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900 Years of English Costume: From the Eleventh to the Twentieth Centuryby Nancy BradfieldISBN 051761670X (0-517-61670-X)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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The Annotated Shakespeareby William Shakespeare, A. L. RowseISBN 0517436035 (0-517-43603-5)
Hardcover, Greenwich House
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The Annotated Shakespeare: The Comedies, Histories, Sonnets and Other Poems, Tragedies and Romances; Completeby William Shakespeare, A. L. Rowse, Hans PrintzISBN 0517665557 (0-517-66555-7)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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The Arnolfini Betrothal: Medieval Marriage and the Enigma of Van Eyck's Double Portraitby Edwin HallISBN 0520212215 (0-520-21221-5)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Arnolfini Betrothal: Medieval Marriage and the Enigma of Van Eyck's Double Portrait'Book summary:Commonly known as the "Arnolfini Wedding" or "Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride," Jan van Eyck's double portrait, painted in 1434, is probably the most widely recognized panel painting of the fifteenth century. One of the great masterpieces of early Flemish art, this enigmatic picture has also aroused intense speculation as to its precise meaning. Edwin Hall's accessible study--firmly grounded in Roman and canon law, theology, literature, and the social history of the period--offers a compelling new interpretation of this wonderful painting.[via]
Instead of depicting the sacrament of marriage, Hall argues, the painting commemorates the alliance between two wealthy and important Italian mercantile families, a ceremonious betrothal that reflects the social conventions of the time. Hall not only unlocks the mystery that has surrounded this work of art, he also makes a unique contribution to the fascinating history of betrothal and marriage custom, ritual, and ceremony, tracing their evolution from the late Roman Empire through the fifteenth century and providing persuasive visual evidence for their development. His illuminating view of Van Eyck's quintessential work is a striking example of how art continues to endure and engage us over the centuries.More editions of The Arnolfini Betrothal: Medieval Marriage and the Enigma of Van Eyck's Double Portrait:
The Art of the Renaissanceby Peter MurrayISBN 0500200084 (0-500-20008-4)
Softcover, Thames & Hudson
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The Bloody Fieldby Edith Mary PargeterISBN 0670174351 (0-670-17435-1)
Hardcover, Viking Press
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A Book Of Middle Englishby J.A. Burrow, Thorlac Turville-PetreISBN 0631167269 (0-631-16726-9)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Book Of Middle English'Book summary:This book is an introduction to the wide range of literature written in England between 1100 and 1400. The first part describes the language of the time to enable the reader to achieve a full understanding of the literature printed in the second part.
The authors set out the essential characteristics of the language as written in different parts of the country, giving guidance on pronunciation, metre and vocabulary, and provide a lucid account of the forms of the language and their evolution over three centuries. Part one also includes a description of the way a manuscript text is edited and of how decisions relating to punctuation and scribal errors can materially affect meaning and interpretation.
The texts are, where possible, printed here complete: the 1137 entry for the Peterborough Chronicle, Sir Orfeo, Patience, St Erkenwald, John Trevisa's Dialogue between a Lord and a Clerk and the York Play of the Crucifixion. The book also includes substantial and self-contained extracts from The Owl and the Nightingale, from Lazamon's Brut, The Cloud of Unknowing, William Langland's Piers Plowman, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and John Gower's Confessio Amantis.
