The classical heritage and its beneficiaries : from the Carolingian age to the end of the Renaissance

Since its first publication in 1954, The Classical Heritage has become established as a classic introduction to cultural and intellectual history from the Carolingian age to the end of the Renaissance. Frontmatter (page N/A) Preface (page vii) Introduction (page 1) I The Background (page 13) II The Greek East (page 59) III The Carolingian Age (page 91) IV The Pre-scholastic Age (page 130) V The Scholastic Age (page 202) VI Collapse and New Beginnings (page 239) VII The High Renaissance (page 265) VIII The End of the Renaissance and the Appearance of New Patterns in Classical Education and Scholarship (page 302) IX Education and the Classical Heritage (page 380) Notes (page 394) Appendix I Greek MSS. in Italy during the Fifteenth Century (page 455) Appendix II The Translation of Greek and Roman Classics before 1600 (page 506) Index (page 543) By R. R. Bolgar. Preface To 1973 Impression : P.vii-viii. First Published 1954. Reprinted... 1973. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. No one has ever brought together on the shelves of a single library all that has been written in Latin and ancient Greek.