The Thirteenth, Greatest of Centuries (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780979660726)

All the great issues, forces, and institutions of the thirteenth century are reviewed at generous length-the rise and character, the curricula, and the influences of the early universities; the steps taken towards popular education, both literary and technical; the development of letters; the great books and the great writers of the period; the Latin hymns of the church; Thomas Aquinas, Dante, the Golden Legend, the Romance of the Rose, Jocelyn de Brakelond, Matthew Paris, and Vincent of Beauvais; hospitals; famous women; Marco Polo and the story of geographical exploration; the systematization of law; and the beginnings of modern commerce.

Author: James J. Walsh
ISBN-10: 0979660726
ISBN-13: 9780979660726
Publisher: Coyote Canyon Press
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2007
Pages: 560
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.25d