Medieval World
Rosamond McKitterick, "Medieval World"
2003 | pages: 269 | ISBN: 0007141955 | PDF | 34,4 mb
2003 | pages: 269 | ISBN: 0007141955 | PDF | 34,4 mb
The medieval world is part of our modern culture. For one thing, it is visible. There are many surviving buildings (churches and cathedrals, castles), town walls, earthworks and street plans, some standing as ruins, others integrated into the fabric of our own daily life but all contributing substantially to the shaping of the physical landscape. There is a wealth of objects from the most humble cooking pot or spade to the spectacular works of art for the ruling elites. There are vast archives of text, with inscriptions and documents relating to every aspect of daily life – letters, laws, legal and governmental records and books on every imaginable subject.Yet the less obvious contribution of the Middle Ages to the modern world is the institutional and cultural legacy, which is one of the themes of this book.
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