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"12th Century bibliography - Must Read List" by HL Elaine de Montgris (known as
'Lainie).

NOTE: See also the files: 12thC-Hole-art, ships-bib, p-weddings-bib, ivory-bib,
p-falconry-bib, p-animals-bib, courtly-love-bib, clothing-bib, tools-bib.

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This is a bibliography from a set of bibliographies centering on 12th Century
Medieval Europe put together by HL Elaine de Montgris (known as 'Lainie).

This set of bibliographies includes:

12C-Art-Arch-bib Art and Architechture
12C-Biograph-bib Biographies
12C-Chivalry-bib Chivalry
12C-Britain-bib The British Isles
12C-Europe-bib Continental Europe
12C-Feudalism-bib Government and Feudalism
12C-Law-bib Law
12C-Music-bib Lyric/Music/Troubadours
12C-Movies-bib Movies from 12th c. texts
12C-Must-Read-bib Must Read List
12C-Margins-bib On the Margins (Women, sex, minorities, etc.)
12C-Philo-Edu-bib Philosophy and Education
12C-Pop-Lit-bib Popular Literature
12C-Religion-bib Religion
12C-Crusades-bib The Crusades
12C-Normans-bib The Normans


Must Read List

Art and Architecture

*CALL # N6280 .P48 1995.
TITLE Romanesque art / Andreas Petzold.
AUTHOR Petzold, Andreas.
PUBLISHER New York : H.N. Abrams, [1995]
DESCRIPTION 176 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 24 cm.
SERIES Perspectives.
NOTES Includes bibliographical references (p. - ) and index.
SUBJECT Art, Romanesque.
ISN,MUS.NO. 0810927446.

*CALL # PA8275.B4 E5 1954a.
TITLE Bestiary. English.
TITLE The book of beasts, being a translation from a Latin bestiary of
the twelfth century, made and edited by T. H. White.
PUBLISHER London, Cape [1954]
DESCRIPTION 296 p. illus. 23 cm.
NOTES Translation of Cambridge University Library ms. Ii.4.26.
NOTES Bibliography: p. 271-281.
ALT AUTHOR White, T. H. (Terence Hanbury), 1906-1964.

Biographies

*AUTHOR Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142.
TITLE Abelard & Heloise : The story of his misfortunes, and the
personal letters / Translated with an introduction and notes by
Betty Radice ; wood-engravings by Raymond Hawthorn.
PUBLISHER London : Folio Society, 1977.
DESCRIPT. 130, [1] p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
SUBJECT Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142.
SUBJECT H{226}elo{232}ise, 1101-1164.
ALT.AUTHOR Radice, Betty.


*CALL # DA209.T4B27 1986.
TITLE Thomas Becket / Frank Barlow.
AUTHOR Barlow, Frank.
PUBLISHER Berkeley : University of California Press, c1986.
DESCRIPTION xii, 334 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
NOTES Maps on lining papers.
NOTES Bibliography: p. 276-321.
NOTES Includes index.
SUBJECT Thomas, {225}a Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170.


*CALL # DA209.E6K45 1950a.
TITLE Eleanor of Aquitaine and the four kings.
AUTHOR Kelly, Amy Ruth, 1878-
PUBLISHER Cambridge, Harvard University Press, [1950]
DESCRIPTION xii, 427 p. illus., map (on lining papers) 24 cm.
NOTES Bibliography: p. [407]-415.
SUBJECT Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of
England, 1122?-1204.


*CALL # DA206.W37 1977.
TITLE Henry II / W. L. Warren.
AUTHOR Warren, W. L. (Wilfred Lewis), 1929-
PUBLISHER Berkeley : University of California Press, 1977, c1973.
DESCRIPTION 693 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
SERIES English monarchs.
NOTES Bibliography: p. [637]-668.
NOTES Includes index.
SUBJECT Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1154-1189.
SUBJECT Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189.


*CALL # DA209.P4 P3.
TITLE William Marshal, knight-errant, baron, and regent of England.
AUTHOR Painter, Sidney, 1902-1960.
PUBLISHER Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins press, 1933.
DESCRIPTION 305 p.
SERIES The Johns Hopkins historical publications.
SUBJECT Pembroke, William Marshal, Earl of, 1144?-1219.
SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- Angevin period, 1154-1216.


