Readings in Medieval Civilizations and Cultures
These primary source readers are born of a desire for a richer, multi-layered approach to the social, political, religious, economic, and intellectual history of the Middle Ages. The series seeks to provide students and scholars with collections of translated primary sources, including many to which they would not normally or easily have access. Each volume contains a mixture of standard documents (those which are central to the field and without which the volumes would be incomplete) and representative texts (those which are often less known and yet reveal important and interesting aspects of the Middle Ages). Both period and thematic readers are included.
Editor: Paul Edward Dutton
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The Medieval Devil
A Reader
Price:
$42.95
ISBN: 9781442634169
Pub Date: July 2022
The Medieval Devil highlights the many ways in which the devil has been imagined and re-imagined over the centuries.
The Intolerant Middle Ages
A Reader
Price:
$45.95
ISBN: 9781487524128
Pub Date: August 2020
This unique collection of historical documents on intolerance and persecution in medieval Europe and the Mediterranean provides for a more diverse and inclusive vision of the Middle Ages.
Medieval Travel and Travelers
A Reader
Price:
$61.00
ISBN: 9781487588021
Pub Date: February 2020
Drawing on medieval sources from western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Muslim world, this book will fascinate anyone interested in the history of travel and aspects of cultural interaction with the "other."
The Viking Age
A Reader, Third Edition
Price:
$61.00
ISBN: 9781487570477
Pub Date: November 2019
Who were the Vikings, and do they deserve their unsavoury reputation? Through over 100 primary source documents, this fascinating collection weighs the cultural importance and lasting influence of the Vikings.
Medieval Warfare
A Reader
Price:
$57.00
ISBN: 9781442636699
Pub Date: August 2019
Curated by two of the leading experts in medieval military history, the readings in Medieval Warfare tell a story of terrors and tragedies, triumphs and technologies in the Middle Ages.
European Magic and Witchcraft
A Reader
Price:
$59.00
ISBN: 9781442634206
Pub Date: May 2018
Magic, witches, and demons have drawn interest and fear throughout human history. In this comprehensive primary source reader, Martha Rampton traces the history of our fascination with magic and witchcraft from the first through to the seventeenth century.
Medieval England, 500-1500
A Reader, Second Edition
Price:
$59.00
ISBN: 9781442634657
Pub Date: January 2018
The new edition of Medieval England, 500-1500, edited by Emilie Amt and Katherine Allen Smith, spans several centuries in 102 documents that present the social and political history of England.
The Twelfth-Century Renaissance
A Reader
Price:
$61.00
ISBN: 9781442605466
Pub Date: December 2016
In his thoughtful introduction, Novikoff explores the term "twelfth-century renaissance" and whether or not it should be applied to a range of thinkers with differing outlooks and attitudes.
Muslim and Christian Contact in the Middle Ages
A Reader
Price:
$58.00
ISBN: 9781442600669
Pub Date: January 2015
Jarbel Rodriguez has selected geographically diverse readings and multiple sources on the same event or topic so that readers gain a better understanding of the relationship that existed between Muslims and Christians in the Middle Ages.
The Crusades
A Reader, Second Edition
Price:
$61.00
ISBN: 9781442606234
Pub Date: April 2014
Since the publication of the first edition of The Crusades: A Reader, interest in the Crusades has increased dramatically, fueled in part by current global interactions between the Muslim world and Western nations.
Medieval Medicine
A Reader
Price:
$61.00
ISBN: 9781442601031
Pub Date: May 2010
In this collection of over 100 primary sources, many translated for the first time, Faith Wallis reveals the dynamic world of medicine in the Middle Ages that has been largely unavailable to students and scholars.
Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages
A Reader
Price:
$58.00
ISBN: 9781442601994
Pub Date: September 2011
Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages: A Reader is a rich collection of primary sources for the history of Christian pilgrimage in Europe and the Mediterranean world from the fourth through the sixteenth centuries.
