Society & Culture

ISBN: 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

ISBN: 9781907605239
Published by : Impress Books
In this slim but charming volume Nicholas Orme presents a selection of childrens poetry from the Middle Ages, linked by useful commentary. There are nonsense rhymes and songs attached to games, insults and jokes, as well as poems written for th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781847920522
Published by : The Bodley Head Ltd.
Chivalry forms a central concept in medieval history, shaping aristocratic ideals, culture and behaviour in society, politics and war. Nigel Saul explores the phenomenon in this engaging history, focusing on England between the No... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503531809
Published by : Brepols
Series: Brepols Collected Essays in European Culture
Volume: 1
Medieval Holy Women in the Christian Tradition offers the first wide-ranging study of the remarkable women who contributed to the efflorescence of female piety and visionary experience in Europe between 1100 and 1500. This volume offers essays by... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503531335
Published by : Brepols
Series: MEDIEVAL CHURCH STUDIES
Volume: 5
The liturgical celebration of the Mass, a multifarious spiritual, artistic, and intellectual manifestation, had a central position in the cultural life of medieval Europe. The 'Gregorian Chants', mostly words from passages of the Old Testament, we... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503522883
Published by : Brepols
Series: Burgundica
Volume: 17
This collection of essays charts the role of women at the Burgundian court by analysing the ways in which medieval women, such as Isabella of Portugal, Margaret of York, Mary of Burgundy, Margaret of Austria made an impact through their physical, ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503528373
Published by : Brepols
This volume contains essays on various aspects of multilingualism in medieval France, Italy, England, and the Low Countries. The fifteen contributions discuss the use of the different vernaculars and Latin in both literary and non-literary con... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780754664215
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
This volume aims to balance the traditional literature available on medieval feuding with an exploration of other aspects of vengeance and culture in the Middle Ages. Geographically, the essays in the volume highlight Western Europe (particula... .... Learn More

ISBN: 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