Medieval
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Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons: A Fully Illustrated Guide To Siege Weapons And Tactics
$19.95 Add to cartIn this richly illustrated guide, author Konstantin Nossov masterfully analyzes and recreates the weaponry, tactics, and stratagems of the ancient world. He offers first a comprehensive history of sie… [more below]
- Author: Nossov, Konstantin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: September 04 2012
- ISBN10: 0762782641
- Language: English
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A Daring Sacrifice
$14.99 Add to cartA reverse twist on the Robin Hood story filled with romance, adventure, twists, and turns, a treat for all fans of historical fiction and medieval stories, featuring a strong female character who can
- Author: Hedlund, Jody
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0310749379
- Language: English
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For Love and Honor
$12.99 Add to cartA wealthy noblewoman. A desperate knight. A dangerous secret that threatens their love … and their lives. If you’re looking for a good, clean read that combines the setting and mood of a medieval fa
- Author: Hedlund, Jody
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0310749301
- Language: English
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The Middle Ages: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe Middle Ages is a term coined around 1450 to describe a thousand years of European History. In this Very Short Introduction, Miri Rubin provides an exploration of the variety, change, dynamism, and… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Rubin, Miri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0199697299
- Language: English
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Medieval Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFor many of us, the term ‘medieval philosophy’ conjures up the figure of Thomas Aquinas, and is closely intertwined with religion. In this Very Short Introduction John Marenbon shows how medieval phil… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Marenbon, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: April 01 2016
- ISBN10: 019966322X
- Language: English
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Propertius: The Poems
$12.95 Add to cartOf all the great classical love poets, Propertius (c. 50-10 BC) is surely one of those with most immediate appeal for readers today. His helpless infatuation for the sinister figure of his mistress Cy… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Propertius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 28 2009
- ISBN10: 0199555923
- Language: English
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York Mystery Plays: A Selection in Modern Spelling
$14.95 Add to cartThe York Corpus Christi cycle is the oldest and best-known of the English mystery cycles, and its depth and scope are reflected in the selection of twenty-two pageants offered in this volume. Included… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Beadle, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 31 2009
- ISBN10: 0199552533
- Language: English
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Chaucer: A European Life
$24.95 Read moreAn acclaimed biography that recreates the cosmopolitan world in which a wine merchant’s son became one of the most celebrated of all English writers
Geoffrey Chaucer is often called the father of Engl- Author: Turner, Marion
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: September 22 2020
- ISBN10: 691210152
- Language: English
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Van Eyck
$23.33 Add to cartOften imitated but never equaled, Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441) left an indelible impression on Renaissance art and paved the way for future realist painters. With its unprecedented precision and master
- Series: Basic Art
- Author: Borchert, Till-Holger
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: June 04 2020
- ISBN10: 3836545055
- Language: English
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Knights Templar Encyclopedia
$21.99 Add to cartThis authoritative sourcebook offers comprehensive information on Knights Templar history, symbols, key figures, unanswered questions, and more.
“Knights Templar Encyclopedia offers both general reade- Author: Ralls Phd, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 15 2007
- ISBN10: 1564149269
- Language: English
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The Viking Wars: War and Peace in King Alfred’s Britain: 789 – 955
$19.95 Add to cartA history of Britain in the violent and unruly era between the first Scandinavian raids in 789 and the final expulsion of the Vikings from York in 954.
In 865, a great Viking army landed in East Angli- Author: Adams, Max
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: December 10 2019
- ISBN10: 1643132547
- Language: English
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On Niccolò Machiavelli: The Bonds of Politics
$14.95 Add to cartFive hundred years after his death, Niccolò Machiavelli still draws an astonishing range of contradictory characterizations. Was he a friend of tyrants? An ardent republican loyal to Florence’s free
- Series: Core Knowledge
- Author: Pedullà , Gabriele
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 0231205554
- Language: English
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Samurai and Ninja: The Real Story Behind the Japanese Warrior Myth That Shatters the Bushido Mystique
$15.95 Add to cartThe myths of the noble Samurai and the sinister Ninja are filled with romantic fantasy and fallacy.
Samurai and Ninja expert Antony Cummins shatters the myths and exposes the true nature of these genu- Author: Cummins, Antony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 16 2015
- ISBN10: 480531334X
- Language: English
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Restoring Notre-Dame de Paris: Rebirth of the Legendary Gothic Cathedral
$45.00 Add to cartMagnum photographer Patrick Zachmann was on the scene when the disastrous fire erupted in Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on the evening of April 15, 2019. At the time he did not yet know that he would … [more below]
- Author: Zachmann, Patrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764367277
- Language: English
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The Fires of Lust: Sex in the Middle Ages
$16.00 Read moreAn illuminating exploration of the surprisingly familiar sex lives of ordinary medieval people.
The medieval humoral system of medicine suggested that it was possible to die from having too much–or- Author: Harvey, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: December 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1789146569
- Language: English
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Viking Language 2: The Old Norse Reader
$39.99 Add to cartViking Language 2: The Old Norse Reader (Book 2 in The Viking Language Old Norse Icelandic Series) is a language workbook built around a treasure trove of old Scandinavian lore. Designed for beginners
- Series: Viking Language Old Norse Icelandic #2
- Author: Byock, Jesse L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 370
- Publish Date: March 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1953947069
- Language: English
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Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain
$27.99 Add to cart- Author: Jeffs, Amy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 152488636X
- Language: English
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Gothic Architecture
$18.95 Add to cartIn a rich retrospective of ecclesiastical architecture, the intricate geometry of classic Gothic design is revealed in 158 expert illustrations: windows, moldings, doorways, arches, roofs, porches, pa… [more below]
- Series: Dover Architecture
- Author: Brandon, Raphael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: December 10 2007
- ISBN10: 048646010X
- Language: English
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The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World
$30.00 Read more“An absorbing and humane account . . . Mr. Herman is at pains to remind us that the Viking world was never just a stage for mayhem. It was, he says, ‘about daring to reach for more than the universe h
- Author: Herman, Arthur
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 1328595900
- Language: English
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Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces of Art
$19.99 Add to cartPrior to the invention of the printing press, all books had to be written by hand. Manuscripts are the beautiful manifestation of this craft, and the most precious and expensive of such manuscripts we… [more below]
- Series: Masterpieces of Art
- Author: Kerrigan, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 07 2014
- ISBN10: 1783612118
- Language: English
