Medieval Europe (c. 1000 – 1500)

ISBN: 9780859895743
Published by : The Exeter Press
Exeter Cathedral Library, established in the eleventh century, houses medical and scientific books from all periods. The collection is one of the best of its kind and is a major resource. It includes the library of the Exeter physician Thomas ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842172773
Published by : Oxbow Books
This is the third book in a series on Medieval Novgorod and its surrounds, and deals with a substantial body of animal bones that has been recovered over the last decade. The zooarchaeological evidence is discussed by the editor and a number of... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781782972150
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles Series
The analysis of silk is a fascinating topic for research in itself but here, focusing on the 9th and 10th centuries, Marianne Vedeler takes a closer look at the trade routes and the organization of production, trade and consumptio... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781905981328
Published by : Legenda
Series: Legenda Main Series
Portugal is England’s oldest ally (by the Treaty of Windsor, 1386) but only three Portuguese authors are widely known in the English-speaking world: Luís de Camões, Eça de Queiroz and Fernando Pessoa. Or... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781891271205
Published by : Celtic Studies Publications
What awaits us beyond the grave is perhaps the fundamental human mystery. Visionary accounts of the afterlife are attested long before the Common Era, and loomed large in the imaginative universe of early Christianity. The medieva... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407309972
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2402
Cities have tended throughout history to be the preferred location for the minting and circulation of coins and coinage has in turn generally reflected the importance of many of these cities. This work, a collection of eleven contributions, exp... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780714123202
Published by : British Museum Press
This beautiful volume presents a history of Europe and the Mediterranean from the end of the Roman Empire to the twelfth century, as told through objects in the British Museum. Richly illustrated, this book will showcase some of t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781909248304
Published by : Prospect Books
The great advantage for students of medieval English cookery is that there is an identifiable corpus of evidence in the manuscripts that have survived to the present day. Although there may be some new discoveries, in general term... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781907372605
Published by : Paul Holberton Publishing
In 1966 Mark Gambier Parry bequeathed to the Courtauld Gallery the art collection formed by his grandfather Thomas Gambier Parry, who died in 1888. In addition to important paintings, Renaissance glass and ceramics, and Islamic me... .... Learn More