Revelations, the Medieval World: The Medieval World

by James Harpur, Elizabeth Hallam, Elizabeth M. Hallam

Book Overview

With its overview of the Middle Ages that spans the fall of the Roman Empire to the beginnings of European exploration in the New World, Revelations offers a vivid, imaginative, and original insight... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805041400
• ISBN13: 9780805041408
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.4" x 11.7"

Customer Reviews

Beautifully illustrated coffee table book

After introducing the medieval period by discussing the fall of Rome, the age of Charlemagne, the Vikings, Plantagenets, Capets, City States of Italy, the rise of the Church and the rise of Russia, the author divides this book into his main themes: 1. Castles, Nobles and Knights; 2. Town and Country; 3. Houses of God; 4. The Secluded Life; and 5. Into Battle. The author covers each of these sections with short essays, beautiful illustrations, gatefolds that picture a sight in its present state and then illustrates the sight as it would appear during the medieval period. This is a well written, beautifully illustrated book, although it is rather short (120 pages).