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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