Charlemagne's Courtier
The Complete Einhard
Price:
$27.95
ISBN: 9781442601123
Pub Date: February 1998
"This is the first really complete Einhard. Necessary for beginners and helpful for scholars." - Johannes Fried, University of Frankfurt
Prologues to Ancient and Medieval History
A Reader
Price:
$50.00
ISBN: 9781442605039
Pub Date: October 2013
This volume brings together for the first time the most important historical prologues of the European tradition for a period of almost two millennia.
Gregory of Tours
The Merovingians
Price:
$40.95
ISBN: 9781551115238
Pub Date: December 2005
"With a sure sense of the needs of the classroom, Murray presents a clear, idiomatic translation and adds just enough commentary to guide readers through the text." - Walter Goffart, Yale University
From Roman to Merovingian Gaul
A Reader
Price:
$46.95
ISBN: 9781442600959
Pub Date: August 1999
"This admirable collection of primary sources is so copious that it will prove instructive to senior professors as well as beginning undergraduates." - Walter Goffart, University of Toronto

The Medieval Devil
A Reader
$42.95
ISBN: 9781442634169
Pub Date: July 2022
The Medieval Devil highlights the many ways in which the devil has been imagined and re-imagined over the centuries.
The Intolerant Middle Ages
A Reader
$45.95
ISBN: 9781487524128
Pub Date: August 2020
This unique collection of historical documents on intolerance and persecution in medieval Europe and the Mediterranean provides for a more diverse and inclusive vision of the Middle Ages.
Medieval Travel and Travelers
A Reader
$61.00
ISBN: 9781487588021
Pub Date: February 2020
Drawing on medieval sources from western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Muslim world, this book will fascinate anyone interested in the history of travel and aspects of cultural interaction with the "other."
The Viking Age
A Reader, Third Edition
$61.00
ISBN: 9781487570477
Pub Date: November 2019
Who were the Vikings, and do they deserve their unsavoury reputation? Through over 100 primary source documents, this fascinating collection weighs the cultural importance and lasting influence of the Vikings.
Medieval Warfare
A Reader
$57.00
ISBN: 9781442636699
Pub Date: August 2019
Curated by two of the leading experts in medieval military history, the readings in Medieval Warfare tell a story of terrors and tragedies, triumphs and technologies in the Middle Ages.
European Magic and Witchcraft
A Reader
$59.00
ISBN: 9781442634206
Pub Date: May 2018
Magic, witches, and demons have drawn interest and fear throughout human history. In this comprehensive primary source reader, Martha Rampton traces the history of our fascination with magic and witchcraft from the first through to the seventeenth century.
Medieval England, 500-1500
A Reader, Second Edition
$59.00
ISBN: 9781442634657
Pub Date: January 2018
The Twelfth-Century Renaissance
A Reader
$61.00
ISBN: 9781442605466
Pub Date: December 2016
Muslim and Christian Contact in the Middle Ages
A Reader
$58.00
ISBN: 9781442600669
Pub Date: January 2015
The Crusades
A Reader, Second Edition
$61.00
ISBN: 9781442606234
Pub Date: April 2014
Medieval Medicine
A Reader
$61.00
ISBN: 9781442601031
Pub Date: May 2010
Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages
A Reader
$58.00
ISBN: 9781442601994
Pub Date: September 2011
Charlemagne's Courtier
The Complete Einhard
$27.95
ISBN: 9781442601123
Pub Date: February 1998
"This is the first really complete Einhard. Necessary for beginners and helpful for scholars." - Johannes Fried, University of Frankfurt
Prologues to Ancient and Medieval History
A Reader
$50.00
ISBN: 9781442605039
Pub Date: October 2013
Gregory of Tours
The Merovingians
$40.95
ISBN: 9781551115238
Pub Date: December 2005
"With a sure sense of the needs of the classroom, Murray presents a clear, idiomatic translation and adds just enough commentary to guide readers through the text." - Walter Goffart, Yale University
From Roman to Merovingian Gaul
A Reader
$46.95
ISBN: 9781442600959
Pub Date: August 1999
"This admirable collection of primary sources is so copious that it will prove instructive to senior professors as well as beginning undergraduates." - Walter Goffart, University of Toronto