Lordship, Reform, and the Development of Civil Society in Medieval Italy
Subtitle: The Bishopric of Orvieto, 1100-1250 (Publications in Medieval Studies)
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: November 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780268028725
Subjects: European history: c 500 to c 1500; c 1000 CE to c 1500; History - General History; History: World; Italy; Christianity - Catholic; Europe - Italy; Medieval; Catholic Church; Catholic Church.; Church and state; Church history; Diocese of Orvieto (Italy); History; Orvieto Region; Orvieto Region (Italy); To 1500
First sentence: In a recent article, "the sources of civil society in Italy," Edward Muir attempts to "grope through the historical mists" to answer a question of fundamental importance for historians of medieval and early modern Italy.