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ISBN: 9781842174173
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: CHILDHOOD IN ARCHAEOLOGY
Volume: 2
This volume examines conceptions, ideas and habits connected with children in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, focusing on the "dark sides of childhood" in the pre-modern world. The authors investigate the long-term attitudes of people, as well a... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842179765
Published by : Oxbow Books
The Bayeux Tapestry, perhaps the most famous, yet enigmatic, of medieval artworks, was the subject of an international conference at the British Museum in July 2008. This volume publishes 19 of 26 papers delivered at that conference.

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ISBN: 9783515098045
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Akademie Mainz. Abhandlungen der Klasse der Literatur
Volume: 2010.2
English summary: Klaus Böldl's lecture is devoted to the work of the Icelandic poet Egill Skalla-Grímsson. Böldl places a special emphasis on the comparison of the Egill-Conception of the late Middle Ages and the early 20th Century. Germ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848020726
Published by : English Heritage
High on their windswept headland, the imposing ruins of Whitby Abbey dominate the busy harbour town below. Originally founded in the seventh century and ruled by the renowned Abbess Hild, the first monastery here was the setting for one of the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780316732451
Published by : Abacus
Of all the civilisations existing in the year 1000, that of Western Europe seemed the unlikeliest candidate for future greatness. Compared to the glittering empires of Byzantium or Islam, the splintered kingdoms on the edge of the Atlantic app... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407305530
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Contents: Presentación (H. Kirchner, F. Retamero); 1) Formas de parcelario en las aldeas altomedievales del Sur de Madrid. una aproximación arqueológica preliminary (Alfonso Vigil-Escalera Guirado); 2) De la arqueología agraria a la arqueología... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407305417
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This volume contains transcriptions (but not translations) of the principal documents which relate to the Domesday inquest in Kent, accompanied by detailed commentaries. The three surviving texts are the Archbishop's response to the inquest, extra... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783700165446
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
The 271 letters entered into the register of the 11th year of Pope Innocent III, also including earlier decretals, contain privileges and confirmations of possessions, political, juridical, theological and pastoral decisions and are addressed ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781907730030
Published by : Paul Watkins
This volume of papers, the proceedings of the 2007 Harlaxton Symposium, explore various aspects of the friars in Britain. The contributions are grouped under the following sections: Preachers and Theologians; Relationships; Texts and Writers; Art ... .... Learn More