Change in Medieval Society: Europe North of the Alps 1050-1500

by Sylvia L. Thrupp

Originally published by Prentice-Hall, 1964.

324 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1965

Reviews

[kristopher]

Read about half of this, mostly the chapters pertaining to art and creativity. Really interesting, but is obviously not exactly a page turner. The section on Islamic Culture contains this gem, though:

“The Summa (which I have not read, and do not expect ever to read), is, no doubt, a masterpiece of creative synthesis, but so, in different degrees, are the writings of al-Fārābī, Avicenna and Averroes.”

I wouldn’t want to read that boring ass book either!!!!!!!