Archaeology
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The Eucharist in Pre-Norman Ireland [Paperback]
Neil Xavier O'Donoghue (Author)
Regular Price: £47.50
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ISBN: 9780268037321
Published by : University of Notre Dame Press
In addition to reassessing the available texts for the liturgy of the Eucharist in the pre-Norman Irish church this study considers the social dimension of the Eucharist, its treatment in art and architecture, and its treatment as reflected by ... .... Learn More -
Empty Bottles of Gentilism [Hardback]
Francis Oakley (Author)
Regular Price: £38.00
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ISBN: 9780300155389
Published by : Yale University Press
This, the first of a trilogy which will examine the part played by the Middle Ages in the development of modern political thought, examines the Classical inheritance and early medieval theories of kingship and regal sacrality. Oakley argues tha... .... Learn More -
Divorce of Lothar II [Hardback]
K. Heidecker (Author)
Regular Price: £45.00
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ISBN: 9780801439292
Published by : Cornell University Press
The Divorce of Lothar II illuminates the origin and development of Western notions of marriage and divorce and the separation of church and state in the context of a notorious royal divorce in late Carolingian Europe. In 857, Lothar II, king of Lo... .... Learn More -
Rulers and Ruled in Frontier Catalonia, 880-1010 [Hardback]
Jonathan Jarrett (Author)
Regular Price: £50.00
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ISBN: 9780861933099
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
A frontier both between Christianity and Islam and between Francia and the Iberian Peninsula, the region that later became Catalonia was at the heart of the demographic and cultural expansion of the Carolingian empire between the ninth and twel... .... Learn More -
Landscape With Two Saints [Hardback]
Lisa M. Bitel (Author)
Regular Price: £31.49
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ISBN: 9780195336528
Published by : Oxford University Press
This intriguing book examines the multifaceted careers and cults of two fifth and sixth century saints, described by Bitel as "peripatetic, influential women responsible for building prestigious churches". Both saints had a pivotal role in the ... .... Learn More -
Venetian Butrint [Paperback]
A. Crowson (Author)
£12.00ISBN: 9780953555642
Published by : Butrint Foundation
In 1386 Butrint, together with the island of Corfu, was purchased by the Republic of Venice as part of the all-important trade routes through the Adriatic. This splendidly illustrated book investigates one of the most fascinating aspects of Eur... .... Learn More -
The Corpus of Late Celtic Hanging-Bowls [Hardback]
Rupert Bruce-Mitford (Author)
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ISBN: 9780198134107
Published by : Oxford University Press
Oxbow writes: This is the book that was to have been Sutton Hoo Vol 4! It is the great corpus of hanging bowls that was sparked off by Bruce-Mitford's study of the bowls found in the Sutton Hoo burial, but it outgrew that project, and despite B... .... Learn More -
Shifting Landmarks: Property, Proof, and Dispute in Catalonia around the Year 1000 [Hardback]
Jeffrey A. Bowman (Author)
Regular Price: £58.00
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ISBN: 9780801439902
Published by : Cornell University Press
This investigation of squabbles and disputes over property during the 10th and 11th centuries is based on an in-depth analysis of records from Narbonne, an area comprising Catalonia and parts of southern France. Focusing on specific case studie... .... Learn More -
The Art of the Picts: Sculpture and Metalwork in Early Medieval Scotland [Paperback]
George Henderson (Author); Isobel Henderson (Author)
Regular Price: £28.00
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ISBN: 9780500289631
Published by : Thames and Hudson
The abstract and highly decorative art of the Picts has been regarded as undeveloped and provincial by some, although the tradition of enquiry into Pictish art has focused more on dating and tracking the development of the art, rather than inv... .... Learn More -
Mind Intent on God [Paperback]
Douglas Dales (Author)
Regular Price: £8.99
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ISBN: 9781853115707
Published by : Canterbury Press Norwich
A selection of translated prayers poems and prose from the famous Anglo-Saxon scholar and advisor to Charlemagne. Although there is an introduction to Alcuin's life, the texts themselves unfortunately receive very little by way of contextualisa... .... Learn More
