Nasir al-din Tusi, the renowned Shi‘i scholar of the 13th century, produced a range of writings under Ismaili and later the Mongol patronage. This is a new English translation of his Rawda-yi taslim--
"Throughout their five seasons on British television (and well into the troop's movie sequels and assorted solo projects), Monty Python became a worldwide symbol not only for taking serious subjects a
Medieval Jewelry and Burial Assemblages in Croatia analyzes the Croatian archaeological heritage from the 8th to the 15th century, consisting mostly of jewelry (earrings) findings from cemeteries. Str
The latest in a series on post-medieval burial produced by MOLA, this volume reports on three non-Church of England burial grounds in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, excavated between 2004 and 20
This book presents the results of a comprehensive archaeological study of early medieval Essex (c.AD 400-1066). This region provides an important case study for examining coastal societies of north-we
In The Medieval Hebrew Translation of Avicenna’s Kitab al-Najat presents an analysis and critical edition of the fourteenth-century Hebrew version of a major Arabic philosophical text, focusing on the
The medieval outlaws of Britain maintain a hold on the present-day imagination, judging by their presence in literature and on film. Exploring the nature of both historical and fictional outlaws, the
As students and scholars of Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Dante know, late medieval writers were influenced greatly by the work of peers that crossed historical, national, cultural, linguistic boundaries. T
"This monumental work has now become... the indispensable tool of all folk narrative scholars." -- Southern Folklore Quarterly"A work of this kind can never be quite complete, but in this work Stith
"This monumental work has now become... the indispensable tool of all folk narrative scholars." -- Southern Folklore Quarterly"A work of this kind can never be quite complete, but in this work Stith T
Medievalists explore the destructive power of the tongue and measures taken to punish deviant speech during the Middle Ages. Their topics include the discipline of silence in early medieval monasticis
The conventional view is that a few exceptional female figures struggled hard to carve a small niche for themselves with the patriarchal world of Medieval Europe. Classen, who is not further identifie
Excavations at two sites on the south side of Newgate Street, near Newgate, have revealed important new evidence of London's Roman and medieval development. A natural stream channel recorded at 3-9 Ne
A common theme in this collection of essays on "The Parson's Tale," the final tale in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales , is the necessity of considering "The Parson's Tale" for an understanding of the
There is not actually much about chess in this book, warns Adams (English, U. of Massachusetts). Printed by William Caxton in 1474 and reprinted with woodcuts in 1483, it is a translation of Jacobus'
The long prose text purporting to be a compendium of lore collected from biblical, classical, and legendary philosophers and sayings, traveled through many lands and languages. It became popular in En
The papers in this fascinating book present an overview of the methods of conservation and technological studies of medieval precious metalwork in Europe.
Late medieval petitions, providing unique insights into medieval social and legal history, have attracted increasing scholarly attention in recent years. This wide-ranging collection brings two approa
