The Adriatic has long occupied a liminal position between different cultures, languages and faiths. This book offers the first synthesis of its history between the seventh and the mid-fifteenth century, a period coinciding with the existence of the Byzantine Empire which, as heir to the ...
The Adriatic has long occupied a liminal position between different cultures, languages and faiths. This book offers the first synthesis of its history between the seventh and the mid-fifteenth century, a period coinciding with the existence of the Byzantine Empire which, as heir to the ...
Henry VIII's wives, his watershed break with Rome, Mary's 'bloody' persecution of Protestants and Elizabeth's fearless reign have been immortalised in history books and the public consciousness. This book widens the scope of established historiography by examining the dynamics of Tudor power ...
Henry VIII's wives, his watershed break with Rome, Mary's 'bloody' persecution of Protestants and Elizabeth's fearless reign have been immortalised in history books and the public consciousness. This book widens the scope of established historiography by examining the dynamics of Tudor power ...
Edward II's reign presents the dramatic narrative of a wilful king who faced baronial resistance and suffered military failures in both Scotland and France before losing his throne and his life. At the same time, it is a reign of considerable institutional and ideological ...
Edward II's reign presents the dramatic narrative of a wilful king who faced baronial resistance and suffered military failures in both Scotland and France before losing his throne and his life. At the same time, it is a reign of considerable institutional and ideological ...
Similar in size and in duration, the Chinese and the Roman empires ruled half the world's population at the time of their co-existence. But what did they know about each other? In China and the Roman Orient Friedrich Hirth uses linguistic, geographical and historical ...
Similar in size and in duration, the Chinese and the Roman empires ruled half the world's population at the time of their co-existence. But what did they know about each other? In China and the Roman Orient Friedrich Hirth uses linguistic, geographical and historical ...
The innovative city culture of Florence was the crucible within which Renaissance ideas first caught fire. With its soaring cathedral dome and its classically-inspired palaces and piazzas, it is perhaps the finest single expression of a society that is still at its heart an urban ...
The innovative city culture of Florence was the crucible within which Renaissance ideas first caught fire. With its soaring cathedral dome and its classically-inspired palaces and piazzas, it is perhaps the finest single expression of a society that is still at its heart an urban ...
In early Christianity it was established that every church should have a light burning on the altar at all times. In this unique study, Eternal light and earthly concerns, looks at the material and social consequences of maintaining these 'eternal' lights. It investigates how the ...
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In early Christianity it was established that every church should have a light burning on the altar at all times. In this unique study, Eternal light and earthly concerns, looks at the material and social consequences of maintaining these 'eternal' lights. It investigates how the ...
Winner of the 2022 Dan David Prize for outstanding scholarship that illuminates the past and seeks to anchor public discourse in a deeper understanding of history Winner of the 2023 Medieval Academy of America Monica H. Green Prize for Distinguished Medieval Research In Middle Eastern ...
Winner of the 2022 Dan David Prize for outstanding scholarship that illuminates the past and seeks to anchor public discourse in a deeper understanding of history Winner of the 2023 Medieval Academy of America Monica H. Green Prize for Distinguished Medieval Research In Middle Eastern ...
This fully updated and expanded edition of The Crusades: A History provides an authoritative exploration of one of the most significant topics in medieval and religious history. From the First Crusade right up to the present day, Jonathan Riley-Smith and Susanna Throop investigate the phenomenon ...
This fully updated and expanded edition of The Crusades: A History provides an authoritative exploration of one of the most significant topics in medieval and religious history. From the First Crusade right up to the present day, Jonathan Riley-Smith and Susanna Throop investigate the phenomenon ...
Prototipo de lo que fueron los barones del reino de Jerusalén durante el siglo xII, Balian de Ibelin puede ser considerado como uno de los personajes de mayor relevancia del periodo histórico de las Cruzadas. Con un profundo conocimiento de las fuentes documentales y cronísticas ...
Prototipo de lo que fueron los barones del reino de Jerusalén durante el siglo xII, Balian de Ibelin puede ser considerado como uno de los personajes de mayor relevancia del periodo histórico de las Cruzadas. Con un profundo conocimiento de las fuentes documentales y cronísticas ...
An exciting and richly detailed new history of the Silk Road that tells how it became more important as a route for diplomacy than for trade
The King's Road offers a new interpretation of the history of the Silk Road, emphasizing its importance as ...
An exciting and richly detailed new history of the Silk Road that tells how it became more important as a route for diplomacy than for trade
The King's Road offers a new interpretation of the history of the Silk Road, emphasizing its importance as ...
Our understanding of life in the early Middle Ages is dominated by Christian churches and monasteries. It is their records and libraries which have survived the centuries, to tell us how the clerics, monks, and nuns who lived and worked within their walls experienced the ...
Our understanding of life in the early Middle Ages is dominated by Christian churches and monasteries. It is their records and libraries which have survived the centuries, to tell us how the clerics, monks, and nuns who lived and worked within their walls experienced the ...
