History - Medieval
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The Tr?s Riches Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry: The Masterpiece of Medieval Illumination
$85.00 Add to cartA splendid new reproduction of the most luxurious and most famous example of medieval illumination.
Commissioned by Jean, Duke of Berry, in the early years of the fifteenth century, this devotional vo- Author: Deldicque, Mathieu
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 0847875970
- Language: English
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Spectrum of Desire: Love, Sex, and Gender in the Middle Ages
$30.00 Add to cartReframing medieval art through the lens of queer theory, this pioneering volume sharpens our understanding of conceptions of gender, the body, and eroticism across three centuries
This pioneering vol- Author: Holcomb, Melanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 1588398056
- Language: English
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A Chronology of Art: A Timeline of Western Culture from Prehistory to the Present
$24.95 Add to cartMost surveys of the history of art come neatly packaged. They are divided up into historic periods, artistic schools and movements, and the careers of individual painters. They may make the subject ap
- Series: A Chronology Of… #5
- Author: Zaczek, Iain
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 0500298173
- Language: English
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The Bayeux Tapestry
$35.00 Read more- A comprehensive illustrated survey on the famously historic Bayeux Tapestry
- This beautiful book unfolds the whole work with accompanying detailed commentaries
- Including updates on current research
The B
- Author: Bates, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 31 2024
- ISBN10: 2386110095
- Language: English
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The Fantasy of the Middle Ages: An Epic Journey Through Imaginary Medieval Worlds
$29.95 Read moreThis abundantly illustrated book is an illuminating exploration of the impact of medieval imagery on three hundred years of visual culture.
From the soaring castles of Sleeping Beauty to the bloody ba- Author: Grollemond, Larisa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 19 2022
- ISBN10: 1606067583
- Language: English
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Hildegard Von Bingen: In the Heart of God
$35.00 Add to cartA full reproduction of the medieval composer and visionary’s final theological tract, illuminated shortly after her death
Between 1142 and 1174, the German mystic, composer and writer Hildegard von Bin
- Author: Von Bingen, Hildegard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 8857246590
- Language: English
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The Book of Kells: An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College Dublin
$19.95 Read moreThe Book of Kells, dating from about 800 CE, is a beautifully decorated manuscript of the four Gospels. This official guide by the former Keeper of Manuscripts at the Library of Trinity College, Dubli… [more below]
- Author: Meehan, Bernard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: March 24 2020
- ISBN10: 0500480249
- Language: English
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The Grand Medieval Bestiary (Dragonet Edition): Animals in Illuminated Manuscripts
$85.00 Read moreAs the 587 colorful images in this magnificent volume reveal, animals were a constant–and delightful–presence in illuminated manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages. They were illustrated not only in… [more below]
- Author: Heck, Christian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 620
- Publish Date: September 11 2018
- ISBN10: 0789213087
- Language: English
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Viking and Slavic Ornamental Designs: Volume 3
$19.00 Read moreThis volume is based on three pillars – photos, new publications and the Internet. The author has constructed Volume III of the Viking and Slavic Ornamental Design with a new set of 266 or so ancient … [more below]
- Author: Gorewicz, Igor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 110
- Publish Date: June 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1945430826
- Language: English
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Ringerike Style Essentials: How to Create Viking Age Art
$35.00 Add to cartThe Ringerike style (c. 1000-1075 CE) is one of the quintessential styles of the Viking Age. But how do you recreate the style in accordance with its original principles? Ringerike Style Essentials un
- Author: Markussen, Jonas Lau
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 108
- Publish Date: March 13 2023
- ISBN10: 8797060097
- Language: English
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Coats of Arms: An Introduction to The Science and Art of Heraldry
$21.95 Add to cartWith full-color pages accessible to readers of any age, this how and why quick-start guide explains knighthood and nobility and royalty, what coats of arms mean, how to create your own, and how to ass
- Author: Fountain, Marc
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 42
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1615996958
- Language: English
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White: The History of a Color
$39.95 Add to cartFrom the acclaimed author of Blue, a beautifully illustrated history of the color white in visual culture, from antiquity to today
As a pigment, white is often thought to represent an absence of color- Author: Pastoureau, Michel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0691243492
- Language: English
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Legends of Little Canada: Aunt Rose, Harvey’s Bookland, and My Captain Jack
$20.00 Read moreOn the cusp of becoming a teenager, Charlie Gargiulo lived through the planned destruction of the Little Canada neighborhood of Lowell, Mass., in the 1960s. This is his story. He went on to become a l
- Author: Gargiulo, Charlie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 30 2023
- ISBN10: 0931507537
- Language: English
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Ringerike Style Essentials: How to Create Viking Age Art
$23.00 Add to cartThe Ringerike style (c. 1000-1075 CE) is one of the quintessential styles of the Viking Age. But how do you recreate the style in accordance with its original principles? Ringerike Style Essentials un
- Author: Markussen, Jonas Lau
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 108
- Publish Date: March 13 2023
- ISBN10: 8797060089
- Language: English
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Red: The History of a Color
$42.00 Add to cartA beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color red throughout the ages
The color red has represented many things, from the life force and the divine to love, lust, and anger. Up th- Author: Pastoureau, Michel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: February 14 2017
- ISBN10: 0691172773
- Language: English
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Medieval Money, Merchants, and Morality
$44.95 Add to cartA timely look at the economic revolution that took place in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance.
The rise of the monetary economy transformed every aspect of medieval Europe, including its value
- Author: Wolfthal, Diane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1913875377
- Language: English
