Avignon, removal of the papal court to, ii. 233;
rapacity of its popes, 237, 238;
its abandonment by the popes, 240.
Azincourt (battle of), i. 74 and note.
Bacon (Roger), a true philosopher, iii. [429] [note] k;
his acquaintance with mathematics, [432];
parallel between him and Lord Bacon, ib. [note] s;
his knowledge of Greek, [464].
Bagdad, celebrity of the early khalifs of, ii. 121;
character of its later khalifs, 122;
frequency of their assassination, 123;
defection of its provinces, 124.
Bajazet, military successes of, ii. 132;
defeated and captured by the Tartars, 134.
Baltic trade. See [Trade].
Banks and bankers of Italy, iii. [340], [341].
Barbiano (Alberic di), military eminence of, i. 474;
his pupils, 481.
Barcelona, feudal submission to France of the counts of, i. 10, note;
its early commercial eminence, iii. [331];
its code of maritime laws, [333] and [note];
and of marine insurance, [339] [note] c;
its bank of deposit, [340].
Bardas, revival of Greek literature by, iii. [468] [note] z.