A New World in a Small Place

A New World in a Small Place
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 510
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ISBN-13 : 9780520310292
ISBN-10 : 0520310292
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Book Synopsis A New World in a Small Place by : Robert Brentano

Download or read book A New World in a Small Place written by Robert Brentano and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024-03-29 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distinguished historian Robert Brentano provides an entirely new perspective on the character of the church, religion, and society in the medieval Italian diocese of Rieti from 1188 to 1378. Combing through a cache of previously ignored documents stored in a tower of the cathedral, he uses wills, litigation proceedings, fiscal accounts, and other records to reconstruct the daily life of the diocese. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1994.


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