La Edad Media fue una época especialmente difícil para las mujeres, sin embargo nos regalaron un legado de sabiduría, conocimiento y grandeza del que poco a poco vamos descubriendo su profundidad e importancia. Cristina de Pizán, Hildegarda de Bingen, Sabine von Steinbach, Jacoba Félicié, Beatriz ...
La Edad Media fue una época especialmente difícil para las mujeres, sin embargo nos regalaron un legado de sabiduría, conocimiento y grandeza del que poco a poco vamos descubriendo su profundidad e importancia. Cristina de Pizán, Hildegarda de Bingen, Sabine von Steinbach, Jacoba Félicié, Beatriz ...
Un itinerario nella cultura medievale, attraverso luoghi oggi tanto distanti quanto allora vicini al punto da rendere comune il dialogo tra un arabo di Córdoba e un monaco di Bamberga.
L’Europa nel Medioevo era un mondo aperto, varcato e attraversato da migliaia di uomini ...
Un itinerario nella cultura medievale, attraverso luoghi oggi tanto distanti quanto allora vicini al punto da rendere comune il dialogo tra un arabo di Córdoba e un monaco di Bamberga.
L’Europa nel Medioevo era un mondo aperto, varcato e attraversato da migliaia di uomini ...
La storia prende forma al sommesso crepitare delle candele di cera
'Secoli bui' è l’etichetta che dai tempi di Petrarca accompagna il Medioevo che buio invece non fu, per niente. Non sotto il profilo scientifico, politico, economico e culturale e non nella realtà: candele ...
La storia prende forma al sommesso crepitare delle candele di cera
'Secoli bui' è l’etichetta che dai tempi di Petrarca accompagna il Medioevo che buio invece non fu, per niente. Non sotto il profilo scientifico, politico, economico e culturale e non nella realtà: candele ...
"Inmersos en una sociedad obsesionada por la inmediatez y el progreso tecnológico de la comunicación visual, pocas veces nos detenemos a considerar lo que debe esta cultura al remoto imaginario de los hombres y mujeres medievales. La distancia temporal y mental que nos separa, junto ...
"Inmersos en una sociedad obsesionada por la inmediatez y el progreso tecnológico de la comunicación visual, pocas veces nos detenemos a considerar lo que debe esta cultura al remoto imaginario de los hombres y mujeres medievales. La distancia temporal y mental que nos separa, junto ...
What was an "advocate" (Latin: advocatus; German: Vogt) in the Middle Ages? What responsibilities came with the position and how did they change over time? With this groundbreaking study, Jonathan R. Lyon challenges the standard narrative of a "medieval" Europe of feudalism and lordship being ...
What was an "advocate" (Latin: advocatus; German: Vogt) in the Middle Ages? What responsibilities came with the position and how did they change over time? With this groundbreaking study, Jonathan R. Lyon challenges the standard narrative of a "medieval" Europe of feudalism and lordship being ...
Cet ouvrage propose une réflexion renouvelée autour du thème de la pauvreté au Moyen Âge en Europe méditerranéenne (IXe-XVe siècle) afin de saisir les phénomènes économiques et sociaux la caractérisant. Les travaux, ici réunis, de médiévistes français, espagnols et italiens, visent à dépasser les problématiques ...
Cet ouvrage propose une réflexion renouvelée autour du thème de la pauvreté au Moyen Âge en Europe méditerranéenne (IXe-XVe siècle) afin de saisir les phénomènes économiques et sociaux la caractérisant. Les travaux, ici réunis, de médiévistes français, espagnols et italiens, visent à dépasser les problématiques ...
Este libro es una aproximación a todos los enigmas que rodean a los caballeros del Temple. ¿Quiénes eran los caballeros templarios? ¿Cuál era su naturaleza secreta? ¿Es cierto que nacieron con la vocación de proteger las preciadas reliquias de Tierra Santa? ¿En qué consistía su ...
Este libro es una aproximación a todos los enigmas que rodean a los caballeros del Temple. ¿Quiénes eran los caballeros templarios? ¿Cuál era su naturaleza secreta? ¿Es cierto que nacieron con la vocación de proteger las preciadas reliquias de Tierra Santa? ¿En qué consistía su ...
A groundbreaking new history of the shared legacy of expulsion among Jews and Christian moneylenders in late medieval Europe
Beginning in the twelfth century, Jewish moneylenders increasingly found themselves in the crosshairs of European authorities, who denounced the evils of usury as they expelled Jews ...
A groundbreaking new history of the shared legacy of expulsion among Jews and Christian moneylenders in late medieval Europe
Beginning in the twelfth century, Jewish moneylenders increasingly found themselves in the crosshairs of European authorities, who denounced the evils of usury as they expelled Jews ...
En este maravilloso relato sobre la figura de la madre en la Edad Media se entremezclan la historia, la literatura, la religión y el arte. Para entender la maternidad en el siglo XXI, María Jesús Fuente nos invita a mirar al pasado y nos lleva ...
En este maravilloso relato sobre la figura de la madre en la Edad Media se entremezclan la historia, la literatura, la religión y el arte. Para entender la maternidad en el siglo XXI, María Jesús Fuente nos invita a mirar al pasado y nos lleva ...
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