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A Cultural History of Insects in the Medieval Age

A Cultural History of Insects in the Medieval Age covers the period from 500 to 1300, a time when the uses and value of insect products greatly increased. Silk, in particular, created economies and led to…

Life on the Farm in Medieval Jerusalem

Studies of Jerusalem in the post-classical periods have traditionally centered, unsurprisingly, on the Old City, isolating it from the regional setting in which it operated on a daily basis. The agricultu…

Edwin D. Craun

Strategies of the Silent in Medieval English Literature

Silence, like speech, is a mode of communication that can be used strategically. In Strategies of the Silent in Medieval English Literature, Edwin D. Craun investigates the silences in public life that pu…

Edwin D. Craun

Strategies of the Silent in Medieval English Literature

Silence, like speech, is a mode of communication that can be used strategically. In Strategies of the Silent in Medieval English Literature, Edwin D. Craun investigates the silences in public life that pu…

Kendra Strand

An Unfamiliar Place

In mid-fourteenth-century Japan, amid decades of civil unrest caused by a violent rivalry over imperial succession, three men embarked on journeys that would lead them to reimagine their world: the second…

A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Medieval Age

A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Medieval Age covers the period from 500 to 1450, focusing in particular on the innovations in East and South Asia and in Islamicate cultures. With the invention of…

Leonardo De Chirico

Ancient Landmarks

Leonardo De Chirico traces and evaluates early and medieval church theological developments, introducing them to an evangelical readership who may be unfamiliar with them.By carefully understanding divers…

Jeannette Graulau

Medieval Mining and Power in Thirteenth-Century Europe

Studying mine-drainage works of a medieval principality living through times of war, social turmoil, and land reclamation, this book examines the relation between political power and mineral wealth. It ar…

How to Ensure Predictability in Legal Pluralism

How did pre-modern merchants provide for predictability in situations of legal pluralism? What kind of practices did merchants use to make other parties act according to their expectations? In spheres of …

Anthony Ellis,

Envy, Jealousy and Zeal in the Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean

Envy, jealousy and rivalry are some of the most universal of human experiences, yet attitudes towards them across different societies and eras show vast cross-cultural variations . This open access book t…

Esther Liberman Cuenca

The Making of Urban Customary Law in Medieval and Reformation England

Drawing on a quantitative analysis of hundreds of printed and archival sources from 77 towns, The Making of Urban Customary Law in Medieval England is the first cross-regional investigation into the histo…

Philippa of Lancaster and the Court Culture of Medieval Portugal

This contributed volume focuses on Philippa Plantagenet (1360-1415), queen of Portugal for almost three decades, and the complexion of the court. Chapters thoroughly examine the Portuguese royal court in …

James Harvey Robinson

Medieval and Modern Times, Part II (Yesterday's Classics)

This is Part II of Medieval and Modern Times, beginning with Chapter XVIII, "France under Louis IV" and continuing through Chapter XXXVI, "The Great War." An engaging history of Europe…

Elena Goldstein

Thomas Aquinas: Pioneer of Scholasticism

Step into the world of the Middle Ages and discover the remarkable journey of Thomas Aquinas-a thinker who forever changed the landscape of philosophy and theology. From the serene halls of Monte Cassino …

Sián Webb

Material Culture, Communities and Identity in Early Medieval Northumbria, 600-867 CE

This book convincingly argues that the early medieval kingdom of Northumbria existed as a single political entity with a shared culture. Sián Webb makes the case that, while the kingdom itself includes th…

Thor & Friends

Thor & Friends

Peter D Clarke

Clergy and Criminal Violence in Later Medieval England and Wales

Clergy formed a distinct and privileged group in later medieval society as regarded violent crime. Church law was intended to protect them from it, induce them to avoid it, and exempt them from secular ju…

Sara Nair James

The Cult of the Virgin Mary in Medieval Italy

Late medieval Italy witnessed the widespread rise of the cult of the Virgin, as reflected in the profusion of paintings, sculptures, and fresco cycles created in her honor during this period. The cathedra…

Fanfare,Capriccio & Rhapsody - Wind Band Classics

Chicago Saxophone Quartet, Indiana State University Faculty Winds, Kent State University Wind Ensemble, John Boyd