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Makes available for the first time the unique text in the fifteenth-century British manuscript, MS. Bodley 283, which is among the last and largest works in the tradition of lay religious instruction mandated by the Fourth Lateran Council.

From the Introduction: We need not be surprised, then, that in the Middle Ages also there were rulers who aspired to supreme political and temporal power. The truly exceptional thing is that in medieval times there were always at least two claimants to the role, each commanding a formidable apparatus of government, and that for century after century neither was able to dominate the other completely, so that the duality persisted, was eventually rationalized in works of political theory and ultimately built into the structure of European society. This situation profoundly influenced the development of Western constitutionalism.

Originally published by Prentice-Hall, 1971.

A student and general reader guide to the middle period, or the most imperial era, of Byzantium's history. Jenkins strives to provide a connected account of what actually went on in the East Roman Empire.

Originally published by Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, 1988.

Originally published by Prentice-Hall, 1972.

The Life of Christina of Markyate", a twelfth-century English recluse and later abbess of Markyate near St Albans, is a remarkable example of late medieval hagiography. Originally written at the time of or soon after Christina's death in the twelfth century, the Life is unusual both in its relative lack of miracles, and in the unknown author's decision to write Christina's life factually rather than gathering together stock elements from previously written saint's lives, as was the custom. First published in 1959, this edition contains the original Latin text with a facing-page English translation. It is accompanied by a comprehensive Introduction that discusses the codicological problems of the text, and provides other contextual and background material. 'One of the great virtues of this Life is its vivid revelations of Christina's personal circumstances, which must have been based on her own reminiscences. Although doubts have been cast on her veracity ... they do not affect the main lines of the extraordinary story she told the author.' From the General Editors' Note

Previously published as The Mongol Mission by Sheed and Ward, Ltd., 1980.

A collection of essays that reflect the breadth of twentieth-century scholarship in art history. Kleinbauer has sought to illustrate the variety of methods scholars have developed for conveying the unfolding of the arts in the Western world. Originally published by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1971.

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The Mirroure of the Worlde

The Mirroure of the Worlde

The Crisis of Church and State, 1050-1300

The Crisis of Church and State, 1050-1300

Early Medieval Art, 300-1150

Early Medieval Art, 300-1150

Byzantium

Byzantium

The Medieval Book

The Medieval Book

The Art of the Byzantine Empire 312-1453

The Art of the Byzantine Empire 312-1453

The Life of Christina of Markyate

The Life of Christina of Markyate

Mission to Asia

Mission to Asia

Modern Perspectives in Western Art History

Modern Perspectives in Western Art History

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