Medieval Europe: A Short Sourcebook

Overview

Main description

This collection of documents in medieval history is designed to accompany the recently revised MEDIEVAL EUROPE: A SHORT HISTORY by C. Warren Hollister and Judith Bennett. However the diverse selection of sources also makes it a useful supplement for courses in Western Civilization. As in previous editions, this reader continues to provide a lucid and approachable introduction to each of the documents and a special chapter devoted to visual sources in medieval history. In addition to these hallmark features, the fourth edition includes new Internet resources, thought questions at both the reading and chapter level, and a more geographically diverse range of readings.

Table of contents

(* indicates new to this edition)Part I The Early Middle AgesChapter 1 The Transformation of the Roman WorldChapter 2 The Heirs of Classical CivilizationChapter 3 Carolingian EuropeChapter 4 Ordeal and SurvivalPart IIChapter 5 New Frontiers: Cities and CrusadesChapter 6 A Visual PortfolioChapter 7 New Paths to God: Monks and PhilosophersChapter 8 Worlds in Collision: Papacy and EmpireChapter 9 New States: England and FranceChapter 10 Constitutional EuropeChapter 11 An Age of Contradictions