Barbarians to angels : the Dark Ages reconsidered /
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| Author / Creator: | Wells, Peter S. |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : W.W. Norton, c2008. |
| Description: | xv, 240 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7248998 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Between Antiquity and the Middle Ages: What Happened?
- 2. The Decline of the Roman Empire
- 3. The Peoples of Europe
- 4. Childeric and Other Early Dark Age Kings
- 5. What Happened to the Roman Cities?
- 6. Roman Londinium to Saxon Lundenwic: Continuity and Change (A.D. 43-800)
- 7. New Centers in the North
- 8. The Revolution in the Countryside
- 9. Crafting Tools and Ornaments for the New Societies
- 10. Royal Exchange and Everyday Trade
- 11. Spread of the New Religion
- 12. Arts, Scholarship, and Education
- 13. Charlemagne's Elephant and the History of Europe
- Appendix. Selected Museum Collections
- Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Illustration Credits
- Index
