Bibframe Work

Title

Landscapes and environments of the Middle Ages

Type

Text

Monograph

Contribution

Bintley, Michael D. J. (author)

Franklin, Kathryn J. (author)

Subject

Civilization, Medieval (LCSH)

Human ecology--History--To 1500 (LCSH)

Landscapes--History (LCSH)

Language

English (eng)

Classification

LCC: CB353 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

DDC: 909.07 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23/eng/20230501)

Supplementary Content

bibliography (bibliography)

index (index)

Content

text (txt)

Summary

"This book is a comprehensive introduction to the landscapes of the Middle Ages within and beyond Europe, paying close attention to the relationship between 'real' and imagined landscapes and the ways that medieval people made and inhabited their world. Landscapes and Environments of the Middle Ages is an excellent resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate students in medieval studies and history, offering interdisciplinary, transhistorical, and transnational insights into this period of immense change and innovation"-- Provided by publisher.

Table Of Contents

Garden, forest

Field, farm, fen

Desert, wilderness, waste

Seas

Rivers and roads

Fortified landscapes

Towns

Heaven, hell and otherworlds

Conclusions : memories of Medieval place

Authorized Access Point

Bintley, Michael D. J. Landscapes and environments of the Middle Ages