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100	1		_aCahill, Thomas.
245	1	0	_aMysteries of the Middle Ages : _bthe rise of feminism, science, and art from the cults of Catholic Europe / _cThomas Cahill.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bN.A. Talese, _cc2006.
300			_a343 p. : _bcol. ill., maps (some col.) ; _c24 cm.
490	1		_aThe hinges of history ; _vv. 5
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aA Chaucerian invitation -- Alexandria: city of reason : the great confluence -- Rome: crossroads of the world : how the Romans become the Italians -- Bingen & Chartres, gardens enclosed : the cult of the virgin and its consequences -- Aquitaine & Assisi, courts of love : the pursuit of love and its consequences -- Entrances to other worlds : the Mediterranean, the Orient, and the Atlantic -- Paris, university of heavenly things : the exaltation of reason and its consequences -- Oxford, university of earthly things : the alchemists quest and its consequences -- Padua, chapel of flesh : the artist's experiment and its consequences -- Florence, dome of light : the poet's dream and its consequences -- Ravenna, city of death : the politician's emptiness and its consequences -- Love in the ruins : a Dantesque reflection.
520			_aAfter the long period of cultural decline known as the Dark Ages, Europe experienced a rebirth of scholarship, art, literature, philosophy, and science and began to develop a vision of Western society that remains at the heart of Western civilization today. On visits to the great cities of Europe--monumental Rome; the intellectually explosive Paris of Peter Abelard and Thomas Aquinas; the hotbed of scientific study that was Oxford; and the incomparable Florence of Dante and Giotto--Cahill captures the spirit of experimentation, the colorful pageantry, and the passionate pursuit of knowledge that built the foundations for the modern world.--From publisher description.
650		0	_aCivilization, Medieval.
650		0	_aWomen _zEurope _xHistory _yMiddle Ages, 500-1500.
650		0	_aScience, Medieval.
650		0	_aArt, Medieval.
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