Lvov 1874, published by the Polish Bookstore. 14.5x22.5 cm, pp. 554, (2), 608, (2), 624, (3), 568, (3), 511, (3), 539, (1) [6 volumes], half leather binding of period. Good condition (on the spine of volume II, the bookbinder misstamped the title: it is Modern History - should be Medieval History; minor rubbing of the bindings, discoloration on the back of the bindings of volumes I and IV).
Dedicated to the Middle Ages, part of the monumental work Universal History by Friedrich Christoph Schlosser (1776-1861). The whole comprised twenty-two volumes, six of which (volumes V-X), presented here, dealt with the Middle Ages. It was arranged by G. L. Kriegk, reviewed by O. Jaeger and T. Creizenach. Translated from the latest edition by Vladimir Gorski.
Titles of main chapters: The beginning of the Middle Ages from the fall of the Western Roman empire to the division of the Frankish state under the Carolingians. From Charlemagne to the beginning of the Crusader Wars. The Second and Third Crusader Wars and related incidents in Germany, Italy, England and France. The last Crusades and related events. The West at the time of the Crusader Wars. The history of France and England from the beginning of the struggle between Philip IV and Boniface VIII, to the end of the reigns of Charles IV and Edward II. The northern and eastern states of Europe until the mid-14th century. France, England, Germany and Italy from the death of Albert I to Pope Urban V. Spain and Portugal from the fall of the Ommayad state to Henry of Trastamara. Western Europe in the second half of the 14th century. Italy and Germany from Urban V to the Council of Pisa. Turkish and Byzantine history to the capture of Constantinople. The history of Germany and Bohemia until the middle of the 15th century. The history of Italy and Spain in the early 15th century. Education and literature of the last half of the 15th century. England and France in the first half of the 15th century. History of Burgundy, Switzerland, Germany and France in the second half of the 15th century. The history of England from the Battle of Northampton to the end of the War of the White and Red Rose. Education and literature of Germany, Italy and France in the last half of the 15th century and the first years of the 16th century. The history of Spain from 1430 to Ferdinand the Catholic.