Translated by Peter Lewis. This book was originally published as "Karl der Grosse", Verlag C. H. Beck oHG, München, 2013. When Charlemagne died in 814 CE, he left behind a dominion and a legacy unlike anything seen in Western Europe since the fall of Rome. Distinguished historian and author of "The Middle Ages" Johannes Fried presents a new biographical study of the legendary F...(展开全部)

Translated by Peter Lewis. This book was originally published as "Karl der Grosse", Verlag C. H. Beck oHG, München, 2013. When Charlemagne died in 814 CE, he left behind a dominion and a legacy unlike anything seen in Western Europe since the fall of Rome. Distinguished historian and author of "The Middle Ages" Johannes Fried presents a new biographical study of the legendary F...(展开全部)

The most important study of Charlemagne in a generation, this biography by distinguished medievalist Alessandro Barbero illuminates both the man and the world in which he lived. Charles the Great--Charlemagne--reigned from a.d. 768 to a.d. 814. At the time if his death, his empire stretched across Europe to include Bavaria, Saxony, parts of Spain, and Italy. With a remarkable g...(展开全部)

The emperor's personality is brought to life against a background rich with the varied cultures he united through Christianity

Charles I, often known as Charlemagne, is one of the most extraordinary figures ever to rule an empire. Driven by unremitting physical energy and intellectual curiosity, he was a man of many parts, a warlord and conqueror, a judge who promised "for each their law and justice," a defender of the Latin Church, a man of flesh and blood. In the twelve centuries since his death, war...(展开全部)

珍妮特・Ｌ・妮爾森女爵士Janet L. Nelson DBE 倫敦國王學院的中世紀史榮譽教授，她已在該校執教多年。她曾針對中世紀早期的歐洲進行大量書寫和翻譯，其著作包括《禿頭查理》（Charles the Bald，一九九二年出版）、《法蘭克人的世界》（The Frankish World，一九九六年出版），以及《中世紀早期的宮廷、菁英與性別化的權力》（Courts, Elites, and Gendered Power in the Early Middle Ages，二〇〇七年出版）。她居住在倫敦。 【附註：DBE女性爵級司令勳章（Knight/Dame Commander）】 相關著作：《查理大帝：從法蘭克國王到「羅馬人的皇帝」，歐洲之父傳奇之路（上冊）》《查理大帝：從法蘭克國王到「羅馬人的皇帝」，歐洲之父傳奇之路（下冊）》 譯者簡介 李易安...(展开全部)

珍妮特・Ｌ・妮爾森女爵士Janet L. Nelson DBE 倫敦國王學院的中世紀史榮譽教授，她已在該校執教多年。她曾針對中世紀早期的歐洲進行大量書寫和翻譯，其著作包括《禿頭查理》（Charles the Bald，一九九二年出版）、《法蘭克人的世界》（The Frankish World，一九九六年出版），以及《中世紀早期的宮廷、菁英與性別化的權力》（Courts, Elites, and Gendered Power in the Early Middle Ages，二〇〇七年出版）。她居住在倫敦。 【附註：DBE女性爵級司令勳章（Knight/Dame Commander）】 相關著作：《查理大帝：從法蘭克國王到「羅馬人的皇帝」，歐洲之父傳奇之路（上冊）》《查理大帝：從法蘭克國王到「羅馬人的皇帝」，歐洲之父傳奇之路（下冊）》 譯者簡介 李易安...(展开全部)

Charles I, often known as Charlemagne, remains one of the most extraordinary figures ever to rule an empire. Janet Nelson’s wonderful book brings together everything we know about Charles I, sifting through the available evidence, literary and material, to paint a vivid portrait of the man and his motives. Building on Nelson’s own extraordinary knowledge, this biography is a so...(展开全部)