Search results for 'allen'
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On Farting: Bodily Wind in the Middle Ages [Hardback]
Valerie Allen (Author)
£48.00ISBN: 9780312234935
Published by : Palgrave
This book ranges all over the medieval world, using a dazzling array of sources, high and low, serious and humourous, literary, philosophical, artistic, even biblical exegesis, to uncover medieval attitutdes to the fart. This leads to much wide... .... Learn More -
Carrstone in Norfolk Buildings: Distribution, use, associates and influences [Paperback]
J.R.L. Allen (Author)
£38.00ISBN: 9781817161382
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Along with flint and brick, carrstone is a common building material in north and west Norfolk, with local sources providing a readily available supply. This reconnaissance survey of the distribution and use of carrstone and leziate quartzite lo... .... Learn More -
The Idea of Anglo-Saxon England in Middle English Romance [Hardback]
Robert Allen Rouse (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9781843840411
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Although the Anglo-Saxon past may have been largely ignored by many of the major post-Conquest literary writers, it was pervasive in much popular literature. In studying Middle English romance from the 12th to 15th century, such as the Proverb... .... Learn More -
The Art of Medicine in Ancient Egypt [Paperback]
James P. Allen (Author)
£14.00ISBN: 9780300107289
Published by : Metroplitan Museum
If the average Egyptian survived birth and infancy they then had to face the perils of living and working in ancient Egypt. It is perhaps not surprising that physicians were prominent in Egyptian society - seeking to prevent and treat illness a... .... Learn More -
Severus of Antioch [Hardback]
Pauline Allen (Author)
£60.00ISBN: 9780415234016
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Severus, Patriarch of Antioch from 512-518, was an important and controversial figure in the history of the early Church Fathers. Although his works were condemned by imperial edict in 536, he was to have a far-reaching influence on the Byzanti... .... Learn More -
Severus of Antioch [Paperback]
Pauline Allen (Author)
£20.99ISBN: 9780415234023
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Severus, Patriarch of Antioch from 512-518, was an important and controversial figure in the history of the early Church Fathers. Although his works were condemned by imperial edict in 536, he was to have a far-reaching influence on the Byzanti... .... Learn More -
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Tutankhamun's Tomb: The Thrill of Discovery [Hardback]
Susan Allen (Author);James Allen (Author)
£17.50ISBN: 9780300120264
Published by : Yale University Press
One of the most memorable episodes in the history of archaeology was the discovery and exploration of the tomb of Tutankhamun. Discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter and his benefactor Lord Carnarvon, the tomb's 4 chambers were crammed with spect... .... Learn More -
Hostages and Hostage-Taking in the Roman Empire [Hardback]
Joel Allen (Author)
£48.00ISBN: 9780521861830
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Hundreds of foreign hostages were detained among the Romans as the empire grew in the Republic and early Principate. As prominent figures at the centre of diplomacy and as exotic representatives, or symbols, of the outside world, they drew con... .... Learn More -
Lords of Battle: The World of the Celtic Warrior [Hardback]
Stephen Allen (Author)
£20.00ISBN: 9781841769486
Published by : Osprey
To the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome, the Celtic warrior of the late Iron Age was the archetypal barbarian: savage, undisciplined, and bloodthirsty. In a clash of cultures that lasted almost 500 years, the rich and vibrant society ... .... Learn More