anne - Medieval 2

Le combat de Pèire Autier, notaire à Ax en Ariège, pour faire renaître l'Eglise cathare, cinquante ans après Monségur, entre 1300 et 1310. 1300, le bûcher de Montségur n'est pas oublié et l'insouten……続きを見る

Katherine of Alexandria was a major object of devotion within medieval Europe, ranking second only to the Virgin Mary in the canon of female saints. Yet despite her undoubted importance, relatively ……続きを見る

The year 2000 witnessed the 900th anniversary of the birth of Adrian IV, the only Englishman to sit on the papal throne. His short pontificate of four and a half years, distracted by crisis and cont……続きを見る

This volume is comprised of thirteen essays that explore penitential teachings and practices from the late fifteenth to the early seventeenth centuries in Western Europe and its colonies. Together t……続きを見る

Originally published in 1988, The Protean Text looks at the shifting evolution of medieval texts and how changing social and aesthetic values were depicted in the literature of the period. The book ……続きを見る

"La guaritrice è un magistrale romanzo storico ambientato in un Medioevo inedito, allo stesso tempo realistico e magico." 21 luglio 1098. Bermersheim, Germania meridionale. In un’estate torrida e af……続きを見る

This previously unpublished chronicle from the mid-fifteenth century covers the English wars in France from 1415 to 1429. It is highly unusual in that it was written by two soldiers, Peter Basset an……続きを見る

A remarkable and very important unpublished chronicle written by two soldiers, covering in detail the English campaigns in France from 1415 to 1429. It lists many individuals who served in the war, ……続きを見る

There can be no doubt that military conflict between France and England dominated European history in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. This war is of considerable interest both because of its……続きを見る

Let's travel in time together, a thousand or so years back, and meet Viking women in their hearth-lit world. How did these medieval viragoes live, love and die? How can we encounter them as flesh-an……続きを見る

Drawing on Arabic, English, French, Irish, Latin and Spanish sources, the essays share a focus on the body’s productive capacity – whether expressed through the flesh’s materiality, or through its r……続きを見る

Ever since the discovery of his lost grave in Leicester, the eyes of the world have been drawn to the twists and turns surrounding England’s King Richard III… Annette Carson, acclaimed author and ex……続きを見る

The medieval historian who revealed The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code uncloaks the Templars. In the year 1119, these noblemen found their calling as protectors of the faithful on a dangerous……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Around the year 1049, William, Duke of Normandy and future conqueror of England, raced to the palace of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders. The count’s eldest daughter, Matilda, ……続きを見る

The analysis of silk is a fascinating topic for research in itself but here, focusing on the 9th and 10th centuries, Marianne Vedeler takes a closer look at the trade routes and the organization of ……続きを見る

This book explores views of the natural world in the late Middle Ages, especially as expressed in Livre de chasse (Book of the Hunt), the most influential hunting book of the era. It shows that kill……続きを見る

Acclaimed author Annette Carson continues her Richard III studies by concentrating on his brief protectorate while he was still Duke of Gloucester. Until now traditionally misrepresented, his office……続きを見る

Women in Frankish Society is a careful and thorough study of women and their roles in the Merovingian and Carolingian periods of the Middle Ages. During the 5th through 9th centuries, Frankish socie……続きを見る

Moving with the Magdalen is the first art-historical book dedicated to the cult of Mary Magdalen in the late medieval Alps. Its seven case study chapters focus on the artworks commissioned for key c……続きを見る

The Southern Tang was one of China’s minor dynasties and one of the great states in China in the tenth century. Although often regarded as one of several states preceding the much better known Song ……続きを見る

The Origins of the Consumer Revolution in England explores the rise of consumerism from the end of the medieval period through to the beginning of the nineteenth century. The book takes a detailed l……続きを見る

La última batalla de la guerra de los cien años en la Dordoña: esta publicación suministra una sinopsis de los acontecimientos históricos y sus contextos junto a la introducción al espectáculo en Ca……続きを見る

Den italienske humanist Laurentius Valla (1407-1457) er en af de største skikkelser inden for den italienske renæssance. Johannes Clausen fortæller om Laurentius Vallas omflakkende liv, hans stormfu……続きを見る

"Mange vil huske barndommens leg med hullesten og erindre, hvordan man med strandens fladsten helst skulle kunne slå fem smut ud over vandet, for slet ikke at tale om de spændende lettere kriminelle……続きを見る

"Vor oprindelse" er intet mindre end et værk om menneskehedens historie. Bogen er en del af Johannes V. Jensens serie om evolution, som han arbejdede på i perioden 1923 og frem til sin død i 1950. F……続きを見る

Das Schicksal der Altieri Familie im Rom der Frühen Neuzeit zeigt beispielhaft die soziokulturelle Entwicklung　 Roms, des Papsttums und deren Wirkungskreise in Italien und Europa. Die Aufarbeitung ……続きを見る

Islam er den yngste af de store verdensreligioner, men det gør den bestemt ikke mindre interessant. "Profeten Muhammed" er skrevet til enhver, der har interesse for islam og for religionshistorie ge……続きを見る

De islandske sagaer er fortalt af mænd og handler primært om mænd. I "Kvinden i Sagatiden" fortæller Johannes V. Jensen kvindernes historier fra fordums tid. Med udgangspunkt i sagalitteraturen skil……続きを見る

The love of learning and the cultivation of a literary culture are central to the charism of Benedictine monasticism, and the Order of St. Benedict has produced countless illustrious authors over it……続きを見る

Wie lebten die Byzantiner vor über 1000 Jahren? Was aßen und tranken sie? Welches Handwerk übten sie aus? Wo verbrachte die Bevölkerung ihre Freizeit? Wie sah die Einrichtung eines einfachen Hauses ……続きを見る