Medieval Worlds

<P>Complete with introductions, full commentary, glossary, and a guide to further reading, <EM>Medieval Worlds</EM> is a comprehensive sourcebook for the study of Western Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century.</P><P>Drawing on a wide range of documents, from chronicles, legal, state, and church documents, to biographies, poems, and letters from all over Europe, the authors expertly illustrate to the reader the unity ¿ and complexity ¿ of the medieval world.</P><P>Amongst many more, central issues discussed include:</P><UL><LI>the diverse world of monasteries</LI><LI>the Papacy</LI><LI>the Crusades</LI><LI>women</LI><LI>the roles of the town and countryside.</LI></UL><P><EM>Medieval Worlds</EM> presents the reader with a view of the medieval era as it was: one of immense diversity with openness to new ideas, and outreach in areas from technology to natural philosophy. </P>