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ILM EDIOEVO 
GIOVANTNAIB ACCGOR-ADOG .M ERLO 
MEDIOEVO
PRESENTAZIONE 
di FRANCCARDOI NI 
Dicisaumboii nto om,a ggiaoid  uiel luasuttroGiri io,v aTnanbia c
co( undoep iigr ùa ndsit odrieNcloi v eceeG nrtaoGd).Mo  e r(luondei  o 
suopiib ùr ileli anntteil allilgiaees nvutviaio,  l vtaal orosstiussimo 
dioscohc)eo, se c' hèce o shaav  olsuitgon iqfuieclsaitrbocer h doea,u   n 
quardtiso e cèon loota ot u tgtlsiit  uduennitvie ristiatldaiiSria t noi 
riam edievale. 
Alfilnade e galninS ie ttassint taafv,aa t icosamednaut ne  uscendo 
perimoodldotif of idceilnlloeas  sttroaer n ioasn:o  lcoo,ms eri i corderà, 
sotitplor  ofilo eus nciovlearsCstiisi teica rodra aip  oo.cl oa scailaltei  
spaulnlase t agpieocrne erv terias fif ascmiana annc-theeef,  o rssoe 
pratt-uitntgoa nneep veorlveAe nrcsihane.s  egnameae pnptroe ndi
mendteol sltaon rieaa v evmaonlort ios eLn1ttiateloris.aat   astpaa z
zatfao,rc soqenu  alricthaerd daolp,lo el emrieclhaaetl iNlovaue v elle 
Histofiraren ceersaeqn:uo e glllaiin  nriu ggdeipn etris ocnoamggie  
MichFeo!u cacuhpleert a,l stenr eso a reabnbdeaq tuoai snia spettata
menntoea,nn  cosrae ssanntefelan tnieod,ri wceol 1l9i8aC4ni.so  ' in
terrosguca ovmiaen  seglnasa troesr uilasle,t  rnaudoedv aef  airn tra
prenadlemlraaen  ualeis sutlilc'ao pdpiom ratnutneiin"lteg àre en ere" 
manualEimsmtaincLuoeRe: ol Ly a ducraiiv ee ivmap egnnaetlpile ar 
lustrdaezlniluoeonf vere o ndteilseltrooe rs idici os,c ustuAev riaèe ss  u 
Chaulenp ur,o pdoi"s ntueo vi manuali" preos vuocavano entusiasmi 
scitapvearnpol essità. 
Inq uecsotnot -ensetqlou  aplree postiae vnvteir tliievs atnaon ze 
volart ies taubnfi olnidraeme ue nno trod ailnsleto e ssaspose croel asti
cos condvaof lertopoco il emciocnhhtiers ot oire événee" mneontielle 
zionimsaim noc "ua il  tsetmepssosis e on tciovnsaea c esnsoapnrie ar 
deirf er udtetl"ils ep erimentaazviaon-nmtioi"l  ertpaion irod t oate 
cen(tgeil s it udcehneets ip)ri meivblai nsood gniuo nn  uoavnoc orag-
giod,in  uosvien ttaensatiuo t ordeapv rooploicr osmbiea  dsiep  arten
zap elrac  ostrduiuz nis oanpeae vrvei aac toos tdiatb uaisareler l ia 
cereqc uai nadlpi r ogsrceisesnoat ldif ili àdc ipo i oùm  endoe termini
striictiao c rnerit ezdzise t amrpaon ki-LaenopoovlodRn a n(k e1 795-
1886ri)c,o rdifauum nodeiol  op,a ddrie lsltaom roidernaa ,c olcuhie  
sganlcasi tòo draislai  stdeemlaaler  tcie rdecia ò v vicianlma ornldao  
delslcei eecn ozlecu;hp ieu  ntaau vnaar i costdrefuiaz ti"twoiinee es   
eigentlich g"e,cw oemrssesie o nnef ofe ttivsavmoe-lnmttaaie lt  em
pos tetsasnaotp oe arltplera o bledmaea stoirccaai pzpzuanprtreoprio,o,   
let entanzeioorannike id aarin bea dire l'fiurnrizndiueonlnzleiaa  bile 
stocrioam" eop eirnaf iniatpatermaeF"nr.ta et tialelng taomd,eal   on
tanaon nunzmiaia ntt eoim,r p ecceonrnti igi osrtei ttraus ictiose,tn oze 
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richese c ienzee l uasm taepnsoesl,ai  atq iucleieltg àia nmteri nosbeca, 
bligaavs apnezozd aerfei nitiiplve arimcenoctleeor scmoha igiocd oe l
l'etnoc-ein"ltr raizszsmiornosi mooni en"d ivisdpuiaettoa dtaa mente 
RogBears t-iead dea  vventquuraanmrtesonis o p eriment(ca hlém ente 
supli apnroa tpiocclooce  o gnizgieonneir almendtaeg slptiou ssedute 
denittia lmieadininmi  a tedriisa t oerxitara eupreormpeetat deiv ano 
spazoid aiar pep rof.o.)nn. ed lilr'e-o èci celaa dsniood  ir-dleolsltao 
ria extraeUunrasop ceepale.tr aac lhatelr ols oeram brcaovnas igliabile 
ec hoer mèad ii vecnougtean te. 
