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In "Der Geist des Mittelalters" präsentiert Henry Osborn Taylor eine tiefgehende Analyse der geistigen und kulturellen Strömungen, die das europäische Mittelalter prägten. Taylor erkundet die vielsc……続きを見る

Tras el horror nazi, la historia alemana fue sometida a un drástico proceso de revisión. Según la historiografía dominante, las causas de la tragedia recaerían en la propia Alemania, en su militaris……続きを見る

"The Mediaeval Mind" in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by the American historian Henry Osborn Taylor that features the history of the development of thought and emotion in the Middle Ages.……続きを見る

This volume includes seventeen essays on Byzantine monasticism, focusing on the 9th to 15th centuries. Envisaged as a companion Variorum volume to Talbot's Women and Religious Life in Byzantium (200……続きを見る

Philosophy in the medieval Latin West before 1200 is often thought to have been dominated by Platonism. The articles in this volume question this view, by cataloguing, describing and investigating t……続きを見る

In the period following the collapse of the Carolingian Empire up to the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), the episcopate everywhere in Europe experienced substantial and important change, brought abou……続きを見る

At last available in English, this classic text was originally published in Germany in 1951 and has been continuously in print since then. Gunter Bandmann analyzes the architecture of societies in w……続きを見る

In this book, Julia Bolton Holloway makes use of primary materials in documents, manuscripts and stone monuments in Florence, to place Dante's literary career in its rich context. Dante and His Circ……続きを見る

"The Mediaeval Mind" in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by the American historian Henry Osborn Taylor that features the history of the development of thought and emotion in the Middle Ages.……続きを見る

In "The Mediaeval Mind," Henry Osborn Taylor embarks on a thorough exploration of the intellectual landscape of the Middle Ages, illuminating the complexities of medieval thought and culture. With i……続きを見る

John Barbour's 'The Bruce' is a poetic account of the life and legacy of Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland. Written in Middle Scots, the book showcases Barbour's skill in blending historical narrat……続きを見る

The third edition of Crusader Archaeology updates previous editions to include coverage of important recent work in the field. It examines what life was like for European settlers and travellers to ……続きを見る

I cistercensi sono considerati il primo ordine religioso della storia. Sorto alla fine dell'XI secolo, ebbe un rapido successo grazie a una visione positiva del futuro e alle soluzioni innovative ch……続きを見る

From Giotto’s artistic revolution at the dawn of the fourteenth century to the scientific discoveries of Galileo in the early seventeenth, this book explores the cultural developments of one of the ……続きを見る

A highly illustrated account of one of the major battles of Italy's 13th century wars, immortalized in the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri who was one of the combatants. Campaldino is one of the im……続きを見る

The colourful, enthralling story of the Russo-Mongol battle of Kulikovo, involving: the killing of a Muscovite prince (only for it to turn out to be a body double) and an unexpected ambush to turn l……続きを見る

A Europa e a Cristandade, corriam sério risco com o avanço dos muçulmanos. A Igreja Católica knew that para seu fortalecimento no velho continente, também dependia de impedir o progresso dos árabes ……続きを見る

While most works on Nicholas of Cusa concentrate either on his early career as author of the monumental 'Catholic Concordance' or on his later career as writer of remarkable philosophical/theologica……続きを見る

Giovanni Boccaccio's 'The Decameron' is a masterful collection of one hundred tales, framed within the context of the Black Death that ravaged 14th-century Europe. Presented as a narrative of ten yo……続きを見る

New essays examining Bohemia as a key European context for understanding Chaucer's poetry. Chaucer never went to Bohemia but Bohemia came to him when, in 1382, King Richard II of England married Ann……続きを見る

Constance of France: Womanhood and Agency in Twelfth-Century Europe is a biography of Constance of France, sister of King Louis VII of France. Myra Bom recovers Constance’s life story and puts it in……続きを見る

This volume is the first book to focus specifically on the topic of comparative glossing. It brings together new research on glossing practices from traditions in both the West and East Asia, with a……続きを見る

The Stewart Dynasty in Scotland series aims to bring the rich political heritage of late medieval and early modern Scotland before as wide a reading public as possible, with specialist authors writi……続きを見る

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a p……続きを見る

This edition presents the recently rediscovered episcopal cartulary of Auxerre, composed in the 1280s but assumed lost since the French Revolution. Along with confirmations by popes, quarrel settlem……続きを見る

The complete 6-volume work, which covers from the reign of Marcus Aurelius to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Plus "Memoirs of My Life and Writing" by Edward Gibbon, and "Gibbon" by James Cotter……続きを見る

This book examines the Danish Empire, which for over four hundred years stretched from Northern Norway to Hamburg and was feared by small German principalities to the South. Evolving over time, it h……続きを見る

Este libro se propone reflexionar sobre los procesos de ascenso social y su relación con los periodos de crisis política. El campo de estudio se sitúa en la Castilla medieval y en la profunda crisis……続きを見る

In 1895 twenty-six-year-old Bridget Cleary disappeared from her house in rural Tipperary. At first, some said that the fairies had taken her into their stronghold in a nearby hill, from where she wo……続きを見る

Read the thrilling, tempestuous story of the 'first' Queen of England. Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror, was the first woman to be crowned Queen of England and formally recognised as such by h……続きを見る