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1066: The Year of the Conquestby David Armine HowarthISBN 0140058508 (0-14-005850-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Alamutby Vladimir BartolISBN 9616387103 (961-6387-10-3)
Hardcover, Sanje
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The Alexiadby Anna ComnenaISBN 141915186X (1-4191-5186-X)
Softcover, Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Alexiad'Book summary:Anna Comnena (1083-1153) wrote "The Alexiad" as an account of the reign of her father, the Byzantine Emperor Alexius I. It is also an important source of information on the Byzantine war with the Normans, and on the First Crusade in which Alexius participated. While the Byzantines were allied to the Crusaders, they were nonetheless critical of their behaviour and Anna's book offers a startlingly different perspective to that of Western historians. Her character sketches are shrewd and forthright - from the Norman invader Robert Guiscard ('nourished by manifold evil') and his son Bohemond ('like a streaking thunderbolt') to Pope Gregory VII ('unworthy of a high priest'). "The Alexiad" is a vivid and dramatic narrative, which reveals as much about the character of its intelligent and dynamic author as it does about the fascinating period through which she lived. [via]
The Alexiad of Anna Comnenaby Anna Comnena, Edgar Robert Ashton SewterISBN 0140442154 (0-14-044215-4)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams: Recollections of a Woman in Eleventh-Century Japanby Ivan MorrisISBN 0140442820 (0-14-044282-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams: Recollections of a Woman in Eleventh-Century Japanby Sugawara No Takasue No MusumeISBN 0192125532 (0-19-212553-2)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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Come, Fill the Cup: The Rubaiyat or Omar Khayyamby Edward Fitzgerald, A. W. KuISBN 0965574318 (0-9655743-1-8)
Softcover, Tortellini Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Come, Fill the Cup: The Rubaiyat or Omar Khayyam'Book summary:Edward FitzGerald's great free translation of the quatrains by the Persian poet, Omar Khayyám, contains many of the most quoted and beloved lines of English poetry. 2009 will mark the 150th anniversary of this passionate and ironic poem, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.
Come, Fill the Cup ~ The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám contains the 1st and 4th editions of the poem, commentary and notes by Fitzgerald, and remarks by notable critics of his era. Included also are variations of lines from the 2nd and 3rd editions. [via]
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Crusadesby Zoe Oldenbourg, Anne CarterISBN 1842122231 (1-84212-223-1)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Crusades'Book summary:The Crusades, as Zoe Oldenbourg describes them, were not simply a religious phenomenon, nor were they motivated by pure aggression. They were the result of an emotional climate which led people from all walks of life - rich and poor, saints and sinners - to leave their homes and follow the unattainable ideal of a heavenly Jerusalem here on earth. Zoe Oldenbourg evokes the whole structure of feudal society and reveals the remarkable vitality and ingenuity of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, one of the more sophisticated achievements of the Middle Ages. Peopled with the great personalities behind the Crusades - Bohemond, Tancred, Peter the Hermit, Godfrey of Bouillon, Richard the Lionheart and Saladin. [via]
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The Cunning of the Doveby Alfred DugganISBN 0753818280 (0-7538-1828-0)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Diary of Lady Murasakiby Richard Bowring, Murasaki ShikibuISBN 014043576X (0-14-043576-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Fourteen Byzantine Rulers: The Chronographia of Michael Psellusby Michael PsellusISBN 0140441697 (0-14-044169-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Great Mariaby Cecelia HollandISBN 0939149842 (0-939149-84-2)
Softcover, Soho Press, Incorporated
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A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3500 Bc-Ad1603by Simon SchamaISBN 0786866756 (0-7868-6675-6)
Hardcover, Miramax
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3500 Bc-Ad1603'Book summary:What do you get when you combine the resources and ethos of the BBC with the literary panache of one of the world's best narrative historians? The answer is Simon Schama's A History of Britain, the first volume of which accompanies the BBC-History Channel series of the same name. In a beautifully written and thoughtfully crafted book, studded with striking portraits, pictures, and maps, Schama, the bestselling author of books on European cultural history such as The Embarrassment of Riches and Citizens, as well as 1999's Rembrandt's Eyes, has managed to be both conventional and provocative.
