The Legacy Of The Middle Ages / Edited By C.G. Crump & E.F. Jacob Crump, Charles G. [Editor]

Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, featuring a prize label with armorial motif. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xii, 549 p., [42] leaves of plates : ill., facsims. ; 19 cm. Notes; First published in 1926. Includes index. Contents; Introduction / C.G. Crump -- 1. The Christian life / F.M. Powicke -- 2. Art: (i) Medieval architecture / W.R. Lethaby -- (ii) Medieval sculpture / Paul Vitry -- (iii) Decorative and industrial arts / Marcel Aubert -- 3. Literature: (i) Some aspects of medieval Latin literature / Claude Jenkins -- (ii) Vernacular literature / Cesare Foligno -- (iii) Handwriting / E.A. Lowe -- 4. Philosophy / C.R.S. Harris -- 5. Education / J.W. Adamson -- 6. Law: (i) Customary law / Paul Vinogradoff -- (ii) Canon law / Gabriel Le Bras -- (iii) Roman law / Ed. Meynial -- 7. The position of women / Eileen Power -- 8. The economic activity of towns / N.S.B. Gras -- 9. Royal power and administration / Charles Johnson -- 10. Political thought / E.F. Jacob -- Index. Subjects; Paleography. Art, Medieval. Civilization, Medieval. Middle Ages. 1 Kg.