Heaven And Earth In The Middle Ages
Simek, Rudof
£24.00
Heaven and Earth in the Middle Ages
The Physical World Before Columbus
By Rudof Simek
“What were the ideas held by medieval man concerning the size and shape of the earth? How many planets were there, and of what material was the universe constructed? What was the relationship between the sky and Heaven? How were snow, thunder-storms and comets explained?
In this fascinating book Dr Simek shows that through nature was thought to be permeated by the will of God, there were numerous explanations for the unknown phenomena, from simple theories of the early middle ages to the more sophisticated ideas of the centres of learned scholasticism in Paris and Oxford. He presents a cross-section of the medieval knowledge of the physical world as deliberated and discussed by authors from the 9th to the 15th centuries. He touches on fields as diverse as astronomy, geography, physics, botany and chemistry, and shows how medieval knowledge combined ‘scientific’ explanations with others from popular folklore.”
Published by The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, 1996. Hardback with dust jacket. Approx 24cm H x 16.5cm W. xii, 164pp. Appendix. Notes. Index. Illustrated.
Book condition: Used. Very Good. Clean with no annotations or tears; Corners sharp; Spine very slightly age tanned; Slight creasing to the rear of the dust jacket.
Overall Condition: Very Good