The Inheritance of Rome : A History of Europe from 400 to 1000
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652pp, plus two section of monochrome plate illustrations. In illustrated card covers (very gentle edge wear). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. A very good copy. Wickham's acclaimed history of the time that followed the decline of the Roman Empire - often seen as the beginning of the long dark ages - shows how this world, encompassing peoples such as the Goths, Franks, Vandals, Arabs, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings - lies at the heart of we understand ourselves now, and shaped modern Europe. Short, thick 8vo.