Freedom of Movement in the Middle Ages: Proceedings of the 2003 Harlaxton Symposium: v. 15 (Harlaxton Mediaeval Studies) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1900289792 ISBN 13: 9781900289795

Publisher: Shaun Tyas, 2007

Synopsis

How readily could people or ideas migrate across borders during the Middle Ages? We know that some kinds of person (soldiers, pilgrims, merchants, craftsmen, scholars) and some kinds of object (especially luxury goods) could travel long distances, and that both people and objects could rapidly diffuse ideas, artistic styles, and literary forms. We also know – or think we know – that such mobility was comparatively rare, and that stability was the preferred norm. The majority do seem to have stayed put. Yet perhaps mobility was more widespread than laws and values suggest. These 21 essays, including a substantial introduction by the editor, look at movement and constraints upon movement across a variety of fields: including the mobility of the unfree and the marginalised and journeys mythical and metaphysical, uncovering surprising evidence of the migrations of images, texts and beliefs. The authors of the essays in order of appearance are: Peregrine Horden, Christopher Page, Jane Hawkes, Sophie Oosterwijk, Wendy Scase, Ian Wei, Peter Biller, David Lepine, R. N. Swanson, James Davis, Christopher Baswell, Richard Smith, Caroline M. Barron, Jennifer Neville, Paul Brand, Carole Rawcliffe, Dave Postles, Nicholas Orme, Jessica Freeman, M. A. Michael, Christa Grössinger, and Ad Putter. The volume is thoroughly foot-noted and there is an index.

Edition details

• Publisher: Shaun Tyas
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1900289792
• ISBN 13: 9781900289795
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Horden Peregrine