Iclo ncdei"t mtaon uuanlei verstiatelear rdaii,oc "h-iaratamente, 
ivlo ludmiTe a baecM cerol- oer a nunoovtnoopr ,p oc hinaért oa nto 
menion contLeasp traadtsiosd.ia  tdtetilec mapd oer,le  satnocp hieù  
tarmdain tenpurteas,c nrievgealvnian  i uniuvnegar esnietriraaril e 
visitdaezlsiltoaond rieia s tneesslua ao m bigteoo cronaolfl iodngiiec  o 
conseanigit oivraienpl ia  ssadggiauo nm  oduelsop ositivdoi- narrativo 
conosdceeplna zsasa au tnoco ri ticoprodbisle umiaan ttiiccmooam  
prenscihioenn cel uadletsersleeems eìpn rtopiri ameesnetgeece  htpeie cri 
tanptoon elsoss teu dee/niotgil eo  vasnteu d(iionssoo im"lmle at,t ore" 
qualificdaitnoaa)nls z ui"o t avdoall aov oqruoe"sl,ulq lou  adleo ve
vancoo minacdai lalri ngelaairnr esdsieim l e stdiise troerv iacaldo ei,  
rgel sit ru-meenm teiit oddirii c-eraclda il, àd  ell'epo evrvaiilart ro 
rinunzsitarbuimlee ndtita izppirooopri naem ebnitbel iografico. 
Mai nr ealela tmàb izdie"olmn ain uuanlei verseriatnaaolri teor "e  
piiùm pegnaStiti rvaet.dt ira ovmap iel riemd ietlil 'acdciria demia, 
dfieniirc eo nftirsnaci u eos loac iineo tràda ilncleoa n osscteoneriz caa  
dip ropuonrrale e tteu'hre eari  an tenodrevgao glieo sasmeevnetrea -
menmtaen te"nsecrosliaa nsctahiu ecnp a u"b bpliiaùcm op inoon,ne  
cessariuanmievnetrens éci otsatrdiiitlo ua iutr(oete aa tnmite on poo,i , 
dil aurneealstlpioe  cifisceont)zu,at  tcaevdiaeaq r ueet lid pioc  onces
sioeno/di  i s emplifioca anzcsiheoemn pil icdeipm eernadtliets rcou ti
biolrnia mernettioc rihoceri d inaricaamraetntteerl iacz ozsaindod etta 
"aldtiav ulgaIznai lottnreeirm" i.sn iai m,b iavp ar opuonrr" em a
nualec"ht ea,rle e stapnodtoev,se snueitr i liaznzccahotemo "e l idbir o 
storniosanc" o lastiinctaiemclseh onee:tr  aean  cuhneb  ell'pienrv ito, 
nodni urneab  elsfildaar ,i vaolll ettit ore. 