He tells the official version of Britain's island story--from Roman Britain, through the Norman conquest, the struggles of the Henrys and Richards with their barons and clerics, Edward I and the subjugation of Wales, King Death (the plague), and on to the Henrician reformation, before closing with the remarkable reign of the virgin queen, Elizabeth I. But, while sticking to a script familiar to anyone who sat up and listened in history lessons at school, Schama brings it all alive, with memorable prose--Simon de Montfort's rebel parliament is described as inaugurating the "union between patriotism and insubordination"; with Henry VIII, Schama says, "you could practically smell the testosterone." And with fine sensitivity, too, particularly on the symbolism of buildings, memorials, language, and ceremonies, and on the complex relations between England and her Celtic and Catholic neighbors. If history must have gloss, then let it be written and presented like this. --Miles Taylor, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantiumby Paul VeyneISBN 0674399749 (0-674-39974-9)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium'Book summary:First of the widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series, this book reveals in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world. Behind the vast panorama of the pagan Roman empire, the reader discovers the intimate daily lives of citizens and slavesfrom concepts of manhood and sexuality to marriage and the family, the roles of women, chastity and contraception, techniques of childbirth, homosexuality, religion, the meaning of virtue, and the separation of private and public spaces.
The emergence of Christianity in the West and the triumph of Christian morality with its emphasis on abstinence, celibacy, and austerity is startlingly contrasted with the profane and undisciplined private life of the Byzantine Empire. Using illuminating motifs, the authors weave a rich, colorful fabric ornamented with the results of new research and the broad interpretations that only masters of the subject can provide.
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History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantiumby Philippe Aries, Georges Duby, Paul VeyneISBN 0674399757 (0-674-39975-7)
Hardcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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The emergence of Christianity in the West and the triumph of Christian morality with its emphasis on abstinence, celibacy, and austerity is startlingly contrasted with the profane and undisciplined private life of the Byzantine Empire. Using illuminating motifs, the authors weave a rich, colorful fabric ornamented with the results of new research and the broad interpretations that only masters of the subject can provide.
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King Hereafterby Dorothy DunnettISBN 0375704035 (0-375-70403-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'King Hereafter'Book summary:Back in print by popular demand--"A stunning revelation of the historical Macbeth, harsh and brutal and eloquent." --Washington Post Book World.
With the same meticulous scholarship and narrative legerdemain she brought to her hugely popular Lymond Chronicles, our foremost historical novelist travels further into the past. In King Hereafter, Dorothy Dunnett's stage is the wild, half-pagan country of eleventh-century Scotland. Her hero is an ungainly young earl with a lowering brow and a taste for intrigue. He calls himself Thorfinn but his Christian name is Macbeth.
