Medieval Family, Paperback

Paul reveals the lasting impact of the crusades, beyond the expeditions themselves, on the formation of dynastic identity and the culture of the me...

DescriptionIslamic scriptural sources offer potentially radical notions of equality. Yet medieval Islamic philosophers chose to establish a hierarc...

Reducere. The Luttrell Psalter is one of the best-known English manuscripts. Written and illuminated in the early 14th century for Sir Geoffey Luttrell, it i...

Reducere. Jews lived in Egypt for centuries, since biblical times; nevertheless, Jewish life in medieval Islamic Egypt was for many years an obscure and unde...

The compelling story of a thirteenth-century Christian noblewoman ransomed to the family of Saladin, made a ruler by the Mongols, and with extraord...

Reducere. Heraldry, the study of family crests and medieval coats of arms, is a science and art steeped in the tradition of familial honor and shaped by stro...

Investigating the reception of medieval manuscripts over a long century, and the members of the Tudor gentry family who owned them, reveals an unex...

Reducere. DescriptionThomas Kempis, C.R.S.A. (Thomas van Kempen or Thomas Hemerken or Haemerken, litt. "Hammerkin" (small hammer); c. 1380 - 25 July 1471) wa...

Reducere. Stylish and racy... An excellent book and a delight to read, written with panache and entirely convincing. Professor PETER COSS, Cardiff University...

This book traces the Clann Meic-bethad or Clan MacBeth whose members practised medicine in the classic Gaelic tradition in various parts of Scotlan...

In the thirteenth century, radical reformers - churchmen, devout laywomen and laymen, and secular rulers - undertook Hherculean efforts aimed at th...

Reducere. In an age of intolerance, compassion can be dangerous. Pillar of Fire captures the stunning witness of the medieval mystics known as Beguines. Amid...

Reducere. This book follows the tradition of teaching history in a story-based format. The often-politicized "social studies" approach to history focuses on ...

Reducere. The year is 1450, a dangerous time in medieval Britain. Civil unrest is at its peak and the legitimacy of the royal family is suspect. Meanwhile, d...

Reducere. DescriptionIl Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center is a passport to the heart of Italy. Michelle Damiani chronicles how her American family o...

Reducere. I WAS BORN with the ability to prophesize the future. The destinies I dream about are impossible to alter, despite my many attempts to do so. With ...

Reducere. A monk embarks on a dangerous quest to find a trio of missing travelers in this medieval mystery by an Edgar Award-winning author. The winter of 11...

This book traces the remarkable and sometimes hazardous rise of a Welsh family of the Anglo-Welsh borderland, from relatively humble origins to bec...

Reducere. From a ghostly Civil War battlefield to a combat theme park in Vietnam, from the omnipotent brain of an autistic boy to a shocking story of psychic...

Reducere. From bestselling historians Frances and Joseph Gies, authors of the classic "Medieval Life" series, comes this compelling, lucid, and highly readab...

Reducere. South of Somewhere begins and ends in American writer Robert Camuto's maternal ancestral town of Vico Equense, Italy--a tiny paradise south of Napl...

Reducere. Winner of the Grawemeyer Award For Ideas Improving World OrderA lively, wide-ranging meditation on human development that offers surprising lessons...

Reducere. Springing from the heart of medieval France, The Romance of the Faery Melusine tells the story of Raymondin of Poitiers who accidentally kills his ...

Reducere. DescriptionPhilo of Alexandria was a few years older than Jesus of Nazareth and lived longer. He belonged to a wealthy and cultured family, promine...

Reducere. In the year 999, when Ben Attar, a Moroccan Jewish merchant, takes a second wife, he commits an act whose unforeseen consequences will forever alte...

Reducere. A powerful collection of writings about Yom Kippur that will add spiritual depth and holiness to your experience of the Day of Atonement.As Rosh Ha...

In medieval times an individual often needed to defend his life, his family and his property. Mercenaries earned their living by hiring out their s...

Reducere. Governess-turned-sleuth Miss Silver unravels a tangled web of marriage, mystery, and murder in the English countryside no one has seen Allegra Tren...

Reducere. Kids will experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure that will inspire their imagination. When they step into the Imag...

Reducere. Dismiss the stereotype of the bearded brewer. It's women, not men, who've brewed beer throughout most of human history. Their role as family and vi...

Mankind has always had a morbid fascination with poisonous plants; how their poisonous properties were discovered and developed will most likely be...

This engaging history of dynastic power in medieval Europe explores the role of family dynamics and family consciousness in the politics of royal a...

Reducere. A mismatch made in heavenWar hero and heir to an earldom, Dair Fitzstuart enjoys the life of a reckless rogue. Rory Talbot, on the other hand, is a...

Reducere. Frederick II was a child of privilege. Born into two royal families, he is in line to inherit the thrones of Italy, Sicily, Germany and the Holy Ro...

Reducere. "Readers may find themselves ordering their own DNA testing kit upon finishing this." --Publishers Weekly"The Soul of the Family Tree posits that a...

