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Chronicles of the Investiture Contest: Frutolf of Michelsberg and His Continuators
T J H Mccarthy
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Paperback. The first English translation of Frutolf of Michelsberg's Chronicle, one of the most significant chronicles of the middle ages. Series: Manchester Medieval Sources. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 maps, 2 figures, 2 diagrames. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 438.
This book is the first English translation of one of the most significant chronicles of the middle ages. Written in Bamberg at the end of the eleventh century, Frutolf of Michelsberg's Chronicle offers a lively and vivid account of the great struggle between the German emperors and the papacy known today as the Investiture Contest. Together with numerous continuations written in the first quarter of the twelfth century, Frutolf's Chronicle offers an engaging and accessible snapshot of how medieval people reacted to a conflict that led to civil war in Germany and Italy, and fundamentally altered the relationship of church ... Read more
This book is the first English translation of one of the most significant chronicles of the middle ages. Written in Bamberg at the end of the eleventh century, Frutolf of Michelsberg's Chronicle offers a lively and vivid account of the great struggle between the German emperors and the papacy known today as the Investiture Contest. Together with numerous continuations written in the first quarter of the twelfth century, Frutolf's Chronicle offers an engaging and accessible snapshot of how medieval people reacted to a conflict that led to civil war in Germany and Italy, and fundamentally altered the relationship of church ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Manchester Medieval Sources
Condition
New
Weight
438g
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719084706
SKU
V9780719084706
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About T J H Mccarthy
T. J. H. McCarthy is Associate Professor of Medieval History at New College of Florida -- .
Reviews for Chronicles of the Investiture Contest: Frutolf of Michelsberg and His Continuators
'Frutolf's text will now be accessible to English-speaking historians, both students and professionals who are not at ease with Latin, and therefore unfamiliar with the sources for this crucial period of medieval history. But the translator has done far more than one would ordinarily expect from a translation. The modest and annotated by on the title page next to the ... Read more