Il" medioneveoc"e,ss aariffraomnetnnatotesno e  nuznpa  eraslotro 
brieoq  uassit rinagcacteoan lnvleoa  rqiuee sdteiloslnupaiao   sspiebile 
riodizzearzdaai T oanbea,ecM  ceorr lion chcioumsuon- qenu oesn o lo 
ino sseaqq uuiecolh lseiui  s a(vseaui  s ad)e fiin" iprreo grvaimgmein 
ti-"n ecio nsluiemtdiiemt lii l lentnraVi  eoXV   secioclloh ,ne er  ibadi
vai slu coa rat"toecrcei dEeq nutvia' leen"ro.agin  à e tnocenbternismo, 
slìu cciodnas apevdoeflezlaz tcath ioeml  e dièoi evnqo u anttauolen  dai 
rnendseiloslntaeoe  r idase plildrioet lol 'Eoucrcopiad peenntsadaleat,la  
las ponddealp leo lemiche citnraqc uaetcteeor nliftioecrmsirac ethliea  ti
vaa lrlee sponisnqa ubeicllhliueatng  à r ansdteod reiSlce ot teacvernetbo 
bedfi enilta"o de cadeec nazdaud teal l'riommpaeenrn ooo" dn fie nibile 
sneo anl lluadec let  emdeal lfai ndee lreli an adsecmlio tnaad not iucno : 
appartennoetnna tnaetln o o vdeergoal cic adiqmueanncttoiom, e  
tema 
ssia a q uedleloll leoi rnot erpretaedz eiloWlaenl it anschacuhnuene g  
era anlpa utnadt,afo  a rsceinl tadi irmee ndseimloe ndei cooemveo  cen
treai len dispeanlsla'beilel adbecolor naczseittoedtnsiOoes c  oc iddeenlt e, 
quale atpuptatreaevv iideaon ggit,eic ,la  ratdtiernea mico. 
Strtertlatad o e strutdteumlrao znideooln lee nisteil calo a-romano 
boriosad eglselusaiat d ieonntei tdàa/u  neapr aerditinleta ,às  cdeir e 
unMa odernictaàr attdearilzvlzoaal todanir t aàz ionaleid ziz azione 
trasfordmecaiaz riaootnritegieri n aris odcedilaeel tsaàus  soc iimtlea , 
diodeiGv ioo vaTnanbiae cd ciG or aGd.Mo e rslcioa  rattpeerirz zuan a 
profoantdtae nazlidloienn ea mdeii cshuec ceisnsciotvnritsa ro ic ei età 
cultduirveee pr ersu ena  ccuproastioz iodnealmcleianv ltiaolt tiàn o
germa(ncioicsn au  osiu cceasnsniecvseisl ibt ailctisi,lc aiv,o -occiden
tanloin,c choiéncl  o nfroen' talop  pdoermito on edbir aemi ucsou lma
non)e clo ntdeeslstltoao l rairag a(mmenano tenes  clusimveamente) 
diterraneem oaccernotcroinctai neanltlad'leeelt grlàaae nn dtieri ore 
scopeerd teelgl rea nndaiv igazioni.
Sea T abascpceolat  sttae sdei ucrian qcuaep idetdoilcaial tplira i 
map arlt'Ael,Mt eod ioeea vlMo e,r qluoe deil lqau atcthcreoo s titui
scolnaso e coinBlda as,Ms eod ioveadv eot,ct hloe'  impeii atlna tgol io 
genedreallel 'qoupaelruasn,iq ausneto ai ritlsi p ectotnitvrioqb uuatno 
titadtesiiiv noag uotleoii ri ml e tosdcoep leltraco o  llabeol racao znione 
dividsieolrnleee s ponrissabpiealtllit atovà po rrood (oictlhti eon  clude 
es ottinsteemnpecdr oeem, u nuqnuafe u,n zdiior neec icpornotcroo llo 
comuneqsueer criitsaetnfoto)or,nt oed meelnlt'ei ndflemulae ensztar o 
supli gùi ovcaonlelee cg oal labeoh'raaè tn ocrahele,l  diierveIotpl tr oo. 
blemcae ntdraiqle u epsatgeiè in Pleo  tneerlesl uafa e nomennoellogia, 
lseu feu nzinoenlsilu,ada  i nameim caati:e  mfaup  ipùr ofondamente 
eri gorosamenteA tttarbauavncrie cgrhosiromao anas olot�  e msptoe sso 
sensfiibniilesl,sa ivdmoisor c oe elstpao ssidite ilvianc,eo agnnr oa nde 
forzeac  osnt raorcdhiinaarircez iozana n optoarttdiae nltli' impianto 
universaeml oinsottiecdioes lctloiasc coid eisn déze agu loim idnemile  
dioemvaao n,c ihra epp ordtiti a ilem piacnoltnavo  a riedteàls liet ua
zioeni icl a ratqtueirnpedr io fondsapmeerinmtedene tlalle' organizza
ziomneed iedvepaiole t iellrio ,cr oom plersestoi(u clno gidl aof  acedi ali 
taftain tdais' m'pii ramgiedria"r dcish oirclethi aen) t,e rdidpeendenze 
terminlaunotpgieol r u oegp oe ridoidepote rrioou dnoas  traordinaria 
pluradlisi ittàu aedz isi oolnuiz Diaoldnliien. a mdiigc ohveern aoic  a
ratdteelrsleit  ruitntsuerdeid aatlilv'ee,ca olnloam icaaulr l utoulrao  
deliles titeuczcileoesdn ieial pllriae  sdeenlfzleaad i leelt, t socroepp are 
ginad ieptargionu anm  edirioceovnoo sfcaimbiilelipeap,rau eltr, ee m 
pos tepsrsoof ondera amednitcean lumoerivnsotp eea qt uteocl alera tte
ristiec'hhe erig tlein "etviap i"cchoen"s,o l"iidrraetveed"riq,s u ieblili" 
laf adseel nloas sttroari a.
