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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

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.05

hardcover. Editor(s): Macfarland, Joseph C.; Parens, Joshua. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1085.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449628
ISBN
9780801449628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Macfarland, Joseph C.; Parens, Joshua. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 254 x 33. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476815
ISBN
9780801476815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. "Obscenity" is central to an understanding of medieval culture, and it is here examined in a number of different media. Editor(s): McDonald, Nicola (Lecturer in English and Medieval Studies,, University of York). Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBTB; JFMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153505
ISBN
9781903153505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, , black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, diagram. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 856.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892541720
ISBN
9780892541720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.85

paperback. This study offers a broad range of approaches to medieval society's understanding of mothering and the uses to which the practice and imagery of mothering could be assumed by females and males alike. Editor(s): Parsons, John Carni; Wheeler, Bonnie. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 402 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBG; HBLC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815336655
ISBN
9780815336655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.25

Paperback. This thorough update of a classic book includes fully revised content, new sections on the use of horses, handguns, incendiary weapons, and siege engines, and new illustrations. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBW; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442604971
ISBN
9781442604971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.25

Paperback. Explores why mercenaries were employed to defend or expand territory before massed national armies existed. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; HBW; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848328549
ISBN
9781848328549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Lees, Clare. Series: Mediaeval Cultures S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816624263
ISBN
9780816624263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Paperback. One of the problems pervading the study of medieval Islamic technology is the lack of surviving technical treatises. Tradition tended to be handed down by example and by word of mouth, and apprenticeships could last for decades. Fortunately, however, occasional treatises do exist. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 b/w figs. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JFSR2; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 243 x 13. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094570
ISBN
9780906094570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
462
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621941
ISBN
9780748621941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.58

Paperback. An up-to-date survey of medieval Islamic medicine offering new insights to the role of medicine and physicians in medieval Islamic culture. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22, b&w. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; 3H; JFSR2; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. 240 pages, 22, b&w. An up-to-date survey of medieval Islamic medicine offering new insights to the role of medicine and physicians in medieval Islamic culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; 3H; JFSR2; MBX. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight: 366.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
n
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620678
ISBN
9780748620678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.81

Paperback. "Byock's book is a "tour-de-force" of historical argument. He brilliantly reconstructs the inner workings of an intriguing society, not elsewhere to be found in the Western world."--David Herlihy, History Book Club Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520069541
ISBN
9780520069541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Paperback. Featuring illustrations and colour photographs of reconstructed handgonnes, this book reveals the true history of what could easily have been the most revolutionary weapon in history. It is suitable for medieval enthusiasts and re-enactors. Illustrator(s): Embleton, Gerry. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: HBLC1; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 6. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849081559
ISBN
9781849081559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.52

Paperback. A history of the early medieval German Armies from the fragmentation of Charlemagne's Frankish Empire to the rise of the German, or Holy Roman Empire. This text looks in detail at the period of the Saxon wars and the Crusades including the rise of the Teutonic Knights. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 8 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 178 x 5. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855326576
ISBN
9781855326576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.40

Hardback. This volume offers studies on medieval education in the formal academic sense typical of schools and universities, and in a broader cultural sense that includes law, liturgy, and the religious orders of the high Middle Ages. Essays explore the transmission of knowledge during the middle ages in various kinds of educational communities. Editor(s): Begley, Ronald B. Series: Fordham Series in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780823224258
ISBN
9780823224258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.83

Hardback. A vital sourcebook for information on clothing and textiles in the middle ages, containing many previously unprinted documents. Editor(s): Sylvester, Louise M.; Chambers, Mark C.; Owen-Crocker, Gale R. Series: Medieval and Renaissance Clothing and Textiles. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1274.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
Mul
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839323
ISBN
9781843839323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.27

Paperback. Medievalists have long considered topics of cultural contact such as antagonism or exchange between western Europe and the Islamic world and the west's debts to Byzantium. This text aims to pose new questions, exploring how the meeting of cultures promotes historical change. Editor(s): Gyug, Richard Francis. Series: Fordham Series in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823222131
ISBN
9780823222131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.13

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