Western Civilization I Part 5: The Middle Ages Medieval Feudalism Medieval Renaissances
Europe in the High Middle Ages
Clydesdales (Wikipedia) Paolo Uccello (1397–1475), The Battle of San Romano (1432). Uffizi Gallery, Florence (Wikipedia)
Battle of Crécy (1346). From a 15th-century illuminated manuscript of Jean Froissart's Chronicles. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (Wikipedia)
A coin of Charlemagne with the inscription KAROLVS IMP AVG (Karolus Imperator Augustus), Cabinet des Médailles, Paris (Wikipedia)
Beginning of the Gospel of Luke, Letter of Jerome to Pope Damasus. Codex aureas, Carolingian. Vatican Library, Rome Charlemagne and Alcuin of York (
Abélard and Heloïse in a manuscript of the Roman de la Rose (14th century) A meeting of doctors at the University of Paris. Illustration from Chants royaux. 16th cent. Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. (Wikipedia)