Brill's Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
Gert Melville|Martial Staub|Francis G. Gentry|Tim Barnwell|Michael H. Chase
Introduction - An Encyclopedia -- 1. Society ---- Dominion --- Conceptions of Political Order Universal Powers Papacy Empire Hierarchical Kingship Princedom Corporate Juridical Corporation Municipal Governance Conciliarism Forms Organization Monarchic/Aristocratic Manorialism Bailiffship Feudalism Royal Territorial Lordship Offices Corporations Guilds and Confraternities Regional Confederations Ecclesiastical Papacy, Curial System, Cardinalate Councils Synods Bishoprics Parishes Monasteries Religious Orders Social Formations Estate-Based Patterns States Life Men Women Women's Dress Apologias in Cultural Practices Religiousness Cycle Birth, Upbringing, Generations, Old Age, Illness, Death Estates by birth other status Nobility Clergy Peasantry Jews Craftsmen Merchants, Bankers, Entrepreneurs Scholars Beggars Vagrants Family-Based Adoption Marriage Prohibitions Exogamy, Requirements Endogamy Widowhood Remarriage Divorce, Concubinage , Polygyny Bastards Genitors Childless Decedents Kinship Systems Gentile Norms Virtues Vices the Church among Bourgeoisie Reputation Dishonor Legal Structures) Common Law Laws, Statutes Privilege Contracts Judicial System Inquisition Court Procedure Penal Jurisprudence Traditions) Germanic Roman Canon (or: Law) Feudal Privileges Civil Codes or City Rights (or Urban Codes) Interaction Communication Symbolic Ceremonial Ritual Elevation Kings Emperors Consecration Investiture Bishops Royal/Imperial Entry (Adventus), Processions, Parades Enfeoffment Duties Rituals Peace Submission Emotions, Honors, Gifts Regalia, Insignia Office, Tokens Status Clothing, Attire, Habit Secular Clothing Liturgical Seals Heraldic Emblems/Coats Arms Love, Friendship Amicitia Caritas Courtly Love (Minne) Sexuality War Feuds God, King's (Landfrieden) Just Holy Typology Warlike Occurrences Violence Pitched Battles Games Entertainment Martial Ball Board Hunting Theater Dance Taverns, Bathhouses, Brothels Travelling Folk Singers Minstrels Languages Romance Slavic Celtic Literacy Orality Writing, Palaeography, Codicology Archives Registers Legal/Administrative Texts Official Documents Formularies Business Administration Messengers, Diplomacy, Heralds Correspondence Speeches/Orations 2. Faith Knowledge Religion The Indigenous Religions Medieval Europe Christianity Christianization Christian Conception God Human Being Discipleship Bible Holiness/Sainthood Mary Canonization Pilgrimages Veneration Relics Miracles Mysticism Liturgy Pastoral Care Sacraments Baptism Penance Mass Ordination Dying, Purgatory Commemoration Dead Dogma Heresy Judaism Trivium Historiography, Perception History Exemplum World Quadrivium Time Calculation Natural Worldview Cartography Medicine Healthcare Imaginary: Conceptual Fields, Superstition Magic, Sorcery, Witchcraft Apparitions, Visions, Dreams Predictions, Prophecies Fictions Modes Thought their Methodology Monasticism Scholasticism Humanism Reception Antiquity Educational Institutions Monastic schools Cathedral Schools Universities Scholarly Circles, Academies Mediation Curricula Lectures, Disputations Sermons Books Libraries 3. Literature Theory Praxis Literary Traditions Text-Typological Models Latin its Relationship to Production Development throughout Middle Ages (Good!) Vernacular Literatures German Nordic English French Italian Iberian 4. Fine Arts Music Aesthetic Theories Art Practice Role Artists Artist's Living Environment Artist Artists' Inscriptions Master Builder Genius Appearance Ideal Image Text: Their Attitude Past Present Periods Contexts Pre-Romanesque Romanesque Gothic Renaissance Renaissances Categories Architecture Sculpture Plastic Monumental Painting: Mosaics, Mural Painting, Stained Glass, Ceiling Tapestry Panel Painting Illuminated Manuscripts Special Artistic Handicraft Liberal Oral Written Tradition Basic Features Musical Cultures Monophony Early Polyphony 12th 14th Centuries from Second Half 13th 15th Century 5. Economic Ethics Patristic Foundations Concept Usury Prior Canonistic Debates 12th/13th Thomas Aquinas' Price Scholastic Economics after Aquinas Agriculture Handicrafts Trade Regions Mercantile Transport Goods ( Money Supply Precious Metals Key Currencies Instruments Monetary Policy 6. Technology Artes Mechanicae Scientia Naturalis New Frontiers: Scientific Agenda Artist-Engineers Applied Measuring Weighing Producing Energy Water Wind, Wood Extraction/Recovery Raw Materials Agricultural Processing Metal, Textiles, Leather Paper Printing Transportation By Land Beings Armaments Industry Military Construction Techniques Building Timberwork Masonry Bridge Underground Mining Hydraulic Engineering Competence Field Structural 7. Environments Conditions Climate Spaces Rural Areas Late High Methods Culture Waste Disposal Topography Context as a Functional an Sphere Space A Nutrition 8. Constitutive/Fundamental Historical Events )  Domestic Migration Peoples Carolingians Controversy Western Schism Central Anglo-Saxon Iro-Scottish Scandinavian Eastern European Italic Region Foreign Threats West Byzantium Crusades Discoveries Bibliography Alphabetic Index Contributions Authors