Panorama van de Middeleeuwen

by Colin Platt

Overzicht van de kultuurgeschiedenis van de wereld in de periode 1000-1500. Vijf hoofdstukken beschrijven elk een periode van een eeuw, ingedeeld in een stuk "historische samenhang" (een zeer globaal algemeen overzicht van de historische ontwikkelingen) en een stuk "materiele kultuur" (hierin m.n. de kunst uit de diverse beschavingen van de hele wereld). Uit een samenvattend overzicht met kaarten en een tabel, waar ieder hoofdstuk mee afsluit, valt af te lezen wat er in de hele wereld op een bepaald moment gebeurde, wie regeerde, wat gebouwd, geschilderd, geschreven werd, enz.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Historical, Medieval

254 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Chris Maddix · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love such books as these. In The Atlas of Medieval Man, Colin Platt, Reader in History at Southampton University, has compiled a wonderful reference for the history of the world from 1000-1500 AD. Dividing the world into eight areas (I would have combined the subcontinent of India into another region, but that's nitpicking), Platt examined what was happening in each area in each century, looking at events and developments, significant people, developments in technology, religious movements, architecture, art and music, and literature and music. Replete with pictures, maps and graphs, I believe my favorite parts of this reference were the maps of architecture and art and the summery charts of each century.

I suggested that I had read this book, although one does not really "read" an atlas any more than he reads an encyclopedia, but I will maintain this book for the purpose for which I believe it was intended - it will serve as a snapshot of this "medieval" period of history, a touchstone which will serve as a reference to promote understanding of further study.

[Walt · Rating 2 out of 5]

More on pictures and text, and less on maps.

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books just make me laugh.