Chronological Period/Medieval (500-1453) Studies
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The Alexiad
$22.00 Add to cartA revised edition of a medieval masterpiece–the first narrative history written by a woman
Written between 1143 and 1153 by the daughter of Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, The Alexiad is one o- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Komnene, Anna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0140455272
- Language: English
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The Owl and the Nightingale: A New Verse Translation
$19.95 Read moreFrom the UK Poet Laureate and bestselling translator of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a complete verse translation of a spirited and humorous medieval English poem
The Owl and the Nightingale, one- Series: Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation #134
- Author: Armitage, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 0691202168
- Language: English
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The Gilded Page: The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts
$30.00 Add to cartA breathtaking journey into the hidden history of medieval manuscripts, from the Lindisfarne Gospels to the ornate Psalter of Henry VIII
“A delight–immersive, conversational, and intensely visual, ful
- Author: Wellesley, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1541675088
- Language: English
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Past and Present
$8.95 Add to cartThomas Carlyle’s Past and Present (1843) was a prophetic warning of impending disaster for mid-Victorian Britain that was delivered in what the author described as a ‘miraculous thunder-voice, from ou… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Carlyle, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: July 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0198841086
- Language: English
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Purgatorio
$8.95 Add to cart- Series: La Divina Commedia #2
- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: December 01 1983
- ISBN10: 055321344X
- Language: English
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Revelations of Divine Love
$17.99 Add to cartRevelations of Divine Love, the first book ever written in English by a woman, is dense, deeply intuitive, and theologically complex. The last thirty years have seen several translations, some academi
- Series: Paraclete Essentials
- Author: Julian of Norwich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1557259070
- Language: English
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Ecological Imperialism
$26.00 Add to cartPeople of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world – North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are ea… [more below]
- Series: Canto Classics
- Author: Crosby, Alfred W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 388
- Publish Date: October 06 2015
- ISBN10: 1107569877
- Language: English
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The Search for God and Guinness: A Biography of the Beer That Changed the World
$19.99 Add to cartThe history of Guinness, one of the world’s most famous brands, reveals the noble heights and generosity of a great family and an innovative business.
The history began in Ireland during the late 1700s
- Author: Mansfield, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 08 2014
- ISBN10: 0718011333
- Language: English
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Blue: The History of a Color
$42.00 Add to cartA beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color blue throughout the ages
Blue has had a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and- Author: Pastoureau, Michel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: March 20 2018
- ISBN10: 0691181365
- Language: English
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The Greeks: A Global History
$35.00 Read moreA sweeping history of the Greeks, from the Bronze Age to today
More than two thousand years ago, the Greek city-states, led by Athens and Sparta, laid the foundation for much of modern science, the a- Author: Beaton, Roderick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1541618297
- Language: English
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Study Guide to Beowulf
$12.95 Add to cartA comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Beowulf, considered by some to be representative of the earliest stage in the development of oral poetry. As one of … [more below]
- Series: Bright Notes
- Author: Intelligent Education
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 10 2020
- ISBN10: 1645420361
- Language: English
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In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made
$18.99 Add to cartA New York Times bestseller, In the Wake of the Plague is a fascinating study of the cultural and religious consequences of one of the deadliest tragedies to befall humanity: the black plague. Though … [more below]
- Author: Cantor, Norman F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 17 2015
- ISBN10: 1476797749
- Language: English
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The Last Saxon King: A Jump in Time Novel, Book One
$14.99 Add to cart- Marketing and publicity campaign to middle school teachers, middle school readers, young adult readers, historical fiction, fantasy, English history readers, and extensive social media channels
- Key Out
- Series: Jump in Time #1
- Author: Varga, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 316
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1945501855
- Language: English
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Alfred’s Dynasty: How an Anglo-Saxon King and His Family Defeated the Vikings and Created England
$36.99 Add to cartIn 878, Alfred, king of Wessex was on the verge of oblivion. Trapped on a small island in the Somerset Levels, it seemed as if he and his kingdom were about to be destroyed. Yet within months he had d… [more below]
- Author: Bartlett, W. B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1398110418
- Language: English
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Francis of Assisi: The Life
$14.95 Add to cartThis elegant and accessible biography of one of Catholicism’s most beloved saints was originally published as Part 1 of Francis of Assisi: A New Biography by Augustine Thompson, O.P. It stands alone a
- Author: Thompson, Augustine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: September 15 2013
- ISBN10: 0801479061
- Language: English
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The Templars: The History and the Myth: From Solomon’s Temple to the Freemasons
$19.99 Add to cartArguably one of the most provocative, puzzling, and misunderstood organizations of medieval times, the legendary Knights Templar have always been shrouded in a veil of mystery, while inspiring popular
- Author: Haag, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 08 2009
- ISBN10: 0061775932
- Language: English
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The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World
$37.43 Add to cart2021 Cundill History Prize Finalist
“Outstanding, original, and revolutionary. Favereau subjec
A Financial Times Best Book of the Year
A Spectator Best Book of the Year
A Five Books Best Book of the Year- Author: Favereau, Marie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 20 2021
- ISBN10: 0674244214
- Language: English
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Orlando Furioso
$17.95 Add to cartThe only unabridged prose translation of Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso–a witty parody of the chivalric legends of Charlemagne and the Saracen invasion of France–this version faithfully recaptures the en… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Ariosto, Ludovico
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: August 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0199540381
- Language: English
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Antony and Cleopatra
$12.99 Add to cartThis edition of Antony and Cleopatra is especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholar… [more below]
- Series: Oxford School Shakespeare
- Author: Shakespeare, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 28 2013
- ISBN10: 0198393342
- Language: English
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Purgatorio
$29.99 Add to cartIn the early 1300s, Dante Alighieri set out to write the three volumes which make the up The Divine Comedy. Purgatorio is the second volume in this set and opens with Dante the poet picturing Dante th… [more below]
- Series: Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri #2
- Author: Durling, Robert M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: April 08 2004
- ISBN10: 0195087453
- Language: English
