Partonopeus de Blois is one of the most important works of twelfth-century French fiction; it shaped the development of romance as a genre, gave rise to adaptations in several other medieval languages
Fifty speeches from every period of British history, from the medieval era to the present, and a fascinating?context?that will both inspire readers and give them a greater understanding of British his
Two medieval mercenaries battle supernatural creatures while looking for the missing corpse of a chancellor, who was killed with an arrow through the eye, in order to return him back to their hometown
Considers how Arab and Islamic culinary culture may be represented in literary forms. Scholars of the medieval Islamic period are keenly aware of the importance of food and wine as themes in literatur
Skilfully blending analysis of medieval ideas of optics and vision with careful close readings of the text and deft use of modern critical theory, the author offers a fresh, exciting and insightful re
Return to a glorious world of courtly love in this enchanting medieval romance from the bestselling author of My Lady Beloved -- Linda Lael Miller writing as Lael St. James.My Lady WaywardFrom the sh
This is the remarkable journal of an Englishwoman in her early thirties abroad in Ireland, recently widowed and sole mistress of the vast neo-medieval Castle Freke overlooking a remote headland in wes
Sourcing folk songs, ballads, and medieval carols, the poems in this collection explore the points where poetry and music meet and result in a crude dissonance derived from Anglo-Saxon and Romanian tr
Master William Falconer returns in this chilling and atmospheric medieval murder mystery. - Oxford, April 1272. The Lady Ann Segrim has been murdered, and a Regent Master has been taken at the scene o
From the author of Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons (Lyons Press), Konstantin Nossov, comes this eye-opening new study of one of the most popular pastimes of ancient Rome. This detailed, highly read
The Arabic philosophical fable Hayy Ibn Yaqzan is a classic of medieval Islamic philosophy. Ibn Tufayl (d. 1185), the Andalusian philosopher, tells of a child raised by a doe on an equatorial island
In Medieval and Renaissance Europe, where life expectancy was under 40 and the Catholic Church taught that, after dying, the soul faced a terrifying and uncertain onward journey, death was a major cul
The social enterprise (SE) has a long history, dating back to the medieval guilds in their development of cooperative principles for working together for a social purpose or goal. This book examines s
Field of Glory provides the historical tabletop wargamer with a new, accessible rules set. With no new high-quality games system aimed specifically at the Ancient and Medieval wargamer for over 10 yea
Bored with their work, three Milanese editors cook up "the Plan," a hoax that connects the medieval Knights Templar with other occult groups from ancient to modern times. This produces a map indicatin
A Riveting Medieval Parallel to the BibleGood and evil clash. Leinad and Cedric are determined to not only survive, but claim hope and victory! InKingdom's Dawn , Leinad and Tess, along with all the
Orsinia ... a land of medieval forests, stonewalled cities, and railways reaching into the mountains where the old gods dwell. A country where life is harsh, dreams are gentle, and people feel torn by
Tanner (history, Ohio State U.) offers a new model of the development of medieval government from the later ninth century in northern France, drawing on a cluster of insights developed by social histo
Christine de Pizan wrote voluminously, commenting on various aspects of the late-medieval society in which she lived. Considered by many to be the first French woman of letters, Christine and her writ
Music was an important element of cultural life throughout the Middle Ages. Most of our knowledge of medieval music comes from surviving manuscripts, almost all of them connected in some way with the
Exploring biblical and medieval themes in a contemporary London setting, the story of two brothers, a murder gone awry, and the outrageous demands of a stranger is filled with symbolism, humor, and su
Designed to be used in a course at The Open University, the text examines technological aspects of ancient, Medieval, and early modern cities in western history; cities in China before 1840; and citie
The first translation into English from Chaghatay, a medieval Turkic literary language of Central Asia, of a work by Uzbek historians Munis (1778-1829) and Agahi (1809-74), and indeed the first wester
Deckhead: A beautiful gift edition of the very first Prayer Book, written by Thomas Cranmer in 1549In 1549 Thomas Cranmer published the first Prayer Book in English. Based on medieval forms of worship
Dream literature is regarded as one of the most important genres in medieval literature and is widely studied. This text provides a succinct and clear introduction to the five central poems that compr
The women mystics of medieval Europe represent the very first feminine voices heard in a world where women were nearly silent. As such, they are striking and unusual, strange, powerful and urgent. Mon
A time of great changes after nearly a century of foreign wars and civil strife, the Tudor era witnessed a significant transformation of dramatic art. Medieval traditions were modified by the forces o
Mont Saint Michel and Chartres is a record not of a literal jouney but of a meditative journey across time and space into the medieval imagination. Using the architecture, sculpture, and stained glas
A modern version of the medieval Irish work, "Buile Suibne," features the colorful hero Mad Sweeney, who undertakes a series of purgatorial adventures after he is cursed by a saint and transformed int
For The Pied Piper, Czech writer Viktor Dyk found his muse in the much retold medieval Saxon legend of the villainous, pipe-playing rat-catcher. Dyk uses the tale as a loose frame for his story of a m
The story of Arthur, Camelot, and the Knights of the Round Table has been handed on by medieval poets and mythical stories---but what if he did indeed reign as a great king in the early years of Brit
"Henry V (1413-22) is widely acclaimed as the most successful late medieval English king. In his short reign of nine and a half years, he re-imposed the rule of law, made the crown solvent, decisively
The second medieval mystery in the deliciously readable Janna Mysteries?After her mother dies and her home is burned to the ground, Janna is forced to flee for her life. She is given shelter at a mano
The Latin liturgical music of the medieval church is the earliest body of Western music to survive in a more or less complete form. It is a body of thousands of individual pieces, of striking beauty a
In the medieval and fantastic realm of Tortall, Keladry of Mindelan (known as Kel) is the first girl to take advantage of the decree that permits females to train for knighthood. But Kel is not a girl
How Many Miles to Babylon? uses the writing of European travelers to Egypt between c. 1300 and c. 1600 to give a picture of the country in the late medieval and early Renaissance periods, drawing on s
Writing by and for women in the twelfth and thirteenth century in England is less well known than that of the later medieval period of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe. This is the first book-lengt
Science and Civilisation in China Volume V Part 6 is the first of the three parts dealing with the arts of war in ancient and medieval China. (Part 7--on gunpowder and all aspects of explosive weapons
From the medieval Poem of El Cid to the 20th-century works of novelist Blasco-Ibanez and poet/playwright Garcia Lorca: a rich sampling of the finest of all Spanish poetry, prose, and drama. Over 70 se
History comes alive in this incredible children's illustrated book about castles.Slicing through different areas of a medieval fortress, extraordinary views reveal the people busy inside, preparing fo
