Freydal. Medieval Games. the Book of Tournaments of Emperor Maximilian I (Krause Stefan)(Pevná vazba)

Freydal. Medieval Games. the Book of Tournaments of Emperor Maximilian I (Krause Stefan)(Pevná vazba)

Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) treated the spectacle of his tournaments, hastiludes, and mummeries as an art form unto itself. One of modern Europe's most important sovereigns, he shaped the continent's political map well into the 20th century, not least due to his keen awareness of the power of

Penguin: A Story of Survival (Christmann Stefan)(Pevná vazba)

150 images of the Emperor Penguin, from Wildlife Photographer of the Year winner, Stefan Christmann. Text in English and

Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World (Morrison Elizabeth)(Pevná vazba)

A celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary--one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages--and an exploration of its lasting legacy. Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions

Pilgrim Routes of the British Isles (Wells Emma)(Pevná vazba)

This book leads the modern traveler along some of the key medieval walking routes of England, Scotland, and Wales, taking in world-famous sites such as Canterbury and Lindisfarne, and out-of-the-way places along paths not so widely traveled. Each route has easy-to-follow directions that guide

The Laws of Alfred (Jurasinski Stefan)(Pevná vazba)

King Alfred's domboc ('book of laws'), the most ambitious legal text of the Anglo-Saxon period, combines translated biblical laws with Alfred's own ordinances and those of the early West-Saxon King Ine. This edition and commentary - the first in over a century - will interest all students of

Medieval Monsters (Kempf Damien)(Pevná vazba)

The medieval world was teeming with monsters--on the edges of manuscript pages, on the fringes of maps, not to mention crowding in from all sides of the known world. Believed to dwell in exotic, remote areas, these inexplicable parts of God's creation aroused fear, curiosity, and wonder in equal

Culinary Recipes of Medieval England (Hieatt Constance)(Pevná vazba)

- An epitomy of all surviving English medieval recipes - The great advantage for students of medieval English cookery is that there is an identifiable corpus of evidence in the manuscripts that have survived to the present day. Although there may be some new discoveries, in general terms the corpus

Book of Images - Erik Kessels, Stefano Stoll

The Book of Images tells the story of 310 scenography produced by Images Vevey from 2008 to 2018. Throughout 400 pages and almost 1000 pictures, the reader finds monumental and unexpected installations on façades, underwater, on roofs, in gardens, basements, churches, prisons or luxury hotels of

Medieval Graffiti: The Lost Voices of England's Churches (Champion Matthew)(Pevná vazba)

Decoding the secret language of the churches of England through medieval carved markings and personal etchings on the church walls. For centuries carved writings and artworks in churches lay largely unnoticed. So archaeologist Matthew Champion started a nationwide survey to gather the best

ARTCADE - The Book of Classic Arcade Game Art (Extended Edition) (Books Bitmap)(Pevná vazba)

Nemesis Games (Corey James S. A.)(Pevná vazba)

The fifth book in the NYT bestselling Expanse series, Nemesis Games drives the crew of the Rocinante apart, and as they struggle to survive, the inner planets fall victim to an enemy's catastrophic plan. Now a Prime Original series.A thousand worlds have opened, and the greatest land rush in human

Method of Medicine (Galen)(Pevná vazba)

Galen of Pergamum (129-?199/216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, and medical historian, a theoretician and practitioner, who wrote forcefully and prolifically on an astonishing range of subjects and whose impact on later eras rivaled that of

Method of Medicine (Galen)(Pevná vazba)

Galen of Pergamum (129-?199/216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, and medical historian, a theoretician and practitioner, who wrote forcefully and prolifically on an astonishing range of subjects and whose impact on later eras rivaled that of

Handbook of Tuberculosis: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (Kaufmann Stefan H. E.)(Pevná vazba)

This first of the three-volume tuberculosis book series provides a comprehensive overview of molecular biological and biochemical aspects of tuberculosis. Edited by the undisputed world leader in the field, this is the most comprehensive book on the topic available, and the first in recent years to

Power of Tranquility in a Very Noisy World (Krause Bernie)(Pevná vazba)

A compact, digestible guide to the science of sound and a practical exploration of the health benefits of 'tidying up' the noise in your

Asterix at The Olympic Games: The Book of the Film - Album 12 (Goscinny Rene)(Pevná vazba)

A special film tie-in edition of one of the greatest Asterix

Astrology in Medieval Manuscripts (Page Sophie)(Pevná vazba)

Astrology in Medieval Manuscripts explores the dazzling complexity of western medieval astrology and its place in society, as revealed by a wealth of illustrated manuscripts from the British Library's rich medieval

The Absent Image: Lacunae in Medieval Books (Gertsman Elina)(Pevná vazba)

Explores the late medieval concepts of absence and void, with a special focus on the materiality of emptiness in later medieval manuscripts

The History of Akbar (Abu'l-Fazl)(Pevná vazba)

The exemplar of Indo-Persian history, at once a biography of Emperor Akbar and a chronicle of sixteenth-century Mughal India. Akbarnāma, or The History of Akbar, by Abu'l-Fazl (d. 1602), is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose artistry. Marking a high

The History of Akbar (Abu'l-Fazl)(Pevná vazba)

The exemplar of Indo-Persian history, at once a biography of Emperor Akbar and a chronicle of sixteenth-century Mughal India. Akbarnāma, or The History of Akbar, by Abu'l-Fazl (d. 1602), is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose artistry. Marking a high

Introduction to the Theory of Complex Systems (Thurner Stefan)(Pevná vazba)

This book is a comprehensive introduction to quantitative approaches to complex adaptive systems. Practically all areas of life on this planet are constantly confronted with complex systems, be it ecosystems, societies, traffic, financial markets, opinion formation and spreading, or the internet

Figure of Minerva in Medieval Literature (Hodapp William F.)(Pevná vazba)

Images of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, appear frequently in medieval literature, derived from antique culture and literature; redemptress, mistress of the liberal arts, patroness of princes, idol, and Venus' ally. Throughout the high to late Middle Ages, Peter Abelard, Guido delle Colonne,

Confessions of a Carp Fisher (B B.)(Pevná vazba)

'Carp are the big game of the inland angler, and in this book 'BB' tells of some of his experiences with this very sporting fish, how they may be caught or at any rate hooked, and what is the particular charm of their pursuit. He has included the fascinating stories of other people who have brought

The World of the Crusades (Tyerman Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders Throughout the Middle Ages crusading was justified by religious ideology, but the resulting military campaigns were fueled by concrete objectives: land, resources, power,