The British Isles


*CALL # DA140 .G353 1966a.
TITLE The history of the Kings of Britain. Translated, with an introd.,
by Lewis Thorpe.
AUTHOR Geoffrey, of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph, 1100?-1154.
PUBLISHER Baltimore, Penguin Books [1966]
DESCRIPTION 373 p. map. 18 cm.
NOTES Bibliography: p. [46]-47.
ALT AUTHOR Thorpe, Lewis G. M., 1913- tr.
SERIES: The Penguin Classics, L170.
SUBJECT Arthur, King.
SUBJECT Merlin (Legendary character)
SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- To 449.


*CALL # DA680 .F58 1990.
TITLE Descriptio nobilissimae civitatis Londoniae. English.
TITLE Norman London / William Fitz Stephen. Norman London : an essay /
by Sir Frank Stenton ; introduction by F. Donald Logan.
AUTHOR Fitzstephen, William, d. 1190?
PUBLISHER New York : Italica Press, 1990.
DESCRIPTION xv, 109 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
NOTES Originally published in 1934 as Historical Association leaflets
nos. 93, 94.
NOTES Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-96) and index.
ALT AUTHOR Stenton, F. M. (Frank Merry), 1880-1967. Norman London.
SUBJECT London (England) -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources.
SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- Norman period, 1066-1154.
SUBJECT Normans -- England -- London -- History -- Sources.


*CALL # DA205 .M67 1994.
TITLE Angevin England, 1154-1258 / Richard Mortimer.
AUTHOR Mortimer, Richard.
PUBLISHER Oxford, UK ; Cambridge, Mass., USA : Blackwell, 1994.
DESCRIPTION 266 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
NOTES Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-256) and index.
SUBJECT Anjou, House of.
SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- Angevin period, 1154-1216.


The Crusades


*CALL # D161.1 .F57 1998.
TITLE The First Crusade : the chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres and
other source materials / edited by Edward Peters.
EDITION 2nd ed.
PUBLISHER Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1998.
DESCRIPTION xiv, 317 p. ; 24 cm.
NOTES Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-317)
ALT AUTHOR Peters, Edward, 1936-
SERIES: The Middle Ages series.
SUBJECT Crusades -- First, 1096-1099 -- Sources.


*CALL # D161.1.G4 1962.
TITLE Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolymitanorum.
TITLE The deeds of the Franks and the other pilgrims to Jerusalem.
Edited by Rosalind Hill.
PUBLISHER [London, New York] T. Nelson [1962]
DESCRIPTION xlv, 103, 103, [104]-113 p. maps. 23 cm.
NOTES English and Latin on opposite pages, numbered in duplicate.
NOTES Bibliography: p. xliii-xlv.
ALT AUTHOR Hill, Rosalind M. T.
SERIES: Medieval texts.
SUBJECT Crusades -- First, 1096-1099.


*CALL # D160 .R62 1991.
TITLE Dungeon, fire and sword : The Knights Templar in the crusades /
John J. Robinson.
AUTHOR Robinson, John J.
PUBLISHER New York : M. Evans & Co., c1991.
DESCRIPTION xiv, 494 p. maps ; 24 cm.
NOTES Includes index.
SUBJECT Templars.
SUBJECT Crusades.


*CALL # DS38.6.M3213 1984.
TITLE Croisades vues par les Arabes. English.
TITLE The Crusades through Arab eyes / Amin Maalouf ; translated by
Jon
Rothschild.
AUTHOR Maalouf, Amin.
PUBLISHER London : Al Saqi Books : Distributed by Zed Books, 1984.
DESCRIPTION iv, 293 p. : maps ; 21 cm.
NOTES Translation of: Les croisades vues par les Arabes.
NOTES Maps on lining-papers.
NOTES Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUBJECT Islamic Empire -- History -- 750-1258.
SUBJECT Crusades.

Government and Feudalism


*CALL # D117 .R49 1994.
TITLE Fiefs and vassals : the medieval evidence reinterpreted / Susan
Reynolds.
AUTHOR Reynolds, Susan.
PUBLISHER Oxford ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 1994.
DESCRIPTION xi, 544 p. ; 25 cm.
NOTES Includes bibliographical references (p. 487-526) and index.
SUBJECT Middle Ages -- History.
SUBJECT Feudalism.


*CALL # HN425 .D78313.
TITLE Trois ordres. English.
TITLE The three orders : feudal society imagined / Georges Duby ;
translated by Arthur Goldhammer ; with a foreword by Thomas
N.
Bisson.
AUTHOR Duby, Georges.
PUBLISHER Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1980.
DESCRIPTION x, 382 p. ; 24 cm.
NOTES Translation of Les trois ordres.
NOTES Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUBJECT Feudalism -- France.