Dunnett depicts Macbeth's transformation from an angry boy who refuses to accept his meager share of the Orkney Islands to a suavely accomplished warrior who seizes an empire with the help of a wife as shrewd and valiant as himself. She creates characters who are at once wholly creatures of another time yet always recognizable--and she does so with such realism and immediacy that she once more elevates historical fiction into high art. [via] 
LA Chanson De Roland: Oxford Text and English Translation.by Gerard J. BraultISBN 0271003758 (0-271-00375-8)
Softcover, Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
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Le Chanson De Rolandby JoninISBN 2070371506 (2-07-037150-6)
Softcover, Gallimard
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Le Chanson De Roland'Book summary:448pages. poche. Poche. [via]
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Light in the East: Time Frame Ad 1000-1100by Time LifeISBN 0809464292 (0-8094-6429-2)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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The Little Book of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyamby Edward Fitzgerald, Omar KhayyamISBN 1852307188 (1-85230-718-8)
Hardcover, Thorsons Element
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Macbethby William ShakespeareISBN 9583004472 (958-30-0447-2)
Softcover, Panamericana Pub Llc
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The Normans in Sicily: The Normans in the South 1016-1130 and the Kingdom in the Sun 1130-1194by John Julius NorwichISBN 0140152121 (0-14-015212-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Normans in Sicily: The Normans in the South 1016-1130 and the Kingdom in the Sun 1130-1194'Book summary:This omnibus volume is made up of John Julius Norwich's first two works of history published 20 years ago - "The Normans in the South" and "The Kingdom in the Sun". The books tell the story of the dazzling Norman kingdom of Sicily founded in the 11th century by an enterprising band of adventurers from Normandy under Robert Guiscard. The state they founded was outstanding in medieval civilization. [via]
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The Pillow Bookby Sei Shonagon, Meredith McKinneyISBN 0140448063 (0-14-044806-3)
Softcover, Penguin Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pillow Book'Book summary:The classic portrayal of court life in tenth-century Japan[via]
Written by the court gentlewoman Sei Shonagon, ostensibly for her own amusement, The Pillow Book offers a fascinating exploration of life among the nobility at the height of the Heian period, describing the exquisite pleasures of a confined world in which poetry, love, fashion, and whim dominated, while harsh reality was kept firmly at a distance. Moving elegantly across a wide range of themes including nature, society, and her own flirtations, Sei Shonagon provides a witty and intimate window on a woman's life at court in classical Japan.More editions of The Pillow Book:
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The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagonby Sei Shonagon, Arthur WaleyISBN 1417900695 (1-4179-0069-5)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon'Book summary:The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is an immensely detailed account of court life in eleventh-century Japan. Written at the height of Heian culture, it is a classic text of great literary beauty, full of lively anecdotes, humorous observations, and subtle impressions. Sei Shonagon was a contemporary and erstwhile rival of Lady Murasaki, whose novel, The Tale of Genji, fictionalized the court life that Lady Shonagon captures so vividly in her diary. The Pillow Book contains her reflections on royal and religious ceremonies, nature, pilgrimage, conversation, and poetry. Lady Shonagon shares character sketches and the things she both loves and loathes. Her style is so eloquent, her wit so sharp, even the briefest fragments enchant us. There is no better introduction to the daily preoccupations of the Heian upper class, and Ivan Morris's notes and contextualization enrich the material for scholars and general readers.
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- The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon: ISBN 0231073372 (0-231-07337-2)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr - The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon: ISBN 0140442367 (0-14-044236-7)
Hardcover, Penguin - The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon: ISBN 0231073364 (0-231-07336-4)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr - The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon: ISBN 1417900695 (1-4179-0069-5)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
- The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon: ISBN 0231073372 (0-231-07337-2)
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The Quatrains of Omar Khayyam: Three Translations of the Rubaiyatby Omar Khayyam, Herbert Cole, Edward Fitzgerald, Richard Le GallienneISBN 0974566713 (0-9745667-1-3)
