Fully updated and revised
, this edition of a classic medieval source collection features:
Clear modern English translations
, based on the best available critical editions, of more than 116 documentary sources—more than any other book of its kind
Thirty-four artifactual sources
ranging from fine art to everyday items
A broad topical, geographical, and chronological approach
, including textual and artifactual selections that shed light on such often-overlooked cohorts as women, Jews in Christian Europe, Byzantium, and Islam, and that range in time from the second century to 1493
Introductions and notes
setting each source in its historical context
A detailed Student's Guide
providing step-by-step instruction on how to analyze documentary and artifactual sources
Numerous illustrations
in each chapter
Topical Contents and a Glossary
to assist students in their research