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Fruits of the most recent research on the worlds of the eleventh
and twelfth centuries. The essays collected here embody the Haskins
Society's commitment to historical and interdisciplinary research
on the early and central Middle Ages, especially in the
Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, and Angevin worlds, but also on
thecontinent. Their topics range from the discovery of Bede's use
of catechesis to educate readers on conversion, the discovery of an
early eleventh-century Viking mass burial, and historical
interpretations of Eadric Streona, to the development of monastic
liturgy at Durham Cathedral, the Franco-centricity of Latin
accounts of the First Crusade, and an investigation of Gerald of
Wales' rarely considered Speculum duorum virorum. Contributions on
the charters of the countesses of Ponthieu and Blanche of Navarre's
role in military dimensions of governance explore the nature and
mechanisms of female lordship on the continent, while others
investigate the nature of kingship through close readings,
respectively, of John of Worcester and William of Malmesbury and
the Vie de Saint Gilles; a further chapter considers the changing
image of William the Conqueror in nineteenth- and early
twentieth-century French historiography. Finally, a study of Serlo
of Bayeux's defense of clerical marriage, along with a critical
edition and facing translation of his poem The Capture of Bayeux
offers readers new insights and access tothis often overlooked
witness to Norman history in the early twelfth century.
Contributors: Angela Boyle, Marcus Bull, Philippa Byrne, Jay Paul
Gates, Veronique Gazeau, Wendy Marie Hoofnagle, Elizabeth van
Houts, Kathy M. Krause, Charlie Rozier, Katrin E. Sjursen, Carolyn
Twomey, Emily A. Winkler
Essays showing how the stuff of Norman Sicily, its mosaics,
frescoes, art and architecture, was used to construct its history.
Material culture played a crucial role in developing the cultural
narrative of Norman Sicily. The essays in this book consider how
images, designs, artifacts, structures and objects were used to
help create the story of the medieval kingdom, and what they reveal
about the complex political and social dynamics that underpinned
the so-called "multicultural" state. Arguing that a visual language
developed in medieval Sicily and southern Italy in this period, the
contributions journey through both familiar and unexplored aspects
of Siculo-Norman art, in particular those areas which have only
been made possible with recent advances in technology and
international academic collaboration. Topics addressed include
manuscripts and mosaics, textile diplomacy, the drama of coins and
trade, new readings of old buildings, and the insights of
archaeological excavations into everyday life. All of the ideas
presented in this volume converge on the central theme of how
material culture helped to develop story and society in the
medieval kingdom of Sicily.
A fresh look at William of Malmesbury which not only demonstrates
his real greatness as a historian and his European vision, but also
the breadth of his learning across a number of other disciplines.
In the past William of Malmesbury (1090-1143) has been seen as
first and foremost a historian of England, and little else. This
volume reveals not only William's real greatness as a historian and
his European vision, but also thebreadth and depth of his learning
across a number of other fields. Areas that receive particular
attention are William's historical writings, his historical vision
and interpretation of England's past; William and kingship;
William's language; William's medical knowledge; the influence of
Bede and other ancient writers on William's historiography; William
and chronology; William, Anselm of Canterbury and reform of the
English Church; William and the LatinClassics; William and the
Jews; and William as hagiographer. Overall, the volume offers a
broad coverage of William's learning, wide-ranging interests and
significance as revealed in his writings. Rodney M. Thomson is
Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of
Tasmania; Emily Dolmans is a lecturer in English Literature at
Jesus College and Oriel College, University of Oxford; Emily A.
Winkler is the John Cowdrey Junior Research Fellow in Medieval
History at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, and Departmental
Lecturer in Medieval History. Contributors: Anne E. Bailey, Emily
Dolmans, Daniel Gerrard, John Gillingham, Kati Ihnat, Ryan Kemp,
William Kynan-Wilson, Anne Lawrence-Mathers, Stanislav Mereminskiy,
Samu Niskanen, Joanna Phillips, Alheydis Plassmann, Sigbjorn
Sonnesyn, Rodney M. Thomson, Emily Joan Ward, Emily A. Winkler,
Michael Winterbottom.
A series which is a model of its kind EDMUND KING, HISTORY The
contributions collected in this volume demonstrate the full range
and vitality of current work on the Anglo-Norman period in a
variety of disciplines. They begin with Elisabeth van Houts' Allen
Brown Memorial Lecture, which makes a major contribution to
understanding the culture of early tenth-century Normandy. A number
of essays deal illuminatingly with monastic culture (both male and
female) and with associated literary production, from the making
ofthe famous Worcester cartularies to new insights into the
cultural world of forgery. Reading in the monastic refectory, the
high-quality of female monastic administration, the history of
charters for lay beneficiaries in the kingdom of Scots, attitudes
to women and power, and an exciting article on the nature of
maritime communities on both sides of the Channel also feature, and
there is a provocative and fascinating comparison of Henry II's and
FrederickBarbarossa's respective treatments of their families.
David Bates is Professorial Fellow, University of East Anglia.
Contributors: Ilya Afanasyev, Mathieu Arnoux, Robert F. Berkhofer
III, Laura Cleaver, Matthew Hammond, Elisabeth van Houts, Susan M.
Johns, Catherine Letouzey-Réty, Alheydis Plassmann, Sigbjørn
Olsen Sønnesyn, Andrew Wareham, Teresa Webber, Emily A. Winkler.
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A fresh look at William of Malmesbury which not only demonstrates
his real greatness as a historian and his European vision, but also
the breadth of his learning across a number of other disciplines.
In the past William of Malmesbury (1090-1143) has been seen as
first and foremost a historian of England, and little else. This
volume reveals not only William's real greatness as a historian and
his European vision, but also the breadth and depth of his learning
across a number of other fields. Areas that receive particular
attention are William's historical writings, his historical vision
and interpretation of England's past; William and kingship;
William's language; William's medical knowledge; the influence of
Bede and other ancient writers on William's historiography; William
and chronology; William, Anselm of Canterbury and reform of the
English Church; William and the Latin Classics; William and the
Jews; and William as hagiographer. Overall, the volume offers a
broad coverage of William's learning, wide-ranging interests and
significance as revealed in his writings.
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