Time in the Medieval World

Chris Humphrey (Curatore)

W Mark Ormrod (Curatore)

York Medieval Press, 2001

A look at the competing notions of time in the middle ages, from the spiritual - death, the Last Judgement - to the practical - lawyers' calculations, clocks and calendars. By exploring some of the more important senses of time which were in circulation in the medieval world, scholars from a wide range of disciplines trace competing definitions and modes of temporality in the middle ages, explainingtheir influence upon life and culture. The issues explored include anachronism as a feature in earlier senses of time, perceptions of death and of the Last Judgement, time in literary narratives and in music, constructions of timeas used in the professions, and original work on the particular systems and technologies which were used for the keeping of time, such as clocks and calendars. Contributors: PAUL BRAND, PETER BURKE, MARY J. CARRUTHERS, DEBORAH DELIYANNIS, CHRISTOPHER HUMPHREY, ROBERT MARKUS, AD PUTTER, HOWARD WILLIAMS.

• Curatore: Chris Humphrey, W Mark Ormrod
• Editore: York Medieval Press
• Anno: 2001
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 186 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 440 gr.
• EAN: 9781903153086

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