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The Thirteenth, Greatest of Centuries

The Thirteenth, Greatest of Centuries - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:James J. WalshPublish date:2007-07-30Pages:560
Language:EnglishPublisher:Coyote Canyon PressISBN-13:9780979660726ISBN-10:979660726UPC:9780979660726Book Category:History, ArchitectureBook Subcategory:Europe, HistoryBook Topic:MedievalSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 1.25 inchesWeight:1.3206Product ID:SCNXTDJWF7
All the great issues, forces, and institutions of the thirteenth century are reviewed at generous length-the rise and character, the curricula, and the influences of the early universities; the steps taken towards popular education, both literary and technical; the development of letters; the great books and the great writers of the period; the Latin hymns of the church; Thomas Aquinas, Dante, the Golden Legend, the Romance of the Rose, Jocelyn de Brakelond, Matthew Paris, and Vincent of Beauvais; hospitals; famous women; Marco Polo and the story of geographical exploration; the systematization of law; and the beginnings of modern commerce.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Coyote Canyon PressISBN-13:9780979660726ISBN-10:979660726UPC:9780979660726Book Category:History, ArchitectureBook Subcategory:Europe, HistoryBook Topic:MedievalSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 1.25 inchesWeight:1.3206Product ID:SCNXTDJWF7
Publisher: Coyote Canyon Press

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James J. Walsh

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