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The splendor and opulence of the past : studying the Middle Ages in Enlightenment Catalonia
Title
The splendor and opulence of the past : studying the Middle Ages in Enlightenment Catalonia / Paul Freedman.
ISBN
9781501772221
1501772228
Publication
Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2023.
Copyright Notice Date
©2023
Physical Description
xiii, 340 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Summary
"An account of a group of Catalan historians of the Middle Ages active in the eighteenth century and affiliated with the monastery of Bellpuig de les Avellanes. The major figure was Jaume Caresmar (1717-1791) and in addition to analyzing his now scattered and largely unpublished works, the book discusses the image of the Middle Ages in the formation of modem Catalan identity"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Freedman, Paul, 1949- Splendor and opulence of the past. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2023
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 21, 2023
Series
Medieval societies, religions, and cultures
Contents
A Catalan monastery and its circle of historians
Jaume Caresmar's life and personality
Catalonia in the eighteenth century
The Catalan language in an "age of decadence"
Bellpuig de les Avellanes before Caresmar's era
The circle of Bellpuig and other learned societies
Caresmar's works
Disamortization, war, and neglect
Wanderings and destruction of libraries and archives.
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