The Rusted Hauberk Feudal Ideals of Order and Their Decline |
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Editor:
| Purdon, Liam O. Vitto, Cindy L. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8130-1282-7 |
Publication Date: | May 1994 |
Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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The rusted hauberk, a chain mail tunic, metaphorically shapes and unifies this investigation of feudalism and medieval culture. Ideas of a fixed historical construct are challenged, the authors emphasise instead that all constructs should be elastic, to allow historical perspectives to expand.
The rusted hauberk, a chain mail tunic, metaphorically shapes and unifies this investigation of feudalism and medieval culture. Ideas of a fixed historical construct are challenged, the authors emphasise instead that all constructs should be elastic, to allow historical perspectives to expand.