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Hardcover. Did portraits exist in the medieval era? This title challenges the canonical account of the invention of modern portrait practices, offering a case against the tendency of the scholarship to identify late medieval likenesses of historical personages as 'the first modern portraits'. Num Pages: 400 pages, 96 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; ACK; AGHF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226658797
ISBN
9780226658797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.12
€ 59.65

Paperback. This important new critical biography traces in carefully considered detail what is known of Geoffrey Chaucer's personal life while exploring the fascinating relationship between the man of affairs, who made so many 'improvisations and accommodations' to ensure his own survival, and the poet. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 365 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; BG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557866653
ISBN
9781557866653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.10

Paperback. The remarkable story of twelfth-century recluse Christina of Markyate, her trials and temptations, who eventually founded a priory. The anonymous Life is a vivid social portrait of a medieval religious woman, a dramatic record of spiritual conviction against all odds. Editor(s): Fanous, Samuel; Leyser, Henrietta. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages, one map. BIC Classification: 3H; BGX; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199556052
ISBN
9780199556052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Around 1147 the bishop of Chartres directed Geoffrey Grossus, a monk of Tiron Abbey, to write the life of its founder Bernard of Abbeville (ca 1050-1116) in an effort to further his canonization. This work presents an erudite, action-filled, and sympathetic portrait of the ascetic founder of an increasingly prominent and wealthy congregation. Translator(s): Cline, Ruth Harwood. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; BGX; HBLC1; HRAX; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813216812
ISBN
9780813216812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.60

Paperback. Gives an insight into life in a medieval cathedral city, capturing the everyday concerns of ordinary people and focussing on the miraculous cures carried out at a shrine. Translator(s): Rubin, Miri. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197487
ISBN
9780141197487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.04

Hardback. Taking issue with history's harsh treatment of a woman who ruled under difficult circumstances, Adams convincingly recasts Isabeau as a respected and competent queen. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801896255
ISBN
9780801896255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.26
€ 54.57

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856830365
ISBN
9780856830365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Hardcover. Through an interview and sixteen essays, this title explores key intersections of medieval religion and philosophy. It focuses less on individual Christian, Jewish, and Muslim thinkers than on their relationships with one another. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HPCB; HRAB; HRAF; HRC; HRH; HRJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 32. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226070803
ISBN
9780226070803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.82
€ 79.17

Paperback. An illustrated revisionary account of the reign of the Byzantine emperor Basil II (976-1025). Num Pages: 190 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVWB; 1QDAZ; 3H; 3J; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521158831
ISBN
9780521158831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.28

Paperback. Bernard looks at the structure of the church, the nature of royal control over it, the clergy and bishops, the intense devotion and deep-rooted practices of the laity, anti-clerical sentiment, and the prevalence of heresy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300197129
ISBN
9780300197129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.93

Paperback. As a result of the Battle of Hastings the late Anglo-Saxon army has had a bad press. But it also had its victories in the campaigns of Scotland and Ireland. Examining its history, organisation, tactics and equipment, the author concludes that the army in the late Anglo-Saxon state was a part of the mainstream of military developments in this era. Num Pages: 176 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
07th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752431413
ISBN
9780752431413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.43

Hardcover. An examination of fifteenth-century British queens through literature and history. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3J; HBAH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230392984
ISBN
9780230392984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.17

Paperback. The first full biography of this pivotal figure in English history for over a century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 b/w integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534868
ISBN
9781784534868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.93

Paperback. Gruffudd ap Llywelyn Num Pages: 160 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752464602
ISBN
9780752464602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white plates, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752492056
ISBN
9780752492056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.33

paperback. The first accessible, authoritative and complete account of Vasco da Gama's historic and audacious attempt to seize the spice routes and re-conquer the Holy Land. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1x8pp plate. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9781848870192
ISBN
9781848870192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.29

Hardback. A detailed study of this famed religious-military order, written by the world's pre-eminent Crusades historian, and focusing on the years between the First Crusade and the Knights' conquest of Malta. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230290839
ISBN
9780230290839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.93

Paperback.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843830382
ISBN
9781843830382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Offers an exploration of the art of medieval fighting. This title offers a look into the world of late medieval martial arts, from wrestling to swordsmanship and to the subtle tricks that could be employed when jousting on horseback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 86 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060766
ISBN
9781606060766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.39

Paperback. In 1217 England was facing her darkest hour, with foreign troops pillaging the country and defeat close at hand. But, at the battle of Lincoln, the seventy-year-old William Marshal led his men to a victory that would secure the future of his nation. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849085502
ISBN
9781849085502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Hardback. This is the first detailed comparative study of patronage as an instrument of power in the relations between kings and bishops in England and Normandy after the Conquest. Esteemed medievalist Everett U. Crosby considers new perspectives of medieval state-building and the vexed relations between secular and ecclesiastical authority. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 537 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137307767
ISBN
9781137307767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.71

Paperback. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 584 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRAM2; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169231
ISBN
9780691169231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. The real life, death and remarkable discovery of history's most controversial monarch. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848548930
ISBN
9781848548930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Provides a succinct bibliography of the various kings of medieval England, from the Bretwaldas of Bede's day through the short reign of Richard III. Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3D; 3F; 3H; GBCR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831940
ISBN
9780810831940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.05

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