Product Description: La historia de los origenes de la Orden del Temple (1118-1312) aparece indisolublemente ligada a la figura de Bernardo de Claraval (1090-1153), fundador de la Orden monacal del Cister y el mejor propagandista de aquella. A el se debe no solo la creacion del Concilio de Troyes (1128), que dio cartas de grandeza al Temple, sino el sermon exhortatorio dirigido a Hugo de Payns, amigo personal suyo y fundador y primer Gran Maestre de la Orden, que figura en sus obras completas bajo el titulo de Liber ad milites Templi de laude novae militiae, y que daria a conocer la figura del Templario como sintesis de la antinomia que, por vez primera, reunia en su persona a dos de las figuras, orator y bellator (respectivamente, el que reza y el que combate), de la sociedad de su epoca...read more

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This biography offers a detailed, truthful look at the life of the famous French saint, from her earliest years as a peasant child to her death, when she was burned at the stake for witchcraft. 10,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Recientemente, un disco titulado Ecstasy ha gozado de gran éxito en Europa y en los Estados Unidos, tanto más inesperado cuanto que su contenido se limita a los himnos de Hildegarda de Bingen, una humilde abadesa alemana del siglo XII...read more

A broad study captures the many aspects of the work and life of the twelfth-century Benedictine nun, musician, composer, poet, naturalist, and ecclesiastical advisor, and traces the historical, cultural, and religious influences that shaped her. Original. IP. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Book by Régine Pernoud (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Describes, both factually and fictionally, a day in the life of a miller in medieval Europe

Describes, both factually and fictionally, the life of a stonecutter in medieval Europe

Presents factual information about these lyric poets of medieval Europe as well as a fictional account of Peire Vidal, a twelfth century troubadour from Provence, France

Describes a typical day in the life of Lady Blanche of Champagne, a medieval noblewoman, followed by a fictional story based on the facts presented

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