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Grey Eminence(2005) HUXLEY, ALDOUSA gripping biography by the author of Brave New WorldThe life of Father Joseph, Cardinal Richelieu's aide, was a shocking paradox. After spending his days directing operations on the battlefield, Father Joseph would pass the night in prayer, or in composiVezava: Mehka14,01 €
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Christians and Jews in Angevin England(2016)The shocking massacre of the Jews in York, 1190, is here re-examined in its historical context along with the circumstances and processes through which Christian and Jewish neighbours became enemies and victims.Vezava: Mehka66,63 €
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The Medieval Tailor's Assistant: Common Garments 1100-1480(2015) SARAH THURSFIELDVezava: Mehka46,26 €
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Beast Within(2022) SALISBURY, JOYCE E. (PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY, USA)The third edition of The Beast Within has been updated throughout to include current scholarship, new discussion of definitions, and fresh perspectives on critical animal theory that places animals, rather than humans, at the center of the discourse.Vezava: Mehka72,22 €
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Magic in the Middle Ages(2021) KIECKHEFER, RICHARD (NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, ILLINOIS)This revised and expanded edition surveys the growth and development of magic in medieval times. Examining its relationship with religion, science, philosophy, art, literature and politics, Richard Kieckhefer sheds light on the different types of magic thVezava: Mehka38,02 €
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Book of Margery Kempe(2015) KEMPE, MARGERYThe Book of Margery Kempe is the extraordinary account of a medieval wife, mother, and mystic. The earliest autobiography in English, It describes Kempe's transformation from businesswoman to pilgrim, her visions, hostile encounters with clergy and travelVezava: Mehka14,01 €
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Shaping the Archive in Late Medieval England(2017) NOVACICH, SARAH ELLIOTT (RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NEW JERSEY)Tracing three episodes in sacred history - the loss of Eden, the loading of Noah's Ark, and the Harrowing of Hell - Sarah Elliott Novacich shows how medieval writers and artists pondered ways of preserving and transmitting the past, and considered the pleVezava: Trda103,25 €
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Anglo-Saxon Farms and Farming(2020) BANHAM, DEBBY (AFFILIATED LECTURER, AFFILIATED LECTURER, DEPT OF ANGLO-SAXON, NORSE AND CELTIC, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE),FAITH, ROSAMOND (VISITING FELLOW, VISITING FELLOW, KELLOGG COLLEGE, OXFORD)A study of farming in England before the Norman Conquest, in a period before trade was an important way of making a living, exploring what tools and methods were used in Anglo-Saxon farming, what kind of livestock was kept, and what crops were grown.Vezava: Mehka82,76 €
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Icons of Sound(2022)Icons of Sound: Voice, Architecture and Imagination in Medieval Art brings together art history and sound studies to offer new perspectives on medieval churches and cathedrals as spaces where the perception of the visual is inherently shaped by sound.Vezava: Mehka75,24 €
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England(2022) DEARY, TERRYReaders can discover all the foul facts about England, includingwhich monk tried to pinch the devil's nose with a pair of tongs,why some people in the Middle Ages ate dove droppings and which Englishking was accused of being a werewolf.Vezava: Mehka12,61 €
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Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome(2021) WATTS, EDWARD J. (ALKIVIADIS VASSILIADIS ENDOWED CHAIR AND PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, ALKIVIADIS VASSILIADIS ENDOWED CHAIR AND PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UCSD)Vezava: Trda52,25 €
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Tree Experts(2021) JOHNSTON, MARKAn expert exploration of the history of professional arboriculture in Britain from the Roman period to the present day.Vezava: Trda87,83 €
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Ladies of Magna Carta(2020) BENNETT CONNOLLY, SHARONLadies of Magna Carta examines the impact and influence that women had on the Baron's Rebellion and the production of the Magna Carta. Focuses on the roles played by the women of the great families whose influences and experiences have reached far beyondVezava: Trda35,05 €
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Mother's Manual for the Women of Ferrara – A Fifteenth–Century Guide to Pregnancy and Pediatrics(2022) SAVONAROLA, MICHELE,ZUCCOLIN, GABRIELLA,MARAFIOTI, MARTINVezava: Mehka77,00 €