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Paperback. The walls of medieval churches were brightly painted with religious imagery and colourful patterns, and although often shadows of their former selves, these paintings are among the most enigmatic art to survive the Middle Ages. This book presents an introduction to this fascinating subject. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80 b/w; 20 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AGR; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812937
ISBN
9780747812937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Hardback. The author analyzes the transformations of the love deities in later Middle English Chaucerian poetry, academic Latin discourses on classical myth, and French conventions that associate Venus and Cupid with Ovidian arts of love. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725156
ISBN
9780804725156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.75

Paperback. Series: Studies in the Archaeology of Medieval Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages, 74 line drawings and 55 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HDDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 20. Weight in Grams: 872.
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845530389
ISBN
9781845530389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.14

Paperback. Series: Shire archaeology series. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations plans transparencies :Bibliography: p62-63. - Includes index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; AMC; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
9780747800651
ISBN
9780747800651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.89

Paperback. The first volume in what will become the definitive history of Suffolk looks at how the county survived the three most tumultuous events of the period, the Great Famine, the Black Death and the Peasants' Revolt, to emerge as one of the richest English regions. Series: History of Suffolk. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835295
ISBN
9781843835295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.71

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843833154
ISBN
9781843833154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.58

Hardback. Editor(s): Bisson, Thomas N.; Benton, John F. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 446 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 2AB; 3H; DNF; DSBB; HBLC1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691647319
ISBN
9780691647319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.48

Hardback. First extended treatment of the city of St Andrews during the middle ages. Num Pages: 418 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271689
ISBN
9781783271689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.12

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: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
British Library
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
9780712357906
ISBN
9780712357906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Builds thorough understanding and enjoyment of History through enquiry. Think Through History provides an enthralling enquiry-based approach for 11-14 year olds built around key historical issues and characters. Series: Think Through History. Num Pages: 128 pages, maps, illustrations, diagrams, charts. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; 3JB; 4KHN; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 218 x 269 x 12. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582294981
ISBN
9780582294981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.30

Hardcover. This catalogue describes 24 manuscripts from the collection of Thomas Ryburn Buchanan presented to the Bodleian Library in 1939 and 1941, including illuminated manuscripts from before the mid-sixteenth century. The collection consists primarily of late medieval devotional books from France, the Netherlands and renaissance Italy. Num Pages: 209 pages, b/w illlustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; GBCR; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Bodleian Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851240593
ISBN
9781851240593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.57

Paperback. A study of domestic buildings in London from about 1200 to the Great Fire in 1666. John Schofield describes houses and related buildings such as almshouses, taverns, inns and shops, drawing on evidence from surviving buildings, archaeological excavations, surveys and plans, documents and more. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 300 illustrations, 10 colour pl. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; ACK; AMKD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 284 x 214 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300082838
ISBN
9780300082838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.59

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

€ 124.38

Hardcover. .
Publisher
No Starch Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593276508
ISBN
9781593276508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Offers an overview of Irish society from the coming of Christianity in the 4th century to the Reformation in the 16th. This book presents a medieval Ireland, where social and cultural norms inherited from pre-historic times survived right through the Middle Ages. They gave Irish society a stability and inherent strength unparalleled in Europe. Num Pages: 244 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3F; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 150 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Gill Books
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717132935
ISBN
9780717132935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.68

hardcover. Drawing on examples from surviving medieval churches in England, the author gives a voice to the secret graffiti artists from the lord of the manor and the parish priest to the people who built the church itself. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFJG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 144 x 29. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091960414
ISBN
9780091960414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

Hardback. A vital sourcebook for information on clothing and textiles in the middle ages, containing many previously unprinted documents. Editor(s): Sylvester, Louise M.; Chambers, Mark C.; Owen-Crocker, Gale R. Series: Medieval and Renaissance Clothing and Textiles. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1274.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
Mul
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839323
ISBN
9781843839323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.63

Paperback. Small farms and roadside or green-edge settlements were typical of the medieval claylands in Suffolk, Essex and Norfolk. These types of dispersed settlement are well known from documentary records and field survey but few have been subject to modern open-area excavation and the recovery of detailed structural, economic and environmental evidence. Num Pages: 160 pages, 44. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
East Anglian Archaeology
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993247729
ISBN
9780993247729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Hanawalt, Barbara; Wallace, David. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816631698
ISBN
9780816631698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Series: Dover Fashion and Costumes. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 colour and 350 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350. The 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries. 240 pages, 8 colour and 350 black and white illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; AKTA; JFCK. Dimension: 209 x 144 x 13. Weight: 298.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486290607
ISBN
9780486290607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.56

Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the extensive variety of decorative tracery patterns, crafted in stone, that characterise the windows of medieval churches in England. Num Pages: 154 pages, b/w illus, col pls. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; AMC; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 488. 154 pages, b/w illus, col pls. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the extensive variety of decorative tracery patterns, crafted in stone, that characterise the windows of medieval churches in England. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; AMC; AMN. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 12. Weight: 488.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
154
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837602
ISBN
9781843837602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.57

paperback. What was childhood like for mediaeval boys and girls in England? Nicholas Orme draws on a vast range of sources to create a picture of childhood in the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300097542
ISBN
9780300097542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.80

Paperback. A fully illustrated guide to and history of the castles of England and Wales in the late medieval period focusing on their roles in military and social history. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; AMKL; HBJD1; HBLC1; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Shire Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784422141
ISBN
9781784422141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.14

Hardback. Offers an illustrated account of the art and architecture of Ireland from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century. This title explores all aspects of Irish art and architecture - from high crosses to installation art, from Georgian houses to illuminated manuscripts, and from watercolours to photographs, oil paintings, and tapestries. Editor(s): Moss, Rachel. Series: Art and Architecture of Ireland. Num Pages: 600 pages, 600 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3F; 3H; ACK; ACN; AM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 293 x 252 x 43. Weight in Grams: 3180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300179194
ISBN
9780300179194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.69
€ 68.02

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