Charlemagne: Father of a Continent

by Alessandro Barbero

Book Overview

The most important study of Charlemagne in a generation, this biography by distinguished medievalist Alessandro Barbero illuminates both the man and the world in which he lived. Charles the Great--Charlemagne--reigned from a.d. 768 to a.d. 814. At the time if his death, his empire stretched across Europe to include Bavaria, Saxony, parts of Spain, and Italy. With a remarkable grasp of detail and a sweeping knowledge of Carolingian institutions and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520297210
• ISBN13: 9780520297210
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.0"