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050 00 $aCB351$b.C22 2006
082 00 $a909.07$222
100 1 $aCahill, Thomas.
245 10 $aMysteries of the Middle Ages :$bthe rise of feminism, science, and art from the cults of Catholic Europe /$cThomas Cahill.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bN.A. Talese,$cc2006.
300 $a343 p. :$bcol. ill., maps (some col.) ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aThe hinges of history ;$vv. 5
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aA Chaucerian invitation -- Alexandria: city of reason : the great confluence -- Rome: crossroads of the world : how the Romans become the Italians -- Bingen & Chartres, gardens enclosed : the cult of the virgin and its consequences -- Aquitaine & Assisi, courts of love : the pursuit of love and its consequences -- Entrances to other worlds : the Mediterranean, the Orient, and the Atlantic -- Paris, university of heavenly things : the exaltation of reason and its consequences -- Oxford, university of earthly things : the alchemists quest and its consequences -- Padua, chapel of flesh : the artist's experiment and its consequences -- Florence, dome of light : the poet's dream and its consequences -- Ravenna, city of death : the politician's emptiness and its consequences -- Love in the ruins : a Dantesque reflection.
520 $aAfter the long period of cultural decline known as the Dark Ages, 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. 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--Cahill captures the spirit of experimentation, the colorful pageantry, and the passionate pursuit of knowledge that built the foundations for the modern world.--From publisher description.
650 0 $aCivilization, Medieval.
650 0 $aWomen$zEurope$xHistory$yMiddle Ages, 500-1500.
650 0 $aScience, Medieval.
650 0 $aArt, Medieval.
800 1 $aCahill, Thomas.$tHinges of history ;$vv. 5.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0706/2006044545.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0625/2006044545-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0625/2006044545-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0625/2006044545-s.html