Readings in Medieval History: v. 1

This is the third edition of Patrick J. Geary's highly acclaimed collection of source materials on the medieval period. (A single-volume format of the complete text is also available.) As before, four principles guide the selection of materials. First, entire documents are included wherever possible, not snippets. Second, texts are grouped to form dossiers in which the individual documents relate to one another, reflecting the practice of historians themselves. Third, most of the documents chosen have been the subject of significant scholarship. And fourth, raw material for many types of historical investigations is provided: the documents are equally useful to the political historian, the social historian, the cultural historian or the historian of mentalities. The third edition includes an updated Preface, more extensive material from Gregory of Tours, and a new section, "The Iberian Peninsula," containing material that deals with Jews, Muslims, and Heretics. The format of Readings in Medieval History has also been altered to make it more user-friendly. Volume I: The Early Middle Ages includes documents written up to the early 12th century; Volume II: The Later Middle Ages includes documents from the late 11th century on.

Table of Contents:
Preface Late Antiquity 1. Theodosian Code 2. Augustine of Hippo On Christian Doctrine City of God 3. St. Perpetua The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicitas The Barbarian World 4. Tacitus Germania 5. Jordanes History of the Goths 6. Hildebrandlied The Early Franks 7. The Tomb of Childeric, Father of Clovis 8. Salic Law 9. Bishops Remigius of Reims and Avitus of Vienne Letters to Clovis 10. Gregory of Tours History of the Franks 11. Life of Saint Balthild Early Italy 12. Saint Benedict Rule for Monasteries 13. Gregory the Great Dialogues Anglo-Saxon England 14. Laws of Ethelbert 15. Bede History of the English Church and People 16. King Alfred Dooms Letter to Edward the Elder Asser's Life Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 17. Theodore Penitential The Carolingians 18. Einhard Life of Charles the Great 19. Selected Capitularies 20. Liudbrand of Cremona A Chronicle of Otto's Reign Monasticism 21. Cluniac Charters: The Foundation Charter of Cluny Charters of the Grossi Family 22. Miracles of Saint Foy Lords and Vassals 23. Fulbert of Chartres Letter to William of Aquitaine 24. Hugh of Lusignan Agreement between Lord and Vassal Sources

About the Author :
Patrick J. Geary, Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, is the author and editor of numerous books on medieval history.

Review :
"The best collection of medieval documents in print." - A.J. Andrea, University of Vermont