Participatory reading in late-medieval England (Blatt Heather)(Pevná vazba)

Participatory reading in late-medieval England (Blatt Heather)(Pevná vazba)

This book traces affinities across the digital-medieval divide to explore how reading functioned as a nexus for concerns about literacy, audiences' agency, literary culture and media formats. Interactive reading offered writers ways to make readers work to their benefit, even as these practices

Household Knowledges in Late-Medieval England and France (Burger Glenn D.)(Pevná vazba)

This book examines how the late-medieval household acted as a sorter, user and disseminator of information. Considering the reciprocal relationship between the domestic experience and its cultural expression, contributors provide a fresh illustration of the imaginative scope of the late-medieval

Hermits and Anchorites in England, 1200-1550 (Jones E. A.)(Pevná vazba)

This book provides an unprecedented range of sources for the solitary life in late-medieval England, including many that have never before been published, alongside a scholarly introduction and commentary by one of the foremost experts in the

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

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

How the Medieval English developed their battle-winning archery

Hermits and Anchorites in England, 1200-1550 (Jones E. A.)(Paperback)

This book provides an unprecedented range of sources for the solitary life in late-medieval England, including many that have never before been published, alongside a scholarly introduction and commentary by one of the foremost experts in the

Dissimilar Similitudes: Devotional Objects in Late Medieval Europe (Bynum Caroline Walker)(Pevná vazba)

From an acclaimed historian, a mesmerizing account of how medieval European Christians envisioned the paradoxical nature of holy objectsBetween the twelfth and the sixteenth centuries, European Christians used in worship a plethora of objects, not only prayer books, statues, and paintings but also

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

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

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

Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England, Volume 31(Pevná vazba)

An international journal committed to the publication of essays and reviews relevant to drama and theatre history to 1642. This issue includes eight new articles, a review essay, and reviews of nine new important

Leprosy and Identity in the Middle Ages: From England to the Mediterranean (Brenner Elma)(Pevná vazba)

This book presents new, cross-disciplinary research on leprosy in medieval Europe, focusing on questions of identity. It reveals complex responses to the disease, challenging earlier views that medieval sufferers were uniformly stigmatised. The social, religious and cultural impacts are explored,

Participatory Budgeting in Global Perspective (Wampler Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Participatory Budgeting continues to spread across the globe as government officials and citizens adopt this innovative democratic program in the hopes of strengthening accountability, civil society, and well-being. Governments often adapt PB's basic program design to meet local needs, thus

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

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

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

Water in Medieval Literature: An Ecocritical Reading (Classen Albrecht)(Pevná vazba)

Ecocritical thinking has sensitized us more than ever before to the tremendous importance of water for human life, as it is richly reflected in the world of literature. The great relevance of water also in the Middle Ages might come as a surprise for many readers, but the evidence assembled here

Participatory Health Research: Voices from Around the World (Wright Michael T.)(Pevná vazba)

This groundbreaking resource explores core issues in participatory health research (PHR) and traces its global emergence as a force for improving health and well-being, healthcare services, and quality of life. The PHR approach is defined as including community members, health practitioners, and

Disordering the Establishment: Participatory Art and Institutional Critique in France, 1958-1981 (Woodruff Lily)(Pevná vazba)

Cats in Medieval Manuscripts (Walker-Meikle Kathleen)(Pevná vazba)

Cats were illustrated in medieval manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages, often in exquisite detail and frequently accompanied by their natural prey, mice. Medieval cats were viewed as treasured pets, as fearsome mousers, as canny characters in fables, as associates of the Devil, and as magical

Castle in England (Rhodes Jamie)(Pevná vazba)

A collaboration between writer Jamie Rhodes and the National Trust, A Castle in England is a unique and fascinating graphic fiction project inspired by Scotney Castle in Kent. Using the rich history of this fourteenth-century castle as a starting point, Rhodes has created five short stories that

In England (McCullin Don)(Pevná vazba)

Don McCullin s view of England is rooted in two worldshis wartime childhood, and his youthin 1950sFinsbury Park. His first published photograph was a picture of a gang from his neighborhood, which appeared in a newspaper after a local murder. McCullin always balanced his anger at the unacceptable

Graphic Medieval History: Knights (Jeffrey Gary)(Pevná vazba)

A gripping, action-packed introduction to the medieval period in history through a graphic novel

Graphic Medieval History: Castles (Jeffrey Gary)(Pevná vazba)

A gripping, action-packed introduction to the medieval period in history through a graphic novel