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The church permeated the life of medieval towns, and was the inspiration for the towns most important building. This work looks at how the role of the urban church can be understood.
The "Templar of Tyre" is the third and longest section of a 14th-century chronicle known as the "Gestes des Chiprois". Written by a Cypriot... Læs mere
This book examines the emergence of the European art market from the late middle ages to the early 19th century, including changing demand patterns and conditions of artistic creativity.
Examining the vast literature in which warrior saints figure, Christopher Walter provides an extensive study of warrior saints in the Byzantine... Læs mere
The first part of a detailed guide, revealing how technological traditions from the Graeco-Roman world, Persia, India and above all China made a massive contribution to siege warfare techniques.
This book covers all the major sites of the period on the subcontinent - including the fabled seven medieval cities on the site of the present-day city of Delhi.
Using eyewitness accounts and original artwork, a stunning description of a vicious and brutal life.
Warwick the Kingmaker was a 15th-century celebrity; a military hero, self-publicist and populist. For twelve years, he was the... Læs mere
A fascinating, illustrated account of the betrayal of Byzantium, the clash of Western and Eastern Christian factions and the sacking of Constantinople.
The Dark Age of Britain, from the middle of the 4th century to the end of the 8th, was a time of violence and warfare, when charismatic warlords such as... Læs mere
In the 15th and 16th centuries the Portuguese built a vast trading empire that stretched from Brazil to India and from Lisbon to Nagasaki. The men who spearheaded this extraordinary transformation are the subject of this engaging book.
This illustrated environmental history of rural life in Northern England and the Scottish Borders in the late medieval... Læs mere