The object of this books is not so much to give a narrative history of the countries included in the Romano-Germanic Empire -- Italy during the Middle Ages, Germany from the ninth century to the nineteenth -- as to describe the Holy Empire itself as an institution or system, the wonderful offspring of a body of beliefs and traditions which have almost wholly passed away from the world.
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The object of this books is not so much to give a narrative history of the countries included in the Romano-Germanic Empire -- Italy during the Middle Ages, Germany from the ninth century to the nineteenth -- as to describe the Holy Empire itself as an institution or system, the wonderful offspring of a body of beliefs and traditions which have almost wholly passed away from the world.
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Add this copy of Holy Roman Empire to cart. $64.29, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1913 by Ams Pr Inc.
Very deep analysis of the "Roman Empire" recreated by carolingians, how this institution was viewed in the Middle Age and how it lasted untill Napoleon put a definitive end to it. Written in the second haft of the 19th century it remains surprisingly modern.
