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Front Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- Content -- MEDIEVAL JEWRY: FROM WITHIN AND FROM WITHOUT -- THE ADVERSUS JUDAEO STRADITION IN THECHURCH FATHERS: THE EXEGESIS OF CHRISTIAN ANTI-JUDAISM -- ASPECTS OF JEWISH LIFE IN IS LAMIC SPAIN -- TWO PARALLEL MEDIEVAL COMMONPLACES: ANTIFEMINIS MAND ANTISEMITISM IN THE HISPANIC LITERARY TRADITION -- MEDIEVAL JEWISH IMAGE: CONTROVERSIES, CONTRIBUTIONS, CONCEPTIONS -- WHY IS THE GRAIL KNIGHT JEWISH? A PASSOVER MEDITAT10N -- DISPUTATIO.

By drawing equally on the work of historians and archaeologists, Colin Platt puts forward a view of English medieval society in which there is much that is new and unexpected. Medieval England brings together a wide range of themes, from castle and palace to peasant hovel, from the great cathedrals and monasteries to the parish churches and `alien' cells. The book is fully illustrated, the pictures being an integral part of the text.For this re-issue Professor Platt has written a new preface which updates the work with a survay of archaeological and historical developments in the last decade

More than sixty friends and colleagues pay tribute to the distinguished professor János Bak's 70th birthday. Notable contributors from many countries dedicate previously unpublished essays and articles in this celebratory Festschrift. Reflecting the intellectual calibre of János Bak, scholars not only of medieval history, but also from the fields of modern history, philosophy, linguistics, art history and political science provide a broad range of perspectives on a wide range of disciplinary areas thus allowing a wide readership audience