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Paperback. Medieval robots took such forms as talking statues, mechanical animals, or silent metal guardians; some served to entertain or instruct while others performed surveillance or discipline. Medieval Robots explores the forgotten history of real and imagined machines that captivated Europe from the ninth through the fourteenth centuries. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 36 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223576
- ISBN
- 9780812223576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. "Medieval Saints is a collection remarkable both for its range and for its respect for the richness of the individual texts." - Peter Brown, Princeton University Editor(s): Stouck, Mary-Ann. Series: Readings in Medieval Civilizations & Cultures. Num Pages: 662 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 662
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442601017
- ISBN
- 9781442601017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
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€ 26.28
€ 27.99
€ 26.28
Paperback. This period between 1300 and 1500 saw profound changes, as Scandinavia became influenced by military events and developments elsewhere in Europe. This work examines the traces of wounds on the thousand-plus skeletons offering insights into the realities of medieval fighting. Illustrator(s): Lindholm, David. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w & 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841765068
- ISBN
- 9781841765068
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.05
€ 21.99
€ 18.05
Children have gone to school in England since Roman times. By the end of the middle ages, there were hundreds of schools, supporting a highly literate society. This book traces their history from the Romans to the Renaissance, showing how they developed, what they taught, how they were run and who attended them. Num Pages: 352 pages, 90 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1312.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300111026
- ISBN
- 9780300111026
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.76
€ 46.99
€ 33.76
Paperback. From Jericho to Troy, medieval Europe knew siege warfare as a tradition of antiquity. Long before the advent of city culture, rivaling civilisations had relied on siege tactics as a means of taking over fortified palaces, temples, and defensive walls. This book looks at the subject from every angle. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 ilustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626361409
- ISBN
- 9781626361409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.57
€ 16.99
€ 16.57
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
€ 134.97
€ 134.97
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
€ 44.53
€ 44.53
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€ 28.66
€ 33.99
€ 28.66
Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167864
- ISBN
- 9780231167864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. Available again with a new preface, this classic work of medieval literary scholarship argues that discussion of late-medieval literary works has tended to derive its critical vocabulary from modern, not medieval, theory, and offers instead a conceptual equipment which is at once historically valid and theoretically illuminating. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812212570
- ISBN
- 9780812212570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. During the Middle Ages decorative floor tiles were used in abbey churches, royal palaces, parish churches and the homes of wealthy citizens. Many medieval tiles disappeared during nineteenth-century restorations but the designs lived on in the copies made by Victorian tile manufacturers. The British Museum has a collection of these tiles. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 40 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFPC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 62 x 3. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 40
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747804635
- ISBN
- 9780747804635
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Condition: New
€ 8.84
€ 8.84
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
€ 8.99
€ 8.89
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
€ 65.62
€ 65.62
Paperback. "Medieval Towns will become a standard sourcebook." - Martha Howell, Miriam Champion Professor of History, Columbia University Editor(s): Kowaleski, Maryanne. Series: Readings in Medieval Civilizations & Cultures. Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442600911
- ISBN
- 9781442600911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.70
€ 48.99
€ 43.70
Within their conceptual framework of a medieval Mediterranean World and a commercial revolution, Lopez and Raymond assemble 208 merchant documents celebrating capitalism. They present them in topical sections on the origins of the revolution; markets, merchants, merchandise, and means of exchange; Translator(s): Raymond, Irving W.; Lopez, Robert S. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123563
- ISBN
- 9780231123563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.81€ 90.56
€ 117.81
€ 90.56
Paperback. This collection of translated sources investigates all aspects of economic life in the Mediterranean world. It draws on a variety of documents and other contemporary writings, from Arab and Jewish, as well as Christian sources. Translator(s): Raymond, Irving W.; Lopez, Robert S. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; DNF; HBJD; HBLC; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 169 x 31. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123570
- ISBN
- 9780231123570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. A survey of the scholastic debate on the divine Trinity in the period between Aquinas' earliest works and Ockham's death. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107685451
- ISBN
- 9781107685451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.88
€ 53.88
Paperback. Investigates the sites which formed an urban network from 6th to 19th centuries in the region of northeastern Mesopotamia, bounded by the rivers Great Zab, Little Zab and Tigris. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 290 x 205. .
- Publisher
- Archaeopress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784915186
- ISBN
- 9781784915186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.05
€ 101.05
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€ 10.85
€ 13.99
€ 10.85