Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
xvi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
Series |
The new Middle Ages
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New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Charlemagne's mustache. -- Charlemagne, king of beasts. -- Karolus Magnus scriptor. -- Of Carolingian kings and their stars. -- Whispering secrets to a Dark Age. -- A world grown old with poets and kings. -- Thunder and hail over the Carolingian countryside. -- Appendix 1: The name of the elephant. -- Appendix 2: The collection of biblical citations sent to Emperor Lothar I. -- Appendix 3: Carolingian royal life span. |
Subject |
Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814.
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Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814. |
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France -- History -- To 987.
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France. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
To 987 |
Subject |
Carolingians -- History.
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Carolingians. |
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Civilization, Medieval.
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Civilization, Medieval. |
ISBN |
1403962235 cloth |
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