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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher Allmand (University of Liverpool)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.550kg ISBN: 9781107684461ISBN 10: 1107684463 Pages: 412 Publication Date: 23 January 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPart I. The Medieval Reception: 1. General remarks on the manuscripts; 2. Analysis of the manuscripts; 3. A particular response to the De Re Militari… and its influence; 4. Bedfellows; 5. Owners and their texts; Part II. The Transmission: 6. Particular uses of the De Re Militari; 7. Translations; 8. Texts, drawings and illuminations; 9. Excerpts; 10. Vegetius in print; Part III. The Legacy: The De Re Militari in Medieval Thought and Practice: 11. The development of Vegetian influence.Reviews'The full story of Vegetius in the medieval era has not been told. Christopher Allmand ... has perhaps capped his career with what is likely to be the definitive study of Vegetius in the Middle Ages for the foreseeable future.' Everett L. Wheeler, Reviews in History (history.ac.uk/reviews) '... [a] comprehensive survey of the surviving manuscripts ... Very much a labour of love, Allmand's survey is a valuable addition to our understanding of medieval mentalites.' Nicholas Vincent, History Review of the hardback: 'The full story of Vegetius in the medieval era has not been told. Christopher Allmand ... has perhaps capped his career with what is likely to be the definitive study of Vegetius in the Middle Ages for the foreseeable future.' Everett L. Wheeler, Reviews in History (history.ac.uk/reviews) Author InformationChristopher Allmand is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Liverpool. He has published widely on the history of war and medieval society, including The Hundred Years War: England and France at War c.1300–c.1450 (Cambridge University Press, 1988) and The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 7: c.1415–c.1500 (as editor, Cambridge University Press, 1998). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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