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c 1000 CE to c 1500

Hardback. States are inherently and fundamentally geographical. Sovereignty is based on control of territory. This book uses Song China to explain how a pre-industrial regime organized itself spatially in order to exercise authority. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 396 pages, 8 halftones; 9 line art; 37 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
396
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674056022
ISBN
9780674056022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

Paperback. First book to deal with de Vere's life and extraordinary career, during the Wars of the Roses and beyond. Num Pages: 294 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270057
ISBN
9781783270057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.01

Paperback. A pioneering study of Zhu Xi's reading of the Analects, this book demonstrates how commentary is both informed by a text and informs future readings, and highlights the importance of interlinear commentary as a genre in Chinese philosophy. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HPDF; HRKN1; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128650
ISBN
9780231128650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardcover. Addresses evidence for childhood and youth from the sixth century to the sixteenth, but with particular emphasis on later medieval England. This work features contents such as the idea of childhood in the writing of Gregory of Tours, skaldic verse narratives and their implications for the understanding of kingship, and more. Editor(s): Goldberg, P.J.P.; Riddy, Felicity. Num Pages: 152 pages, Cloth over boards. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBT; JFC; JFSP2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153130
ISBN
9781903153130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.80

Paperback. Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after which the authority of the shogun all but disappeared. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130578
ISBN
9780231130578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after which the authority of the shogun all but disappeared. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130561
ISBN
9780231130561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.56
€ 80.25

Hardback. Yolande of Aragon is one of the most intriguing of late medieval queens who contrived to be everywhere and nowhere, operating seamlessly from backstage and center stage. She is acknowledged as having been shrewd and intelligent - an eminence grise whose political and diplomatic agency secured the throne of France for her son-in-law, Charles VII. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137499127
ISBN
9781137499127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.07

Hardback. Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464), considered the philosopher of the Renaissance, was born in Kues on the Moselle River. A polymath who studied canon law and became a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, he wrote principally on speculative theology, philosophy, and church politics. This volume includes his other writings on Church and reform. Translator(s): Izbicki, Dr. Thomas M. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HPCB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 143 x 39. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025240
ISBN
9780674025240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.12

Hardcover. An abbess in the Franciscan abbey of Longchamp, Agnes of Harcourt wrote a biography of Isabelle of France and a letter detailing Louis IX's involvement with the abbey, both of which provide a window on 13th-century religious life. This translation also contains an introduction to her life and work. Editor(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Translator(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Series: Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3H; BG; DN; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268044039
ISBN
9780268044039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.92

Hardcover. Recounts the story of Norlund's excavation in the context of other Norse textile finds in Greenland. This book describes what the finds tell us about the materials and methods used in making the clothes. It is useful for students of medieval archaeology, Norse society and textile history. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; 3H; HDD; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 301 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1444.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772889351
ISBN
9788772889351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.14

Hardback. An exploration of the origins, rise and fall of the noble order of knighthood. Illustrated with over 220 fine art paintings and photographs, it covers every aspect of the role of knights in feudal Europe: their nobility, social status, military exploits, and responsibilities and privileges. Num Pages: 128 pages, over 220 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1014.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hermes House United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857232120
ISBN
9780857232120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.70

Paperback. From their Roman origins through to the battlefield heroes of the Tudor age, this vibrant history of knights and chivalry covers the customs of knighthood in the Middle Ages, the evolution of the armoured knight, how knights fought and battles they fought in, and the legacy which gives modern recipients this honour. Num Pages: 32 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 69 x 90 x 3. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841653822
ISBN
9781841653822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.12

Hardcover. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; D; DS; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403969743
ISBN
9781403969743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.53

Paperback. Wonders and the Order of Nature is about the ways in which European naturalists from the High Middle Ages through the Enlightenment used wonder and wonders, the passion and its objects, to envision themselves and the natural world. Num Pages: 512 pages, 114 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HPC; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 184 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299915
ISBN
9780942299915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Bynum argues that Christ's blood as both object and symbol was central to late medieval art, literature, and religious life. As cult object, blood provided a focus of theological debate about the nature of matter, body, and God and an occasion for Jewish persecution; as motif, blood became a central symbol in popular devotion. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 456 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; HRCV; HRLB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220193
ISBN
9780812220193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 286 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319389417
ISBN
9783319389417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

Hardback. Series: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; DSK; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319342030
ISBN
9783319342030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.54

Paperback. In this volume, one of the greatest medieval historians of our time continues his rich and illuminating enquiry into the lives of twelfth-century women. Georges Duby bases his account here on a twelfth-century genre which commemorated the virtues of noblewomen who had died, and the roles they had played in the history of their lineage. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Volume 2
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745619484
ISBN
9780745619484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

Hardback. In this volume, one of the greatest medieval historians of our time continues his rich and illuminating enquiry into the lives of twelfth-century women. Georges Duby bases his account here on a twelfth-century genre which commemorated the virtues of noblewomen who had died, and the roles they had played in the history of their lineage. Num Pages: 160 pages, geneal tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume 2
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745617893
ISBN
9780745617893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

Hardback. Georges Duby is probably the most well-known historian of medieval Europe. This book is the final part of a major three-volume work on women in the Middle Ages. The theme is very topical and will appeal to historians of the Middle Ages, to those interested in the history of women, and to those interested in religious history. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume 3
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745619002
ISBN
9780745619002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

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