INDICDEE LV OLUME 
PARTPERI MA  ALTOM EDIOEVO 
l. OrienetO ec cidennetlegl ean edseiml e dioevo  5 
lL.' organizziatzailoinceo -elldeenlils'tamirecedaai  terrpa.n ea, 
5- 2.O stilei attàt razdieolnlee  gaes ntrtuit tturriab alei lv erso 
mondod ominadtaol cliet ptà.1, 4- 3.L ap olarizzazione tardo
antiicnat oranlola er istocraziep .2r 2e-l4i.Lg 'ieomseer,gd eir e 
unO ccidegnrtaev itsaunltGleaa l lpi.a3 ,1  
Il.L 'egemognrieac o-orieel naft oarlmea zidoiun ne  
O�cidelnattei no-germanico  40 
l.L ad ilatazdieolnle' imcpaetrtoo dliiB cios anzpi.4o 0,-2 .L 'a
scemsoin astnieclqa u adrcou ltureas loec idaellepl oat enezca 
clesiadsatlilc'aO:r aileln'tOec cipd.e5 n1-t 3e.L, ' insediamento 
dellpeo polazgieornmia nincehlet  essutteor ritoer sioacliea le 
latipn.o6 ,0- 4.L as imbidoeslil 'episoccocpiadteon ctoanli el  
poterreeg icoo nel  ea ristocmrialziitpea. 7r 5i5,-.M  issioannari 
glosases colniie natremlaet nee llcao struzdieolnle' Eudreoip a 
Francehd iiR  omap,. 8 5 
IIIG.l iim pedriiB  isanezd ieoFi r ancahc io nfronto 
conl 'Islam  94 
l. Lac reazidoenlels op aziisol amnieclco u ordee lc ontinente 
euro-asiaet liarc ios truttudrealzli'oinmegp reercopo .,9  4- 2. 
Sferdeia  utonomnieal alree deip  reponderbainzzaan teim nua 
sulmanpa.1, 0 -53.L 'enucleadziia omnbeid tiic  ivigletràm ani
cae n eolatnienlal 'imcpaerrool ienl gadi ioff usidoenlve i ncolo 
vassallatico-bpe.1n 1e3f4-i.Lc air aersitoa,u raczuilotnuerc aale 
rolinegl i'aa mbigdueiltliàes  titupzoiloin-tiei cccolesiaps.t iche, 
124-5.A llargamdeenltbloaa s feo ndiasriigan oreci rlieds eil la 
distinzgiiounrei dfirlcaia b eers ic hiapv.1i 3,5
IV. Ip rodrodmeidl i namisemuor opneeol l'anarchia 
postcarolingia  143 
l.L' espansbiuolngea srlaa,ev m aa giasruacl o ntineenl t'ei rra
diaziovniec hien gvaar egpa.1, 4 3- 2.L ap roliferadzeilolnee  
fortenzezlelc ar idseig loir dinamedniot rii gicnaer olinpg.i a, 
1523-.L af unziodneel lfeo rteezd zeel lceh iepsrei vanteel l'o
rientamesnitgon ordiellpe o telroec aell ee c onsegumeunttai- 
zionsio ciapl.1i 6,5- 4.L 'incrempeonltiot diecllo' episcopato 
nelq uadrdoe ir egnei i lr egimvee scovdiellelc ei ttpà.1, 7 7- 
5.Cresdceimtoag rafeiscpaa,n siaognrea raitat,i mveirtcàa ntile, 
p.1 87-6.M utamenti sneenlslliaib triàe ligein oeslal cau ltura 
elitapr.1i 9a5,  
V. Disegdniri i ordinamneenltlo' Occidente 
precomuneai lnOe r iente  209 
l.La d iffusdieolmn oed elilom perigarleec gol,si v ilucpaplii f-
faldie lC aireo d iC ordoevl a' espanstiuorncneae  llsai mbiosi 
arabo-irpa.n2 i0c9-a2 ,.L  ap resendzealp  apatroo maneo d el 
regniom peritaeldee snceolp  rocesdsiso t abilizzdaiSz liaovnie,  
MagiaerS ic andinpa.2v 2i-2,3  .D alm ovimento riformatore ec
