Author: Evelyn M. JamisonPublisher: Scientia Verlag
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Norman Administration of Apulia and Capua
Author: Evelyn JamisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Capua (Italy)
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
The Norman Administration of Apulia and Capua
Author: Evelyn M. JamisonPublisher: Scientia Verlag
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Administration of the Norman kingdom of Sicily
Author: TakayamaPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004476245
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
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 has been considerable confusion about how this bureaucracy actually functioned, whether it developed in the 12th century or retained the form given it by Roger II; whether it had regional variations, what the identity of different departments of government was, who did what within the structures of government, and what the relationship between the Greek, Arabic and Latin elements within the administration was. This work goes a long way to sorting out these problems. The author's meticulous work with chronicles and charters enable him to clear up many problems and mysteries in the administration of finance and justice and to identify such uncertainties as remain. This fundamental work forms a basic reference point for future studies of Norman Sicily and of government in the high Middle Ages.
The Norman Administration of Apulia and Capua
Author: Evelyn Mary JamisonThe Norman Administration of Apulia and Capua
Author: Evelyn Mary JamisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Capua (Italy)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Norman Administration of Apulia and Capua
Author: Evelyn M. JamisonEvelin Jamison: The Norman administration of Apulia and Capua more especially under Roger II. and William I. 1913. [Review].
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Author: Giulio De PetraThe Normans
Author: Reginald Allen BrownPublisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 9780851153582
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
With their flying arrows and familiar chain-mail the Normans not only conquered Anglo-Saxon England, but had an impact on the whole of Europe. Beginning as Viking raiders (`Northmen') who settled in Northern France in the late ninth century, this energetic and enterprising race established themselves as far afield as Syria, Italy, Sicily and Ireland in the course of the next three centuries. As a people they not only produced outstanding leaders, but were inspired exponents of all the social, political and cultural movements of their time, from monasticism to feudalism and chivalry, from theology and secular government to architecture. They showed an astonishing capacity for organisation, simultaneously absorbing and transforming the cultures of the peoples they conquered, scattering superb churches and castles in the lands they settled. Professor Allen-Brown tells the fascinating story of the Norman expansion. Fully revised edition. R. ALLEN BROWNwas professor of history at King's College, London, and founder of the annual Battle conference on Anglo-Norman studies.
Monte Cassino in the Middle Ages
Author: Herbert BlochPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674586550
Category : Monasticism and religious orders
Languages : en
Pages : 1584
Book Description
The monastery of Monte Cassino, founded by St. Benedict in the sixth century, was the cradle of Western monasticism. It became one of the vital centers of culture and learning in Europe. At the height of its influence, in the eleventh and early twelfth centuries, two of its abbots (including Desiderius) and one of its monks became popes, and it controlled a vast network of dependencies--churches, monasteries, villages, and farms--especially in central and southern Italy. Herbert Bloch's study, the product of forty years of research, takes as its starting point the twelfth-century bronze doors of the basilica of the abbey, the most significant relic of the medieval structure. The panels of these doors are inscribed with a list of more than 180 of the abbey's possessions. Mr. Bloch has supplemented this roster with lists found in papal and imperial privileges and other documents. The heart of the book is a detailed investigation of the nearly 700 dependencies of Monte Cassino from the sixth to the twelfth century and beyond. No comparable study of this or any other great medieval institution has ever before been undertaken. Ironically, it was the bombing of 1944, which destroyed the monastery, that led to an unexpected revelation: the discovery, on the reverse side of some panels of the doors, of magnificent engraved figures of patriarchs and apostles. These proved to be remnants of the church portal ordered from Constantinople by Desiderius in the eleventh century, which marked the beginning of the grandiose reconstruction of the abbey and its church, the latter to become a model for many other churches. In order to solve the riddle of the doors of Monte Cassino, Bloch has investigated other bronze doors of Byzantine origin in Italy and the doors of the great Italian master Oderisius of Benevento, as well as those of S. Clemente a Casauria and of the cathedral of Benevento. Also included is a study of the political and cultural impact of Byzantium on Monte Cassino and a chapter on Constantinus Africanus, Saracen turned monk, one of the most interesting figures in the history of medieval medicine. The text is sumptuously illustrated with 193 plates; most of the more than 300 illustrations have never before been published. This three-volume work, with its nine detailed indexes, offers a wealth of information for scholars in many different fields.
Rethinking Norman Italy
Author: Joanna H. DrellPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526138557
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
This volume on Norman Italy (southern Italy and Sicily, c. 1000–1200) honours and reflects the pioneering scholarship of Graham A. Loud. An international group of scholars reassesses and recasts the paradigm by which Norman Italy has been conventionally understood, addressing varied subjects across four key themes: historiographies, identities and communities, religion and Church, and conquest. The chapters revise and refine our understanding of Norman Italy in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, demonstrating that it was not just a parochial Norman or Mediterranean entity but also an integral player in the medieval mainstream.