The New Cambridge Medieval History
The New Cambridge Medieval History ( NCMH ) is an important medieval manual published by Cambridge University Press (CUP). The NCMH, which comprises seven volumes in eight sub-volumes, at least partially replaces the old Cambridge Medieval History , which appeared in the first half of the 20th century.
Like all Cambridge History series, the NCMH was written by an extremely well-known collective of authors from several (not only English-speaking) countries. Each volume comprises several “essays” that not only deal with the history of events, but also, for example, deal with cultural, social and economic history. In addition, each volume offers a comprehensive bibliography. In various meetings, the NCMH did quite well.
The various volumes were completed between 1995 (Vol. 2) and 2005 (Vol. 1) and represent the more recent state of mediaeval research. The timeframe covered by the NCMH differs somewhat from the old edition, which began in the time of Constantine the Great . The new edition of the Cambridge Ancient History , in line with the current research trend in ancient history, on the other hand, now covers the whole of late antiquity up to the year 602 (death of Maurikios ). The NCMH starts at 500 and deals with the period up to 1500, whereby the entire European area as well as Byzantium and Islam are considered.
Single volumes
- Volume 1, c. 500-c. 700 (2005), ed. by Paul Fouracre
- Volume 2, c. 700-c. 900 (1995), ed. by Rosamond McKitterick
- Volume 3, c. 900-c. 1024 (2000), ed. by Timothy Reuter
- Volume 4, c. 1024-c. 1198 (2004), 2 volumes, ed. by David Luscombe , Jonathan Riley-Smith
- Volume 5, c. 1198-c. 1300 (1999), ed. by David Abulafia
- Volume 6, c. 1300-c. 1415 (2000), ed. by Michael Jones
- Volume 7, c. 1415-c. 1500 (1998), ed. by Christopher Allmand
The Cambridge Medieval History
The first Cambridge Medieval History was published by CUP and Macmillan from 1911 to 1936. The first two volumes appeared before the First World War, after which publication had to be interrupted until 1922. It was edited by John Bagnell Bury (planning), Henry Melvill Gwatkin (1844–1916), James Pounder Whitney (1857–1939), from volume 4 also by Joseph Robson (1860–1931), Charles-William Previté-Orton (1877 –1947) and most recently by Zachary Nugent Brooke (1883–1946).
- Volume 1: The Christian Roman Empire and the Foundation of the Teutonic Kingdoms, 1911 (the time of Emperor Constantine until shortly before Justinian)
- Volume 2: The Rise of the Saracens and the Foundation of the Western Empire, 1913 (from Justinian to Charlemagne)
- Volume 3: Germany and the Western Empire, 1922 (from 814 to around 1000)
- Volume 4: The Eastern Roman Empire (717-1453), 1923
- Volume 5: Contest of Empire and Papacy, 1926
- Volume 6: Victory of the Papacy, 1929
- Volume 7: Decline of Empire and Papacy, 1932
- Volume 8: The close of the Middle Ages, 1936
literature
- Rudolf Schieffer : Two Centuries of the European Early Middle Ages. At the beginning of the new “Cambridge Medieval History”. In: Historische Zeitschrift , Vol. 264 (1997), pp. 111-118.