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Medieval History

Book of the Incipit
Smith, D Vance
A mostly theoretical and philosophical examination of the concept of beginnings in medieval literature, notably in Piers Plowman, as well as grammar, rhetoric, physics, theology and genealogy. Smith focuses on the ways in which texts begin and how ...
Hardback. Price GB £29.95

Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage
Mathers, Clay
Around the turn of the century, when Aleister Crowley was working out his system of Magick, the source that he turned to for basics was the system of Abramelin of Egypt. From Abramelin he took his concepts of protections, purifications, evocations, ...
Price GB £10.95

Brande, Sturme, Hungersnote: Katastrophen in der mittelalter
Jankrift, Kay Peter
Life in the Middle Ages was a perilous business according to this study of the affects of fire, storms and famine on daily life. Jankrift discusses the constant medieval battle against the elements, the sea surges, disease, the regular bouts of starvation ...
Hardback. Price GB £18.95

Burgesses and Burgess Law in the Latin Kingdoms of Jerusalem and Cyprus
Nader, Marwan
This is the first book devoted to the study of burgesses in the Latin Kingdoms of Jerusalem and Cyprus (1099-1325). It offers a comprehensive assessment of the contributions made by the non-feudal class to the development of legal and commercial ...
Hardback. Price GB £65.00

Calendar and Community: Jewish Calendar
Stern, Sacha
Stern attempts to identify the social and historical processes that led to the adoption or rejection of various calendar systems, and to show how calendars could affect relations between various Jewish and non-Jewish communities. His discussion straddles ...
Hardback. Price GB £60.00

Cambridge Urban History of Britain 2 1540-1840
Clark, P
934p, 18 illus, 24 maps (Cambridge UP 2000)
Hardback. Price GB £95.00

Caxton's Morte Darthur: Printing Process
Kato, Takako
William Caxton's (1485) edition of Malory's Morte Darthur was thought to be the only surviving version until, in 1934, a new version was found in Winchester College which was said to be the work of two late 15th century scribes. The two versions ...
Paperback. Price GB £12.00

Christ's Poor Men
Coppack, Glyn
Founded in France in 1088 by St Bruno, the religious order of the Carthusians was part of a more widespread phenomenon in the 11th and 12th centuries that saw religious men leaving the conformity of the church to set up new orders that sought a more ...
Paperback. 'Reprint under consideration' - in practice this may mean that the book goes out of print, but orders will be recorded. Price GB £17.99

Christian World of the Middle Ages
Hamilton, Bernard
Whilst most studies of the spread of Christianity focus largely on the western world and Byzantium, The Christian World of the Middle Ages looks at how Christian beliefs reached the farthest corners of Asia, Africa, Iceland and Greenland, and even ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £25.00, Our Price GB £12.95

Clothing Culture 1350-1650
Richardson, C
During the late medieval and early modern periods costume was regulated by law, enforcing its role in defining social status and enabling its misuse as a means of rebelling against social order. This volume presents fifteen papers, plus an introduction, ...
Hardback. Price GB £75.00