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The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa

By: Otto I (Bishop of Freising),Rahewin

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The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa

By: Otto I (Bishop of Freising),Rahewin

The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa" is the "official biography" of German king and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. This historical firsthand account was begun by his maternal uncle, Bishop Otto of Freising, the leading medieval church figure and notable historian, and continued by a less well known cleric, Rahewin. This chronicle is the single most important source for the early reign of Frederick Barbarossa and the most valuable biographical study to come out of the twelfth century. In a letter written to his uncle, Frederick recounted his life and the principal events of his reign. The first of the four books that constitute this account were written by Otto and cover events from 1075 to 1152, from the reign of Henry IV through that of Conrad III. The second book draws heavily on the letter, providing invaluable insight into Frederick's attempts to establish and consolidate the Hohenstaufen empire. The final two books, written by Rahewin, follow the emperor's reign through 1160, during which time Frederick restored order at home, recovered imperial control of Burgundy, and re-created an imperial party in Italy

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Columbia University Press

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0231134185

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Land and Lordship

Structures of Governance in Medieval Austria

By: Otto Brunner

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Land and Lordship

Structures of Governance in Medieval Austria

By: Otto Brunner

Otto Brunner contends that prevailing notions of medieval social and constitutional history had been shaped by the nineteenth-century nation state and its "liberal" order. Whereas a sharp distinction between the public and the private might be appropriate to descriptions of contemporary society, such a dichotomy could not be projected back onto the Middle Ages. Focusing particularly on forms of lordship in late medieval Austria, Brunner found neither a "state" in the modern sense nor any distinction between the public and private spheres. Behind the apparent disorder of late medieval political life, however, Brunner discovered a coherent legal and constitutional order rooted in the the rights and obligations of noble lordship. In carefully reconstructing this order, Brunner's study weaves together social, legal, constitutional, and intellectual history.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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1512801062

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9781512801064

The Gothic Cathedral

Origins of Gothic Architecture and the Medieval Concept of Order - Expanded Edition

By: Otto Georg von Simson

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The Gothic Cathedral

Origins of Gothic Architecture and the Medieval Concept of Order - Expanded Edition

By: Otto Georg von Simson

The classic work on Gothic religious architecture, now with added illustrations and a new section by the author on rose windows No other monument of a culture so radically different from our own is as much a part of contemporary life as the Gothic cathedral. In this illuminating book, esteemed art historian Otto Georg von Simson explores how Gothic architecture is an expression of supernatural reality, and shows how, to those who designed and worshipped in the great cathedrals of France in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, this symbolic function of sacred architecture overshadowed all others. The Gothic Cathedral takes readers from the birth of the Gothic style with the Basilica of St.-Denis to the consummation of the form in the majestic Cathedral of Chartres, revealing how these incomparable architectural masterpieces embodied the spiritual and intellectual order of the medieval world.

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Princeton University Press

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0691214034

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9780691214030

The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa

By: Otto I (Bishop of Freising),Rahewin

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The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa

The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa

Land and Lordship

Land and Lordship

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The Gothic Cathedral

The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa

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