Enthroned Corpse of Charlemagne

This book takes a critical glance at the ways in which we attend to the corpse, tracing a trajectory from encounter toward considering options for disposal: veneered mortuary inter...

"This book reviews the spectrum of death, from when the living person turns to corpse until the person lives in the memory of mourners, and its impact on the ecology of the socio-c...

Reference entries, overview essays, and primary source document excerpts survey the history and unveil the successes and failures of the longest-lasting European empire. The H...

European trade, political order, and religious institutions deteriorated after 500 until kings emerged in the eighth century to command support as restorers of ancient Roman glory....