Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe, Paperback - George Holmes

This richly illustrated book tells the story of Europe and the Mediterranean over the thousand years which saw the creation of Western Civilization...

This is the most authoritative account of life in Medieval Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the coming of the Renaissance. Full cove...

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An edited volume mapping the history of the book, from the Ancient World through to the rapidly changing world of the book in the second decade of ...

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The story of the Holy Land, encompassing the three millennia that saw the birth of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Each chapter is written by a l...

A new look at the subject that reveals the Vikings as unusually successful merchants and traders, as well as pirates. 24pp colour and numerous b/w ...

The Bright Ages recasts the European Middle Ages for what it was, capturing this 1, 000-year era in all its complexity and fundamental humanity, br...

New-cover paperback edition, with 24 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations, and spanning all forms of the art from Ancient Egyptian festival...

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In 1144, the mutilated body of William of Norwich, a young apprentice leatherworker, was found abandoned outside the city's walls. The boy bore dis...

With over 180 maps, commentaries and a bibliography, this second edition of a reference guide to medieval Europe brings the colourful history of th...

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A spirited and thought-provoking history of the vast changes that transformed Europe during the 1, 000-year span of the Middle Ages The millennium ...

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DescriptionTraces Islamic influence on commerce, science, technology, philosophy and European self-awareness in the Middle Ages

Reducere. A History of Business in Medieval Europe, 1200-1550, demolishes the widely held view that the phrase "medieval business" is an oxymoron. The author...

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The story of the evolution of the 'European project', from the end of the Napoleonic Wars through to Brexit, this is also the story of how, and why...

Medieval Europe is a dark and dangerous place. It is a place where love clashes with ambition and violence rules - enemies are blinded, rivals are ...

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

This book explores rural societies in western Europe from 700-1050. It focuses on the bottom of the social hierarchy, rejectingviews that see rural...

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Praise for the first edition: "To give a sense of immediacy and vividness to the long period in such a short space is a major achievement." --Histo...

Publisher: Zone BooksAuthor(s): Caroline Walker BynumNumber of pages: 344Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 230 x 32Cover type: Paperback / so...

In the twelfth century AD, Venice is little more than an agglomeration of small islands snatched from the muddy tides. The magnificent city-lagoon ...

DescriptionHans Talhoffer's professional fencing manual of 1467 illustrates the intricacies of the medieval art of fighting, covering both the 'jud...

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