DescriptionLondon, 1392. Strange mischief is afoot at St Modwen's Church. Are corpses stalking the graveyard at night, disturbing graves, and dragg...

The restoration of a crumbling manor house leaves Crispin Guest grappling with a troubling discovery in this entertaining medieval noir mystery. Re...

Reducere. Family and Civilization is the magnum opus of Carle Zimmerman, a distinguished sociologist who taught for many years at Harvard University. In this...

Reducere. A boy destined to become a beast...And a girl determined to save him. Margot's been invited to the medieval town of Chapais, France for a reunion o...

Reducere. The final adventure in the beloved and bestselling Margaret of Ashbury trilogy, which began with A Vision of Light and In Pursuit of the Green Lion...

Reducere. The second book in the critically acclaimed medieval mystery series featuring Sir Geoffrey Mappestone In the year 1101, Sir Geoffrey Mappestone ret...

Reducere. In an effort to redeem her reputation, Ida Elisabeth imprudently marries her teenage sweetheart, Frithjof. Early in their marriage, she realizes th...

Reducere. An outsider's life hangs in the balance when Sister Fidelma decides she must intervene to expose the real culprit behind the horrific slaughter of ...

Reducere. The Life of Ibn Hanbal is a translation of the biography of Ibn Hanbal by the Baghdad preacher, scholar, and storyteller Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 597 H/120...

Reducere. DescriptionMeister Eckhart, a now-popular medieval German mystic, provides the contemporary person with a way of living that centers on nothing but...

Reducere. Jessica Neale's faith is lost the day of her husband's death, and with it, her belief in love. In a journey to find peace, she encounters a gentle,...

Reducere. By the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a novel of passion and power at the court of a medieval killer, a riveting new Tudor tale featuring Ki...

The 32 routes in this guidebook explore the coastline between Sorrento and Amalfi, together with the islands of Capri and Ischia. Ranging from 3km ...

This guidebook includes 46 walks throughout Sicily and the adjoining Aeolian and Egadi Islands. Particular highlights include walks on Mount Etna, ...

The daughter of a disgraced earl, she matched wits with a prince. It is the fourteenth century, the height of the Medieval Age, and at the court of...

DescriptionPaul Kriwaczek begins this illuminating and immensely pleasurable chronicle of Yiddish civilization during the Roman empire, when Jewish...

Reducere. - Sigrid Undset] should be the next Elena Ferrante.- --Slate Kristin Lavransdatter interweaves political, social, and religious history with the da...

HE WAS THE VILEST OF MENLizanne Balmaine has spent years honing her skills at arms, determined she will never again be at the mercy of any man. Whe...

FALLENOn the eve of her profession as a nun, Lady Graeye Charwyck is called home to Medland by the father who disavowed her years earlier for the "...

When Crispin Guest finds himself trapped in circumstances outside his control, he must rely on the wits of his young apprentice, Jack Tucker, to do...

Reducere. He's a veritable god of beauty, position, and talent. She's a lady of sweetness, wealth, and compassion. When gorgeous Cassius de Wolfe falls for a...

Reducere. Description"Thought-provoking, unthinkable, and fun, Reid's debut is perfect for fans of David Lynch, Alissa Nutting, and George Saunders."--Bookli...

Reducere. Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters. Maidens, monk...

DescriptionIntroducing scribe sleuth Christine de Pizan in the first of an intriguing new historical mystery series set in 14th Century France Pari...

DescriptionJourney to the mythic worlds of the medieval Norse and discover the timeless legends that still live within us. The Poetic Edda comprise...

DescriptionThe trail that an ancestor leaves through the Victorian period and the twentieth century is relatively easy to follow - the records are ...

Reducere. Tuesday and Zed Furst are perfectly normal children with perfectly strange parents. Their father won't discuss his job, their mother never leaves t...

Reducere. The Fitz Randolph family has a fascinating history, beginning with its origins in the early Middle Ages and traced through centuries of English nob...

The maiden was just another treasure to be won-until she stole his heart and changed his life forever. Outraged that her beloved brother's soul is ...

Reducere. What does it mean to be a man? Moreover, how do you as a father instill that reality in your son? By Raising a Modern-Day Knight.The medieval custo...

Reducere. Rashi's Daughter, Secret Scholar was adapted from the first book in this series, Volume 1: Joheved. The tale of a young girl who challenges convent...

Reducere. A blissful and baneful litany of human stupidity, from Italian fantastical absurdist Ermanno CavazzoniA parody of the medieval Lives of the Saints,...

Reducere. DescriptionC. L. Johnstone offers here a history of Scotland's noble families through the centuries, noting how they shaped the history and politic...

"Intrigue abounds.... Robb's captivating blend of history and mystery vividly evokes medieval Scotland." --BOOKLIST Scots are gathering in Murdoch ...

DescriptionA year in the life of a peasant woman in medieval England is vividly evoked in this extraordinary portrait of Marion, a carpenter's wife...