Publisher’s Note

The Routledge Encyclopedias of the Middle Ages

Formerly the Garland Encyclopedias of the Middle Ages, this comprehensive series began in 1993 with the publication of Medieval Scandinavia. A major enterprise in medieval scholarship, the series brings the expertise of scholars specializing in myriad aspects of the medieval world together in a reference source accessible to students and the general public as well as to historians and scholars in related fields. Each volume focuses on a geographical area or theme important to medieval studies and is edited by a specialist in that field, who has called on a board of consulting or associate editors to establish the list of articles and review the articles. Each article is contributed by a scholar and, typically, is followed by a bibliography and cross-references to guide further research.

Routledge is proud to carry on the tradition established by the first volumes in this important series. As the series continues to grow, we hope that it will provide the most comprehensive and detailed view of the medieval world in all its aspects ever presented in encyclopedia form.

• Vol. 1 Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Phillip Pulsiano.
• Vol. 2 Medieval France: An Encyclopedia. Edited by William W. Kibler and Grover A. Zinn.
• Vol. 3 Medieval England: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Paul E. Szarmach, M. Teresa Tavormin, and Joel T. Rosenthal.
• Vol. 4 Medieval Archaeology: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Pamela Crabtree.
• Vol. 5 Trade, Travel, and Exploration in the Middle Ages. Edited by John Block Friedman and Kristen Mossier Figg.
• Vol. 6 Medieval Germany: An Encyclopedia. Edited by John M. Jeep.
• Vol. 7 Medieval Jewish Civilization: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Norman Roth.
• Vol. 8 Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Michael Gerli.

Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia, edited by Christopher Kleinhenz, is Volume 9 in the series.