The book of emperors :  a translation of the Middle High German Kaiserchronik / 
edited and translated by Henry A. Myers. 
 - first edition. 
 - [Morgantown] :  West Virginia University Press,  (c)2013. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 398 pages) 
 - Medieval European studies ;  14 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Editor's Note; Introduction; 1. The Book of Emperors and its Treatment of History; 1.1. The tradition of world historiography in the Middle Ages:Augustine, Orosius, and Otto of Freising; 1.2. Mid-twelfth-century Germany: "deeds" replace the "two cities"; 1.3. "I tell you this for sure"; 2. The Value of the Book of Emperors as a Source of Intellectual History; 2.1. The ancient law uniting church and empire; 2.2. True kingship; 2.3. The Donation of Constantine and the translation of Empire; 2.4. Christian clemency and draconic law enforcement. 2.5. Prayer-answering as within a feudal contract3. Composition and Utilization of the Work; 3.1. Authorship; 3.2. Patronage; 3.3. Sources; 3.4. Influence; 4. Stylistic Considerations; 4.1. The author's style: scholarly urgency; 4.2. This translation; 4.3. This title; Prologue; Rome's Founding: Gods for Each Day of the Week and the Bells that Warned of Revolt; Julius Caesar; Augustus Caesar; Tiberius; Caius Caligula (Jovinus Legend); Faustinian; Claudius; Nero; Tarquin; Galba and Piso; Otho; Vitellius (Odnatus Legend); Vespasian; Titus; Domitian; Nerva; Trajan; Philip; Decius. Diocletian and MaximianSeverus; Helvius (Helius) Pertinax; Helius Adrianus (Hadrian); Lucius Accommodus; Achilleus; Gallienus; Constantius Chlorus; Constantine I, "the Great"; Sylvester; Julian; Heraclius; Narcissus (Legend of the Two Theodorics); Justinian; Theodosius; Constantine Leo; Zeno; Constantine VI; Charles I, "the Great"; Louis I, "the Pious"; Lothair I; Louis II; Charles III, "the Fat"; Arnulf; Louis III, "the Child"; Conrad I; Henry I; Otto I, "the Great"; Otto II; Otto III; Henry II, "Saint Henry"; Conrad II; Henry III, "the Black," also "the Good"; Henry IV; Henry V; Lothair II. Conrad IIIBibliography; Frequent Abbreviations:; 1. Editions of the Book of Emperors and excerpts; 2. Other Primary Sources; 3. Secondary Sources; Index; About the Author; Back Cover. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781935978862 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Bulst, Walther, 1899-1986,  5 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Kaiserchronik.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>German poetry--Middle High German, 1050-1500--Translations into English.<br/>Poetry.<br/>Poetry as Topic
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PT1551  / .B665 2013