Medieval England : an encyclopedia /
"Medieval England is a topic that has perennial fascination: King Arthur, Robin Hood, chivalry, and Beowulf seem to have obtained a permanent place in high-school reading lists and the popular imagination. Spanning the 5th through the 15th century, this encyclopedia covers broad topics such as...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Garland Publishing, Inc.,
1998.
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| Series: | Garland reference library of the humanities ;
v. 907. Garland reference library of the humanities. Garland encyclopedias of the Middle Ages ; v. 3. |
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Table of Contents:
- Alchemy; allegory and related symbolism; Battle of Maldon; Beaufort, Margaret; Caedmon; Carol; chivalry; Cnut; dance, dance music; drama, vernacular, Dunbar, William; earls and earldoms; Ely cathedral; Franks casket; hagiography; heptarchy; Julian of Norwich; liturgy; Magna Carta; manuscript illumination; Morte Arthure, alliterative; music
- history and theory; navy and naval power; the owl and the nightingale; Piers Plowman; prices and wages; printing; runes; satire; the seafarer; serfs and villeins; songs; stained glass; technology; translation and paraphrase; vaulting; widows and widowhood; the wife's lament; Wilton Diptych; women and the arts.