Legions of Pigs in the Early Medieval West (Kreiner Jamie)(Pevná vazba)

Legions of Pigs in the Early Medieval West (Kreiner Jamie)(Pevná vazba)

An exploration of life in the early medieval West, using pigs as a lens to investigate agriculture, ecology, economy, and philosophy From North Africa to the British Isles, pigs were a crucial part of agriculture and culture in the early medieval period. Jamie Kreiner examines how this ubiquitous

Romanesque Tomb Effigies: Death and Redemption in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200 (Fozi Shirin)(Pevná vazba)

Studies Romanesque effigies as a distinctive form of medieval sculpture, emphasizing the early twelfth century as a time of rapid change in the art, culture, and politics of northern Europe

A People's Tragedy: Studies in Reformation (Duffy Eamon)(Pevná vazba)

As an authority on the religion of medieval and early modern England, Eamon Duffy is preeminent. In his revisionist masterpiece The Stripping of the Altars, Duffy opened up new areas of research and entirely fresh perspectives on the origin and progress of the English Reformation. Duffy's focus has

Franz West: The 1990s (West Franz)(Pevná vazba)

Emerging in the early 1970s, Austrian artist Franz West (1947-2012) created objects that serve to redefine art as a social experience, calling attention to how viewers interact with works of art and with each other. The 1990s proved critical in the development of the idiosyncratic style for which

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

EARLY MEDIEVAL HAND-BELLS OF IRELAND AND (BOURKE CORMAC)(Pevná vazba)

Rebel Angels: Space and Sovereignty in Anglo-Saxon England (Fitzgerald Jill)(Pevná vazba)

This book examines the 'fall of the angels' tradition in early medieval sermons, saints' lives, legal documents and Old English biblical poetry. It argues that Anglo-Saxon authors adapted apocryphal and patristic accounts in ways that allowed them to express their ideas concerning ecclesiastical

Paradigms and Methods in Early Medieval Studies (Chazelle C.)(Pevná vazba)

The articles in this volume, by scholars all pursuing careers in the United States, concern the theoretical approaches and methods of early medieval studies. Most of the issues examined span the period from roughly 400 to 1000 CE and regions stretching from westernmost Eurasia to the Black Sea and

Abandoned Castles (Connolly Kieron)(Pevná vazba)

An ancient hilltop fortress. A crusader citadel in the West Bank. A fairytale medieval castle fallen into ruin. From ancient times to the end of the nineteenth century, Abandoned Castles explores more than 100 forts, castles and defensive strongholds from all around the globe. From medieval

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,

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

Medieval Islamic Maps: An Exploration (Pinto Karen C.)(Pevná vazba)

Hundreds of exceptional cartographic images are scattered throughout medieval and early modern Arabic, Persian, and Turkish manuscript collections. The plethora of copies created around the Islamic world over the course of eight centuries testifies to the enduring importance of these medieval

Archery in Medieval England - Who Were the Bowmen of Crecy? (Wadge Richard)(Pevná vazba)

How the Medieval English developed their battle-winning archery

Medieval Tastes: Food, Cooking, and the Table (Montanari Massimo)(Pevná vazba)

In his new history of food, acclaimed historian Massimo Montanari traces the development of medieval tastes--both culinary and cultural--from raw materials to market and captures their reflections in today's food trends. Tying the ingredients of our diet evolution to the growth of human

The Gift of Narrative in Medieval England (Perkins Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

This invigorating study places medieval romance narrative in dialogue with theories and practices of gift and exchange, opening new approaches to questions of storytelling, agency, gender and materiality in some of the most engaging literature from the Middle Ages. It argues that the dynamics of

Warfare in Medieval Manuscripts (Porter Pamela)(Pevná vazba)

Illustrating the art of war with dozens of medieval images from books and manuscripts, this new edition is completely revised with a selection of new content from the British Library's

Between the Lines: Early Advertising in Singapore: 1830s - 1960s (Various)(Pevná vazba)

Between the Lines: Early Advertising in Singapore welcomes us to the rush world of early print advertising in Singapore. This comprehensive pictorial collection not only gives us a vivid overview of two centuries' worth of advertising copy and artwork but also acts as a fascinating insight into the

Augustus and the Destruction of History - The politics of the past in early imperial Rome(Pevná vazba)

Music Making in the West Riding of Yorkshire (Smith Adrian)(Pevná vazba)

Animal Farm (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

One of a series of fiction titles for schools. In Orwell's classic story the animals, led by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, drive out Farmer Jones and set up an Animals' Republic in which all are to be free and equal. But the saviours turn out to be just as greedy, vain and

Early Medieval Art (Nees Lawrence)(Paperback)

In the first millennium, a rich and distinctive artistic tradition emerged in Europe. Early Medieval Art explores this tradition and tracks its development from c. 300 AD through c. 1000 AD, revealing forms of artistic expression ranging from brilliant illuminated manuscripts to decorative chairs,

On the Trail of Wolves - A British Adventure in the Wild West (Forrester Philippa)(Pevná vazba)

The Afterlives of Rape in Medieval English Literature (Edwards S.)(Pevná vazba)

From devotional literature to political narratives, medieval texts propose that sexual violence victims have privileged moral, ethical, and spiritual insight. This book explores these discourses of survival in a wide range of medieval English texts, including letters of spiritual advice, legal

Last Years of West Midlands Steam (Tuffrey Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Great photography of locomotives on the West Midlands railways in the final years of steam