Europe in the Middle Ages

Harcourt, Bruce and World, Inc, 1957.

In this comprehensive study for first-year courses in medieval history, Professor Hoyt clearly deliniates the medieval foundations of Western civilization. He covers outstanding events, from the decline of the Roman Empire until 1500, with a lucid balanced account in which the distinctive characteristics of the origin, growth, culmination and decline of the civilization are skilfully portrayed. A particularly valuable feature of this book, which distinguishes it from other surveys of medieval history, is the considerable attention which is paid to medieval culturte. Great care has been taken in the illustrations and maps which were specially selected and drawn to illuminate remarks in the text...