wired - Medieval 7

This book explores accounts in the Sagas of Icelanders of encounters with foreign peoples, both abroad and in Iceland, who are portrayed according to stereotypes which vary depending on their origin……続きを見る

This volume offers 18 studies linked together by a common focus on the circulation and reception of motifs and beliefs in the field of folklore, magic, and witchcraft. The chapters traverse a broad ……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1949, analyses the thread of Christian anti-authority thought that runs through protests and revolts from the first days of Christianity to modern times. It examines so……続きを見る

The landscape of the north-east of Scotland ranges from wild mountains to undulating farmlands; from cosy, quaint fishing coves to long, sandy bays. This landscape witnessed the death of MacBeth, th……続きを見る

Threatened Knowledge discusses the practices of knowing, not-knowing, and not wanting to know from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. In times of "fake news", processes of forgetting and prac……続きを見る

Dans "Scènes historiques.... Série 6", Henriette de Witt nous plonge au cœur d'épisodes marquants de l'histoire, traités avec une érudition remarquable et un style littéraire raffiné. Ce livre se di……続きを見る

This is a book that explores the nature of sainthood in a region at the margins of medieval Latin Christendom. Defining the model of sanctity that characterized Transylvania between the fourteenth a……続きを見る

In Freedom's Cause: A Story of Wallace and Bruce is the gripping tale of the 13th century rebellion of the people of Scotland. Though time has burnished the feats of these great heroes, Wallace and ……続きを見る

The conflict between England and France in the 14th and 15th centuries never ceases to fascinate. This stimulating edited collection, inspired by the Problems in Focus volume originally published in……続きを見る

Since it first appeared over 500 years ago, the Elucidation of Necromancy (Lucidarium artis Nigromantice) and the closely related Heptameron have become essential guides for individuals seeking to c……続きを見る

Le gesta e le imprese dei normanni, il loro lento viaggio alla conquista dell’Italia meridionale in un racconto storico divertito che scorre agile e veloce, coinvolgente come un romanzo, appassionan……続きを見る

The essays collected here celebrate mark the distinguished career of Professor W. Mark Ormrod, reflecting the vibrancy and range of his scholarship on the structures, personalities and culture of ru……続きを見る

This detailed biography offers a reappraisal of the career of Robert Curthose, William the Conqueror's eldest son and duke of Normandy from 1087 to 1106, locating the duke's career in the social, cu……続きを見る

Chronicle of the Kings of England comprehensively details the history of the English people from their earliest days to the middle of the 12th century. Borrowing largely from Bede, William details E……続きを見る

At the time of his death in 1998, at the age of 47, Norman Calder had become the most widely-discussed scholar in his field. This was largely focused on his monograph, Studies in Early Muslim Jurisp……続きを見る

This is an analysis of the Domesday Book from the perspective of a surveyor and valuer. Most of the logistical problems encountered by the Domesday surveyors are universal. The main aim of this work……続きを見る

The Medieval Postcolonial Jew, In and Out of Time studies violent temporal clashes that are written into the medieval vision of annus domini [the year of our Lord]. Christian temporality represents ……続きを見る

KEY POINTS: • Illustrated with 40 colour images and written in an accessible and engaging style • An inspiring portrait of an important Jewish medieval woman and her Jewish and Christian world • Exp……続きを見る

This book is the first full-length biography of Joan of Navarre, a fascinating royal woman who became duchess of Brittany and queen consort of England through her two marriages in 1386 and 1403 resp……続きを見る

Dorchester-on-Thames and its abbey have been subjects of antiquarian interest for more than 450 years, and during that time much has been written about them. They are, however, still far from being ……続きを見る

Major sites such as Hamwic and Dorestad typically dominate any discussion of early medieval trade and emporia - this study is altogether atypical in many ways. Comprising nineteen papers taken from ……続きを見る

Beer and Brewing in Medieval Culture and Contemporary Medievalism is a cross-cultural analysis of the role that alcohol consumption played in literature, social and cultural history, and gender role……続きを見る

Throughout history rivers have been a hub for human settlement and have long been a key part of local livelihoods, history and culture, as well as still playing a present-day role in providing servi……続きを見る

This volume examines the library of the Abbasid caliphs, known as "The House of Wisdom" ("Bayt al-Hikma"), exploring how this important institution has been misconceived by scholars’. This book plac……続きを見る

Im 10. Jahrhundert war die große Zeit der karolingischen Könige vorüber. Jetzt regierten die sächsischen Ottonen das ostfränkische Reich und stiegen zur Vormacht in Europa auf. Da musste zur Legitim……続きを見る

Jewish Life in Medieval Spain is a detailed exploration of the Jewish experience in medieval Spain from the dawn of Sephardic society in the ninth century to the expulsion of 1492. An important cont……続きを見る

Il secondo volume dell’appassionante saga dei normanni in Italia, l’età d’oro della Sicilia di Ruggero e Federico II, le meraviglie architettoniche, l’inconfutabile testimonianza di un’epoca di illu……続きを見る

Custom was fundamental to medieval legal practice. Whether in a property dispute or a trial for murder, the aggrieved and accused would go to lay court where cases were resolved according to custom.……続きを見る

Marriage for Medieval kings was about politics, power and the provision of legitimate heirs. Mistresses were about love, lust and possession. It was a world that included kidnap, poison, murder, vio……続きを見る

This book provides an annotated source edition of the only two extant documents related to the sorcery trial brought against Pes de Guoythie and Condesse de Beheythie in Lower Navarre, in 1370. It p……続きを見る