Softcover, Bardic Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Quatrains of Omar Khayyam: Three Translations of the Rubaiyat'Book summary:Though few translations have had as much impact as Edward Fitzgerald's Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, anyone who wishes to truly appreciate Omar Khayyám needs to read more than one translation. This volume contains Edward Fitzgerald's classic translation with all its variations, Justin McCarthy's elegant and mystical literal translation and Richard Le Gallienne's sharp and poetic version. For the first time the reader can appreciate the range of Omar Khayyám and his interpreters in a single volume. [via]
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Queen Emma And The Vikings: A History of Power, Love, And Greed In Eleventh-Century Englandby Harriet O'BrienISBN 1582345961 (1-58234-596-1)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
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Queen Emma And the Vikings: Power, Love, And Greed in Eleventh-Century Englandby Harriet O'BrienISBN 1596911190 (1-59691-119-0)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyamby Omar Khayyam, Edward FitzgeraldISBN 1406811564 (1-4068-1156-4)
Softcover, Echo Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'Book summary:Oh, come with old Khayyám, and leave the Wise To talk; one thing is certain, that Life flies; One thing is certain, and the Rest is Lies; The Flower than once has blown for ever dies. -XXVI Though it's difficult to imagine, these 12th-century stanzas-oft quoted and frequently looked to for inspiration by those seeking to live life to the fullest-did not come to the public's attention until Edward FitzGerald published them in English in 1859... and even then they were ignored until the painter Dante Rossetti discovered a remaindered copy two years later and excitedly spread news of it around his intellectual and artistic circles. Not a direct translation, these liberal interpretations make Khayyám's verse accessible to readers in the English language. Several editions of FitzGerald's work are included in this volume, allowing the reader multiple approaches to their wisdom and beauty. Persian astronomer and poet OMAR KHAYYÁM (1048-1131) also authored works on music and mathematics. British poet and translator EDWARD FITZGERALD (1809-1883) also wrote Polonius: A Collection of Wise Saws and Modern Instances (1852) and translated from the Spanish Six Dramas of Pedro Caulderon (1853). [via]
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- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 1596054387 (1-59605-438-7)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 1853261874 (1-85326-187-4)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 1905432453 (1-905432-45-3)
Softcover, Dodo Pr - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 0140443843 (0-14-044384-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 0312695276 (0-312-69527-6)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 0140586067 (0-14-058606-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 0146000951 (0-14-600095-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 0690713886 (0-690-71388-6)
Hardcover, Harpercollins - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 0880884819 (0-88088-481-9)
Hardcover, Peter Pauper Pr - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 8172242271 (81-7224-227-1)
Softcover, Laurier Books Ltd - The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 1406811564 (1-4068-1156-4)
Softcover, Echo Library
- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 1596054387 (1-59605-438-7)
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyamby Edward Fitzgerald, Christopher DeckerISBN 0813916895 (0-8139-1689-5)
Hardcover, University Press of Virginia
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: A Critical Edition'Book summary:One of the best-known, most often quoted English classics. Edward FitzGerald's free translation of skeptical, hedonistic verse attributed to Omar Khayyám (10481122), Persian mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. The 5th edition incorporates FitzGerald's handwritten changes in the 4th edition, and is traditionally printed with the 1st edition. Notes explaining Persian names and unfamiliar terms.[via]More editions of Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam:
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 048626467X (0-486-26467-X)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 0385001460 (0-385-00146-0)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 0517072327 (0-517-07232-7)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub - The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 0517491958 (0-517-49195-8)
Hardcover, Weathervane Books - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 0831715820 (0-8317-1582-0)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub - The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 0894717170 (0-89471-717-0)
Hardcover, Running Pr Book Pub - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: A Critical Edition: ISBN 0813916895 (0-8139-1689-5)
Hardcover, University Press of Virginia
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: ISBN 048626467X (0-486-26467-X)
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyamby John Heath-Stubbs, Peter Avery, Omar KhayyamISBN 0713911344 (0-7139-1134-4)
Hardcover, A. Lane
