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Illuminated Manuscripts [Paperback]
Richard Hayman (Author)
£7.99ISBN: 9781784422363
Published by : Bloomsbury
Series: Shire Library
Volume: 841
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Illuminated manuscripts are among the most beautiful, precious and mysterious works of Western art. Before the printing press was invented, books were produced by hand and their illustration using brightly coloured pigments and gold embellishments... .... Learn More -
Medieval Castles of England and Wales [Paperback]
Bernard Lowry (Author)
£8.99ISBN: 9781784422141
Published by : Bloomsbury
Series: Shire Library
Volume: 837
Designed to dominate the surrounding area, to house powerful garrisons, offer sumptuous quarters for local nobility, and to discourage and repel enemy attacks, castles dominated England and Wales for more than half a millennium. Though some were b... .... Learn More -
Saints, Shrines and Pilgrims [Paperback]
Roger Rosewell (Author)
£8.99ISBN: 9780747814023
Published by : Bloomsbury
Series: Shire Library
Volume: 797
In the Middle Ages, it was thought that praying at the right shrine could save you from just about anything, from madness and famine to false imprisonment and even shipwreck. Kingdoms, cities, and even individual trades had patron saints that woul... .... Learn More
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