Why does a Parisian banker re-enact the medieval wars of Wallace and Bruce in his spare time? Why do more than 20,000 people attend the Schotse Weekend bagpipe competition in Bilzen, Flanders? Why doe
In the ruins of a haunted medieval abbey, four musicians hope to tap into the site's dark history—an experience that almost destroys themThirteen years ago on a cold December night, a rock band called
Suger, abbot of the French abbey of Saint-Denis, lived from 1081 to 1151. This book of essays about his life and achievements grew out of a symposium sponsored by the International Center of Medieval
Rarely are these works translated by someone who is both a medieval scholar and a poet, and this combination makes for both fidelity to the complexity of the originals and compelling poetry in a moder
"World history" is a collection of important primary sources on the history of the ancient and medieval world. What makes this book important is that it is written by a historian who has been teaching
Carpets woven by Jews are little studied compared to those made by Muslims in medieval Spain. As the author of perhaps the first ever book on carpets with Jewish symbols, Felton (M. Phil, Jewish studi
Almost the sole written record of the early kingdom of Norway are a number of different sagas of Norwegian kings, says Ghosh (medieval social and economic history, Oxford U.), but it has only been ove
This early thirteenth-century West Midlands guide for women recluses is not only one of the major works of early Middle English prose, but is also a key document for the development of medieval spirit
"Essays in Jewish Thought covers a wide range of subjects: some essays deal with the Biblical and post-Biblical periods, some with medieval Jewry, and a goodly number with the modern period and some o
This volume is in honor of Revel-Neher (retired, art history, Hebrew U.) for her contributions to the field of medieval Jewish art with a special emphasis on the Byzantine period. Kogman- Appel (Ben-G
Eight medieval knights and the nephew of a ninth murdered crusader risk their lives in an attempt to recover an object, hidden from the beginning of time beneath a spot in Jerusalem, that could change
When SpongeBob and Patrick take part in a tournament during a visit to Medieval Moments restaurant, a freak accident lands them back in the Middle Ages, where they are pulled from the dungeon and sent
Goethe’s Faust reworks the late medieval myth of a brilliant scholar so disillusioned he resolves to make a contract with Mephistopheles. The devil will do all he asks on Earth and seeks to grant him
Fantasy fans all over the world will absolutely fall in love with this one of a kind how-to draw book divided into three detailed sections covering the medieval, oriental, and near future settings. In
Lanzelet, one of the first known versions of the Lancelot story, is a critical work in medieval literature. This Middle High German romance is a rendering of a lost French tale of Lancelot that likely
In 1994, medieval historian Bullough was still working on what was to be a two-volume account of the Anglo-Saxon scholar Alcuin (735-804). Sometime after that, he died with the project unfinished. He
A friends father is trapped in the dungeon of a medieval castle. To rescue him, readers must travel through secret passages, navigate a siege, scramble across a battlement, and scale the keep i
"It is impossible / That any clerk wol speke good of wyves." Behind the words of Chaucer's Wife of Bath lies a vast corpus of medieval misogynistic writings. These texts, which range from those of the
A comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the buildings in one of the best-loved and most beautiful areas of England. Major buildings include great medieval wool churches and grand country houses such a
Thomas Becket lived at the centre of medieval England. Son of a draper's merchant, he was befriended and favoured by Henry II and quickly ascended the rungs of power and privilege. He led 700 knights
"Do not go near the edge of Night Sky," warns Moon, "or you will fall off." Does Little Star listen? Of course not! He falls down, down, down, SPLASH - right into a creek. When he asks Python to help
On a school trip to the zoo, Max becomes a slippery customer?when he transforms into a python. And when Professor Slynk gets him in his clutches it becomes a race against time for Max to wriggle out a
Set in the medieval town of Shrewsbury, this is the third in the compelling ‘Martha Gunn’ series - When a woman arrives in A and E clutching a child in a pink blanket, Martha Gunn is not quite ready t
This book is concerned with the medieval idea of what constituted tragedy; it suggests that it was not a common term, and that those few who used the term did not always intend the same thing by it. K
An isolated cottage deep in the heart of the Cotswolds. A writer's den, as dusty, gloomy and full of exotic objets d'art as the cell of a medieval monk. Two men sit opposite each other, one of them ta
Clark Kent's parents are brutally murdered, causing a young boy to grow up to become...Batman? Superman as a grizzled loner trying to save the world from destruction? The Man of Steel as a medieval kn
This book describes how medieval Jewish Bible scholars sought to answer the question of what exactly is meant by the Angel’s message from God to Abraham: ‘Now I Know’, as written in Genesis 22 verse 1
The concept of self-motion is not only fundamental in Aristotle's argument for the Prime Mover and in ancient and medieval theories of nature, but it is also central to many theories of human agency a
The concept of self-motion is not only fundamental in Aristotle's argument for the Prime Mover and in ancient and medieval theories of nature, but it is also central to many theories of human agency a
This book presents a comprehensive history of the country of Tibet, from its beginnings in the seventh century, to its rise as a Buddhist empire in medieval times, to its conquest by China in 1950, an
Vampire Victoria ?Tory” Grey hides among the books in the Library of Congress where life is safe and simple?until a medieval New Testament shows up on her desk. Someone is sending her a terrifying mes
#2 in the Dragon’s Ring high fantasy series.? A wry and clever young heroine coming into her magical powers is flung into the midst of power struggles and momentous battles in a medieval-style world w
In a vaulted chamber on the Danube, a radiant medieval princess bargains with God. How can she defy the conqueror Ottakar of Bohemia? He loves her. He's entranced by her heroic sanctity and he wants t
In a vaulted chamber on the Danube, a radiant medieval princess bargains with God. How can she defy the conqueror Ottakar of Bohemia? He loves her. He's entranced by her heroic sanctity and he wants t
Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China . . . and forty-one when he came back! More than seven hundred years ago, Marco Polo traveled from the medieval city of Venice to the fabled kingdom
Margery Kempe is one of the most extraordinary figures in English medieval history. Daughter of a mayor of King's Lynn, wife of a burgess and mother of fourteen children, she was also the author of th
Presents an account of day-to-day life in a medieval French village. Using records gathered by the Catholic Church in its pursuit of heretics, this book shows the lives of a cast of village characters
These slot-together building cards are creative fun for all the familyTurrets, ramparts, portcullises, arrow-slit windows, walls, roofs, flags and more - create your own medieval masterpiece. Each b
Medieval Paris' paradigmatic poet, François Villon, has long captured the imaginations of creative writers. Attracted by his beguilingly pseudo-autobiographical literary persona and a body of wor
This book traces the roots of Arabic science fiction through classical and medieval Arabic literature, undertaking close readings of formative texts of Arabic science fiction via a critical framework
