Edited by Robert E. Bjork
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages is an essential new reference work covering all key aspects of European history, society, and culture from 500 to 1500 A.D., as well as the Byzantine Empire, Islamic dynasties, and Asiatic peoples of the era. It is designed both for medievalists, who need a detailed and reliable reference tool, and for students and general readers seeking an accessible guide to the period. Over 800 scholars have assembled thousands of comprehensive entries, lavishly supplemented by hundreds of illustrations and dozens of maps.
The
Dictionary provides balanced coverage of both the whole geographical extent of the European Middle Ages (including Germany and Austria, Spain and Portugal, the Low Countries, and Central and Eastern Europe, amongst many others), and of numerous major topics, from art and architecture, medicine, and law, to archaeology, ecclesiastical history, and languages and literature.
Professor Robert E. Bjork is Foundation Professor of English and Director of the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS) at Arizona State University. He has been Director and General Editor of
Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies (ACMRS) and General Editor of
Arizona Studies in the Middle Ages and Renaissance since 1996.
First Edition
e-reference edition ISBN: 9780199574834
Print edition ISBN: 9780198662624
Print edition publication date: 2010
Publishing history: First published 2010
Copyright: © Oxford University Press 2010
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