01974nam 2200397 450 991081784640332120221006224753.00-7618-6838-00-7618-6839-9(CKB)3710000000894330(MiAaPQ)EBC4713742(EXLCZ)99371000000089433020161019h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe flight and fall of the eagle a history of medieval Germany, 800-1648 /John R. SommerfeldtLanham, Maryland :Hamilton Books,2017.©20171 online resource (212 pages) illustrations, mapsIncludes indexes.The eagle is born -- Restoring the Roman Empire -- Growing peace and prosperity -- A vision of Christendom -- Reform and imperial theocracy -- The construction of a state -- Apogee of empire -- The investiture conflict -- The great settlement -- Kings, Cistercians, and crusades -- The red-bearded ruler -- The flowering of Medieval German literature -- The turning point -- Political reconstitution -- The late medieval laity -- Thirteenth-century friars and holy women -- Fourteenth-century spiritual leaders -- The failure of the institutional church -- The Cusanus -- The death of the eagle."In addition to tracing the political, cultural and religious history of medieval Germany, this volume examines the thought of outstanding German men and women, and includes an extensive account of the changing status of German Jews."--Cover page [4].GermanyHistory1517-1648GermanyHistoryTo 1517943Sommerfeldt John R.1629411MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817846403321The flight and fall of the eagle3967127UNINA