A Tale of Two Monasteries : Westminster and Saint-Denis in the Thirteenth Century /

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A Tale of Two Monasteries takes an unprecedented look at one of the great rivalries of the Middle Ages and offers it as a revealing lens through which to view the intertwined histories of medieval England and France. This is the first book to systematically compare Westminster Abbey and the abbey of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Jordan, William Chester, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Richard, > de Ware, > -1283.
Mathieu, > de Vendôme, > approximately 1222-1286.
Mathieu, > de Vendôme, > -1286.
Westminster Abbey.
Abbaye de Saint-Denis (Saint-Denis, France)
Abbaye de Saint-Denis (Saint-Denis, France) > History.
Westminster Abbey > History.
Politics and government.
HISTORY > Medieval.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
Great Britain.
France.
France > Politique et gouvernement > 1226-1270.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1216-1272.
France > Politics and government > 1226-1270.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1216-1272.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A Tale of Two Monasteries takes an unprecedented look at one of the great rivalries of the Middle Ages and offers it as a revealing lens through which to view the intertwined histories of medieval England and France. This is the first book to systematically compare Westminster Abbey and the abbey of Saint-Denis--two of the most important ecclesiastical institutions of the thirteenth century--and to do so through the lives and competing careers of the two men who ruled them, Richard de Ware of Westminster and Mathieu de Vendome of Saint-Denis. Esteemed historian William Jordan weaves a breathta.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (296 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9781400830381

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