Commemorating power in early medieval Saxony : writing and rewriting the past at Gandersheim and Quedlinburg /
This title looks at how the past was evoked for political purposes under a new Saxon dynasty, the Ottonians, who came to dominate post-Carolingian Europe after 888 as the rulers of a new empire in Germany and Italy. Two convents of monastic women who played a significant role in Ottonian politics ar...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2021.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Studies in German history (Oxford University Press)
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This title looks at how the past was evoked for political purposes under a new Saxon dynasty, the Ottonians, who came to dominate post-Carolingian Europe after 888 as the rulers of a new empire in Germany and Italy. Two convents of monastic women who played a significant role in Ottonian politics are the main focus of the book. |
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| Item Description: | This edition also issued in print: 2021. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 206 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191884580 0191884588 9780192590404 0192590405 9780192590411 0192590413 |