*CALL # D131 .B513 1968.
TITLE Feudal society, by Marc Bloch. Translated from the French by L.A.
Manyon. Foreword by M.M. Postan.
AUTHOR Bloch, Marc L{226}eopold Benjamin, 1886-1944.
PUBLISHER Chicago] University of Chicago Press [1968, c1961]
DESCRIPTION xxi, 499 p. plates. 24 cm.
NOTES Bibliography: p. 453-482.
SUBJECT Feudalism.
SUBJECT Europe -- History -- 476-1492.
(also come in 2 vol. Pbk.)

Law

*CALL # KBG .B796 1995.
TITLE Medieval canon law / James A. Brundage.
AUTHOR Brundage, James A.
PUBLISHER London ; New York : Longman, 1995.
DESCRIPTION xii, 260 p. : map ; 23 cm.
NOTES Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUBJECT Canon law -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
SUBJECT Law, Medieval.


*CALL # KJ985.S48 B785 1993.
TITLE Sex, law and marriage in the Middle Ages / James A. Brundage.
AUTHOR Brundage, James A.
PUBLISHER Aldershot, Hampshire, Great Britain ; Brookfield, Vt. :Variorum,
c1993.
DESCRIPTION 1 v. (various pagings) ; 23 cm.
SERIES Collected studies series ; CS397.
NOTES Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUBJECT Sex and law -- Europe -- History.
SUBJECT Marriage (Canon law) -- History.
SUBJECT Sex crimes (Canon law) -- History.
SUBJECT Sex -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History.


*CALL # HQ623.D8313 1983.
TITLE Chevalier, la femme et le pr{227}etre. English.
TITLE The knight, the lady, and the priest : the making of modern
marriage in medieval France / Georges Duby ; translated by
Barbara Bray.
AUTHOR Duby, Georges.
EDITION 1st American ed.
PUBLISHER New York : Pantheon Books, c1983.
DESCRIPTION xx, 311 p. ; 24 cm.
NOTES Translation of: Le chevalier, la femme et le pr{227}etre.
NOTES Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUBJECT Marriage -- France -- History.


Lyric, Music, and Troubadours

*CALL # PC3322 .G57 1983.
TITLE Lyrics of the troubadours and trouv{225}eres : an anthology and a
history / translations and introductions by Frederick Goldin.
AUTHOR Goldin, Frederick, comp.
PUBLISHER Gloucester, Mass. : Peter Smith, 1983.
DESCRIPTION xv, 500 p. 21 cm.
NOTES Proven{240}cal and English on opposite pages.
NOTES Reprint. Originally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Anchor Books,
1973.
NOTES Bibliography: p. 499-500.
SUBJECT Proven{240}cal poetry.
SUBJECT Proven{240}cal poetry -- Translations into English.


*CALL # PC3322.B6 1980.
TITLE The women troubadours / Meg Bogin.
AUTHOR Bogin, Magda.
PUBLISHER New York : Norton, 1980, c1976.
DESCRIPTION 190 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
NOTES Bibliography: p. [188]-190.
NOTES Includes index.
SUBJECT Proven{240}cal poetry -- Women authors.

*CALL # PC3308 .P33 1993.
TITLE The world of the troubadours : medieval Occitan society, c. 1100-
c. 1300 / Linda M. Paterson.
AUTHOR Paterson, Linda M.
PUBLISHER Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
DESCRIPTION xii, 367 p. : ill. , map ; 24 cm.
NOTES Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-355) and index.
SUBJECT Proven{240}cal poetry -- Social aspects -- France, Southern.
SUBJECT Literature and society -- France, Southern -- History.


The Normans

*CALL # DA197.D6.
TITLE William the Conqueror; the Norman impact upon England [by] David
C. Douglas.
AUTHOR Douglas, David Charles, 1898-
PUBLISHER Berkeley, University of California Press, 1964.
DESCRIPTION xii, 476 p. geneal. tables, maps, port. 24 cm.
NOTES Bibliography: p. 427-447.
SUBJECT William I, King of England, 1027 or 8-1087.


*CALL # DA680 .F58 1990.
TITLE Descriptio nobilissimae civitatis Londoniae. English.
TITLE Norman London / William Fitz Stephen. Norman London : an essay /by
Sir Frank Stenton ; introduction by F. Donald Logan.
AUTHOR Fitzstephen, William, d. 1190?
PUBLISHER New York : Italica Press, 1990.
DESCRIPTION xv, 109 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
NOTES Originally published in 1934 as Historical Association leaflets
nos. 93, 94.
NOTES Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-96) and index.
SUBJECT London (England) -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources.
SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- Norman period, 1066-1154 --
Sources.


