Introduction to Medieval History by Paolo Delogu (English) Paperback Book

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An introduction to the sources, methods and theories most used by historians, this book explores the origins of the idea of the 'middle ages' and its development in Renaissance and modern European historical discourse, the problem of periodisation and the principal themes of modern historiography.

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An introduction to the sources, methods, and theories most often used by historians of the western middle ages, this book explores the origins of the idea of the 'middle ages' and its development in Renaissance and modern European historical discourse, the problem of periodisation and the principal themes of modern historiography. The soures of medieval history are described in detail, with chapters on history-writing in the middle ages, administrative and legal documents, coinage and the evidence of archaeology. Professor Delogu examines the materials of medieval history and the historical circumstances of their production and use, with accounts of the methods of analysis and interpretation employed by medievalists. Throughout, the reader is provided with extensive and up-to-date bibliographies for the key areas of medieval studies. The aim of the book is to enable students of medieval history to approach the written and material cultures of the period directly.

Author Biography

Paolo Delogu is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza'. He is the author of numerous articles and books on the economic and political history of medieval Italy, including Mito di una citta meridionale (Salerno, secoli VIII-XI) (Naples, 1977), I Normanni in Italia. Cronache della conquista e del regno (Naples, 1984), and (with Lidia Paroli) La storia di Roma nell'alto medioevo alla luce dei recenti scavi archeologici (Florence, 1993). Matthew Moran is an early medievalist at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, and the University of Delaware, London. He is co-editor (with John Mitchell) of England and the Continent in the Middle Ages (Stamford, 2000).

Table of Contents

Preface Translators Note The Middle Ages and contemporary culture

Long Description

An introduction to the sources, methods, and theories most often used by historians of the western middle ages, this book explores the origins of the idea of the 'middle ages' and its development in Renaissance and modern European historical discourse, the problem of periodisation and the principal themes of modern historiography. The soures of medieval history are described in detail, with chapters on history-writing in the middle ages, administrative and legal documents, coinage and the evidence of archaeology. Professor Delogu examines the materials of medieval history and the historical circumstances of their production and use, with accounts of the methods of analysis and interpretation employed by medievalists. Throughout, the reader is provided with extensive and up-to-date bibliographies for the key areas of medieval studies. The aim of the book is to enable students of medieval history to approach the written and material cultures of the period directly.

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An introduction to the sources, methods and theories most used by historians, this book explores the origins of the idea of the 'middle ages' and its development in Renaissance and modern European historical discourse, the problem of periodisation and the principal themes of modern historiography.

Details ISBN0715630792 Author Matthew Moran Short Title INTRO TO MEDIEVAL HIST Pages 240 Language English ISBN-10 0715630792 ISBN-13 9780715630792 Media Book Format Paperback Translator Matthew Moran Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Italian Edited by Matthew Moran Series Bristol Classical Paperbacks Birth 1940 Illustrations black & white illustrations Imprint Bristol Classical Press DOI 10.1604/9780715630792 UK Release Date 2002-09-26 NZ Release Date 2002-09-26 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Year 2002 Publication Date 2002-09-26 DEWEY 940.1 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2011-04-30 We've got this

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