The Middle Ages was a critical and formative time for Western
approaches to our natural surroundings. An Environmental History of
the Middle Ages is a unique and unprecedented cultural survey of
attitudes towards the environment during this period. Humankind's
relationship with the environment shifted gradually over time from
a predominantly adversarial approach to something more overtly
collaborative, until a series of ecological crises in the late
Middle Ages. With the advent of shattering events such as the Great
Famine and the Black Death, considered efflorescences of the
climate downturn known as the Little Ice Age that is comparable to
our present global warming predicament, medieval people began to
think of and relate to their natural environment in new and more
nuanced ways. They now were made to be acutely aware of the
consequences of human impacts upon the environment, anticipating
the cyclical, "new ecology" approach of the modern world.
Exploring the entire medieval period from 500 to 1500, and
ranging across the whole of Europe, from England and Spain to the
Baltic and Eastern Europe, John Aberth focuses his study on three
key areas: the natural elements of air, water, and earth; the
forest; and wild and domestic animals. Through this multi-faceted
lens, An Environmental History of the Middle Ages sheds fascinating
new light on the medieval environmental mindset. It will be
essential reading for students, scholars and all those interested
in the Middle Ages
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