Barbarians to angels : the Dark Ages reconsidered / Peter S. Wells

Author:: Wells, Peter S.
Published:: New York : W.W. Norton, [2008]
Copyright Date:: ©2008
Edition:: 1st ed.
Physical Description:: xv, 240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

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Contents:

Between antiquity and the Middle Ages: what happened? -- The decline of the Roman Empire -- The peoples of Europe -- Childeric and other early Dark Age kings -- What happened to the Roman cities? -- Roman Londinium to Saxon Lundenwic: continuity and change (A.D. 43-800) -- New centers in the North -- The revolution in the countryside -- Crafting tools and ornaments for the new societies -- Royal exchange and everyday trade -- Spread of the new religion -- Arts, scholarship, and education -- Charlemagne's elephant and the history of Europe.

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ISBN:

9780393060751 (hbk.)
0393060756 (hbk.)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-215) and index.

Source of Acquisition:

Beaver copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 20089.

Endowment Note:

Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)

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