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c 1000 CE to c 1500

Paperback. Explorers and adventurers Belliveau and O'Donnell followed Marco Polo's route, traveling 33,000 miles through twenty countries over two years. The authors artfully weave their own adventures with Marco Polo's. Richly illustrated, this book documents two journeys undertaken centuries apart yet joined by unbreakable bonds of shared experience. Num Pages: 288 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 213 x 16. Weight in Grams: 871.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742556843
ISBN
9780742556843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.51

Hardback. Numerous aspects of the medieval economy are covered in this new collection of essays, from business fraud and changes in wages to the production of luxury goods. Editor(s): Dodds, Ben; Liddy, Christian D. Num Pages: 274 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550. Essays in Honour of Richard Britnell. 274 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Dodds, Ben; Liddy, Christian D. Numerous aspects of the medieval economy are covered in this new collection of essays, from business fraud and changes in wages to the production of luxury goods. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; KCZ. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 25. Weight: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843836841
ISBN
9781843836841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 9. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750955898
ISBN
9780750955898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.40

Paperback. This book examines how the Norsemen came to be drawn into the Imperial service. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1 revised
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521035521
ISBN
9780521035521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.77

Paperback. Nothing experienced in human history, before or since, eclipses the terror, tragedy and scale of the Black Death, the disease which killed millions of people in Medieval Europe. This title tells the story of Britain immediately before, during and after this catastrophe. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099548836
ISBN
9780099548836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardback. Uses examination records from the Yuan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties, 1315-1904, to explore the social, political, and cultural dimensions of the civil examination system, one of the most important institutions in Chinese history. This book considers the intersections between elite social life, popular culture, and religion. Num Pages: 889 pages, 1 color illustration, 31 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 82 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 976.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
889
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520215092
ISBN
9780520215092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.38
€ 76.16

Hardcover. Interprets the foundation of Germany, based upon the three major characteristics of medieval forms of government: its division into several distinct peoples with their own national identity; the imperial ambitions aspired to by successive German dynasties; and the structure of German kingship. Series: European History in Perspective. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTG; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333610916
ISBN
9780333610916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.32
€ 106.16

Hardcover. While Marco Polo's writings would go on to inspire the likes of Christopher Columbus, scholars have long debated their veracity. Now, there's new evidence: a collection of fourteen little-known maps and related documents said to have belonged to the family of Marco Polo himself. The author offers an analysis of these artifacts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 colour plates, 23 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; PDX; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226149820
ISBN
9780226149820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
Liberty Fund
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865978027
ISBN
9780865978027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.85

Hardcover. Interdisciplinary study of one of the most important texts of the Anglo-Norman period. Series: Writing History in the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 325 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153543
ISBN
9781903153543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Paperback. These two volumes comprise a documentary history of Islam, from the advent of the prophet Muhammad to the capture of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed, the Conqueror and are concerned with a period that extends from the beginning of the seventh century to 1453. Editor(s): Lewis, Bernard. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195050882
ISBN
9780195050882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 131.95

Paperback. This book is the first account of the period to consider both Christian and Muslim Spain. The author discusses the various societies, cultures and governments of Muslim and Christian Iberia in the centuries of their critical confrontation. Series: A History of Spain. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199649
ISBN
9780631199649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.14

Paperback. From millenarists to Antichrist hunters, from the Sibyls to the Hussites, Visions of the End is a monumental compendium spanning the literature of the Christian apocalyptic tradition from the period A.D. 400 to 1500, masterfully selected and complete with a comprehensive introduction and new preface. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112574
ISBN
9780231112574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardcover. The biography of an important medieval ruler who built a state in the west of the French Kingdom which provided a foundation for the vast Angevin empire later constructed by his descendants. The study shows how Nerra adopted Roman ideas and tactics in order to consolidate his power. Num Pages: 412 pages, 4 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 302 x 35. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520079960
ISBN
9780520079960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.36
€ 56.67

paperback. In this biography of Henry VI, Bertram Wolffe challenges the traditional view of Henry VI as an unworldly, innocent and saintly monarch and offers instead a critical portrait of an ineffectual ruler. Drawing on contemporary evidence, he discusses the failures of Henry's long reign. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 48 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300089264
ISBN
9780300089264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.21

Hardback. In the years 1432-3 Bertandon de la Brocquiere , fifteenth-century gentleman and confidante to the Duke of Burgundy, undertook a pilgrimage to the Middle East and beyond. Editor(s): Irwin, Robert. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764320
ISBN
9781780764320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.15
€ 116.46

Hardcover. This study examines the realignment of the Chinese social order that took place over the course of the Sung dynasty. From the perspective of specific Sung families, it uses data on two groups of Sung elites - the grand councilors who led the bureaucracy, and locally prominent gentlemen in Wu-chou. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 table, 1 map, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674695924
ISBN
9780674695924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.91

Hardback. Bossler traces changing gender relations in China from the tenth to fourteenth centuries by examining three critical categories of women: courtesans, concubines, and faithful wives. Bossler illustrates how these groups intersected and interacted with men, influencing the social, political, and intellectual life of the Song and Yuan dynasties. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 375 pages, 6 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 36. Weight in Grams: 790.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
375
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066694
ISBN
9780674066694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Hardback. Biondo Flavio was a pioneering figure in the Renaissance discovery of antiquity and popularized the term Middle Age to describe the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the revival of antiquity in his own time. Rome in Triumph is the capstone of his research program, addressing the question: What made Rome great? Editor(s): Pincelli, Maria Agata. Translator(s): Muecke, Francis. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 212 x 29. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055049
ISBN
9780674055049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. Series: Nordic S. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816617395
ISBN
9780816617395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
BOYE6
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933198
ISBN
9780861933198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.75

Paperback. Part of a five-volume series to coincide with the 300th anniversary of The Union, this work contains articles by leading historians, and aims to inspire investigations of the Scottish past. Editor(s): Harris, Bob; MacDonald, Alan R. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 pp. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Dundee University Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845860288
ISBN
9781845860288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.73

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823244737
ISBN
9780823244737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.71

Hardback. Leading writer Boris Kagarlitsky offers an ambitious account of 1000 years of Russian history. Translator(s): Clarke, Renfrey. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3H; 3J; HBJD; JPFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326825
ISBN
9780745326825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.97

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