Table of Contents

List of Maps List of Plates List of Genealogies List of Figures Abbreviations, Date Conventions, Website Acknowledgments 1. Prelude: The Roman World Transformed (c.300-c.600) 2. The Emergence of Sibling Cultures (c.600-c.750) 3. Creating New Identities (c.750-c.900) Material Culture: Cloth and Clothing 4. Political Communities Reordered (c.900-c.1050) 5. New Configurations (c.1050-c.1150) 6. Ambitions Realized and Thwarted (c.1150-c.1250) Material Culture: The Making of an Illuminated Manuscript 7. Empires of Land and Mind (c.1250-c.1350) 8. Catastrophe and Creativity (c.1350-c.1500) Sources Index

About the Author

Barbara H. Rosenwein is a professor emerita in history at Loyola University Chicago.

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"Barbara H. Rosenwein's A Short History of the Middle Ages remains the standard, elegantly written and beautifully illustrated. With this edition, Rosenwein has widened the scope, bringing readers into Kievan Rus' and the Islamic world; added new features, which reinforce and deepen understanding; and incorporated the latest scholarly debates. A Short History of the Middle Ages is an indispensable teaching tool."

"Written in a lucid, engaging style, A Short History of the Middle Ages remains the best survey of medieval history in print today. Barbara H. Rosenwein skillfully balances the story of medieval Europe and the Mediterranean with fascinating commentary on connections across Eurasia and, by 1500, to the Americas. The text includes new maps; many full-color reproductions of art, artifacts, and architecture; and updated suggestions for further reading."