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyamby Peter Avery, Omar Khayyam, John Francis Alexander Heath-Stubbs, Edward FitzgeraldISBN 0140059547 (0-14-005954-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'Book summary:Philosopher, astronomer and mathematician, Khayyam as a poet possesses a singular originality. His poetry is richly charged with evocative power and offers a view of life characteristic of his stormy times, with striking relevance to the present day. This translation by Peter Avery and John Heath-Stubbs is beautifully and lavishly illustrated in colour with numerous examples of Persian miniature painting. It also contains a valuable introduction and several appendices, including an essay on Persian painting. [via]
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyamby Richard Le Gallienne, Omar KhayyamISBN 0841457565 (0-8414-5756-5)
Hardcover, Folcroft Library Editions
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyamby Shoshana BrickmanISBN 9654942151 (965-494-215-1)
Softcover, Astrolog Pub House
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam 1899by Edward FitzgeraldISBN 0766176673 (0-7661-7667-3)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam 1899'Book summary:This volume contains an English rendering in quatrains of the first, second and fifth editions of Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat, together with notes indicating the minor variants found in the third and fourth editions. [via]
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam 1899by Gilbert James, Edward Fitzgerald, James GilbertISBN 1594621586 (1-59462-158-6)
Softcover, Standard Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam 1899'Book summary:Edward Fitzgerald, whom the world has already learned, in spite of his own efforts to remain wathin the shadow of anonymity, to look upon as one of the rarest poets of the century, was born at Bredfield, in Suffolk, on the 31st of March, 1809. He was the third son of John Purcell, of Kilkenny, in Ireland, who, marrying Miss Mary Frances Fitzgerald, daughter of John Fitzgerald, of Williamstown, County Waterford, added that distinguished name to his own patronymic; and the future Omar was thus doubly of Irish extraction. (Both the families of Purcell and Fitzgerald claim descent from Norman warriors of the eleventh century.) This circumstance is thought to have had some influence in attracting him to the study of Persian poetry Iran and Erin being almost convertible terms in the early days of modern ethnology. [via]
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and Other Persian Poemsby Omar Khayyam, ArberryISBN 0460019961 (0-460-01996-1)
Softcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: Bird Parliamentby Tony BriggsISBN 0460879545 (0-460-87954-5)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayaamby Omar Khayyam, Robert Graves, Omar Ali ShahISBN 0140034080 (0-14-003408-0)
Hardcover, Penguin
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The Shield Ringby Rosemary SutcliffISBN 0809831058 (0-8098-3105-8)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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The Song of Rolandby Frederick GoldinISBN 0393090086 (0-393-09008-6)
Softcover, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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The Song of Rolandby Robert HarrisonISBN 0451528573 (0-451-52857-3)
Softcover, Signet Classic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Song of Roland'Book summary:It is a timeless story of war and vengeance, of Good versus Evil. And at the center of this heroic epic stands Roland-the supreme embodiment of chivalry and honor. [via]
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Song of Rolandby Dorothy L. SayersISBN 0140440755 (0-14-044075-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Song of Rolandby Glyn S. Burgess, Glyn BurgessISBN 0140445323 (0-14-044532-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Song of Rolandby Leonard Bacon, DoverISBN 0486422402 (0-486-42240-2)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Song of Roland'Book summary:[via]First and greatest French epic, this 11th-century tale of romance and heroism recounts the adventures of the warrior Roland, nephew to Charlemagne and prince of the Holy Roman Empire. Crystalline translation by Leonard Bacon of a patriotic and poetic story of valor, betrayal, and revenge.More editions of The Song of Roland:
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The Song of Rolandby Patricia TerryISBN 0024198358 (0-02-419835-8)
Softcover, Macmillan Coll Div
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Song of Rolandby Roland De ChansonISBN 0672604760 (0-672-60476-0)
Softcover, Bobbs-Merrill Co
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The Song of Rolandby W.S. MerwinISBN 0375757112 (0-375-75711-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Song of Roland'Book summary:A contemporary prose rendering of the great medieval French epic, The Song of Roland is as canonical and significant as the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf. It extols the chivalric ideals in the France of Charlemagne through the exploits of Charlemagne's nephew, the warrior Roland, who fights bravely to his death in a legendary battle. Against the bloody backdrop of the struggle between Christianity and Islam, The Song of Roland remains a vivid portrayal of medieval life, knightly adventure, and feudal politics. The first great literary works of a culture are its epic chronicles, those that create simple hero-figures about whom the imagination of a nation can crystallize, observed V. S. Pritchett.
