Cross, Crescent and Conversion: Studies on Medieval Spain and Christendom in Memory of Richard Fletcher

This volume is intended as a commemoration of the career of Richard Fletcher and his remarkable contribution to our understanding of the medieval world. The seventeen papers included here, written by some of the leading scholars of this period, reflect the three main areas of Fletcher’s scholarly endeavours: Church and society in medieval Spain; Christian-Muslim relations, both in the Iberian peninsula and further afield; and the history of the post-Roman world, with particular reference to the conversion of Europe. Contributors are James Campbell, Roger Collins, Judith McClure, Edward James, Roger Wright, Ann Christys, Bernard F. Reilly, Christopher Tyerman, Simon Barton, John Williams, James D'Emilio, Emma Falque, Peter Linehan, Peter Biller, Ian Michael, Esther Pascua, John Edwards, and Ian Wood.

Table of Contents:
Preface .. vii List of Abbreviations .. xi Bibliography of the Published Writings of Richard Fletcher .. xiii 1. Richard Fletcher as an Historian .. 16 James Campbell, University of Oxford 2. Rome, Canterbury and Wearmouth-Jarrow: Three Viewpoints on Augustine’s Mission .. 17 Roger Collins, University of Edinburgh, and Judith McClure, St. George’s School for Girls, Edinburgh 3. Gregory of Tours, the Visigoths and Spain .. 43 Edward James, University College Dublin 4. Placenames in Early Medieval Documents: the Case of Cabra .. 65 Roger Wright, University of Liverpool 5. Picnic at Madinat al-Zahra .. 87 Ann Christys, University of Leeds 6. The Rediscovery of Count Pedro Ansúrez .. 109 Bernard F. Reilly, Villanova University 7. Principes et Populus: Civil Society and the First Crusade .. 127 Christopher Tyerman, University of Oxford 8. Islam and the West: a View from Twelfth-Century León .. 153 Simon Barton, University of Exeter 9. The Tomb of St. James: the View from the Other Side .. 175 John Williams, University of Pittsburgh 10. The Cathedral Chapter of Lugo in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Reform and Retrenchment .. 193 James D’Emilio, University of South Florida 11. Fuentes isidorianas en De altera uita de Lucas de Tuy .. 227 Emma Falque, Universidad de Sevilla 12. Columpna firmissima: D. Gil Torres, the Cardinal of Zamora .. 241 Peter Linehan, University of Cambridge 13. The Abundance and Scarcity of Food in the Inquisition Records of Languedoc .. 263 Peter Biller, University of York 14. From the Belles of St Clement’s to the Book of Good Love: the Late Survival of Mozarabic Culture in Toledo .. 277 Ian Michael, University of Oxford 15. Round and About Water: Christians and Muslims in the Ebro Valley in the Fourteenth Century .. 293 Esther Pascua, University of St Andrews 16. New Light on the converso Debate? The Jewish Christianity of Alfonso de Cartagena and Juan de Torquemada .. 311 John Edwards, University of Oxford 17. The Fall of the Roman Empire in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries .. 327 Ian Wood, University of Leeds Index