(Ilmumisaeg: 20-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: De Gruyter, ISBN-13: 9783111579900)
Phrynichus’ Praeparatio sophistica ranks not last among the most importat works of ancient scholarly literature which we wish we could read in its original, full redaction. It was Phrynichus’ magnum opus, and the high status of...Loe edasi...
What different mechanisms did women religious use to interpret the communal and individual aspects of enclosure throughout history? To what extent was enclosure a pivotal creative feature of Christian spiritual, social and cultural life? How did soci...Loe edasi...
This book presents a detailed and fascinating study of the two oldest doors in England: in the chapter house vestibule at Westminster Abbey, which pre-dates the Norman Conquest (1050s) and the north nave door at Hadstock Church, Essex, dated to the 1...Loe edasi...
The sequel to The English Longbow, this volume completes the history of English military archery. It investigates the final century of the bow as the most important weapon in the English army, reaching its apogee under Henry VIII before facing and fa...Loe edasi...
A princess desperate to win back the prince who broke her heart follows him to his kingdoms prestigious military academy-and in doing so, falls in love, saves the realm, and continues to look fabulous, in this romantic debut fantasy loosely inspire...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198934073)
This third volume completes the text of this hagiographic collection by the fifteenth-century writer Osbern Bokenham. Bokenhams version of the Legenda aurea was influenced by major writers such as Chaucer and Lydgate, and is also important...Loe edasi...
A translation of two rival accounts of an expedition that deteriorated into friction and feuding, offering an unusually intimate view of chivalry and conquest at the close of the Middle Ages....Loe edasi...
Studies on Late Medieval Gdansk discusses Gdansk (Danzig), a city whose governing authorities changed in the 15th century, with Polish kings replacing the Teutonic Knights. Studies on Late Medieval Gdansk discusses Gd...Loe edasi...
This book is a collection of papers on Frankish historiography in the Merovingian and early Carolingian periods, from the late sixth to early ninth centuries, and studies numerous individual texts, evaluating their witness to the events they descr...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: De Gruyter, ISBN-13: 9783111704722)
Three related texts about the spiritual lives of early Dominican sisters at Colmar’s Unterlinden convent – the Vitae sororum, composed in the 14th century by prioress Katharina von Gueberschwihr, and two 15th-century...Loe edasi...
A definitive, illustrated account of The Book of Kells, one of the most famous manuscripts in the world. A new and definitive account of one of the most famous and mysterious manuscripts in the world.The Book of Ke...Loe edasi...
The first non-fiction book from the comedy legend an irresistible, family-friendly deep dive into the murky lives of the British monarchy...Loe edasi...
A brand-new history of the 14th and 15th century conflicts between England and France original in approach and radical in its conclusions that significantly broadens traditional narratives of the events historians have collectively labelled the Hun...Loe edasi...
An unforgettable historical debut inspired by a real life legend from the coast of Scotland, set during the dying months of World War One...Loe edasi...
From an acclaimed historian comes an epic tale of power and betrayal: the dual biography of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose tumultuous reigns shaped the course of English history.Richard of Bordeaux and Henry of Bolingbroke,...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Manchester University Press, ISBN-13: 9781526181053)
The eight studies presented here on late medieval religious objects provide new insight into miracle stories, spiritual writings, religious drama, and medieval English poetry. Objects in late medieval Europe were a means for lay people and cl...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Stanford University Press, ISBN-13: 9781503643666)
A World of Piety offers an historical-critical inquiry into the practical aims of Castilian kabbalah, including the Book of the Zohar, revealing the overlooked pietistic and revivalist aims of these texts--...Loe edasi...
A fresh perspective on how early scholars perceived the cosmos and the nature of knowledge through a tour-de-force study of the central role geometry played in medieval creativity.Geometry, rhetoric and creativity were intricately...Loe edasi...
