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From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization, this book is a fascinating look at how medieval thinkers created the origins of modern intellectual movements. After the long period of decline known as the Dark Ages, medieval Europe experienced a rebirth of scholarship, art, literature, philosophy, and science and began to develop a vision of Western society that remains at the heart of Western civilization today, from the entry of women into professions that had long been closed to them to the early investigations into alchemy that would form the basis of experimental science. On visits to the great cities of Europe -- monumental Rome; the intellectually explosive Paris of Peter Abelard and Thomas Aquinas; the hotbed of scientific study that was Oxford; and the incomparable Florence of Dante and Giotto -- acclaimed historian Thomas Cahill brilliantly captures the spirit of experimentation, the colorful pageantry, and the passionate pursuit of knowledge that built the foundations for the modern world. - Publisher.
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Femmes, Histoire, Civilisation médiévale, Frau, Art médiéval, Women, Medieval Art, Medieval Civilization, History, Sciences médiévales, Medieval Science, Religion and civilization, Civilization, medieval, Europe, history, 476-1492, Science, medieval, Art, medieval, Women, europe, Women, history, middle ages, 500-1500Showing 4 featured editions. View all 4 editions?
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Mysteries of the Middle Ages: And the Beginning of the Modern World (Hinges of History)
March 4, 2008, Anchor
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in English
0385495560 9780385495561
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Mysteries of the Middle Ages: the rise of feminism, science, and art from the cults of Catholic Europe
2007, Nan A. Talese
in English
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0385495552 9780385495554
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Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe
October 24, 2006, Nan A. Talese
in English
0385495552 9780385495554
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Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe
October 24, 2006, RH Audio
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in English
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073933431X 9780739334317
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