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Paperback. This book interrogates our ideas about heterosexuality through examination of medieval romance narratives. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349371112
ISBN
9781349371112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Medieval robots took such forms as talking statues, mechanical animals, or silent metal guardians; some served to entertain or instruct while others performed surveillance or discipline. Medieval Robots explores the forgotten history of real and imagined machines that captivated Europe from the ninth through the fourteenth centuries. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 36 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223576
ISBN
9780812223576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 300 pages, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3F; 3H; DSA; DSBB; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137570772
ISBN
9781137570772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.17

Paperback. Editor(s): Hanawalt, Barbara A.; Kobialka, Michael. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; AM; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816635450
ISBN
9780816635450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. "This new edition is a marvelous teaching tool and true feast for the intellectually curious." - Daniel Bornstein, Texas A&M University Editor(s): Shinners, John R. Series: Readings in Medieval Civilizations & Cultures. Num Pages: 578 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
578
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442601062
ISBN
9781442601062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.97

Paperback. In the Medieval Period the English Channel was an especially perilous stretch of water. Since it was both a commercial seaway and a lawless frontier between two belligerent monarchies, pirates prospered. This title explores medieval piracy as it waxed and waned. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QSG; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752481036
ISBN
9780752481036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Holmstrom-Hintikka, Ghita. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPCB; HPM; HRA; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401058353
ISBN
9789401058353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hayes-Healy, Stephanie. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; DSB; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403969170
ISBN
9781403969170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.39

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hayes-Healy, Stephanie. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; DSB; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403969163
ISBN
9781403969163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.53

Paperback. "Obscenity" is central to an understanding of medieval culture, and it is here examined in a number of different media. Editor(s): McDonald, Nicola (Lecturer in English and Medieval Studies,, University of York). Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBTB; JFMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153505
ISBN
9781903153505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.01

paperback. This study offers a broad range of approaches to medieval society's understanding of mothering and the uses to which the practice and imagery of mothering could be assumed by females and males alike. Editor(s): Parsons, John Carni; Wheeler, Bonnie. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 402 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBG; HBLC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815336655
ISBN
9780815336655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.48

hardcover. Medieval Monsters shows how strange creatures sparked artists' imaginations to remarkable heights. Half-human hybrids of land and sea mingle with bewitching demons, blemmyae, cyclops and multi-headed beasts of nightmare and comic grotesques. Over 100 wondrous and terrifying images offer a fascinating insight into the medieval mind. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
British Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712357906
ISBN
9780712357906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. This thorough update of a classic book includes fully revised content, new sections on the use of horses, handguns, incendiary weapons, and siege engines, and new illustrations. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBW; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442604971
ISBN
9781442604971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.97

Hardback. This is the first book devoted exclusively to the history of 'The Great Companies', an assembly of mercenaries drawn from different European countries who came together to fight in the second half of the 14th century, sometimes in the employ of kings, the pope, princes or city republics, but frequently fighting on their own account. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWXN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Volume I
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631158868
ISBN
9780631158868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.35

Paperback. Explores why mercenaries were employed to defend or expand territory before massed national armies existed. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; HBW; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848328549
ISBN
9781848328549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. A time when butchers and executioners knew more about anatomy than university-trained physicians - travel back to a time of such unlikely remedies as leeches, roasted cat and red bed curtains Num Pages: 304 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445655420
ISBN
9781445655420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.67

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
563
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442601031
ISBN
9781442601031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.76

Paperback. Explains the practice of masoncraft in the Middle Ages, using evidence from a number of sources. This book investigates how a study of certain features in these buildings, such as the stonework and building joints, can contribute to our knowledge of working practices of masons in medieval England. Series: Shire Archaeology. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; HD; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747804611
ISBN
9780747804611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. Editor(s): Lees, Clare. Series: Mediaeval Cultures S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816624263
ISBN
9780816624263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Collected Papers of Caroline M Barron. Series: MIP RESEARCH IN MEDIEVAL AND E. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Weight in Grams: 10.
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442565
ISBN
9781580442565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.19

Hardback. An examination of daily life in the Middle Ages which reveals the intimate relations between age groups, between the living and the dead, and between people and things. Num Pages: 360 pages, 98, 36 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, 44 black & white line drawin. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1086.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837220
ISBN
9781843837220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.38

Hardcover. This is a translation by Alfred Smyth of the medieval "Life" of King Alfred. He argues that the "Life" is a forgery which has profound implications not only for our understanding of the early English and medieval past but also for the nature of biography and history. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; DNF; DSBB; DSK; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 697.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AIAA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333699171
ISBN
9780333699171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.84

Paperback. One of the problems pervading the study of medieval Islamic technology is the lack of surviving technical treatises. Tradition tended to be handed down by example and by word of mouth, and apprenticeships could last for decades. Fortunately, however, occasional treatises do exist. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 b/w figs. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JFSR2; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 243 x 13. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094570
ISBN
9780906094570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.52

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
462
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621941
ISBN
9780748621941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.13

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