly fortified structure called a domus became a complex and elegant "palace" (palatium) by the late twelfth century. Miller argues that the change reflects both the emergence of a distinct clerical culture and the attempts of bishops to maintain authority in public life. She relates both to the Gregorian reform movement, which set new standards for clerical deportment and at the same time undercut episcopal claims to secular power. As bishops lost temporal authority in their cities to emerging communal governments, they compensated architecturally and competed with the communes for visual and spatial dominance in the urban center. This rivalry left indelible marks on the layout and character of Italian cities.Moreover, Miller contends, this struggle for power had highly significant, but mixed, results for western Christianity. On the one hand, as bishops lost direct governing authority in their cities, they devised ways to retain status, influence, and power through cultural practices. This response to loss was highly creative. On the other hand, their loss of secular control led bishops to emphasize their spiritual powers and to use them to obtain temporal ends. The coercive use of spiritual authority contributed to the emergence of a "persecuting society" in the central Middle Ages.

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1501728202

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Architecture and Authority in Medieval Italy

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The Formation of a Medieval Church

Ecclesiastical Change in Verona, 950–1150

By: Maureen C. Miller

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The Formation of a Medieval Church

Ecclesiastical Change in Verona, 950–1150

By: Maureen C. Miller

In this provocative account, Maureen Miller challenges traditional explanations of the process that changed the nature of religious institutions—and religious life itself—in the diocese of Verona during the early and central Middle Ages. Building on substantial archival research, she shows how demographic expansion, economic development, and political change helped transform religious ideals and ecclesiastical institutions into a recognizably "medieval" church.

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Cornell University Press

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1501728857

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9781501728853

Pediatrician's Guide to Discussing Research with Patients

By: Christina A. Di Bartolo,Maureen K. Braun

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Pediatrician's Guide to Discussing Research with Patients

By: Christina A. Di Bartolo,Maureen K. Braun

With the proliferation of research studies posted online, media outlets scrambling to pick up stories, and individuals posting unverified information via social media, the landscape for parents trying to understand the latest science as it pertains to their children has never been more challenging to navigate. This book is intended to assist pediatricians when discussing research findings with parents. It provides an overview of research practices and terminology, clarifies misconceptions about studies and findings, and explains the limitations of research when applied to medical decision making. Through this framework, physicians can explain their reasoning behind specific clinical recommendations. In addition to examining the broad concepts comprising research literacy, this book reviews the current findings in topics that pediatricians report discussing most often with parents, such as vaccines, diet, medications, and sleep. Pediatrician’s Guide to Discussing Research with Patients is a unique resource for pediatricians in encouraging the development of research literacy in their patients.

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260

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Springer

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331949547X

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Ambitious Brew

The Story of American Beer

By: Maureen Ogle

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Ambitious Brew

The Story of American Beer

By: Maureen Ogle

A “fascinating and well-documented social history” of American beer, from the immigrants who invented it to the upstart microbrewers who revived it (Chicago Tribune). Grab a pint and settle in with AmbitiousBrew, the fascinating, first-ever history of American beer. Included here are the stories of ingenious German immigrant entrepreneurs like Frederick Pabst and Adolphus Busch, titans of nineteenth-century industrial brewing who introduced the pleasures of beer gardens to a nation that mostly drank rum and whiskey; the temperance movement (one activist declared that “the worst of all our German enemies are Pabst, Schlitz, Blatz, and Miller”); Prohibition; and the twentieth-century passion for microbrews. Historian Maureen Ogle tells a wonderful tale of the American dream—and the great American brew. “As much a painstakingly researched microcosm of American entrepreneurialism as it is a love letter to the country’s favorite buzz-producing beverage . . . ‘Ambitious Brew’ goes down as brisk and refreshingly as, well, you know.” —New York Post

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HMH

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0547536917

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9780547536910

The Formation of a Medieval Church

Ecclesiastical Change in Verona, 950-1150

By: Maureen Catherine Miller

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The Formation of a Medieval Church

Ecclesiastical Change in Verona, 950-1150

By: Maureen Catherine Miller

In this provocative account, Maureen Miller challenges traditional explanations of the process that changed the nature of religious institutions--and religious life itself--in the diocese of Verona during the early and central Middle Ages. Building on substantial archival research, she shows how demographic expansion, economic development, and political change helped transform religious ideals and ecclesiastical institutions into a recognizably "medieval" church.

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0801428378

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9780801428371

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The Bishop's Palace

The Bishop's Palace

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The Formation of a Medieval Church

The Formation of a Medieval Church

Pediatrician's Guide to Discussing Research with Patients

Pediatrician's Guide to Discussing Research with Patients

Ambitious Brew

Ambitious Brew

The Formation of a Medieval Church

The Formation of a Medieval Church

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