描述
The carefully chosen images in this book are used not merely as illustrations for seven themed chapters on medieval life, but as a medium for entering the glorious past. Illuminated manuscripts, sculptures and bas-reliefs, religious statuary and relics, and the architecture of the day serve as an elegant entree into the brilliant civilization known as the Middle Ages, introducing us to such complex institutions as feudalism, chivalry, and patronage, and exploring the roles of Church, monarchy, the university, and more in a changing society. Text takes the form of lively essays, each written by a distinguished scholar. Christopher Brooke examines The Structure of Mediaeval Society. George Zarnecki’s The Monastic World discusses the contribution of Holy Orders. In The Mason’s Skill, John Harvey explores the glories of Gothic architecture. Kings and Castles discusses court life. Richard Hunt’s The Sum of Knowledge illuminates medieval scholarship. Viking Death is T.S.R. Boase’s thoughtful examination of mortality, judgment, and redemption. And finally, Donald King discusses medieval commerce and industry in Currents of Trade.
本书中精心挑选的图片不仅仅是作为关于中世纪生活的七个主题章节的插图，而是作为进入辉煌历史的媒介。带插图的手稿、雕塑和浮雕、宗教雕像和遗物以及当时的建筑都是进入被称为中世纪的辉煌文明的优雅入口，向我们介绍了封建主义、骑士精神和赞助人等复杂的制度，并探索了教会、君主制、大学等在变化的社会中的作用。本书以生动的文章形式出现，每篇文章都由一位杰出的学者撰写。克里斯托弗-布鲁克研究了《中世纪社会的结构》。乔治-扎内基（George Zarnecki）的《修道院世界》（The Monastic World）讨论了神圣教团的贡献。在《石匠的技能》中，约翰-哈维探讨了哥特式建筑的辉煌。 国王与城堡》讨论了宫廷生活。理查德-亨特的《知识的总和》照亮了中世纪的学术研究。 维京人之死》是T.S.R. Boase对死亡、审判和救赎的深思熟虑的考察。最后，唐纳德-金在《贸易的潮流》中讨论了中世纪的商业和工业。
- 出版者 : Random House Value Publishing; 1st THUS版 (2 2 月 1985)
- 語言 : English
- Hardcover : 232 頁
- ISBN-10 : 0517460718
- ISBN-13 : 978-0517460719