MYSTERIES OF THE MIDDLE AGES The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe by Cahill, Thomas - 2006

NY: Doubleday. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 0385495552; Very minor foxing on the book's spine, else Binding is almost as new. Contents are almost as new. DJ is amost as new. ; First Printing of the FIRST EDITION, 2006. 9-3/8" Tall, XV + 343pp. Light cream boards, light cream cloth spine, gold spine lettering. HISTORY. This is the fifth book in Cahill's acclaimed Hinges of History series. "After the long period of cultural decline known as the Dark Ages, Europe experienced a rebirth of scholarship, art, literature, plhilosophy, and science and began to develop a vision of Western society that remains at the heart of Western civilization today. Cahill brilliantly captures the spirit of experimentation, the colorful pageantry, and the passionate pursuit of knowledge that built the foundations for the modern world. " Colorfully illustrated endpapers and title page. Scores of four-color reproductions and illustrations scattered throughout the text, including four maps (two of them double-page ) and five charts. Index. .