c 1000 CE to c 1500
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c 1000 CE to c 1500
Paperback. The truth of Chan Buddhism - better known as "Zen" - is regularly said to be beyond language, and yet Chan authors - medieval and modern - produced an enormous quantity of literature over the centuries. To make sense of this paradox, this book explores several genres of Chan literature that appeared during the Tang and Song dynasties (c 600-1300). Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; HRAX; HREZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 291 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284074
- ISBN
- 9780520284074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67
Paperback. The Norman Conquest was more than an English phenomenon, for Wales, Scotland and Normandy were all deeply affected by it too. This book encompasses these wider British and French perspectives to offer a fresh, clear and concise introduction to the events which propelled the two nations into the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 392 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405811552
- ISBN
- 9781405811552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.98
€ 50.99
€ 50.98
Paperback. Explains what life was like in the most immediate way, through taking readers, to the middle ages, and showing various things from the horrors of leprosy and war to the ridiculous excesses of roasted larks and haute couture. Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Edition
- 18th Impression
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845950996
- ISBN
- 9781845950996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. The First Crusade is one of the best-known and most written-about events in history. This book intends to address the history of the First Crusade from the perspective of the east, examining the role of the Byzantine Empire and its ruler, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099555032
- ISBN
- 9780099555032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. Using a variety of documentary, narrative and normative sources, this title explores the growth of reading audiences in a pre-print culture. It examines the accessibility and profile of libraries. It looks at popular reading practices, often associated with the notion of the illicit. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1HBE; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748677344
- ISBN
- 9780748677344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.19
€ 36.99
€ 33.19
Paperback. The Nibelungenlied is the greatest medieval German heroic poem, a revenge saga on an epic scale, which tells how dragon-slayer Sivrit acquires the priceless hoard of the dwarvish Nibelungs, and of the tragic conflict between Kriemhilt and Hagen. This is the first prose translation for over forty years, with full introductory materials. Translator(s): Edwards, Cyril. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3H; AVGC; AVH; DCF; DSBB; FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199238545
- ISBN
- 9780199238545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.00
€ 15.99
€ 13.00
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408270509
- ISBN
- 9781408270509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.33
€ 58.33
Paperback. A classic of Christian spirituality and a famous meditation on the love of God and his presence in suffering, with an introduction by A. N. Wilson. Series: Christian Classics Library. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HRCS1; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281077076
- ISBN
- 9780281077076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.87
€ 19.87
Paperback. Tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the greatest power in the Mediterranean - an epic five hundred year voyage that encompassed crusade and trade, plague, sea battles and colonial adventure. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571245956
- ISBN
- 9780571245956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.80
€ 17.99
€ 12.80
Paperback. The figure of the medieval cook revealed, in the context of time and circumstance. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19, 19 black & white illustrations, 19 black and white. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838265
- ISBN
- 9781843838265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.80
€ 33.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 442 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HRAX; HRC; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. .
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226345222
- ISBN
- 9780226345222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67
Paperback. A collection of materials on the battle of Hastings, one of the most significant battles in European history. It includes primary sources for the battle, including pictorial, and seminal accounts of the battle by the major historians. It also describes the political situation in western Europe in the mid-eleventh century, and the events of 1066. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382. Sources and Interpretations. Series: Warfare in History. 264 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. A collection of materials on the battle of Hastings, one of the most significant battles in European history. It includes primary sources for the battle, including pictorial, and seminal accounts of the battle by the major historians. It also describes the political situation in western Europe in the mid-eleventh century, and the events of 1066. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWL. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 17. Weight: 392.
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1999 Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851156194
- ISBN
- 9780851156194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.20
€ 32.99
€ 28.20
paperback. All over Europe, from Westminster to Rouen, the cathedrals of the Middle Ages still stand. This book explores the world of the medieval master mason. How were these structures built when only primitive machinery was available? Who initiated and designed them? Who built and paid for them? Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 182 illustrations, 44 in colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; AMN; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- THAMES HUDSON
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500300527
- ISBN
- 9780500300527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.77
€ 10.99
€ 9.77
Paperback. How did the patronage activities of India's Vijayanagara Empire (c. 1346-1565) influence Hindu sectarian identities? The author argues that the Vijayanagara court was selective in its patronage of religious institutions. She focuses on the career of the Hindu intellectual and monastic leader Vyasatirtha. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 230 pages, 9 b/w, 6 maps, 1 line art. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3H; 3JB; HBJF; HBLC1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291836
- ISBN
- 9780520291836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138885431
- ISBN
- 9781138885431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.33
€ 58.33
Paperback. Steve Goodchild's gripping account of the fighting at Tewksbury, and of the politics and intrigue that led to it, is the first to take fully into account the landscape of the West Country over which the opposing armies marched and the terrain on which they fought. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844151905
- ISBN
- 9781844151905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.47
€ 19.99
€ 15.47
Paperback. This volume presents translations of a selection of the letters sent by crusaders and pilgrims from Asia Minor, Syria and Palestine. There are accounts of all the great events from the triumph of the capture of Jerusalem in 1099 to the disasters of Hattin in 1187 and the loss of Acre in 1291. Series Editor(s): Barber, Professor Malcolm; Edbury, Professor Peter W.; Hamilton, Professor Bernard; Housley, Professor Norman; Jackson, Professor Peter. Series: Crusade Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 206 pages, Includes 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBP; 1FBS; 3H; BJ; HBJF; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472413932
- ISBN
- 9781472413932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.65
€ 54.65
Paperback. This book offers a rich and exciting new way of thinking about the Italian Renaissance. Num Pages: 648 pages, 33 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521719384
- ISBN
- 9780521719384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 39.04
€ 42.99
€ 39.04
Hardback. A full and comprehensive survey of the development of the Cistercian Order which emerged from the tumultuous intellectual and religious fervour of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Series: Monastic Orders. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8, 8 black and white. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616. Series: Monastic Orders. 256 pages, 8, 8 black and white. A full and comprehensive survey of the development of the Cistercian Order which emerged from the tumultuous intellectual and religious fervour of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HRCX8. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 23. Weight: 526.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836674
- ISBN
- 9781843836674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.14
€ 72.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143127147
- ISBN
- 9780143127147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.55
€ 19.99
€ 17.55