This project is now complete. All audio files can be found in our catalog:
https://librivox.org/the-later-middle-ages-a-history-of-western-europe-1254-1494-by-robert-balmain-mowat/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/latermiddleagesh00mowaThe Scottish historian, Robert Balmain Mowat writes, “When this period opens one of the finest epochs in German history had just closed, and a time of confusion begun.” With the death of the Emperor Frederick II, Germany’s many feudal territories became practically hereditary sovereignties, her Free Imperial Cities almost independent states. But within the walls of these city-states, as in their Italian counterparts, commercial life flourished. During this period the Great Schism divided Christendom and was with infinite difficulty resolved. This was the age of Dante, Boccaccio, and Petrarch, of the Hundred Years’ War, of the rise of Spain, and of the Turkish conquest of Constantinople. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)
Target completion date: 2024-10-01
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/War & Military; *Non-fiction/History/Middle Ages/Middle History; *Non-fiction/Political Science; *Non-fiction/Religion/Christianity - Other
Keywords that describe the book: Joan of Arc, Petrarch, Hundred Years' War, Black Prince, Black Death, Edward III, Emperor Frederick II, Guelfs and Ghibellines, Bertrand de Guesclin, John Huss, Great Schism, Knights Templars, Battle of Agincourt, Charles the Bold, King Charles VI, Babylonish Captivity, Henry V of England, Sigismund
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section (or Chapter) # of The Later Middle Ages: A History of Western Europe 1254-1494. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "The Later Middle Ages: A History of Western Europe 1254-1494, by Robert Balmain Mowat. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of The Later Middle Ages, by Robert Balmain Mowat. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
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Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The Later Middle Ages: A History of Western Europe 1254-1494, by Robert Balmain Mowat."
Filename: latermiddleages_##_mowat_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. latermiddleages_01_mowat_128kb.mp3)
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