| Item Description: | Contents: Einhard, biographer of Charlemagne.--Charlemagne.--Alcuinʹs revision of the Bible.--The imperial coronation of Charlemagne: theories and facts.--Charlemagneʹs programme of imperial government.--The institutional framework of the Frankish monarchy: a survey of its general characteristics.--Charlemagneʹs use of the oath.--The use of the written word in Charlemagneʹs administration.--The impact of Charlemagne on the institutions of the Frankish realm.--The Frankish monarchy and its external relations, from Pippin III to Louis the Pious.--The Church and the royal power in the Frankish monarchy under Pippin III and Charlemagne.--The last period of Charlemagneʹs reign; a study in decomposition.--Charlemagneʹs failure.--Louis the Pious reconsidered.--Some observations on the Ordinatio Imperii of 817.--On the genesis and significance of the Treaty of Verdun (843).--Select bibliography of the publications of F. L. Ganshof (p. 303-311) |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 314 p. : plate, 1 illus., maps ; 24 cm |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
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| ISBN: | 0582482275 |
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