Charlemagne: Father of a Continent by Alessandro Barbero - 2006

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2004 ISBN 0-520-23943-1 Octavo (9.25 in. by 6.25 in.); 426pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; bumped dust jacket corners; bumped book corners; crisp; clean; bright..

Hardback. Very Good.

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University of California Press, 2004-08-03. Hardcover. Very Good. 3.8071 in x 22.8426 in x 14.7208 in.

Paperback / softback. New. The most important study of Charlemagne in a generation, this biography by distinguished medievalist Alessandro Barbero illuminates both the man and the world in which he lived. Charles the Great-Charlemagne-reigned from a.d. 768 to a.d. 814. At the time if his death, his empire stretched across Europe to include Bavaria, Saxony, parts of Spain, and Italy. With a remarkable grasp of detail and a sweeping knowledge of Carolingian institutions and economy, Barbero not only brings Charlemagne to life with accounts of his physical appearance, tastes and habits, family life, and ideas and actions but also conveys what it meant to be king of the Franks and, later, emperor. He recounts how Charlemagne ruled his empire, kept justice, and waged wars. He vividly describes the nature of everyday life at that time, how the economy functioned, and how Christians perceived their religion. Barbero's absorbing analysis of how concepts of slavery and freedom were subtly altered as… Read More

Hardcover w/ Dust jacket. New.

University California Press. Very Good. 0520239431. 2004, bright clean copy, no dustjacket, a couple of notes on the rear inner board, no other markings, Professional booksellers since 1981 . 2004. Hardcover.

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Hardback. New.

London:: Folio Society,. As New. 2007. Hardcover. Translated from the Italian by Allan Cameron. Illustrated. As new in like slipcase. Still in original shrinkwrap. .