The twelfth century : renaissance or proto-renaissance? / Eva Matthews Sanford -- Medieval real-estate developments and freedom / Bryce Lyon -- On the Lombard communes / Otto of Freising -- Medieval institutions in the modern world / C.H. McIlwain -- On tyranny and tyrannicide (from Stateman's book) / John of Salisbury -- The interest of the humanities (from Mind of the middle ages) / Frederick B. Artz -- I live in grave anxiety / Beatriz de Dia -- Two letters to Abelard / Heloise -- Natural questions / Adelard of Bath -- Also includes excerpts from the following : Renaissance of the twelfth century / Charles Homer Haskins -- Renaissance and renascences in western art / Erwin Panofsky -- The uses of the past / Herbert J. Muller -- Feudal society / Marc Bloch -- Charter of the rural commune of Lorris -- Deeds of the kings of the English / William of Malmesbury -- Allegory of love / C.S. Lewis -- Story of my misfortunes / Peter Abelard -- Heloise and Abelard / Etienne Gilson -- Making of the middle ages / R.W. Southern -- Evolution of Medieval thought / Dom David Knowles -- Medieval panorama / G.G. Coulton -- Wandering scholars / Helen Waddell.