The Rise of the Medieval World 500-1300
Subtitle: A Biographical Dictionary (The Great Cultural Eras of the Western World)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: April 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 592
ISBN-13: 9780313308178
Subjects: Dictionaries of biography (Who's Who); European history: c 500 to c 1500; World history: c 500 to C 1500; Social Science; History - General History; Sociology; Western Continental Europe; Ethnic Studies - General; Medieval; History / Medieval; Sociology - General; 476-1492; Biography; Civilization, Medieval; Dictionaries; Europe; History; Middle Ages, 500-1500
First sentence: ABBO (ABBON) OF FLEURY, SAINT (C. 945-1004). Abbo was a French Benedictine monk renowned for his learning and considered one of the two "lights" of the tenth century (the other being Gerbert of Aurillac/Pope Sylvester II).
Description: "Beginning in 500 with the fusion of classical, Christian, and Germanic cultures and ending in 1300 with a Europe united by a desire for growth, knowledge, and change, this volume provides basic information on the significant cultural figures of the Middle Ages. It includes over 400 people whose contributions in literature, religion, philosophy, education, or politics influenced the development and culture of the Medieval world.

While focusing on Western European figures, the book does not neglect those from Byzantium, Baghdad, and the Arab world who also contributed to the politics, religion, and culture of Western Europe."--BOOK JACKET.