Presenting one thousand years of Medieval European society through its pivotal political events and representative art works, The Companion to Medieval Society is the most comprehensive and richly illustrated overview of the period to date. Offering an extraordinary historical synthesis, Franco Cardini, one of Italy's foremost experts in medieval studies, distills a lifetime's worth of knowledge into this compelling and accessible work. Cardini skillfully draws readers into a complex and intriguing world of diverse traditions, languages, and social groups, showcasing their representative features, differences, and their points of conflict and alliance. Over the course of time, the ruins left in the wake of the collapse of the Roman Empire were replaced by Christendom and monasticism, the feudal courts, and the reawakening of Europe's prominent cities. Cardini debunks the oversimplification of the medieval period, illustrating a continuum of shared cultures, powerfully crystallized social differences, and the formation of the scientific and social ideologies of a complex time. Spanning political, cultural, and ideological issues, as well as explorations of topics dealing with women, foreigners, inter-city relations, and the transmission of knowledge, The Companion to Medieval Society traces the development of a civilization over the centuries.

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English summary: These collected articles stem from the 2000 Milan exhibit in honor of the engraver, Sigfrido Bartolini, one of the twentieth-century's most important artistic figures, whose works are held in collections at the Uffizi, Vatican Library and French National Library. Illustrated, with a biography and bibliography of the artist. Italian text. Italian description: Franco Cardini e altri noti intellettuali contribuiscono in questo volume alla prima grande ricognizione storico-critica sulla figura dell'incisore Sigfrido Bartolini (Pistoia, 1932-2007), uno dei piu importanti artisti del Novecento. Critico non allineato, polemista seguitissimo sulla stampa nazionale, Bartolini scrisse anche fondamentaliamonografie sulle incisioni di Soffici, Sironi, Innocenti, Lega, Rosai, Cremonaa Nel 2000 Milano gli tributo una vasta mostra antologica al palazzo della Triennale. Le sue grafiche si trovanoaanche al Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, alla Biblioteca Vaticana alla Biblioteca Nazionale di Parigi. Il libro, presentato da Andrea Amadori e introdotto dal testo di Franco Cardini Illazioni su una seggiola impagliata, racchiude numerose immagini a coloriaalternateaad autorevoli testi: Claudio Rosati, Il costruttore di paesaggi - Simonetta Bartolini, Una disperata felicita. Il diario, le opere, i giorni - Marino Biondi, Appunti per un ritratto di Sigfrido Bartolini scrittore - Giovanni Capecchi, -Tra le cortine di buon lino della provincia-. Sigfrido Bartolini e la cultura pistoiese tra Ottocento e Novecento - Siliano Simoncini, Una scuola tranquilla e invidiabile - Aurelio Pezzola, La drammaturgia in Sigfrido Bartolini - Elena Testaferrata, Caratteri e destino di una casa d'artista (e non solo) a Pistoia L'ultima sezione presenta le foto di Grazia Sgrilli scattate a Casa Bartolini . Chiudono gli apparati (bio-bibliografia, mostre, opere a stampa).