Brepols Collected Essays in European Culture offers definitive surveys of key subject areas in medieval studies. Whether a collation of eminent essays on a subject by a leading author in that field, or a collection of new essays which introduce and redefine a subject area, these volumes serve as indispensible and authoritative companions for some of the most important areas of medieval research. As such, they provide access within a single volume to some of the most vital essays on a subject.