1. The boundaries of the supernatural; 2. 'The machine of this world': ideas of the physical universe; 3. Dogs and dog-heads: the inhabitants of the world; 4. 'The secrets of nature and art': Roger Bacon's Opus maius.
This book explores how medieval people categorized the world, concentrating on the division between the natural and the supernatural.
Robert Bartlett is Bishop Wardlaw Professor of Mediaeval History at the University of St Andrews. His previous publications include The Making of Europe (1993), England under the Norman and Angevin Kings (2000) and The Hanged Man (2004).
'... engaging, accessible and thought-provoking ... The book eloquently indicates the complexity of medieval ideas.' BBC History Magazine
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