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c 1000 CE to c 1500

Hardback. For most of East Asia, Buddhist sutras were written in classical Chinese and inaccessible to many devotees. How, then, did such devotees access these texts? The author argues that the medieval genre of 'explanatory tales' illuminates the link between human body (devotee) and sacred text (sutra). Series: Buddhisms S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HRES. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265615
ISBN
9780520265615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.42
€ 65.36

Hardback. The Powers Phase Project, a multiyear archaeological program undertaken in southeastern Missouri by the University of Michigan in the late 1960s and early 1970s, represents a milestone in Americanist archaeology. This volume reinterprets a number of the earlier conclusions from the long-term excavations of the Turner and Snodgrass sites. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 1KBBSM; 3H; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306464805
ISBN
9780306464805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.57

Hardback. Gives a comprehensive description of the various forms and approaches in the literature of the history of philosophy from the fifteenth to the middle of the seventeenth century. This title describes several traditions, from the well known 'prisca theologia' and 'perennis philosophia' traditions of Marsilio Ficino and Augustino Steuco. Editor(s): Santinello, Giovanni. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 534 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HPCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
534
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792322009
ISBN
9780792322009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.54

Paperback. This important new book takes a fascinating thematic approach, providing a useful survey of the position and role of the nobility in the government of states in early modern Europe. Series: Historical Connections. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBJD1; HBTG; JPHC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415150446
ISBN
9780415150446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.62

Hardback. This book presents an original review of past and present research of national historiographies on medieval financial history from Central Europe. Editor(s): Zaoral, Roman. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 figures, 16 black & white tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3H; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137460226
ISBN
9781137460226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.15

Paperback. * This is the first accessible discussion of the role of money in the life and economy of the Middle Ages. * The author pays particular attention to the way in which the Church viewed money, and how it taught Christians what attitudes they should adopt towards it and towards the uses to which it could be put. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652993
ISBN
9780745652993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Hardback. This title explores the case for and against female rule by examining the arguments made by theorists from Sir John Fortescue (1461) through to Bishop Bossuet (1680) interweaving their arguments with references to the most well-known early modern queens. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; 3J; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312213411
ISBN
9780312213411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.51

paperback. Presents an account of day-to-day life in a medieval French village. Using records gathered by the Catholic Church in its pursuit of heretics, this book shows the lives of a cast of village characters. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140137002
ISBN
9780140137002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardcover. Presents a photographic and narrative survey of the major sites of the Inca empire, including the famed city of Machu Picchu, the Inca town and sun temple of Ollantaytambo, the mighty temple-fortress of Sacsahuaman, and the steeply terraced ruins of Pisac. This book also includes chapters about Choquequirao, Chinchero, and Vitcos. Num Pages: 240 pages, 174 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 1QDAK; 3H; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 274 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1546.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500051634
ISBN
9780500051634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.92

Hardcover. This study re-examines Morgan le Fay in early medieval and contemporary Arthurian sources, arguing that she embodies the concerns of each era even as she defies social and gender expectations. Hebert uses leFay as a lens to explore traditional ideas of femininity, monstrousness, resistance, identity, and social expectations for women and men alike. Series: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137022646
ISBN
9781137022646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.39

Paperback. Translator(s): Andersson, Professor Theodore M.; Gade, Kari Ellen. Series: Islandica. Num Pages: 576 pages, 7, maps. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3H; DSBB; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 834. the Earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings (1030-1157). 576 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3H; DSBB; HBLC. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 32. Weight: 828. Translator(s): Andersson, Theodore M.; Gade, Kari Ellen.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801477836
ISBN
9780801477836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.28
€ 52.21

Paperback. A collection of essays exploring the interpretation of medieval identities through burial data. Editor(s): Sayer, Duncan; Williams, Howard. Series: Exeter Studies in Medieval Europe. Num Pages: 320 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HDDM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898799
ISBN
9780859898799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169538
ISBN
9780691169538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Paperback. Presents English translations from the works of Michael Psellos, a key philosopher of the Byzantine Empire. This book contains the works that Psellos wrote about his family, including a funeral oration for his mother that features recollections from a childhood spent in Constantinople. Editor(s): Kaldellis, Anthony. Translator(s): Kaldellis, Anthony. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; BGHA; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033156
ISBN
9780268033156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Hardcover. In this accessible study, Stephen Humphreys introduces the most elusive of the early caliphs, Mu'awiya ibn abi Sufyan (602-680) Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages, 3 geneological charts. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684021
ISBN
9781851684021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.02

Hardcover. Editor(s): Friedeburg, Robert von. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 561.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
Edition
2004th Edition
SKU
V9781403934550
ISBN
9781403934550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.61

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107136649
ISBN
9781107136649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 67.87

Hardcover. This book seeks to understand the music of the later Middle Ages in a fuller perspective, moving beyond the traditional focus on the creative work of composers in isolation to consider the participation of performers and listeners in music-making. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3H; AS; AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137277701
ISBN
9781137277701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.38

Hardcover. What were the methods and educational philosophies of music teachers in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance? What did students study? What were the motivations of teacher and student? This title addresses these topics and others to understand the identities of music teachers and students from 650 to 1650 in Western Europe. Series: Publications of the Early Music Institute. Num Pages: 424 pages, 41 b&w illus., 14 music exx. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; 3JB; AVGC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253354860
ISBN
9780253354860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.11

Paperback. Medieval music in its cultural, social, and intellectual contexts. Series Editor(s): Frisch, Walter. Series: Western Music in Context: A Norton History. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3H; AVGC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393929157
ISBN
9780393929157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.64

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