The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages (4 volume set)

Edited by Robert E. Bjork

Includes over 5,000 A-Z entries, written by more than 800 international scholars
Ten geographical editors and sixteen topical editors ensure the broadest and most balanced coverage possible - from Archaeology to Technology
In-depth topical entries on the lives of women and children during the period in all of the geographical areas represented, as well as in Jewish and Islamic society, make this a uniquely comprehensive set
Exceptionally broad coverage of topics such as music, medicine, and technology makes this an unparalleled resource
Each entry includes an up-to-date bibliography to guide further reading and research
Extensive cross-referencing, a general index, and a thematic listing of entries enhance browsing and ensure readers will find information quickly and easily
Over 500 carefully selected illustrations and 40 maps provide essential visual support to the text

The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages (4 volume set)

Edited by Robert E. Bjork

Description

The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages is a major new reference resource for all key aspects of European history, society, religion, and culture from circa 500 CE to circa 1500 CE. During this time, neighboring areas of Asia and North Africa greatly influenced and helped shape the civilization of the West. Relevant aspects of the Byzantine Empire, the Islamic dynasties, and Asiatic peoples such as the Avars and the Mongols are also included in this comprehensive work. Coverage spanning the whole geographical extent of the European Middle Ages and balanced treatments of sixteen topics centrally important to the study of the period distinguish The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages from all other resources on the subject.

Over 800 scholars, guided by a five-member international advisory board and an international editorial board of twenty-six, have written the over 5,000 entries that make up this extraordinary four-volume set. These entries have been lavishly supplemented by more than 500 illustrations and 40 maps. This dictionary will appeal to both medievalists needing a detailed and reliable reference tool for their own research and teaching, and non-specialists needing an accessible guide to the study of the Middle Ages.

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The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages (4 volume set)

Edited by Robert E. Bjork

Volume 1
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Editors and Contributors
Thematic Listing of Entries
Abbreviations
Note to the Reader
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages A-C
Volume 2
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages D-J
Volume 3
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages J-Q
Volume 4
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages R-Z
Medieval Popes and Antipopes
Index of Variant Place Names
General Index
Picture Acknowledgements

The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages (4 volume set)

Edited by Robert E. Bjork

Author Information

Robert E. Bjork is Foundation Professor of English and Director of the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS) at Arizona State University. He was General Editor of Modern Scandinavian Literature in Translation from 1984 to 1994; Co-Editor of Studies in Scandinavian Literature and Culture from 1992 to 2001, and has been Director and General Editor of Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies (ACMRS) and General Editor of Arizona Studies in the Middle Ages and Renaissance since 1996. He's been a Visiting Fellow at St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge, and a Visiting Professor of English at UCLA. His published work includes translations of seven books on Old English Poetry and translations of seven modern Swedish novels. He was President of the International Society of Anglo-Saxons 2002-3, and is a Corresponding Fellow of the English Association and and a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America.

Contributors:

GENERAL EDITOR

Robert E. Bjork
Foundation Professor of English and Director
Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Arizona State University

ADVISORY BOARD

Giles Constable, FBA, FMA
Professor Emeritus
School of Historical Studies
Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton, NJ

Helen Cooper, FBA
Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English
Magdalene College
University of Cambridge

R. R. Davies, FBA [deceased]
Former Chichele Chair of Medieval History
All Souls College
University of Oxford

Roberta Frank, FMAA
Marie Borroff Professor of English
University of Yale

Professor Edward James
Professor of History
University College Dublin

EDITORIAL BOARD

SCANDINAVIA
Theodore M. Andersson
Professor Emeritus of Germanic Studies
Stanford University

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
János M. Bak
Professor Emeritus
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
and
Central European University, Budapest

FRANCE
Elizabeth A. R. Brown, FMAA
Professor Emerita of History
Graduate School and Brooklyn College
CUNY

ITALY, SICILY, AND LATIN GREECE
Gene Brucker, FMAA, FBA
Shepard Professor Emeritus of History
University of California, Berkeley

SCOTLAND, IRELAND, AND WALES
R. R. Davies
Advisory Board. See above.

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY
Stephan R. Epstein [deceased]
Formerly Professor of Economic History
London School of Economics and Political Science

MUSIC AND THE LITURGY
Margot E. Fassler
Robert Tangeman Professor of Music History
Yale University

SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
Michael S. Flier
Oleksandr Potebnja Professor of Ukrainian Philology
Harvard University

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
Paul H. Freedman, FMAA
Department of History
Yale University

ROMANCE LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
Simon Gaunt
Professor of French
King's College, London

ENGLAND
John B. Gillingham, FBA
Emeritus Professor of History
London School of Economics and Political Science

LAW
Richard H. Helmholz, FMAA
Professor of Law
University of Chicago

ARCHAEOLOGY
John Hines
Professor, School of History and Archaeology
Cardiff University

GERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
C. Stephen Jaeger, FMAA
Gutgsell Professor (Emeritus)
University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign

ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Herbert L. Kessler, FMAA, FAAAS
University of Chicago

GERMANY AND AUSTRIA
Felice Lifshitz
Professor of History
Florida International University

SCIENCE
David C. Lindberg, FMAA
Hilldale Professor Emeritus of the History of Science
University of Wisconsin

TECHNOLOGY
Pamela O. Long
independent historian

PHILOSOPHY
David Luscombe, FBA
Emeritus Research Professor of Mediaeval History
University of Sheffield

ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY
Joseph H. Lynch, FMAA [deceased]
Formerly Distinguished University Professor and Joe R. Engle Designated Professor of the History of Christianity
Ohio State University

JUDAICA
Ivan G. Marcus
Frederick P. Rose Professor of Jewish History and of Religious Studies
Yale University

INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
Steven P. Marrone
Professor of History
Tufts University

ISLAM
Ian Netton
Sharjah Professor of Islamic Studies
University of Exeter

LOW COUNTRIES
David Nicholas
Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor Emeritus of History
Clemson University

SCOTLAND, IRELAND, WALES
Huw Pryce
Professor of History
University of Wales (Bangor)

GERMANY AND AUSTRIA
Timothy Reuter [deceased]
Formerly Professor of Medieval History
Southampton University

MEDICINE
Linda Ehrsam Voigts, FMAA
Curators' Professor of English Emerita
University of Missouri
Kansas City

MEDIEVAL LATIN
Jan Ziolkowski, FMAA
Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Medieval Latin
Harvard University

There are also c.800 contributors, details available on request.

The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages (4 volume set)

Edited by Robert E. Bjork

Reviews and Awards

"The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages is the best concise medieval encyclopedia currently available, highly recommended for academic and large public libraries." --Booklist

"A useful work both for nonspecialists and for specialists who want quick identifications." --Choice