clesiaasltliec oi nnovaziondie lps atprauttdoet,llu 'reapliis copa-
toe  deir egnpi.2,  31-4 .L 'interprefteauzdioo-npea trimoniale 
deira ppovratsis talilcao-benenfeilc irairoir dinamento della po-
tenzpau bbleis ciag noerni ell'eli nquadramdeenltloe  conquiste 
normannpe.2, 4 4 
PARTES ECONDA BASSOM EDIOEVO 
l. Ild inamisdmeol l'Occieduernotpeer oi:c erca 
ec reazidoinn ueo vsip amzait ereis apliir ituali2 57 
l.L' espansionec oamgerb aarsideae  llsov ilupepcoo nomico 
globapl.e2 ,5 72-.M igrazidoiun oim ineim  odificadzeillo'niin 
sediamelnatd oi:n amidcealp  opolamernutroa el uer banpo.,  
263-3 .S vilupdpeol laet ticvoimtmàe rciea mlain ifattulrai ere: 
rivitalizdzeallz'ieocnoen ommoinae taer diiam  ercato2,6 8-p. 
4.M otiivdie aeli in termeastseir inaelll'ie spansdieolnlcaea  tto
licipt.2à 7,3- 5 .N obiletc àa vlaelriiald: e finciurlstiu reag lieu 
rididciuo n c eteog emonipc.o2 ,8 5-6 .P restciutlit uera aultio 
nomee spressiinotneil leetr teulailgiip o.2s 8e7,  
II.I lm ovimenctoom unale  294 
l.La v ivacdieticà e nturrib aeni il c ostituirlsoir aodu etlolneo 
miep,.2  952-.L ep eculiadreicite àte id  eliles titunzeilolcneii t tà 
italipa.n3 e1,0 3-.M obilsiotcài aeli en iziaptoilviatd ieclalc eo -
munitràu rapl.i3 ,2 1-4 .L 'inquadracmietnttaod dienlco o nta
don ellsov iluppoploi tiitcaol ipa.n3 o3,1-5  .P luradliia tpàp or
tie de lemenotrii ginnaelllifa o rmazidoenlelc au ltudreaic  eti 
cittadpi.3n 4i0,  
Hl.D allfar ammentadzeiploo ntee arlelc ao ncentrazione 
delfloer ze  345 
l.La m onarchpiaap alpe.3, 4 62-.L ad ialetdteilcilase t ituzioni 
ecclesialsots ipcohnet:a onregoa nizdzeaimr osvii menrteil i-gio
sie  l'impergonmoa ntor par otezieor neep resspi.o3 n5e9-,3  . 
Poteproel iteip coot esraec erdostoallied:a erc ioentfàl pi.t3 t7i0,  
-4.R accorfdeiu daslpie,r imentafzuinozniio naerc ioanlsio lida
mentbiu rocranteilcli' ordinpaumbebnltioec uor opepo.3, 7 8-
5." Signocriitet"a deci hnieu soulrieg archnieclhle' Idteaicl oia 
munip,.3  88 
IV. For.ze ad eboledziuz naa c ivilctrài:as sis,e stamenti 
et rasformazioni  40l  
l.La d inamidceair  appocrotnil  'Oriepn.t4 e0,2- 2.I lM ezzo
giordn'oI tanleilca o ntedsetMloe  diterrapn.4e 1o4,3- .G lsit a-
tir egionnaellil 'Icteanlt-irsaoe ttentrdiaolnla'leeq:u iallilbar io 
cridseil lliab eirttaàl ipa.n4 a2,2-4 .V erslo' Eurodpeag slti aet i 
dellnea ziopn.i4 ,3 6- 5.C roldleom ograftircaos,f ormazioni 
agrareti een sisooncii naellicl aem pagnpe.4, 5 06-.A ttimveirtà 
cantpirloid, uzimoannii fattuers ioecrieue rtbàa npe.4, 6 1-7 .I l 
lavoirnot elleetl t'uoarlgea nizzdaezlilcoaun let upr.4a 7,5  
APPARATI 
Bibliografia  487 
Cronologia  545 
Inddiecnieo  mi  553 
Refefrtoeonfigrzcaeh e  562