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Atlas of the Medieval World by McKitterick, Rosamond is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Atlas of the Medieval World about?
<p>Forged in an age of faith and war and tempered by great statesmen, religious leaders and artists, medieval civilizations witnessed remarkable transformations. Far from being a homogeneous world of knights and castles, the era saw a multitude of contrasting and often competing cultures, many of which became the foundation stones for the emergence of modern societies. From the expansion of Islam across the Mediterranean to the appearance of centralized states and Christian monarchies, the Atlas of the Medieval World draws from new archival and archaeological evidence to reveal a period of astonishing cultural vibrancy and political diversity.</p> <p>Alongside stunning maps covering nearly a millennium of one of the most formative phases in history, hundreds of exquisite pictures of art and architecture accompany expertly written text edited by Rosamond McKitterick, Professor of Early Medieval History at Cambridge University to bring an extraordinary period to life as no reference has before. The Arab invasions of Europe, the empire of Charlemagne, the African kingdoms of Songhai and Mali, the Crusades, the Viking and Mongol invasions, the Delhi sultanate and the T'ang and Ming emp
Who reads Atlas of the Medieval World?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- McKitterick, Rosamond
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780195221589
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Reference, History
- Rating
- 3.96 / 5 (45 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13