An edition of A World Lit Only by Fire (1991)

A World Lit Only by Fire

The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance

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An edition of A World Lit Only by Fire (1991)

A World Lit Only by Fire

The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance

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William Manchester's A World Lit Only by Fire is the preeminent popular history of civilization's rebirth after the Dark Ages.

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Publisher
Back Bay Books
Language
English
Pages
336

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Subjects

Renaissance, Learning and scholarship, History, History (Europe), Middle ages, history, end of the middle ages, Mittelalter, Middle Ages

People

Erasmus, Henry VIII

Places

London

Times

Medieval, 500-1500, renaissance

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Cover of: A world lit only by fire
A world lit only by fire: the medieval mind and the Renaissance
1994, Papermac
in English
Cover of: A World Lit Only by Fire
A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance
June 1, 1993, Back Bay Books
Paperback in English - Reprint edition
Cover of: A world lit only by fire
A world lit only by fire: the medieval mind and the Renaissance : portrait of an age
1993, Little, Brown
in English - 1st paperback ed.
Cover of: A World Lit Only by Fire
A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance
1993, Macmillan, Little, Brown
Hardcover in English
Cover of: A world lit only by fire
A world lit only by fire: the medieval mind and the Renaissance : portrait of an age
1992, Little, Brown
in English - 1st ed.

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First Sentence

"THE DENSEST of the medieval centuries-the six hundred years between, roughly, A.D. 400 and A.D. 1000-are still widely known as the Dark Ages."

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
336
Dimensions
8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
Weight
11.2 ounces

Edition Identifiers

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OL9779491M
ISBN 10
0316545562
ISBN 13
9780316545563
LibraryThing
29796
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19802

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OL4116624W

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