pt. 1.
The body social:
The orders of men --
The nobility: the fighters --
The peasants and burghers: the workers --
Conflict, protest, and catastrophe --
pt. 2.
The Christian commonwealth:
The spiritual
authority --
The temporal authorities --
Renewal and reform --
pt. 3.
The house of fame --
pt. 4.
The world picture:
The frontiers of Europe: conquest and assimilation of peoples --
The Near East: pilgrimage and crusade --
The Far East: missionaries and merchants --
pt. 5.
The noble castle:
The makers:
Poets and storytellers ;
Painters and builders ;
Musicians --
The mirror of history --
The seven liberal arts --
The mirror of nature --
The mirror of wisdom --
The vision of God.
The world of the Middle Ages brought to life through a rich variety of writings from four centuries.
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