Related Books

Renaissance and Renewal in the Twelfth Century
Language: en
Pages: 1434
Authors: Robert L. Benson
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991-01-01 - Publisher: University of Toronto Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Twenty-seven authors approach the diverse areas of the cultural, religious, and social life of the twelfth century. These essays form a basic resource for all i
Early Christian and Byzantine Art
Language: en
Pages: 410
Authors: John Beckwith
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 1986-01-01 - Publisher: Yale University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Focusing on mosaics, sculpture, paintings, jewelry, and silk, the author examines this artistic style as an expression of religious thought
The Administration of the Norman kingdom of Sicily
Language: en
Pages: 307
Authors: Takayama
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-09-20 - Publisher: BRILL

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The administration of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily has long been held up to be the most advanced government in twelfth-century Europe. However, until now there
The Experience of Crusading
Language: en
Pages: 340
Authors: Marcus Graham Bull
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-06-23 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A collection of essays focusing on the history and politics of the Latin East.
Western Travellers to Constantinople
Language: en
Pages: 450
Authors: Krijna Nelly Ciggaar
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher: BRILL

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This volume provides a survey of the thousands and thousands of people from the West who travelled to Constantinople between 962 and 1204, and of the influence