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Medieval World
Gripla XX Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 280
ISBN: 9789979654063
Pub Date: 15 Sep 2010
Imprint: University of Iceland Press
Description:
The articles published in this volume are based on papers which were delivered at a conference in Iceland in 2007 entitled "Nordic Civilisation in the Medieval World". Twenty five participants from eight countries, representing a range of scholarly disciplines - history, archaeology, anthropology, literary studies, philosophy and runology - took part in the conference.
The Lantern Tower of Westminster Abbey 1060-2010 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 112
ISBN: 9781842179796
Pub Date: 20 May 2010
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Illustrations: full colour illus throughout
Description:
Westminster Abbey is one of the most important and well-known medieval buildings in Europe but, despite being studied by generations of scholars, there is still much to learn about its history and architecture. The lantern over the centre of the church is a case in point. Edward the Confessor built a great tower here, which is depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry.
Signals of Belief in Early England Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
ISBN: 9781842173954
Pub Date: 28 Mar 2010
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Illustrations: 35 b/w illus
Description:
This volume will throw new light on the intellect of the earliest English - the way they thought, the way they viewed the world, and the way they viewed worlds other than this. Previous understanding of the topic, well rooted in the ideas of its time, regarded the English as adherents of two consecutive religions: Paganism governed the settlers of the 4th-6th century, but was superseded in the 7th-10th century by Christianity. Of the two, Christianity, a religion of the book, documented itself thoroughly, while in failing to do so Paganism laid itself open to centuries of abuse, conjecture or mindless admiration.
Westminster Abbey Chapter House Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 305
ISBN: 9780854312955
Pub Date: 15 Mar 2010
Illustrations: 255 illus (155 in colour)
Description:
This volume tells the complete story of the Westminster Abbey chapter house, which ranks as one of the spectacular achievements of European Gothic art and architecture; and that is precisely what its builder, King Henry III, intended. Begun in the mid-1240s, and completed within a decade, its pre-eminence was recognized in its own day, when the chronicler Matthew Paris described Westminster as having 'a chapter house beyond compare'. Papers by leading scholars in the field of medieval art and architecture reveal the reasons for the construction of the chapter house and trace the possible influences upon the master mason in charge of the project.
RRP: £49.95
Viking Art Of War Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 256
ISBN: 9781932033601
Pub Date: 04 Jan 2010
Illustrations: 16 pages b/w photos
Description:
This groundbreaking, authoritative and best-selling study of the Vikings establishes the facts behind their rise to prominence, and cuts away the myths about their military and seafaring skills, reputation, and exploits. The author applies modern military thinking to the Viking art of war and examines their tactics, seamanship, mobility, strategy, and how they exploited victories and dealt with defeats. Learn how the Vikings established colonies in hostile territory and defeated a diverse array of enemies, including the Anglo-Saxons, the Franks, the Volga Bulgars, and the wild tribes of Ireland, in three centuries of military adventure.
RRP: £25.00
Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 256
ISBN: 9781842173886
Pub Date: 18 Nov 2009
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Illustrations: b/w & col illus
Description:
Dorchester-on-Thames and its abbey have been subjects of antiquarian interest for more than 450 years, and during that time much has been written about them. They are, however, still far from being comprehensively studied and recorded. Indeed, the most substantial architectural description of the medieval church was written as long ago as 1845, and a thoroughgoing reappraisal has long been overdue.
Form and Order in the Anglo-Saxon World, AD 400-1100 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9781905905133
Pub Date: 11 Nov 2009
Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History
Illustrations: 72 b/w illus
Description:
The aim of this volume is to explore Anglo-Saxon perceptions of form and order in their different manifestations, through two main strands texts of all kinds, and art, architecture and archaeology. Contributors come from many different specialisms, enabling wide-ranging discussion, as well contributions from other Insular cultures and a continental European perspective.
RRP: £35.00
Wulfstan's Voyage Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 376
ISBN: 9788785180568
Pub Date: 21 Jun 2009
Series: Maritime Culture of the North
Description:
Wulfstan’s account covers a voyage from the root of Jutland to the Vistula Delta – connecting the trading centres of Hedeby and Truso – and provides a rare and vivid view of the south-eastern Baltic Sea region in the early Viking Age, including aspects of inland navigation and local culture. In this book, a panel of scholars presents the original source and debate its geographical, cultural, nautical and economic context in the light of recent investigations.
