The seeds of heresy are contained in Christianity itself, which began as a religion of dissent. In the Middle Ages the Church was the main focus of intellectual activity, and its spiritual leaders the
The nine essays in this collection, selected from La th?ologie au douzi?me si?cle, inquire into the historical context and origins of medieval scholasticism. They are representative of Chenu's fine
A far-ranging study examines five critical areas in which medieval civilization departed from earlier civilizations, and thereby contributed to the development of a unique European culture. A reprint
Selections from English Wycliffite Writings gathers together the main sources for the study of the Lollard movement, the documents of the Lollards themselves. Inspired and influenced by the writings o
Ancient Writing and Its Influence was the first book in English to cover the history of the alphabet, Greek palaeography and epigraphy, Latin palaeography and epigraphy, and the origins of printing. T
Originally published by Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1966.Focusing on the middle period in Byzantium's eleven-century history as its most imperial era, Jenkins considers a number of events that changed t
The spread of the Arthurian legend during the course of the twelfth century is one of the most remarkable phenomena in literary history. Arthurian Chronicles looks at two unsung but deserving poets wh
