Charlemagne: Empire and SocietyJoanna Story Manchester University Press, 04.06.2005 - 330 Seiten This book focuses directly on the reign of Charlemagne, bringing together a wide range of perspectives and sources with contributions from fifteen of the top scholars of early medieval Europe. The contributors have taken a number of original approaches to the subject, from the fields of archaeology and numismatics to thoroughly-researched essays on key historical texts. The essays are embedded in the scholarship of recent decades but also offer insights into new areas and new approaches for research. A full bibliography of works in English as well as key reading in European languages is provided, making the volume essential reading for experienced scholars as well as students new to the history of the early middle ages. |
Inhalt
Charlemagnes reputation Joanna Story | 1 |
Charlemagne the man Janet L Nelson | 22 |
the characterisation of greatness David Ganz | 38 |
Charlemagnes imperial coronation and the Annals | 52 |
Charlemagnes government Matthew Innes | 71 |
captains and kings Stuart Airlie | 90 |
Charlemagnes church Mayke de Jong | 103 |
Alcuin Hildebald | 136 |
Charlemagne and the renewal of Rome Neil Christie | 167 |
Charlemagne and the world beyond the Rhine Timothy Reuter | 183 |
Charlemagne and the AngloSaxons Joanna Story | 195 |
ideology and economy Simon Coupland | 211 |
Rural settlement hierarchy in the age of Charlemagne | 230 |
Urban developments in the age of Charlemagne Frans Verhaeghe | 259 |
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Aachen abbot Admonitio generalis Agilolfing Alcuin Allott Anglo-Saxon Annals of Metz archaeological aristocratic assembly Avars Bavaria bishops buildings campaigns capitularies Carloman Carolingian Carolingian period Charlemagne Charlemagne's reign Charles Martel Charles the Bald Christian church coinage coins Cologne communities contemporary copy court culture Dorestad Earlier Annals early medieval Ebroin ecclesiastical eighth century Einhard elite emperor empire emporia estate centres evidence excavations Fouracre Francia Franks Gesta Hadrian Hildebald hoard Hodges important Italy king kingdom late later Leidrad letter Lombard Lorsch Annals Louis the Pious manuscript McKitterick Merovingian MGH Capit MGH Epp mints missi monasteries monastic Nelson ninth century Northumbria Notker Offa Paderborn palace papal Pippin Pippin III political pope Quentovic reflect regions remains Reuter Rhine Roman Rome Royal Frankish Annals rule rulers rural Saxons secular seventh century significant sources St-Denis suggests synod texts Theodulf towns trans urban settlements Verhulst Vita written
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Seite 311 - EK Rand, A Survey of the Manuscripts of Tours, Studies in the Script of Tours, I (Cambridge, Mass., 1929) ; II, plates iii, vii, xxviii, xl-vliv, xlvii, xcvi, xcviii, cxxv, cxxviii-ix, cxxxvii, cl, cli, cliv, clviii, clxx, clxxviii.