| Ottonian Germany: The Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg Contributor(s): Warner, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0719049261 ISBN-13: 9780719049262 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: "The Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg" --translated here for the first time in its entirety--is one of the most important sources for the history of the 10th and early-11th centuries, and especially of the Ottoman Empire. Thietmar is arguably the most important witness to the early history of Poland, and his detailed descriptions of Slavic folklore are the earliest on record. He offers striking portraits of his contemporaries, revealing opinions from politics to women's fashion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Germany - Biography & Autobiography - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001030102 |
| Series: Manchester Medieval Sources |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (1.15 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg has long been recognised as one of the most important sources for the history of the tenth and early eleventh centuries, especially for the history of the Ottonian Empire. Thietmar's testimony also has special value because of his geographical location, in eastern Saxony, on the boundary between German and Slavic cultures. He is arguably the single most important witness to the early history of Poland, and his detailed descriptions of Slavic folklore are the earliest on record. This is a very important source in the medieval period, translated here in its entirety for the first time. It relates to an area of medieval studies generally dominated by German scholars, in which Anglo-phone scholars are beginning to make a substantial contribution. |
