The Medieval World Complete
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Robert Bartlett
- ISBN：0500283338
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Summary
The Medieval World Complete re-creates one of the great ages of European civilization through a sequence of spectacular images accompanied by a lively， informed commentary。 Organized by topic and thoroughly cross-referenced， this comprehensive volume enables the reader to explore and understand every facet of the Middle Ages， an era of breathtaking artistic achievement and religious faith in a world where life was often coarse and cruel， cut short by war， famine， and disease。 Framed by chapters that bracket the beginning and the end of this misunderstood period， The Medieval World Complete covers religion and the Church， nations and laws， daily life， art and architecture， scholarship and philosophy， and the world beyond Christendom。 The book is completed by biographies of key personalities， from Charlemagne to Wycliffe， as well as timelines， maps， a glossary， a gazetteer， and a bibliography。
Reviews
Tiffany
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Review to come shortly。
Stephen Simpson
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I love the editors use of photographs （buildings， objects， manuscripts， artwork et al） to illustrate some of the major themes of the medieval period。 The book is predominantly photographs， with text to offer context and "set the scene"。 The architectural photos in particular are exceptional。 I would also give the book pretty high marks for not relying overly much on war and religion。 It's easy to find books full of those images （and both were obviously very significant to the period）， but I beli I love the editors use of photographs （buildings， objects， manuscripts， artwork et al） to illustrate some of the major themes of the medieval period。 The book is predominantly photographs， with text to offer context and "set the scene"。 The architectural photos in particular are exceptional。 I would also give the book pretty high marks for not relying overly much on war and religion。 It's easy to find books full of those images （and both were obviously very significant to the period）， but I believe the editor made a concerted effort to show as well-rounded of a view of the period as available art would allow。 The only major complaint I have is that quite a few photos were arranged such that they cross the hinge， making it very difficult to see them。 。。。more
Shanna
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This was a fun， enjoyable read。 It’s a tall book， so it was kind of awkward for me to hold up at times; I was often reading it at my desk， leaning it against my desk’s edge。 The medieval world is such an interesting period of time， and there is so much to consider about it。 Part of me wishes that the book focused on other， non-European countries during the medieval era， but this book still works。 It’s always super fun learning about this time， so I highly recommend it as a read！
G。 Lawrence
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Beautiful book， stunning images。 Highly enjoyable
Melissa Hamann
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Wonderfully informative， great selection of art work。
Barbara
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This is a book for looking at， not for reading - although the short introductions to each section give a useful and basic overview。 But it's the illustrations which make this book worth possessing （even if he doesn't give enough space to northern and eastern Europe， in my opinion）。 The "Biographical Dictionary" at the end is useful for reference。 A welcome antidote to a surfeit of novels and a scary contemporary world situation。 And presumably， the people living in the medieval world also found This is a book for looking at， not for reading - although the short introductions to each section give a useful and basic overview。 But it's the illustrations which make this book worth possessing （even if he doesn't give enough space to northern and eastern Europe， in my opinion）。 The "Biographical Dictionary" at the end is useful for reference。 A welcome antidote to a surfeit of novels and a scary contemporary world situation。 And presumably， the people living in the medieval world also found it scary。 。。。more
Grant
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Brilliant illustrations of contemporary art are the centerpiece of this study of medieval life。
Rob Markley
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Absolutely magnificent - presentation， facts & data and the opening up of the medieval world and mindset; are all near perfect。 Genius！
Elizabeth
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3 stars for the history （there were many mistakes and assumptions that were glaring and just wrong）。5 stars for the illustrations。 Just read it for the pictures。
WarpDrive
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Beautifully illustrated book covering the whole range of medieval life and medieval society。 All major important elements of the Medieval World are treated with great efficacy and are supported by a nice， and always relevant， choice of sources and images。 This book really conveys the fascinating， sometimes brutal， beauty and complexity of this World: the grandeur， richness and symbolic power of the Cathedral， the otherwordliness of the sculptures adorning the entrances to these architectural rep Beautifully illustrated book covering the whole range of medieval life and medieval society。 All major important elements of the Medieval World are treated with great efficacy and are supported by a nice， and always relevant， choice of sources and images。 This book really conveys the fascinating， sometimes brutal， beauty and complexity of this World: the grandeur， richness and symbolic power of the Cathedral， the otherwordliness of the sculptures adorning the entrances to these architectural representation of the Infinite， the heroic imagery associated with the Chivalry ideal， the power displayed by the Lord's castles， the beautifully harmonious intellectual world vision represented by the genius of Dante Alighieri， the ever-recurrent imagery of Death in all its forms representing the painfully precarious nature of human life in this period， the bizarre and almost Freudian grotesque images created in the capitals of churches and cloisters， the timelessness and spiritual uplifting of monastic architecture。A nice book if you want to fall in love again with this fundamental period in European history， so critical in the development of the soul of the great Western Civilization。 。。。more
Eva
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I am a visual person so I enjoyed this stunning book very much。
Snail in Danger （Sid） Nicolaides
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Maybe more like 3。5。 This has a nice history of the historiography and popular perception of the Middle Ages。 There are also many well-selected illustrations， including some that show clothing from behind， and underwear。 （This is a medieval recreation interest of mine 。。。 not a fetish thing。 Get your mind out of the gutter。 :） There are also technical drawings， pictures of craftsmen at work， pictures of farm and domestic life， assorted medieval artifacts， and many other nifty things。However， it Maybe more like 3。5。 This has a nice history of the historiography and popular perception of the Middle Ages。 There are also many well-selected illustrations， including some that show clothing from behind， and underwear。 （This is a medieval recreation interest of mine 。。。 not a fetish thing。 Get your mind out of the gutter。 :） There are also technical drawings， pictures of craftsmen at work， pictures of farm and domestic life， assorted medieval artifacts， and many other nifty things。However， it doesn't really provide a coherent narrative of the period， if you are looking for that。 It is sufficient to give you a decent idea of what life was like in this time， though it will require a fair amount of your time to do so。 。。。more
ladywallingford
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This is a good book for any interested parties who need a general introduction to the medieval period。 It also features artwork from the period to further illustrate his points。
Willa Guadalupe Grant
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Pretty book with lots of beautiful images from the medieval time period。
Rod White
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It's true。 I read coffee-table books for bedtime readng。 This one is so beautiful it is kind of iresistible for someone fascinated with the middle ages。 It's true。 I read coffee-table books for bedtime readng。 This one is so beautiful it is kind of iresistible for someone fascinated with the middle ages。 。。。more
Walt
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