562円 In this letter Pope Stephen V informs Svatopluk I, the king of the Slavs (Moravians), along with all the nobles and people of the nation, that God chose the institution of the papacy to be be his protector in all matters. The pope embraces him as a spiritual son, and welcomes into the fold of the...

562円 Magnus Haakonsson was King of Norway from 1263 to 1280, and the forefather of the modernization and nationalization of the Norwegian law-code, after which he is known as "Magnus the Law-mender". During his tenure as king,he also sought to further draw the Norwegian church close to the Crown and r...

562円 This appears to be a work of the 11th century Catholicos, Melchizedek I, who makes an inventory of those things that are in his possession as patriarch over the country, and relates what he would like to transition of power to be upon his death. This document stands as a sentinel work in the hist...

562円 Industriae tuae is a papal bull of Pope John VIII, issued in June of 880, which the Pope sent to Prince Svätopluk as a reaction to the Great Moravian delegation being sent to Rome. This document legitimatizes the political power of the king, who is greeted as a sovereign. The work itself is addre...

562円 In this work, Boethius discusses the question of the eternity of the world, whether it is a permanent fixture, and therefore static, or it has a distinctive beginning and end. Boethius employs Aristotelian thought and scholastic methods to come to this conclusion, which he learned through his con...

562円 This is a collection of seventeen years from the German king, Louis II, relating to his dealings with the Slavic tribes who occupy his eastern frontier. Most of these letters are works of confirmation, offering church lands and endowments to various missions in Great Moravia. These mission church...

7,825円 "Hyperechios’ sayings deserve to be known better and making them available in English translation makes them fully accessible to scholars/readers of all abilities.” ーGreg Peters, American Benedictine Review “[S]tellar scholarship . . . a marvel . . . . This volume is a great basis for lectiodivi...

496円 Unveiling the layers of history, this meticulously researched book takes you beyond the roses and chocolates, delving into the rich fabric of St. Valentine's Day. From the ancient roots of Roman festivals to the enigmatic life of St. Valentine, this book meticulously traces the evolution of love ...

562円 The Council of Vladimir was a sentinel synod of the Russian and Ukrainian churches following the Mongol conquest of the region. The establish civil and ecclesiastical order had been upended by the conquest, and the general state of the church in and around Kiev was chaotic. The residing Metropoli...

562円 This work is the brief charter, composed in Latin at the court of the Emperor Sigismund, formed the chivalry society of the Order of the Dragon. Its membership was relegated to members of the German nobility and sovereign monarchs, all of whom took oaths of loyalty and mutual support to drive the...

562円 King Louis VII sought to establish clarity on the ecclesiastical laws in the eastern parts of his French dominion . This was done to maintain a sense of general public welfare, protect the institution of the church, and also to fight the claim of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, who...

562円 These three letters were composed by the short-lived 8th century Anti-Pope, Constantine II. His plight was complicated by the tense political situation between the Franks and the Lombards in central Italy. Based upon the content of the letters, Constantine pleaded for assistant from Charlemagne p...