Lives and Afterlives of Medieval Iconography, Hardback - ***

A collection of essays that evaluate the continued relevance of iconographic studies within current art-historical scholarship by exploring the flu...

50 years after Powell's self-styled detonation in his 'Rivers of Blood' speech, this volume brings together contributions from international schola...

DescriptionWhen the British monarchy was restored in 1660, King Charles II was faced with the conundrum of what to with those who had been involved...

In 1479, the Venetian painter Gentile Bellini arrived at the Ottoman court in Istanbul, where he produced his celebrated portrait of Sultan Mehmed ...

From devotional literature to political narratives, medieval texts propose that sexual violence victims have privileged moral, ethical, and spiritu...

Reducere. A richly illustrated account of the rulers of the first three dynasties of the ancient Egyptian civilization, written by renowned Egyptologist Aida...

Publisher: University Press of KansasAuthor(s): Graeme AbernethyIllustration(s): 27 photographsNumber of pages: 328Collection: CultureAmericaPublic...

A collection of papers from leading researchers on the role of textiles in the ancient Mediterranean.Publisher: Oxbow BooksIllustration(s): Colour ...

Impunity and Capitalism examines the evolution of economic impunity in Europe across the long eighteenth century with a focus on several internatio...

Reducere. What Was Sex Like for a Medieval Woman?"Wickedly entertaining, informative and thought-provoking. An insightful, modern look at the lives of women ...

A strikingly original exploration of the profound impact of World War II on how we understand the art that survived itPublisher: Yale University Pr...

Brings innovations in modern life-writing studies to Roman poetry and its reception. While its core fields are Latin poetry and reception studies, ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Dr Rahela (Independent Researcher) KhorakiwalaNumber of pages: 296Publication date: 2020Dimensions: ...

The story of how Latin and Arabic spread across the Mediterranean to create a cosmopolitan world of letters.Publisher: The University of Chicago Pr...

Publisher: Manchester University PressIllustration(s): 6 black & white illustrationsNumber of pages: 320Collection: Interventions: Rethinking the N...

Reducere. A fascinating look at life in the Middle Ages that focuses on eight extraordinary medieval men and women through realistically invented conversatio...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PlcAuthor(s): Padraic (National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland) KilleenIllustration(s): 38 bw illusNumber ...

Publisher: Edinburgh University PressAuthor(s): Peter C PugsleyIllustration(s): 40 Illustrations; 40 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages:...

Famous for lampooning the medieval world in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Terry Jones has a real passion for and detailed knowledge of the Middl...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Georges (Directeur d'etudes, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales) Didi-HubermanIllustration(s): 107 ill...

Traces the impact of the great Italian poet's neglected masterpiece across a broad spectrum of arts from the sixteenth to the late nineteenth centu...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. "I have known Sylvia for twenty years, and I have the greatest respect for her....I applaud her for the peace and solace that she has brought to so...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: Indiana University PressAuthor(s): L. H. StallingsIllustration(s): 1 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 212Collection: Studi...

An examination of awareness of the ecclesiastical doctrine of discretio spirituum, the means of testing whether visions were truly of divine origin...

DescriptionCharlotte Bronte: legacies and afterlives is a timely reflection on the persistent fascination and creative engagement with Charlotte Br...

Studies the work of the Anglo-Welsh poet and artist David Jones (1895-1974) to explore how modern British poetry has engaged with the early medieva...

Publisher: Fordham University PressAuthor(s): A. W. StrouseNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 158 x 235 x 20Cover type: Hardback...

Reducere. Between AD 900-1600, the native peoples of the Mississippi River Valley and other areas of the Eastern Woodlands of the United States conceived and...

An innovative, interdisciplinary approach to the understudied Icelandic mappae mundi.

Afterlives of Augustus, AD 14–2014 - Penelope J. Goodman

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Shannon Lee DawdyIllustration(s): 20 b/w illus.Number of pages: 272Publication date: 2021Dimensions...

This book argues for the value of applying methods deriving from cognitive sciences (such as neuroscience or psychology) to studies of medieval his...