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Leonardo's Legacy
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Symbols as Power
Symbols as Power deals with the period between the end of the Investiture Contest in 1122 and the re-establishment of the Roman Senate in 1143. It was a time of transition when popes had to chart new policies relating to the church and the empire. This study concentrates on information encoded in such media as art, architecture, ecclesiastical furniture, pageantry and liturgy. Combined with written sources it analyzes the ideology and policies of each of the four popes reigning in this period. In some cases they manipulated these media as propaganda, and in others their views were less consciously subsumed in the object or ceremony. Strong currents drew the papacy in opposite directions - ba...
The Latin and German "Etymachia"
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Sex, Law, and Marriage in the Middle Ages
Carnal delight, marriage, concubinage, coital position, rape, impotence and frigidity as grounds for annulment, the status of women both within and outside of marriage, intermarriage between Christians and Jews, prostitution, and sodomy are among the topics discussed in 17 essays reproduced from their original publication, 1975-91. Much attention is paid to Canon Law and church policy. Distributed in the US by Ashgate. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Views of Women's Lives in Western Tradition
This collection of essays explores the status of women as viewed in Western literature, philosophy and the performing arts.
