Java in the 14th Century

The 14 essays of this collection present recent research on sources that document issues linking emotion in early modern European society with their expression in cities in three settings: revolts, ad

Jami in Regional Contexts is a study of the reception of the polymath ?Abd al-Ra?man Jami (d. 898/1492)'s works in various regional traditions throughout the Islamicate world.

In Material Culture and Queenship in 14th-century France Marguerite Keane analyzes the artistic and devotional context of the household of a medieval queen, Blanche of Navarre (1331-1398), as revealed

"This work was never translated into English; the only edition of the original French is over 100 years old. The is translation is lively and accessible, yet grounded in scholarship. Included is the f

In the long history of European prose fiction, few works have been more influential and more popular than the romance of chivalry Amadis of Gaul.A bestseller in its day, it inspired a number of seque

The causes of the Asian economic crisis have been the subject of fierce debates among economists, yet little is known about the impact on employment and wellbeing. In Indonesia, the worst affected cou

南宋少帝趙㬎究竟是死在哪一年？怎樣死的？死在甚麽地方？史料上無跡可尋，甚至成為明清之間一樁疑案，引起種種傳說，甚至包括元順帝即實為其子這樣傳奇的說法。本次講座經過進行漢、藏兩種文字史料的對勘，詳細論證展示了趙㬎從南宋少帝到元朝瀛國公再到藏傳佛教薩迦派合尊大師的經歷，同時通過梳理了各種相關傳說的發展和演變，探討其來由及其真實性。 How Zhao Xian, the second l

High Gothic: Christian Art & Iconography of the 13th–14th Century showcases classic examples of statuary, stained glass, diptychs, textiles and caskets that were used in the expression of Christian devotion in Western Europe.‘Gothic’ was originally a derogatory term coined by scholars during the Renaissance to describe the ‘barbaric’ medieval architecture that arose with the decline of the classical forms of the Roman Empire. The word is now understood to describe a style of buildings and objects created between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries which incorporate elements such as novel advances in masonry work and the characteristic ogival arch.The Gothic period saw an increased emphasis on the power of images, where vision became an active force for activating emotion and inspiring contemplation. The great cathedrals constructed in this period―with their thin walls and high vaults filled with statuary and stained-glass windows―were designed to evoke awe among visitors. The exqui

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about history’s pandemics, from the Black Death to COVID-19. Perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales.During the Black Death in the 14th century, plague doctors wore creepy beaked masks filled with herbs. RIGHT?WRONG! Those masks were from a plague outbreak centuries later―and most doctors never wore anything like that at all!With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, acclaimed author Kate Messner delivers the whole truth about diseases like the bubonic plague, cholera, smallpox, tuberculosis, polio, influenza, and COVID-19.Discover the nonfiction series that smashes everything you thought you knew about history! Don’t miss History Smashers: The Mayflower, Women’s Right to Vote, Pearl Harbor, Titanic, and American Revolution.

This book takes readers on a philosophical discovery of a forgotten treasure, one born in the 14th century but which appears to belong to the 21st. It presents a critical, up-to-date analysis of Santo

Discover Majapahit, the mighty empire in Southeast Asia that many have never heard of. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the Majapahit kingdom reigned supreme in eastern Java, and its influence stretched far and wide, throughout present-day Indonesia, parts of the Malay peninsula and the island of Tumasek, now Singapore. Majapahit’s army famously repelled Kublai Khan’s invasion, and its formidable navy humbled even the renowned Portuguese mariners.Walk the bustling streets of Majapahit, a melting pot of aristocratic Javanese, shaven-head Brahmins, hermits in bark cloth, widows dressed in white, and Chinese, Persian and Arab traders. Discover beautiful temples and imposing palaces, and markets brimming with goods from all over Asia. At the heart of Majapahit’s story are eccentric kings and queens embroiled in bloody family feuds, and a tipsy court scribe who has the good sense to write down everything he sees.Witness the drama of royal intrigues, murders, revenge and war. This is not just

An illustrated examination of Donald Rodney’s seminal digital media work Autoicon (1997–2000).Donald Rodney's Autoicon, a work originally produced as both a website and CD-ROM, was conceived by the artist in the mid-1990s but not completed until two years after his death in 1998. Referencing Jeremy Bentham’s infamous nineteenth-century "Auto-Icon," the work proposes an extension of the personhood and presence of Rodney, while critically challenging dominant conceptions of the self, the body, and historicity. Grounded in a partial collection of medical documents that constitute biomedicine’s attempts to comprehensively "know" and maintain Rodney’s body during his lifelong experience of sickle-cell aneamia, Autoicon pursues the artist’s address, from the mid-1980s onward, of the British social and institutional body’s cellular composition through racialized, biopolitical power. Autoicon consists of a Java-based AI and neural network that engages the user in text-based "chat," and provide

New Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Shipping Law in the 21st Century consists of edited versions of the papers delivered at the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law's 14th Inter

Introducing scribe sleuth Christine de Pizan in the first of an intriguing new historical mystery series set in 14th Century FranceParis, 1393. Recent widow Christine de Pizan became a scribe to suppo

Past crimes lead to new murder in the latest gripping Brother Athelstan mystery, set in 14th century London.November, 1381. London has been rocked by a series of bizarre and brutal murders. The corpse

Scribe sleuth Christine de Pizan must discover who wants to kill the king in the second of this richly-imagined historical mystery series set in 14th Century FranceParis, 1393. A masquerade ball at th

Introducing scribe sleuth Christine de Pizan in the first of an intriguing new historical mystery series set in 14th Century FranceParis, 1393. Recent widow Christine de Pizan became a scribe to suppo

Sundanese Print Culture and Modernity in 19th Century West Java traces the development of modern printed books written in Sundanese, the dominant language in West Java, Indonesia, and the mother tongu

A gruesome murder in a sleepy 14th-century English village sets the stage for a taut drama laced with witchcraft, depravity, and long-buried secrets.England, 1324—a land rife with superstition and gri

Introducing scribe sleuth Christine de Pizan in the first of an intriguing new historical mystery series set in 14th Century FranceParis, 1393. Recent widow Christine de Pizan became a scribe to suppo

The Boy King’s Journey through the Underworld Tutankhamun’s royal voyage into paradise, as told by ancient Egyptian treasuresBuried in the 14th century BCE but unearthed by Howard Carter in 1922, the

Palaeography, orthography and morphology of the large and important 14th century saga manuscript Möðruvallabók are described in detail using absolute numbers. Where the language isn’t uniform, each of

The buildings erected in the Deccan region of India belonged to a number of pre-Mughal kingdoms that reigned in the Deccan from the middle of the 14th century onwards. The monuments testify to a cultu

As Chaucer's 14th century pilgrims begin their pilgrimage from London to Canterbury Cathedral, they all agree to tell a story. The five well-known tales in this reader - from that of the noble Knight

This beautifully illustrated new edition of Paris Fashion examines the history and culture of style in the fashion capital from the 14th century through to the present day.Paris has been the internati