Mappae Mundi of Medieval Iceland, Hardback - Dale Kedwards

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

Mappae mundi (maps of the world), beautiful objects in themselves, offer huge insights into how medieval scholars conceived the world and their pla...

A multi-disciplinary investigation of the links between people and animals, in reality and representation.Publisher: Boydell & Brewer LtdAuthor(s):...

Reducere. DescriptionOld age happens whether you like it or not. Your final years have arrived, and you must deal with it. You wish that these years had neve...

The sensational true crime case that has gripped Iceland for five decades.

Photographer Olivier Joly has visited Iceland for over ten years to capture its landscapes and its faces.Publisher: HemeriaAuthor(s): Olivier JolyN...

Two volumes housed in a slipcase, Amor Mundi is an edited selection of over 400 works of contemporary art from the Collection of Marguerite Steed H...

A comprehensive study of Iceland's social and historical development, from tiny fishing settlements to a global economic power. It is of interest t...

Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Chris CaseldineIllustration(s): 68 color plates, 39 halftonesNumber of pages: 324Publication date: 2021Dimensio...

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...

Reducere. In this unprecedented work, the author Christopher A. Smith has meticulously studied no less than 6 original Icelandic manuscripts dating from 1500...

Offers a revisionist angle to the question of sacral kingship, showing the continued importance of liturgical ceremonial in the twelfth century and...

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

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 ...

The ultimate insider's guide to Iceland, full of inspiration and ideas and how to's to help you experience the very best of Icelandic life, landsca...

Featuring numerous works and rarely seen large-scale paintings from Frank Bowling's sweeping 60-year career, this book highlights the artist's magn...

The debut from rising star chef Gisli Matt of Slippurinn, the international culinary-destination restaurant in Iceland's Westman IslandsPublisher: ...

Publisher: Cornell University Library, Division of Rare & Manuscripts CollectionsAuthor(s): Margret EggertsdottirIllustration(s): 14 halftonesTrans...

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

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 ...

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

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

Reducere. This collection of Icelandic fairy tales and legends comes from the days of the Vikings. These stories of trolls, magic, Hidden People, and creatur...

Reducere. DescriptionTrolls and Hidden Folk are a part of daily life in Iceland. This collection of Icelandic folklore and legends comes from the days of the...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Norma DaleIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 239 x 41Cov...

Engages with the materiality of medieval manuscripts to illustrate the importance of the study of physical texts to literary appreciation, and stud...

A new review of the most significant issues of Edward II's reign.Publisher: York Medieval PressNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2006Dimensions...

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 ...

The finest and most authentic collection of Icelandic folk tales to be published in the English languageIllustrations: 30 Illustrations, black and ...

Reducere. Gender of Icelandic nouns and listed English irregular plurals and irregular English verbs are provided.

Alone Together reinterprets the explosion of sentimental poetry and prose in fifteenth-century Iberia.Publisher: University of Toronto PressAuthor(...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Dale DawsonIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 427 x 300 x 29Co...

First major study of the representation of Minerva in the Middle Ages, giving insights into classical reception.

The bitter civil war for the English throne, which drew in Scotland and Normandy, when a princess's rightful throne was seized by her male cousin, ...

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

The origins of Judaism's regional 'subcultures' are poorly understood, as are Jewish identities other than 'Ashkenaz' and 'Sepharad'. Through case ...

Considers the multiplicity and instability of medieval French literary identity, arguing that it is fluid and represented in numerous ways. The wor...

This book investigates medieval concepts of authorship with reference to German narratives written between 1220 and 1290. It combines analyses of l...

A funny and warm-hearted celebration of parenting from AFL star Dale Thomas.

Structures of the Earth is the first study of the emergent genre of geographical writing and the metageographies that structured its spatial though...

A fresh and exciting reappraisal of folklore outlaw Robin Hood.

Contemporary descriptions of objects no longer extant examined to reconstruct these lost treasures.Publisher: York Medieval PressIllustration(s): 1...

This critical study of medieval English romances uses ideas from anthropology and critical theories of the gift to shed light on narratives ranging...

The Permeable Self offers medievalists new insight into the appeal and dangers of the erotics of pedagogy; the remarkable influence of courtly roma...

This concise and balanced survey of heresy and inquisition in the Middle Ages examines the dynamic interplay between competing medieval notions of ...

Reconsidering Boccaccio explores the exceptional social, geographic, and intellectual range of the Florentine writer Giovanni Boccaccio, his dialog...

Warriors in the Medieval World examines the different roles of foot soldiers and knights in Medieval history as well as the development of heavier ...

This book gives an eye-opening account of the ways various political and intellectual projects have appropriated the medieval past for their own en...