03950nam 2200661Ia 450 991078849310332120200520144314.01-935978-87-X1-935978-86-12027/heb32016(CKB)3170000000060917(EBL)3417037(OCoLC)855023178(SSID)ssj0001036565(PQKBManifestationID)11574545(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001036565(PQKBWorkID)11042609(PQKB)11174956(MiAaPQ)EBC3417037(OCoLC)867740000(MdBmJHUP)muse22521(Au-PeEL)EBL3417037(CaPaEBR)ebr10740633(CaONFJC)MIL797782(dli)HEB32016(MiU)MIU01000000000000012919573(EXLCZ)99317000000006091720120723d2013 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe book of emperors[electronic resource] a translation of the Middle High German Kaiserchronik /edited and translated by Henry A. Myers1st ed.[Morgantown] West Virginia University Press20131 online resource (413 p.)Medieval European studies ;XIVDescription based upon print version of record.1-935978-70-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-389) and index.Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Editor's Note; Introduction; 1. The Book of Emperors and its Treatment of History; 1.1. The tradition of world historiography in the Middle Ages:Augustine, Orosius, and Otto of Freising; 1.2. Mid-twelfth-century Germany: "deeds" replace the "two cities"; 1.3. "I tell you this for sure"; 2. The Value of the Book of Emperors as a Source of Intellectual History; 2.1. The ancient law uniting church and empire; 2.2. True kingship; 2.3. The Donation of Constantine and the translation of Empire; 2.4. Christian clemency and draconic law enforcement2.5. Prayer-answering as within a feudal contract3. Composition and Utilization of the Work; 3.1. Authorship; 3.2. Patronage; 3.3. Sources; 3.4. Influence; 4. Stylistic Considerations; 4.1. The author's style: scholarly urgency; 4.2. This translation; 4.3. This title; Prologue; Rome's Founding: Gods for Each Day of the Week and the Bells that Warned of Revolt; Julius Caesar; Augustus Caesar; Tiberius; Caius Caligula (Jovinus Legend); Faustinian; Claudius; Nero; Tarquin; Galba and Piso; Otho; Vitellius (Odnatus Legend); Vespasian; Titus; Domitian; Nerva; Trajan; Philip; DeciusDiocletian and MaximianSeverus; Helvius (Helius) Pertinax; Helius Adrianus (Hadrian); Lucius Accommodus; Achilleus; Gallienus; Constantius Chlorus; Constantine I, "the Great"; Sylvester; Julian; Heraclius; Narcissus (Legend of the Two Theodorics); Justinian; Theodosius; Constantine Leo; Zeno; Constantine VI; Charles I, "the Great"; Louis I, "the Pious"; Lothair I; Louis II; Charles III, "the Fat"; Arnulf; Louis III, "the Child"; Conrad I; Henry I; Otto I, "the Great"; Otto II; Otto III; Henry II, "Saint Henry"; Conrad II; Henry III, "the Black," also "the Good"; Henry IV; Henry V; Lothair IIConrad IIIBibliography; Frequent Abbreviations:; 1. Editions of the Book of Emperors and excerpts; 2. Other Primary Sources; 3. Secondary Sources; Index; About the Author; Back CoverWV MEDIEVEAL EUROPEAN STUDIESKings and rulers in literatureGermanyHistorySourcesKings and rulers in literature.831/.2Myers Henry Allen1934-1561333MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788493103321The book of emperors3827973UNINA