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Autore |
Biller Peter |
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Titolo |
The measure of multitude [[electronic resource] ] : population in medieval thought / / Peter Biller |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-44523-8 |
9786610445233 |
0-19-154249-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (600p., [8]p. of plates ) : ill |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Population - History |
Demography - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-452) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction to medieval demographic thought; PART 1: THE CHURCH AND GENERATION; 2. Marriage and the Church's texts; 3. William of Auvergne; 4. An equal or unequal number of men and women; 5. The precept of marriage and sufficient multiplication; 6. Avoidance of offspring (i): the general picture; 7. Avoidance of offspring (ii): Canon law and Sentences commentaries; 8. Avoidance of offspring (iii): the pastoral picture; PART 2: THE MAP OF THE WORLD; 9. Inhabitation of the world; PART 3: ARISTOTLE AND MULTITUDE; 10. Animals and the life-span; 11. The Politics (i): reception; 12. The Politics (ii): age at marriage; 13. The Politics (iii): multitude; THE LIGHT OF THE COMMON DAY; 14. The Bulging circuit of Florence; Epigraph: The Climate of Thought; Bibliography; Index of Manuscripts; General Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Challenging the view that medieval thought was abstract, this text shows that by 1300, society was beginning to measure multitude, counting, for example, numbers of boys and girls being baptised. |
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