The Lives of the Popes in the Early Middle Ages, Vol. 9 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Lives of the Popes in the Early Middle Ages, Vol. 9At any rate, if to the thirteenth century he added those years of the twelfth century during which also papal temporal power was paramount, it cannot well be doubted that it is impossible to name another corresponding period when Europe made such rapid and sure strides along the paths of science and art, of theory and practice, and of pure thought and practical skill. The years which saw the Popes at the height of their temporal sway were vigorous years. They were the heyday of Christendom, the days when at least the imagination and the physical strength of Europe were at their best. They were the blithe and jocund years when the bloom of beauty is still to be seen in the face and form, when the reason is strong enough to put a curb on the wild vagaries of the imagination, but not dominant enough to crush its glorious exuberance, and when the hand has still all its suppleness and cunning, and the eye has not lost its quickness of perception and its delicacy of appreciation.And now, of such as are not carried to belief by words we would ask for assent to our proposition for the very works' sake.As the noblest study of every man is not his fellow-man but his Maker, our survey of the works accomplished by the men of the epoch under consideration may well begin with those which had direct reference to God. Did the men of this age, we may ask, do anything great for the glory of the Almighty either in the order of mind or in the order of matter?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.