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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Historian William J. Bouwsma here examines the conventional view of the European Renaissance as the root and foundation of modern culture, arguing instead that while it had a beginning and a climax, the Renaissance also had an ending. Series: Yale Intellectual History of the West. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 491.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300097177
- ISBN
- 9780300097177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.73
€ 34.99
€ 25.73
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: AM; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119182290
- ISBN
- 9781119182290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.42
€ 109.42
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905222292
- ISBN
- 9781905222292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.49
€ 10.99
€ 9.49
Hardcover. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 65 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; ACG; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 302 x 214 x 10. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 65
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772890364
- ISBN
- 9788772890364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.60
€ 37.99
€ 27.60
Hardback. The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle. The Voynich Manuscript is produced from new photographs of the entire original and accompanied by expert essays that invite anyone to understand and explore the enigma. Editor(s): Clemens, Raymond. Num Pages: 304 pages, 268 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1780.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300217230
- ISBN
- 9780300217230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.16
€ 52.99
€ 41.16
paperback. In addition to Cartier's Voyages, a slightly amended version of H.P. Biggar's 1924 text, the volume includes a series of letters relating to Cartier and the Sieur de Roberval, who was in command of cartier on the last voyage. Many of these letters appear for the first time in English. Editor(s): Cook, Ramsay. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim., maps, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLH; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Nachdruck
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802060006
- ISBN
- 9780802060006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Hardback. Traces the development of the space shuttle, describes the political and technological problems the program faced, and looks at future uses of the shuttle. Num Pages: 223 pages, Illustrations, 1map,1plan,ports. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 283 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First edition.
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231059244
- ISBN
- 9780231059244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.37€ 76.26
€ 99.37
€ 76.26
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 200 bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 288 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764330988
- ISBN
- 9780764330988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.63
€ 53.99
€ 35.63
paperback. In the 50 years between 1530 and 1580, England moved from being a lavishly Catholic country to a Protestant nation. Exploring Morebath, a remote and tiny sheep-farming village on the edge of Exmoor, this work offers a window into a rural world in crisis as the Reformation progressed. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 col pls, b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRCC2; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300098259
- ISBN
- 9780300098259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.39
€ 23.39
Hardcover. The life and times of polymath, scholar, author and folk hero, Hamish Henderson (1919-2002), poses, and helps us to answer, these questions. This book examines his life long commitment to finding a form of artistic expression suitable for post was Europe. It explores his ideas in their intellectual, cultural and political contexts. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748696574
- ISBN
- 9780748696574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.47€ 102.99
€ 106.47
€ 102.99
Hardcover. In an age when few ventured beyond their birthplace, Andre Palmeiro left Portugal to inspect Jesuit missions from Mozambique to Japan. A global history in the guise of biography, The Visitor> tells the story of a theologian whose travels bore witness to the fruitful contact--and violent collision--of East and West in the early modern era. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLL; HRAX; HRCC7; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 39. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416680
- ISBN
- 9780674416680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.84
€ 47.99
€ 39.84
Paperback. Tells the story of the 'virtual unwrapping' of an Egyptian mummy and the interdisciplinary project that allowed researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to investigate the person inside by way of an autopsy performed by computer. Num Pages: 84 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 7. Weight in Grams: 145.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071003
- ISBN
- 9780252071003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.66
€ 18.99
€ 18.66
Paperback. France's great heroine and England's great scourge: whether a lunatic, a witch, a religious icon, or a skilled soldier and leader, Joan of Arc's contemporaries found her as extraordinary and fascinating as the legends that abound about her today. This book paints a portrait of Joan as a self-confident, charismatic and supremely determined figure. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300168952
- ISBN
- 9780300168952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.25
€ 19.99
€ 16.25
Hardcover. The pattern of rural life in early medieval Spain is here vividly brought to life through careful examination of contemporary documents. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933440
- ISBN
- 9780861933440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750978583
- ISBN
- 9780750978583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.79
€ 18.99
€ 14.79
paperback. The Viking reputation is of bloodthirsty seafaring warriors. Yet Vikings were also traders, settlers, and farmers, with a complex artistic and linguistic culture. Using archaeological evidence, this book attempts to reveal the whole Viking world: their history, society and culture, and their expansion overseas for trade, colonization, and plunder. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, numerous maps and halftones. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780192806079
- ISBN
- 9780192806079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 8.95
€ 12.99
€ 8.95
Paperback. For nearly three hundred years, from the end of the eighth century AD until approximately 1100, the Vikings set out from Scandinavia across the northern world a dramatic time that would change Europe forever. This book explores the Viking conquest and settlement across Britain and Ireland. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 225 x 12. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780714128313
- ISBN
- 9780714128313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.57
€ 12.99
€ 9.57
Hardback. This text shows that the Vikings were more than rampaging warriors and despoilers. As well as their destructive impact on the communities they encountered, the Vikings conferred a constructive and more permanent legacy on the political institutions and daily life of medieval Britain. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 136 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631187110
- ISBN
- 9780631187110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.46
€ 52.46
Paperback. The Vikings and Their Age offers a quick overview of the chronology and major themes of the Viking period. Series: Companions in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442605220
- ISBN
- 9781442605220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.18
€ 25.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. Series: Europa Militaria Special. Num Pages: 96 pages, 200col.ill. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 360. Series: Europa Militaria Special. 96 pages, 200col.ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JW. Dimension: 256 x 174 x 9. Weight: 360.
- Publisher
- Crowood
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861262899
- ISBN
- 9781861262899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.42
€ 17.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. Illustrator(s): McBride, Angus. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 186 x 4. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850455656
- ISBN
- 9780850455656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.68
€ 19.99
€ 14.68
Hardback. Bursting with full color illustrations, this is a handy, complete guide to the Vikings, from the lives they led at home to their voyages of plunder across Europe and into America. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 b/w; 80 col. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472813213
- ISBN
- 9781472813213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.23
€ 17.99
€ 13.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141984766
- ISBN
- 9780141984766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. 'The Viking World' is a one-stop authoritative introduction to the latest research in the field and covers such wide-ranging topics as social institutions, spatial issues, the Viking Age economy, warfare, beliefs, language, voyages, and links with medieval and Christian Europe. Editor(s): Brink, Stefan; Price, Neil. Num Pages: 744 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3H; HBLC1; HDDM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1296.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 744
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415692625
- ISBN
- 9780415692625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.54
€ 75.54