Love and Marriage in Renaissance Florence Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9781903470916
Pub Date: 01 Feb 2009
Illustrations: 80 illustrations
Description:
Accompanying an exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery, this catalogue explores one of the most important and historically neglected art forms of Renaissance Florence: cassoni – pairs of chests that were lavishly decorated with precious metals and elaborate paintings and were often the most expensive of a whole suite of decorative objects commissioned to celebrate marriage alliances between powerful families.
RRP: £25.00
Medieval Ivories and Works of Art Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9781903470800
Pub Date: 01 Dec 2008
Illustrations: 80
Description:
The Thomson Collection contains examples of the highest quality of most types of medieval ivory carving, both secular and religious. These include large statuettes of the Virgin and Child intended to stand on altars in chapels, small versions for private use in the home, and folding tablets or diptychs with scenes from the life of Christ carved in relief.
RRP: £25.00
Rethinking Celtic Art Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781842173183
Pub Date: 01 Oct 2008
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Illustrations: 86 b/w & 8p col illus
Description:
Early Celtic art' - typified by the iconic shields, swords, torcs and chariot gear we can see in places such as the British Museum - has been studied in isolation from the rest of the evidence from the Iron Age. This book reintegrates the art with the archaeology, placing the finds in the context of our latest ideas about Iron Age and Romano-British society. The contributions move beyond the traditional concerns with artistic styles and continental links, to consider the material nature of objects, their social effects and their role in practices such as exchange and burial.
Means of Exchange Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 378
ISBN: 9788779343085
Pub Date: 30 Sep 2008
Series: Kaupang Excavation Project Publication Series
Illustrations: colour photos & maps
Description:
This second volume on the excavations of the Norwegian Viking town Kaupang 2000-2003 presents find types used in economic transactions - coins, hacksilver, ingots, weights and balances. Changes in type and volume of economic transactions at Kaupang and in Scandinavia are discussed, and the economic mentality of Viking crafts- and tradesmen is explored. In the early ninth century, silver and goods seem to have come to Kaupang mainly from the Carolinigian world.
André Beauneveu Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 216
ISBN: 9781903470664
Pub Date: 01 Jan 2008
Description:
This catalogue accompanied an exhibition at the Groeninge Museum, Bruges, which celebrated one of the greatest European artists of the late fourteenth century, André Beauneveu, apparently born in Valenciennes c. 1335. Active throughout the Southern Netherlands, his reputation grew swiftly and in 1364 he was commissioned by the King of France, Charles V, to create a group of royal tombs at St Denis.
RRP: £30.00
The London Guildhall Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 536
ISBN: 9781901992724
Pub Date: 12 Dec 2007
Series: MoLAS Monograph
Description:
The Guildhall has been the centre of the local government of the City of London since the 12th century. Major archaeological excavations took place between 1985 and 1999, and evidence from these is combined with historical and architectural analysis to create an integrated history of the Guildhall. Beginning with the first hall of the 12th century, the book describes later halls and precinct buildings from the 14th to the 20th centuries.
RRP: £65.00
Yorkshire Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 446
ISBN: 9780955767906
Pub Date: 12 Dec 2007
Imprint: Guy Points
Illustrations: with illus.
Description:
This Gazetteer aims to be a comprehensive guide to places, artefacts and material in Yorkshire of Anglo-Saxon and Viking interest - AD400-1100. A glossary of terms and advice about access to churches and museums is included.PART 1 provides background material with illustrations about the Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, the Early Church, church building styles and architecture, plans and features of Anglo-Saxon churches, crossheads, cross-shafts, grave covers and grave markers.
RRP: £24.95
Between Text and Territory Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 356
ISBN: 9780904152487
Pub Date: 08 Feb 2007
Series: Archaeological Monographs of the British School at Rome
Illustrations: c.180 b/w illus
Description:
The San Vincenzo Project, focused upon the Benedictine monastery of San Vincenzo al Volturno, in central Italy, was launched in 1980. In addition to developing the archaeological potential of the well-known ninth-century painted crypt of San Lorenzo and to defining the general character of the early medieval monastery, a major aim of the project was through a combination of survey and small-scale excavation within the territory to define the relationship between the early medieval monastery and its dependent communities. This volume summarizes the archaeology of the territory, placing emphasis upon the long settlement history of which San Vincenzo al Volturno was a part, as well as the dependent communities of the Benedictine monastery identified during the fieldwork.
RRP: £49.50