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Western Travellers to Constantinople
The West and Byzantium, 962-1204: Cultural and Political Relations
Series: - The Medieval Mediterranean, Volume: 10
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This volume deals with relations between the West and Byzantium, from the accession of Otto I the Great in Germany in 962, until the Fourth Crusade when Constantinople was conquered by the Western crusading armies in 1204.
The impact which these contacts and confrontations had on both sides is discussed in sections dealing with specific areas (such as the North, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain) as well as in sections dealing with specific aspects of the process: the journey, the attractions of the East, and the idea of "autoritates" and "translationes" of various political and intellectual ideas.
An extensive index will help readers to find specific topics.
The book is illustrated with maps, and with a number of objects betraying Byzantine influence in the West, or Western presence in Byzantium.
The impact which these contacts and confrontations had on both sides is discussed in sections dealing with specific areas (such as the North, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain) as well as in sections dealing with specific aspects of the process: the journey, the attractions of the East, and the idea of "autoritates" and "translationes" of various political and intellectual ideas.
An extensive index will help readers to find specific topics.
The book is illustrated with maps, and with a number of objects betraying Byzantine influence in the West, or Western presence in Byzantium.
Krijnie N. Ciggaar, Ph.D. (1976) in History, University of Leiden, has published extensively on relations between Byzantium and the West (history and literature).
Preface
Maps
Introduction 1
I. Travelling to Byzantium 21
II. The Attractions of Constantinople 45
III. Auctoritates and Translationes 78
IV. The Northern Countries 102
V. Britain 129
VI. France 161
VII. The Holy Roman Empire 201
VIII. The Italian Peninsula 245
IX. The Iberian Peninsula 295
X. Byzantium: Fountain of Life and Learning 322
List of Byzantine Emperors 355
List of Illustrations 357
List of Abbreviations/Bibliography 359
Index 367
Maps
Introduction 1
I. Travelling to Byzantium 21
II. The Attractions of Constantinople 45
III. Auctoritates and Translationes 78
IV. The Northern Countries 102
V. Britain 129
VI. France 161
VII. The Holy Roman Empire 201
VIII. The Italian Peninsula 245
IX. The Iberian Peninsula 295
X. Byzantium: Fountain of Life and Learning 322
List of Byzantine Emperors 355
List of Illustrations 357
List of Abbreviations/Bibliography 359
Index 367
All those interested in medieval history of the West, as well as those who work in the field of Byzantine Studies. It should also appeal to theologians, art historians and those interested in literature.