*CALL # D148.H3 1959.
TITLE The Normans in European history.
AUTHOR Haskins, Charles Homer, 1870-1937.
PUBLISHER New York, Ungar [1959]
DESCRIPTION 258 p. 22 cm.
SUBJECT Europe -- History.
SUBJECT Normans.

Philosophy and Education

*CALL # BX4705.A2 M8 1967.
TITLE Ab{226}elard and St. Bernard: a study in twelfth century
"modernism,"
by A. Victor Murray.
AUTHOR Murray, A. Victor (Albert Victor), 1890-
PUBLISHER Manchester, Manchester U.P.; New York, Barnes & Noble [1967]
DESCRIPTION viii, 168 p. 22 1/2 cm.
NOTES Bibliography: p. 164-166.
SUBJECT Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142.
SUBJECT Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 91-1153.
SUBJECT Theology, Doctrinal -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.

CALL # CB354.6.B7 1970.
TITLE The twelfth century renaissance [by] Christopher Brooke.
AUTHOR Brooke, Christopher Nugent Lawrence.
EDITION [1st American ed.
PUBLISHER New York] Harcourt, Brace & World [1970, c1969]
DESCRIPTION 216 p. illus., map, ports. 21 cm.
NOTES Part of illustrative matter colored.
NOTES Includes bibliographies.
SUBJECT Twelfth century.


Popular Literature

*CALL # PQ1494.L7B87 1987.
TITLE The Lais of Marie de France : text and context / Glyn S. Burgess.
AUTHOR Burgess, Glyn S. (Glyn Sheridan)
PUBLISHER Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c1987.
DESCRIPTION xii, 245 p. ; 23 cm.
NOTES Bibliography: p. 221-233.
NOTES Includes index.
ALT AUTHOR Marie, de France, 12th cent. Lais.
SUBJECT Marie, de France, 12th cent. Lais.
SUBJECT Lays -- History and criticism.


*CALL # HQ461.A58 1982.
TITLE De amore et amoris remedio. English & Latin.
TITLE Andreas Capellanus on love / edited with an English translation
by P. G. Walsh.
AUTHOR Andr{226}e, le chapelain.
PUBLISHER London : Duckworth, 1982.
DESCRIPTION vii, 329 p. ; 25 cm.
NOTES Includes bibliography and index.
NOTES Latin text, parallel English translation.
SUBJECT Courtly love.


*CALL # PQ1447.E5O94 1987.
TITLE Selections. English. 1987.
TITLE Arthurian romances / Chr{226}etien de Troyes ; translated, with
an introduction and notes, by D.D.R. Owen.
AUTHOR Chr{226}etien, de Troyes, 12th cent.
PUBLISHER London : Dent, 1987.
DESCRIPTION xxvi, 526 p. ; 19 cm.
NOTES Includes bibliographical references.
NOTES Erec and Enide -- Clig{226}es -- Lancelot -- Yvain -- Perceval.
SUBJECT Chr{226}etien, de Troyes, 12th cent. -- Translations into
English.
SUBJECT Arthurian romances.


Religion

*CALL # BX2321.S3 M45 1993.
TITLE The pilgrim's guide to Santiago de Compostela / William Melczer.
AUTHOR Melczer, William.
PUBLISHER New York : Italica Press, 1993.
DESCRIPTION xv, 345 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
NOTES Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-333) and index.
SUBJECT Codex Calixtinus. Liber 5.
SUBJECT Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Spain -- Santiago de
Compostela.
SUBJECT Santiago de Compostela (Spain) -- Religious life and customs.


*CALL # DS105 .T4713 1987.
TITLE Libellus de locis sanctis. English.
TITLE Guide to the Holy Land / Theoderich ; translated by Aubrey
Stewart ; with new introduction, notes and bibliography by
Ronald G. Musto.
AUTHOR Theodericus, of W{232}urzburg, fl. 1172.
EDITION 2nd ed.
PUBLISHER New York : Italica Press, 1987, c1986.
DESCRIPTION xxxvi, 108 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
NOTES Translation of: Libellus de locis sanctis.
NOTES Includes index.
NOTES Bibliography: p. 97-100.
SUBJECT Theodericus, of W{232}urzburg, fl. 1172 -- Journeys -- Palestine.
SUBJECT Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Palestine.

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