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Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance

Chapter 1: MILITARY AND RELIGIOUS LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES AND AT THE PERIOD OF THE RENAISSANCE
By P. L. Jacob
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A survey of military and religious institutions that shaped medieval and early Renaissance society, arguing that Christian faith and martial structures together transformed post-imperial Europe. It explores monastic life, liturgy, clergy and papal organization, educational and charitable work, architectural and legal influence, and the social effects of feudalism and private warfare. The narrative shows how chivalric ideals and alliances between arms and the Church both moderated violence and reinforced authority, and it combines institutional description with cultural, legal, and material evidence, supported by historical examples and numerous illustrations.

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Title: Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance

Author: P. L. Jacob

Release date: May 7, 2024 [eBook #73559]

Language: English

Original publication: London: Bickers & Son, 1870

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Fig. 403.—The Adoration of the Lamb by the Elders and Virgins of the Apocalypse.—Centre Panel of the Triptych painted on wood by Jean Van Eyck, and preserved in the Church of St. Bavon, at Ghent (Fifteenth Century).

MILITARY AND RELIGIOUS
LIFE IN
THE MIDDLE AGES
AND AT THE PERIOD OF
THE RENAISSANCE

By PAUL LACROIX

(Bibliophile Jacob)

CURATOR OF THE IMPERIAL LIBRARY OF THE ARSENAL, PARIS

Illustrated with

UPWARDS OF FOUR HUNDRED ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD

LONDON
BICKERS & SON, LEICESTER SQUARE