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The Penguin guide to Medieval Europe

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Penguin Books, 1984 - Travel - 379 pages
Describes the political, religious, and social background of medieval castles, cathedrals, streets, and buildings in Western Europe

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Contents

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Romanesque 1011
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Gothic 1213
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Aachen abbey abbot Aigues-Mortes altar apse arcade arches architecture artistic Avignon basilica became bishop Bruges building built Byzantine Carolingian castle Cathars cathedral central centre chapel Charlemagne choir Christian Cistercian classical Cluniac court decoration defences designed doorway early east end elaborate eleventh century emperor empire England English Europe example facade fifteenth century fortress fourteenth century France Frederick French frescoes German Gothic Gothic architecture Gotland hall Henry Holy Holy Roman Empire huge imperial interior Italy king kingdom lands later medieval merchants Middle Ages monasteries monastic monks monuments mosaics Moslem Museum nave Norman northern original painted palace Palazzo papacy parish churches pattern period pilgrimage pilgrims pope rebuilt Reformation Regensburg relics Renaissance Roman Romanesque Rome royal saints scale sculpture secular shrine Sicily Siena Spain stone style survive tenth century thirteenth century tomb towers town trade twelfth century vault Visigothic walls wealth

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About the author (1984)

Richard Barber is one of Britain's leading authorities on medieval history and the author of "The Penguin Guide to Medieval Europe" and "The Knight and Chivalry".

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TitleThe Penguin guide to Medieval Europe
Penguin handbooks
Handbooks Series
Penguin Handbooks: Social History
AuthorRichard W. Barber
Editionreprint, illustrated, braille
PublisherPenguin Books, 1984
Original fromthe University of Virginia
Digitized12 Apr 2008
Length379 pages
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