Medieval source material is notoriously uneven and patchy through the vagaries of survival and reliability, but Ditchburn has correlated extensive evidence from an impressive body of primaxy documents and has also evaluated secondary sources, including much recent work in the field, providing a scholarly yet highly accessible digest of the subject, enhanced by informative maps and tables of figures.įew aspects of the many ways in which Scots inter-related with contemporaries from other countries are left unexplored within the. Setting out to explore the rich diversity of medieval Scotlands contacts with Europe, the author focuses on religious, cultural and economic connections. The first of these provides the parameters for this study, encompassing, broadly, the period between the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215 and the Council of Trent in 1545, reflecting the central importance of the Church in the medieval period and the extent to which religious matters and observances permeated all aspects of life. 1215-1545 is the first of two volumes by David Ditchburn and deals with the issues of religion, culture, and commerce. Scotland and Europe: The Medieval Kingdom and its Contacts With Christendom, c. (Volume 1: Religion, Culture and Commerce. (Volume 1: Religion, Culture and Commerce.) East Linton, U.K.: Tuckwell Press. Scotland and Europe: The Medieval Kingdom and its Contacts With Christendom, c. Scotland and Europe: The Medieval Kingdom and its Contacts With Christendom, c.1215-1545.
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