CONTENTS
LIST OF PLATES xiii
LIST OF MAPS xv
1. The Transformation of the Roman
Mediterranean, 400-900 1
THOMAS BROWN
2. The Northern World in the Dark Ages, 400-900 59
EDWARD JAMES
3. The Society of Northern Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1200 109
DAVID WHITTON
4. Northern Europe invades the Mediterranean, 900-1200 165
ROSEMARY MORRIS
5. The Mediterranean in the Age of the Renaissance, 1200-1500 222
PETER DENLEY
6. The Civilization of Courts and Cities in the North, 1200-1500 276
MALCOLM VALE
EDITOR'S POSTSCRIPT 324
FURTHER READING 330
CHRONOLOGY 350
INDEX 369

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