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Book cover of 'Crossroads, Travelling Through the Middle Ages' featuring a large belt buckle made of gilded bronze, silver and niello, Kölked (Hungary). Published by WBooks.

Crossroads

Travelling Through the Middle Ages

By (author) Wbooks

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  • The story of the trade network and the lively exchange of goods and ideas, diplomatic missions and knowledge in Europe during the period from 300 to 1000 AD
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Despite the numerous conflicts, the period from 300 to 1000 AD was also one of growth, continuity and peaceful coexistence. From the late eighteenth century a romantic view of the Middle Ages arose, resulting in the Gothic Revival and the art of the Pre-Raphaelites. Nation states today happily refer to the heroism of the Early Middle Ages, when kingdoms were born and present-day Europe began to take shape. A runic graffito in the Hagia Sophia, a gilt Byzantine helmet in the grave of a Frankish nobleman, a treasure hidden from the Vikings in the Low Countries containing an Arab dirham: these are just a few examples of the telling early-medieval finds in this book. Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages are often viewed as a time of decline, chaos, invasions and war. But there is another side to this period as well. There was a rich diversity of cultures in Europe – from Longobardsand Merovingians to Byzantines and Avars – and a lively exchange of goods and ideas, sometimes over great distances. The Vikings set up a trade network that reached to Baghdad; the Silk Road brought commodities to Europe, but also diplomatic missions, knowledge and ideas. This is illustrated by the interludes in this book, the stories of ten travellers: pilgrims, scholars, diplomats, and an elephant.

Specifications
Publisher
WBOOKS
ISBN
9789462582248
Published
17th Jan 2018
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World excluding The Netherlands & Belgium
Size
260 mm x 220 mm
Pages
204 Pages
Illustrations
150 color
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