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This is the first study to bring together all twenty-nine extant copies of the medieval Commentary on the Apocalypse, which was originally written by Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana. John Williams, a……続きを見る

In "Penal Methods of the Middle Ages: Criminals, Witches, Lunatics," George Burnham Ives meticulously examines the draconian punitive measures employed during this turbulent period of history. Throu……続きを見る

In "Bygone Punishments," William Andrews intricately explores the historical evolution of punitive measures from ancient times to the early modern period. The book is marked by Andrews' meticulous r……続きを見る

**An extraordinary and beautifully illustrated exploration of the medieval world through twelve manuscripts, from one of the world's leading experts. Winner of The Wolfson History Prize and The Duff……続きを見る

Two Medieval Toll Registers from Tarascon presents an edition, translation, and discussion of two vernacular toll registers from fourteenth and fifteenth-century Provence. These two registers are a ……続きを見る

Written in AD 731, Bede's work opens with a background sketch of Roman Britain's geography and history. It goes on to tell of the kings and bishops, monks and nuns who helped to develop Anglo-Saxon ……続きを見る

Step back in time with Karen Maitland, author of the much-loved Company of Liars, as she explores some true-crime cases of murderous children throughout history. In Wicked Children: Murderous Tales ……続きを見る

The Life and Miracles of St. William of Norwich is the medieval hagiography written in 1173. It tells the life story of a real personality, known as William of Norwich, that was supposedly tortured ……続きを見る

In "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury," Julia Cartwright embarks on a meticulous exploration of one of England's most storied pilgrimage routes. The text is characterized by its rich d……続きを見る

This book re-evaluates the prevailing notion that Jews in medieval Christian Europe lived under an appalling regime of ecclesiastical limitation, governmental exploitation and expropriation, and unc……続きを見る

Recorded over six centuries ago, the teachings of the 14th-century Master-at-Arms Johannes Liechtenauer have been given new life by a world-wide community of modern swordsmen and women, fascinated b……続きを見る

This book is open access under a CC-BY 4.0 license. This book examines social and medical responses to the disfigured face in early medieval Europe, arguing that the study of head and facial injurie……続きを見る

In "Penal Methods of the Middle Ages: Criminals, Witches, Lunatics," George Burnham Ives provides a meticulous examination of the punitive systems employed during a tumultuous era marked by supersti……続きを見る

William Sime's "History of the Inquisition from Its Establishment Till the Present Time" offers a comprehensive analysis of one of the most controversial institutions in European history. The text i……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook collection of Charles Coffin's works is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Seat of Empire The Story of Liberty Old Times in……続きを見る

In "Legends of the Middle Ages," H. A. Guerber artfully weaves an anthology that captures the vibrant tapestry of medieval legend and folklore. The book eloquently recounts tales of chivalry, herois……続きを見る

Jews and Converts in Late Medieval Castile examines the ways in which Jewish-Christian relations evolved in Castile, taking account of social, cultural, and religious factors that affected the two c……続きを見る

A fearless defender of the last Christian Anglo-Saxon kingdom left standing, after all other kingdoms were brutally conquered by the pagan Viking Danes, King Alfred the Great (841-899 AD) was a cour……続きを見る

Excavations at Collingbourne Ducis revealed almost the full extent of a late 5th–7th century cemetery first recorded in 1974, providing one of the largest samples of burial remains from Anglo-Saxon ……続きを見る

For historians of the Wars of the Roses William Shakespeare is both a curse and a blessing: a curse because he immortalized Tudor spin on fifteenth-century civil wars that helped justify Elizabeth I……続きを見る

From Halakhic innovation to blood libels, from the establishment of new mendicant orders to the institutionalization of Islamicate bureaucracy, and from the development of the inquisitorial process ……続きを見る

“Dead Man's Plack and An Old Thorn” was written by Argentinian naturalist W. H. Hudson and was first published in 1920. It contains two essays by Hudson, both of which are written in beautiful prose……続きを見る

The flowering of Gothic architecture depended to a striking extent on the use of drawing as a tool of design. By drawing precise "blueprints" with simple tools such as the compass and straightedge, ……続きを見る

The Arma Christi, the cluster of objects associated with Christ’s Passion, was one of the most familiar iconographic devices of European medieval and early modern culture. From the weapons used to t……続きを見る

The Old French ’Rothelin’ Continuation of William of Tyre’s Historia provides one of the best contemporary narratives of the history of the crusades and of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in the mid-……続きを見る

Arthur S. Turberville details the Vatican's doctrine underlying the violent Roman Inquisition, which was used to suppress all opponents to the Roman Catholic Church's well-established religion. This……続きを見る

The Politics of Law in Late Medieval and Renaissance Italy features original contributions by international scholars on the fortieth anniversary of the publication of Lauro Martines' Lawyers and Sta……続きを見る

This book breaks with three common scholarly barriers of periodization, discipline and geography in its exploration of the related themes of heresy, magic and witchcraft. It sets aside constructed c……続きを見る

The witch, the vampire and the werewolf endure in modern horror. These "old monsters" have their origins in Aristotle as studied in the universities of medieval Europe, where Christian scholars reco……続きを見る

This book is an attempt at defining the genre of medieval film by describing its features and analyzing its effects and their significance, there being few works presently available that work toward……続きを見る