History
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Richer of Saint-Remi: Histories, Volume II, Books 3-4 [Hardback]
Justin Lake (Author)
£19.95ISBN: 9780674061590
Published by : Harvard University Press
The Historia of Richer of Saint-Remi (ca. 950--ca. 1000), an
invaluable source for understanding tenth-century West Francia
(present-day France), provides a rare contemporary account of the
waning Carolingian dynasty, accession o... .... Learn More -
Siedlungs- und Kustenforschung im Sudlichen Nordseegebiet [Hardback]
Felix Bittmann (Author)
£65.00ISBN: 9783867578523
Published by : Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH
Concentrating on the southern North Sea zone, these papers investigate the importance of rivers as communication and trade routes, focusing in the main on the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages. Further themes include the identification and role of ... .... Learn More -
Northern Gold: Amber in Lithuania (c.100 to c.1200) [Hardback]
Audrone Bliujiene (Author)
£160.00ISBN: 9789004211186
Published by : Brill Academic Publishers
This study presents a systematic analysis of the huge, and in most cases, completely new archaeological evidence for amber from Lithuania and the surrounding regions. A comprehensive synthesis of archaeological evidence and written sources prov... .... Learn More -
New Voices on Early Medieval Sculpture in Britain and Ireland [Paperback]
Michael F Reed (Author)
£28.00ISBN: 9781407308401
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Seven papers which aim to place early medieval insular sculpture more firmly in its social and cultural context, emphasising aspects of production and patronage, as well as the importance of monuments in the construction and maintenance of soc... .... Learn More -
Discovered in Time: Treasures from Early Wales [Paperback]
Mark Redknap (Author)
£14.99ISBN: 9780720006049
Published by : National Museums & Galleries
Following the success of the British Museum's History of the World in 1000 objects, this beautifully produced book seeks to tell the story of Wales in similar fashion, through 70 artefacts from the National Museum of Wales. Pieces range from th... .... Learn More -
Local, Regional and Ethnic Identities in Early Medieval Cemeteries in Bavaria [Paperback]
Susan Hakenbeck (Author)
£32.00ISBN: 9788878144323
Published by : Edizioni All'Insegna del Giglio
This book examines a group of early medieval cemeteries in Bavaria to draw out the ways in which local, regional and ethnic identities were expressed through funerary practice. A detailed study of grave goods, funerary dress and cemetery organi... .... Learn More -
Sites and Pots: Settlement and Economy in Southern Tuscany (AD300-900) [Paperback]
Emmanuele Vaccaro (Author)
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Adomnan of Iona: Theologian, Lawmaker, Peacemaker [Hardback]
Jonathan M. Wooding (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9781846821028
Published by : Four Courts Press
Eighteen papers which discuss the life and thought of Adomnan, St Columba's great successor as abbot of Iona. Among other aspects they examine his Irish background, his role in the Easter controversy, and his attempts to regulate warfare. Many ... .... Learn More -
European Influence on Celtic Art: Patrons and Artists [Hardback]
Lloyd Laing (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9781846821752
Published by : Four Courts Press
Focusing on the period c.350-1200, during which time the Celtic world was Christianised, Lloyd Laing here returns to the ongoing debates surrounding Celtic art, and provides a useful overview of the various external influences on its style, tec... .... Learn More -
Women and Aristocratic Culture in the Carolingian World [Hardback]
Valerie L. Garver (Author)
£32.95ISBN: 9780801447716
Published by : Cornell Univ Press
Valerie L. Garver offers a fresh appraisal of the cultural and social history of eighth- and ninth-century women. Examining changes in women's lives and in the ways others perceived women during the early Middle Ages, she shows that lay and rel... .... Learn More