The Song of Roland is animated by the crusading spirit and fortified by national and religious propaganda. This edition features W. S. Merwin's glowing, lyrical translation. [via]More editions of The Song of Roland:
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The Tale Of Genjiby Murasaki Shikibu, Royall TylerISBN 014243714X (0-14-243714-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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- Tale of Genji: ISBN 0394735307 (0-394-73530-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0486414159 (0-486-41415-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - Tale of Genji: ISBN 0679729534 (0-679-72953-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Tale of Genji: ISBN 0804838232 (0-8048-3823-2)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0679417389 (0-679-41738-9)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0394729218 (0-394-72921-8)
Softcover, Vintage Books - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 004823012X (0-04-823012-X)
Hardcover, Allen and Unwin - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0048231096 (0-04-823109-6)
Hardcover, Allen and Unwin - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0394483286 (0-394-48328-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 0436459507 (0-436-45950-7)
Hardcover, Secker and Warburg - The Tale Of Genji: ISBN 014243714X (0-14-243714-X)
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The Tale Of Genjiby Royall Tyler, Murasaki ShikibuISBN 0143039490 (0-14-303949-0)
Softcover, Penguin Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale Of Genji'Book summary:In the tradition of Robert Fagles's translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Viking presents a stunning translation of Lady Murasaki's exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan. Written in the eleventh century, The Tale of Genji is widely celebrated as the world's first novel, but as Donald Keene has observed, it is also "one of its greatest." Genji the Shining Prince, the son of an emperor, is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affairs, alliances, and shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic. Throughout, The Tale of Genji offers a lively and well-rounded glimpse of golden age Japan with a cast of characters as richly conceived and nuanced as those of Proust. Royall Tyler's superb translation, detailed and poetic, is scrupulously true to the Japanese original but appeals immediately to the modern reader as well. Tyler includes detailed notes, glossaries, character lists, and chronologies to help the reader navigate the multigenerational narrative and its references. Magnificently packaged in a two-volume set with a slipcase, this is a literary event comparable to Seamus Heaney's bestselling translation of Beowulf. It will spark interest in this masterpiece of world literature and serve as the standard edition for many years to come.
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Tale of Genjiby Donald Keene, Murasaki Shikubu, Masayuki Miyata, H. MacK Horton, Setouchi JakuchoISBN 4770027729 (4-7700-2772-9)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tale of Genji'Book summary:A lushly illustrated edition of a world classic
The third in this series of illustrated Japanese classics, The Tale of Genji again combines Miyata's captivating paper cut-outs with a modern retelling of a vintage story. This well-known tale of the amorous adventures of Prince Genji is widely considered world literature's first novel, and with its precise and poetic prose, it is also considered one of its finest.
Written with precision by a lady of the Japanese court, Genji's Don Juan-like clandestine rendezvous with lovers in their perfumed boudoirs or on mossy moonlit garden paths, continues to intrigue lovers of literature. What sets Genji apart from the typically carefree playboy is the intensity of his emotional attachment for each of his lovers. Long after an affair has ended, Genji continues to cherish the encounter. His is an age-old tale, as well as a poignant and brilliant portrait of Japan's ancient court life. [via]More editions of Tale of Genji:
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The Tale Of Genjiby Kencho Suematsu, Murasaki ShikibuISBN 0804832560 (0-8048-3256-0)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale Of Genji'Book summary:This biographical novel centers around the amorous exploits of Prince Hikaru Genji, whose elegance and talent epitomized the values of Heian Japan, an era in which indigenous Japanese culture still held prominence over the Chinese culture that would come to dominate Japan. [via]
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The Tale of Genjiby Shikibu Murasaki, Arthur WaleyISBN 0679424679 (0-679-42467-9)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tale of Genji'Book summary:One of the world's oldest novels and the greatest single work of Japanese literature, this 11th-century romance centers on the lives and loves of an emperor's son. It offers a vast tapestry of the intrigues and rivalries of court life, as well as an exquisitely detailed portrayal of a decaying aristocracy.[via]More editions of The Tale of Genji:
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Tale of Genji-Oneby L. MurasakiISBN 038509275X (0-385-09275-X)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tale of Genji-One'Book summary:brilliant account of courtly life in medieval Japan, [via]
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The Winter Mantleby Elizabeth ChadwickISBN 0312312911 (0-312-31291-1)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Winter Mantle'Book summary:Normandy 1067---William may have conquered England, but it is a conquest of a different kind that one English earl has in mind.[via]
Fresh from his defeat of King Harold at the Battle of Hastings, William of Normandy has returned home in triumph, accompanied by the English nobles he cannot trust to leave behind. For Waltheof of Huntington, however, rebellion is not at the forefront of his thoughts. From the moment he catches sight of Judith, daughter of the Kings formidable sister, he knows he has found his future wife.
