The Holy Roman Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]
by20190630
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 888 |
Topics | World History;Geography and World Cultures;Anabaptists;Austria;Black Death;Charlemagne;Cologne Cathedral;Hanseatic League;Inquisition;Luther's Bible;Reformation;Teutonic Knights;Thirty Years' War |
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Pavlac, Brian and Lott, Elizabeth. The Holy Roman Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2019. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440848568.
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Reference entries, overview essays, and primary source document excerpts survey the history and unveil the successes and failures of the longest-lasting European empire.
• Provides a historical essay to give a concise overview of the Holy Roman Empire• Presents a timeline that highlights key events in the empire's long history
• Offers topical sections of reference entries on significant topics
• Features entries and a bibliography for further reading
• Uses primary source documents to give readers firsthand accounts of life in the Holy Roman Empire
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Table of Contents
The Holy Roman Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]
Author(s): Pavlac, Brian; Lott, Elizabeth;Contributors: Pavlac, Brian; Lott, Elizabeth;Abstract:Reference entries, overview essays, and primary source document excerpts survey the history and unveil the successes and failures of the longest-lasting European empire.
• Provides a historical essay to give a concise overview of the Holy Roman Empire• Presents a timeline that highlights key events in the empire's long history
• Offers topical sections of reference entries on significant topics
• Features entries and a bibliography for further reading
• Uses primary source documents to give readers firsthand accounts of life in the Holy Roman Empire
SortTitle: holy roman empire: a historical encyclopedia [2 volumes]Author Info:Brian A. PavlacauthorElizabeth S. LottauthoreISBN-13: 9781440848568Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440848568.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440848551Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 888Publication Date: 20190630Series: Empires of the WorldTable of Contents pages: 1 2
- Objects and Artifacts 2-175578
- Overview Essay 2-175578
- Aachen Cathedral (ca. 805)/Throne of Charlemagne 2-178581
- Bernward of Hildesheim’s Bronze Doors (ca. 1015) 2-181584
- Brandenburg Gate (1791) 2-184587
- Cologne Cathedral (1248–1473) 2-186589
- Dürer, Albrecht, Self-Portrait in a Fur-Collared Robe (1500) 2-188591
- Evangeliary of Otto III (ca. 1000) 2-191594
- Grünewald, Matthias, Isenheim Altarpiece (1512) 2-193596
- Holy Lance 2-196599
- Imperial Coat of Arms (ca. 1430) 2-199602
- Imperial Crypt, Vienna (1632) 2-201604
- Imperial Regalia (Crown, Scepter, Orb) (ca. 962–1020) 2-203606
- Innsbruck Hofkirche (1553) 2-206609
- Klosterneuburg Altar (1181) 2-210613
- Luther, Martin, Bible of (1534) 2-212615
- Manesse Codex (ca. 1330) 2-214617
- Meissen Porcelain (1708–1756) 2-217620
- Riemenschneider, Tilman (1460–1531) 2-219622
- Sanssouci Palace (1747) 2-221624
- Speyer Cathedral (ca. 1030) 2-223626
- Würzburg Residence/Gianbattista Tiepolo Paintings (1744) 2-225628
- Key Places 2-229632
- Overview Essay 2-229632
- Aachen 2-231634
- Augsburg 2-233636
- Bamberg 2-235638
- Basel 2-237640
- Berlin 2-239642
- Cologne 2-241644
- Frankfurt am Main 2-245648
- Hanover 2-247650
- Innsbruck 2-249652
- Magdeburg 2-251654
- Mainz 2-253656
- Munich 2-255658
- Nuremberg 2-257660
- Prague 2-261664
- Salzburg 2-265668
- Silesia 2-268671
- Strasbourg 2-271674
- Trier 2-273676
- Vienna 2-277680
- Würzburg 2-280683
- Primary Documents 2-283686
- 1. Einhard, Life of Charlemagne (early ninth century) 2-283686
- 2. Carolingian Capitularies (late eighth century) 2-286689
- 3. Treaty of Verdun (843) 2-288691
- 4. Liutprand of Cremona, History of Otto (Historia Ottonis) (964) 2-289692
- 5. Widukind of Corvey, Deeds of the Saxons (Res Gestae Saxonicorum) (973) 2-292695
- 6. Adam of Bremen, Deeds of the Priests of the Church of Hamburg (1076) 2-293696
- 7. Letters from the Investiture Controversy (late 11th–early 12th centuries) 2-295698
- 8. Concordat of Worms (1122) 2-297700
- 9. Hildegard of Bingen, The Order of Virtues (Ordo Virtutum) (ca. 1151) 2-299702
- 10. Imperial Chronicle (Kaiserchronik) (ca. 1152–1165) 2-304707
- 11. Otto of Freising, Chronicle (mid-12th century) 2-306709
- 12. Carmina Burana (12th century) 2-308711
- 13. Walther von der Vogelweide, Poetry (early 13th century) 2-313716
- 14. Sachsenspiegel (ca. 1220) 2-316719
- 15. Laws of Frederick II (1220, 1231–1232) 2-318721
- 16. Salimbene, Chronicle (13th century) 2-320723
- 17. Caesarius of Heisterbach, Dialogue of Miracles (Dialogus miraculorum) (1235) 2-322725
- 18. Jacobus de Voragine, Golden Legend (ca. 1260) 2-325728
- 19. Eternal Bond of Switzerland (1291) 2-327730
- 20. Dante, De Monarchia (early 14th century) 2-329732
- 21. Marsilius of Padua, Defensor Pacis (1324) 2-331734
- 22. Golden Bull (1356) 2-333736
- 23. Nicholas of Cusa, De Concordantia Catholica (1433) 2-335738
- 24. Royal Coronation of Maximilian I (1486) 2-337740
- 25. Henry Krämer and Jacob Sprenger, The Hammer of Witches (Malleus Maleficarum) (1486) 2-339742
- 26. Ewige Landfriede (1495) 2-342745
- 27. Desiderius Erasmus, Education of a Christian Prince (early 16th century) 2-343746
- 28. Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses (1517) 2-346749
- 29. Edict of Worms (1521) 2-350753
- 30. Peasant Grievances/Peasants’ Revolt (1525) 2-352755
- 31. Augsburg Confession (1530) 2-354757
- 32. Abdication of Charles V (1555) 2-356759
- 33. Edict of Restitution (1629) 2-357760
- 34. Friedrich von Spee, Cautio Criminalis (1631) 2-359762
- 35. Treaties of Westphalia (1648) 2-361764
- 36. Samuel Pufendorf, Constitution of the German Empire (1667) 2-365768
- 37. Hans Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Simplicissimus (1669) 2-367770
- 38. John Sobieski, Letter Describing the Siege of Vienna (1683) 2-370773
- 39. Edict of the Great Elector Welcoming Huguenots (1685) 2-372775
- 40. Glückel of Hameln, Memoirs (1690–1724) 2-373776
- 41. Joseph II, Memorandum on the Structure and Political Condition of the Holy Roman Empire (1767/1768) 2-376779
- 42. Frederick the Great, Advice to His Successor (1777) 2-378781
- 43. Franz II, Abdication (1806) 2-381784
- 44. Joseph Görres, On the Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire (1806) 2-382785
- Appendix: Kings and Emperors of Germany (768–1806) 2-385788
- Bibliography 2-391794
- About the Authors 2-395798
- Index 2-397800
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