This volume of Medieval European Coinage deals with the coinage of south Italy, Sicily and Sardinia between the mid-tenth century, when Volume 1 ended, and the reign of Ferdinand the Catholic, on the threshold of the modern era. It thus covers very different coinages of the immediate pre-Norman period and those of the Norman, Hohenstaufen, Angevin and Aragonese dynasties that in turn ruled part or the whole of the Mezzogiorno. The complex background to the history of this region makes its coinages among the most interesting of medieval Europe.
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This volume of Medieval European Coinage deals with the coinage of south Italy, Sicily and Sardinia between the mid-tenth century, when Volume 1 ended, and the reign of Ferdinand the Catholic, on the threshold of the modern era. It thus covers very different coinages of the immediate pre-Norman period and those of the Norman, Hohenstaufen, Angevin and Aragonese dynasties which in turn ruled part or the whole of the Mezzogiorno. The complex background to the history of this region makes its coinages among the most interesting of medieval Europe.
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WELL RESEARCHED, BUT FAILS IN THE PRINTING,
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This review is from: Medieval European Coinage: With a Catalogue of the Coins in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Vol 14, Italy (III) (South Italy, Sicily, Sardinia) (Hardcover)
I am referring to the paperback, but some features are common. This book is pitched at the scholar and numismatist, and as such I would have expected the book to be printed with decent margins, especially the spine margins. They are too narrow and with constant use the book will split, and because they are too narrow, rebinding will be difficult. The illustrations are particularly poor, especially when they are compared to Grierson's other work, European Medieval Coinage published by Seaby. I would expect not only some colour, but them to be of the same quality as every auction house employs these days. After all, the novice likes to see well presented and informative work too. I am pleased that they did not use clay-filled paper like art books so that it will at least last some time without the weight of itself causing collapse.
All in all, quite disappointing for the price.
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I wish it had color picture plates,
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This review is from: Medieval European Coinage: Volume 1, The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries) (Paperback)
Note: Haven't read too much yet, but appears to have a lot of history and be very well researched. I really hope they continue this series and would strongly recommend they use color plates for the coin pictures.
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A bargain price for a great reference,
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This review is from: Medieval European Coinage: Volume 1, The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries) (Paperback)
In my book, "Astronomical Symbols on Ancient and Medieval Coins", I devote a number of chapters in the book to the astronomical symbols that were depicted on medieval European coinage as signs of divine right to sovereignty. As part of my research, I read numerous books on medieval European numismatics and history, and I found that Grierson's book, "MEC Volume I," was especially useful.
It is extremely difficult to find so many coins of the first half of the middle ages described in a single volume. There are many, many plates of photographs of coins, and also some plates showing forgeries. This book was originally published as a hard back with a list price of $125, but was soon sold out and was going for almost $200 on secondary markets. I sold my first copy to a friend, and then found out how expensive it was to buy this book for a second time. Now that it is available as a paperback, the cost is once again more reasonable for obtaining a copy. I highly recommend this book to all who are interested in European numismatic history. Marshall Faintich
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The volume covers the coinage of south Italy from the middle or late tenth century, when MEC 1 ended, to the opening years of the sixteenth, when Ferdinand the Catholic, already king of Sicily and Sardinia, added to his dominions the kingdom of Naples, thus creating a political framework that was to last until the unification of Italy under the house of Savoy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
billon denari, billon denaro, copper cavalli, silver carlini, concave coins, copper follari, copper cavallo, crowned bust facing, denarial coinage, silver carlino, outer legend, gold taris, third coinage, irregular coinages, only known coins, portrait ducats, inner legend, central pellet, two annulets, mint attributions, mainland mints, lozenge shield, silver denari, dirham fraction, second coinage Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Roger Borsa, Ferdinand the Catholic, Arthur Sambon, Robert Guiscard, Charles of Anjou, Duke William, Libero Mangieri, Papal State, Alfonso the Magnanimous, Salvatore Miraballo, John of Calabria, Richard of San Germano, Revolt of the Barons, San Severo, Cola Spinelli, King William, Robert the Wise, Latin Christendom, Pope Innocent, British Museum, Giancarlo Tramontano, Salvatore de Ponte, Serafin Petrillo, Western Europe, Benedetto Cotrugli New!
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The volume covers the coinage of south Italy from the middle or late tenth century, when MEC 1 ended, to the opening years of the sixteenth, when Ferdinand the Catholic, already king of Sicily and Sardinia, added to his dominions the kingdom of Naples, thus creating a political framework that was to last until the unification of Italy under the house of Savoy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
billon denari, billon denaro, copper cavalli, silver carlini, concave coins, copper follari, copper cavallo, crowned bust facing, denarial coinage, silver carlino, outer legend, gold taris, third coinage, irregular coinages, only known coins, portrait ducats, inner legend, central pellet, two annulets, mint attributions, mainland mints, lozenge shield, silver denari, dirham fraction, second coinage Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Roger Borsa, Ferdinand the Catholic, Arthur Sambon, Robert Guiscard, Charles of Anjou, Duke William, Libero Mangieri, Papal State, Alfonso the Magnanimous, Salvatore Miraballo, John of Calabria, Richard of San Germano, Revolt of the Barons, San Severo, Cola Spinelli, King William, Robert the Wise, Latin Christendom, Pope Innocent, British Museum, Giancarlo Tramontano, Salvatore de Ponte, Serafin Petrillo, Western Europe, Benedetto Cotrugli New!
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