When Waltheof saves Judiths life, it is clear that the attraction is mutual. But marriage has little to do with love in medieval Europe. When William refuses to let the couple wed, Waltheof joins forces with his fellow rebels in an uprising against the King. William brutally crushes the rebellion, but realizes that Waltheof cannot be ignored. Marrying him to his niece, he decides, is the perfect way to keep him in check.
But is the match between the Saxon earl and Norman lady made in heaven or hell? As their children grow, Waltheof and Judith must choose between their feelings for each other and older loyalties. At the same time, the reputation of Waltheofs Norman acquaintance Simon de Senlis continues to flourish. The son of Williams chamberlain, he shares a special bond with Waltheof, who rescued him from being trampled by a horse when he was a squire. Now Simon enjoys the confidence of both the King and the rebel earl. And when tension between the two ignites once more, it is Simon who is set to reap the reward.
Based on an astonishing true story of honor, treachery, and love, The Winter Mantle is historical fiction at its very best, reaching from the turbulent reign of William the conqueror to the high drama of the Crusades. 
The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium An Englishman's Worldby Robert Lacey, Danny DanzigerISBN 0316511579 (0-316-51157-9)
Softcover, Back Bay Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium'Book summary:"August was the month when flies started to become a problem, buzzing round the dung heaps in the corner of every farmyard and hovering over the open cesspits of human refuse that were located outside every house."
Although daily dangers were many, housing uncomfortable, and the dominant smells unpleasant indeed, life in England at the turn of the previous millennium was not at all bad, write journalists Lacey and Danziger. "If you were to meet an Englishman in the year 1000," they continue, "the first thing that would strike you would be how tall he was--very much the size of anyone alive today." The Anglo-Saxons were not only tall, but also generally well fed and healthy, more so than many Britons only a few generations ago. Writing in a breezy, often humorous style, Lacey and Danziger draw on the medieval Julius Work Calendar, a document detailing everyday life around A.D. 1000, to reconstruct the spirit and reality of the era. Light though their touch is, they've done their homework, and they take the reader on a well-documented and enjoyable month-by-month tour through a single year, touching on such matters as religious belief, superstition, medicine, cuisine, agriculture, and politics, as well as contemporary ideas of the self and society. Readers should find the authors' discussions of famine and plague a refreshing break from present-day millennial worries, and a very stimulating introduction to medieval English history. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Hardcover, Little Brown & Co - The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium An Englishman's World: ISBN 0783887906 (0-7838-8790-6)
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Las Rubaiyyatby Omar KayyamISBN 847640932X (84-7640-932-X)
Softcover, Edaf Antillas
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Las Rubaiyyat'Book summary:Desde la primera aparición en el Occidente de Las Rubaiyat en 1859, estas cuartetas, escritas entre los siglos XI y XII, han conocido un éxito y una difusión poco habituales para obras de tal naturaleza. Aquí queda para el lector esta joya de la literatura universal tomada de la versión francesa de Franz Toussaint en atención a sus valores de claridad , sencillez y elegancia. [via]
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Los Templarios / The Templarsby Piers Paul ReadISBN 9501523276 (950-15-2327-6)
Softcover, Ediciones B
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Los Templarios / The Templars'Book summary:Drawing on the most recent scholarship, this account evaluates the legends and myths that have long surrounded the order of the Knights of the Templar. In 1099, the city of Jerusalem fell to an army of European knights intent on restoring the cross to the holy lands. From the ranks of these holy warriors emerged an order of monks trained in both scripture and the military artsThe Knights of the Temple of Solomon, called the Templars. In this engrossing and authoritative chronicle that spans three centuries, the Templars rise to political and financial power, experience a catastrophic fall, and leave behind a far-reaching legacy.[via]More editions of Los Templarios / The Templars:
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Svensk Idehistoria: Bildning Och Vetenskap under Tusen arby Tore FrangsmyrISBN 9127077934 (91-27-07793-4)
Hardcover, Natur och Kultur
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LA Chanson De Rolandby F. WhiteheadISBN 0631003908 (0-631-00390-8)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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