Chronological Period/Medieval (500-1453) Studies
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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
$10.95 Add to cartIn 1859, Edward FitzGerald translated into English the short, epigrammatic poems (or “rub?iy?t”) of medieval Persian poet Omar Khayy?m. If not a true translation–his Omar seems to have read Shakespea… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Fitzgerald, Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0199580502
- Language: English
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Monk’s Hood
$19.99 Add to cartSilver Dagger Award Winner: In this medieval mystery, Brother Cadfael faces suspicion when one of his herbal ingredients is used to kill a man.
Gervase Bonel is a guest of Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint P- Series: Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #3
- Author: Peters, Ellis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 286
- Publish Date: November 25 2014
- ISBN10: 1504001974
- Language: English
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Purgatory
$17.00 Add to cartThe second volume in Dante’s Divine Comedy
Beginning with Dante’s liberation from Hell, Purgatory relates his ascent, accompanied by Virgil, of the Mount of Purgatory – a mountain of nine levels, for- Series: Divine Comedy (Penguin Paperback)
- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 399
- Publish Date: February 05 1985
- ISBN10: 0140444424
- Language: English
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Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter
$8.99 Add to cartRead the book that inspired Studio Ghibli’s series, Ronja the Robber’s Daughter A thrilling adventure crafted by the author of Pippi Longstocking
On the night Ronia was born, a thunderstorm raged ove- Author: Lindgren, Astrid
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: February 05 1985
- ISBN10: 0140317201
- Language: English
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Essays of Virginia Woolf, Vol. 4, 1925-1928
$35.00 Add to cartThis fourth volume of the first complete edition of Virginia Woolf’s essays and reviews celebrates her maturing vitality and wonderfully reveals her prodigious reading, wit, and original intelligence…. [more below]
- Series: Essays of Virginia Woolf
- Author: Woolf, Virginia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: May 21 2008
- ISBN10: 0156035227
- Language: English
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1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
$19.99 Add to cartA gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today.
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empi- Author: Crowley, Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: August 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1401308503
- Language: English
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Angkor and the Khmer Civilization
$29.95 Add to cartA great deal is now known about the brilliant Khmer civilization that flourished among the monsoon forests and rice paddies of mainland Southeast Asia, thanks to the pioneering work of French scholars… [more below]
- Series: Ancient Peoples and Places #0
- Author: Coe, Michael D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 30 2016
- ISBN10: 0500284423
- Language: English
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The King’s Fifth: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
$15.99 Add to cartA 1967 Newbery Honor Book
While awaiting trial for murder and withholding from the king the obligatory fifth of the gold found in Cibola, Esteban, a seventeen-year-old cartographer, recalls his adve- Author: O’Dell, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0618747834
- Language: English
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A Polluted Font
$15.00 Read moreMel Starr’s latest novel is a thoroughly enjoyable medieval crime mystery. It may be enjoyed as complete in itself, or as part of the Hugh de Singleton series.
When Hugh and Kate’s new-born son is tak- Series: Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon
- Author: Starr, Mel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1739417704
- Language: English
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The Occult, Witchcraft and Magic: An Illustrated History
$39.95 Add to cartFrom the days of the earliest Paleolithic cave rituals, magic has gripped the imagination. Magic and magicians appear in early Babylonian texts, the Bible, Judaism, and Islam. Secret words, spells, an
- Author: Dell, Christopher
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 18 2016
- ISBN10: 0500518882
- Language: English
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What Are Castles and Knights?
$7.99 Add to cartGo back to the thrilling time of warring knights who were prepared to give their life in order to protect their lord and his castle.
Castles may conjure up a romantic fairy tale world; however, in rea- Series: What Was?
- Author: Fabiny, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0593226860
- Language: English
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Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire
$39.95 Add to cartAn Economist and Sunday Times Best Book of the Year
“Deserves to be hailed as a magnum opus.”
–Tom Holland, The Telegraph “Ambitious…seeks to rehabilitate the Holy Roman Empire’s reputation by re-ex- Author: Wilson, Peter H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1008
- Publish Date: June 02 2020
- ISBN10: 0674244869
- Language: English
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Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain
$27.99 Add to cartImmersed in mist and old magic, Storyland is an exquisitely illustrated new mythology of Britain, set in its wildest landscapes. Historian and printmaker Amy Jeffs reimagines ancient legends in wondro… [more below]
- Author: Jeffs, Amy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 22 2023
- ISBN10: 152488233X
- Language: English
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Kristin Lavransdatter, I: The Wreath
$16.00 Add to cart“[Sigrid Undset] should be the next Elena Ferrante.” —Slate
A Penguin Classic Kristin Lavransdatter interweaves political, social, and religious history with the daily aspects of family life to creat- Series: Kristin Lavransdatter Trilogy #1
- Author: Undset, Sigrid
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0141180412
- Language: English
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The Purgatorio
$8.95 Add to cartIn The Purgatorio, Dante describes his journey to the renunciation of sin, accepting his suffering in preparation for his coming into the presence of God. This brilliant translation of Dante’s canticl… [more below]
- Series: Signet Classics
- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 06 2009
- ISBN10: 0451531426
- Language: English
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The Wars of the Roses: The Medieval Art of Graham Turner
$50.00 Add to cartA highly illustrated history of the Wars of the Roses based on the medieval art of Graham Turner.
The period of civil strife in the second half of the 15th century now known as the Wars of the Roses w- Author: Turner, Graham
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 27 2024
- ISBN10: 1472847288
- Language: English
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Honor’s Splendour
$10.99 Add to cartThis classic historical romance from New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood follows a beautiful lady in need of rescue from a knight in shining armor–but gets an alpha warrior instead.
In th- Author: Garwood, Julie
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 30 1991
- ISBN10: 0671737821
- Language: English
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Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novels #4: Following the Trail of Marco Polo
$9.99 Add to cartWhat begins as a relaxing vacation turns into a time-traveling adventure, where Geronimo Stilton must travel to Khanbalik, or “The City of Khan” (modern day Beijing) in 13th Century China where he enc
- Series: Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novels #4
- Author: Stilton, Geronimo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: April 13 2010
- ISBN10: 1597071889
- Language: English
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The Deadliest Diseases Then and Now (the Deadliest #1, Scholastic Focus): Volume 1
$25.99 Read morePerfect for young readers of I Survived and the Who Was series! Packed with graphics, photos, and facts for curious minds, this is a gripping look at pandemics through the ages.
The deadly outbreak of
- Series: The Deadliest
- Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 1338360205
- Language: English
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The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization
$19.99 Read moreFor centuries following the fall of Rome, Western Europe was a benighted backwater, a world of subsistence farming, minimal literacy, and violent conflict. Meanwhile Arab culture was thriving, dazzlin
- Author: Lyons, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 30 2010
- ISBN10: 1608190587
- Language: English
