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A01=Robert Brentano
Amalfi
archival research in medieval religion
Author_edited by William L. North
Author_Robert Brentano
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Category=QRM
Category=QRMB1
Early Franciscans
ecclesiastical administration
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female religious movements
hagiography studies
Historians
local church governance
Medieval Archbishops
medieval historiography
medieval religious institutions
National Formation
Notarial Cartularies
Product details
- ISBN 9780754659426
- Weight: 929g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 Aug 2008
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Throughout his career, Robert Brentano attempted to understand the nature and 'style' of ecclesiastical institutions in Italy and the British Isles, the specific qualities of saints and the communities that formed around them, and the ways in which seemingly cryptic archival remains of medieval administrative activity, as well as chronicles and lives, could reveal vital details about change and continuity in local and regional religious life and even 'the color of men's souls'. These issues are explored in the essays assembled in Parts I (Bishops) and II (Saints). Part III (Historians) brings together articles that examine the writing of history by both medieval authors and modern historians, and includes Brentano's reflections on his own practice as an historian. The introduction by W. L. North offers a brief biography and introduction to reading Brentano's works, followed by a complete bibliography of his publications.
Robert Brentano was Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. William L North is Assistant Professor of History, Director of European Studies and Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Carleton College, USA.
