The Splendor and Opulence of the Past: Studying the Middle Ages in Enlightenment Catalonia

by Paul Freedman

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The Splendor and Opulence of the Past traces the career of Jaume Caresmar (1717-1791), a church historian and a key figure of the Catalan Enlightenment who transcribed tens of thousands of parchments to preserve and glorify Catalonia's medieval past in the face of its diminishing autonomy. As Paul Freedman shows, Caresmar's books, essays, and transcriptions--some only recently discovered--provide fresh insights into the Middle...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1501772228

ISBN13:9781501772221

Release Date:November 2023

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Length:354 Pages

Weight:1.52 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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History Religion Religion & Spirituality

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