The texts have been freshly edited from manuscript sources. Each one is prefaced by an introductory headnote and accompanied by explanatory notes set at the foot of the page. The book concludes with a substantial glossary. It has been designed overall to make reading the literature of medieval England an enjoyable experience. [via]
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Borgiasby Ivan CloulasISBN 0531151018 (0-531-15101-8)
Hardcover, Scholastic Library Pub
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Bosch, Bruegel, and the Northern Renaissanceby Claudia Lyn Cahan, Catherine RileyISBN 0517303736 (0-517-30373-6)
Hardcover, Avenel Books
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Botticelliby Mike VeneziaISBN 051642291X (0-516-42291-X)
Softcover, Scholastic Library Pub
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Botticelliby Alberto BushignaniISBN 0500410070 (0-500-41007-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Burgundian Netherlandsby Walter Prevenier, Willem Pieter Blockmans, an Blockmans-DelvaISBN 0521306116 (0-521-30611-6)
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China and Inner Asia: From 1368 to the Present Dayby Morris RossabiISBN 0500900019 (0-500-90001-9)
Hardcover, Thames and Hudson
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Christopher Columbusby Ann McGovern, James WatlingISBN 0590457659 (0-590-45765-9)
Softcover, Scholastic
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Church and People: England 1420-1660by Claire CrossISBN 0631214674 (0-631-21467-4)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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England inherited, from medieval times, two systems of authority: the Church, governed by Pope and Bishops; and the State, ruled by Monarch and Lords. However, from the late fourteenth century onwards, this division was increasingly challenged by the laity's insistence on their right to choose not only between different systems of Church government but also between different forms of religious belief. The author charts the rivalry between clergy and laity's and shows how political and social developments between 1450 and 1660 were decisively influenced by this conflict. This second edition includes updates throughout the text in the light of recent scholarship and a new bibliography. [via]
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The Complete Illustrated Shakespeareby William Shakespeare, Howard StauntonISBN 0517278901 (0-517-27890-1)
Hardcover, Park Lane
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Complete Plays of William Shakespeare : Cha Rivby Outlet Book Company Staff, Random House Value Publishing StaffISBN 051743623X (0-517-43623-X)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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Complete Works of William Shakespeareby William ShakespeareISBN 0517053616 (0-517-05361-6)
Hardcover, Outlet
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Complete Works of William Shakespeare'Book summary:FROM THE WORLD FAMOUS ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, THE FIRST AUTHORITATIVE, MODERNIZED, AND CORRECTED EDITION OF SHAKESPEARES FIRST FOLIO IN THREE CENTURIES.
Skillfully assembled by Shakespeares fellow actors in 1623, the First Folio was the original Complete Works. It is arguably the most important literary work in the English language. But starting with Nicholas Rowe in 1709 and continuing to the present day, Shakespeare editors have mixed Folio and Quarto texts, gradually corrupting the original Complete Works with errors and conflated textual variations.
Now Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, two of todays most accomplished Shakespearean scholars, have edited the First Folio as a complete book, resulting in a definitive Complete Works for the twenty-first century.
Combining innovative scholarship with brilliant commentary and textual analysis that emphasizes performance history and values, this landmark edition will be indispensable to students, theater professionals, and general readers alike.
For more information on this Modern Library edition, visit www.therscshakespeare.com [via]More editions of Complete Works of William Shakespeare:
Complete Works of William Shakespeareby Outlet Book Company Staff, Random House Value Publishing StaffISBN 0517263297 (0-517-26329-7)
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Da Vinciby Mike VeneziaISBN 0516422758 (0-516-42275-8)
Softcover, Scholastic Library Pub
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A graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Mike believes the best way to introduce children to art and artists is through fun. If children can look at art in a fun way, and think of artists as real people, the exciting world of art will be open to them for the rest of their lives. [via]
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Damiano's Luteby R.A. MacAvoyISBN 0553259776 (0-553-25977-6)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Damiano's Lute'Book summary:I found Damianos Lute very absorbing. The authors ability to bring to vivid life the general background of this period of history, and yet interweave it with the type of fantasy which was actually accepted in that day of positive faith is truly amazing. I really found this book to be more compelling than the first. The scenes of the Black Deathdreadful as they werecome through as if taken from eyewitness accounts. This is fantasy at its highest point. Ms. MacAvoys talent is a strong, flowing one. [via]
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Decameronby Giovanni BoccaccioISBN 0520058720 (0-520-05872-0)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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The Economy of Early Renaissance Europe 1300-1460by Harry A. MiskiminISBN 052129021X (0-521-29021-X)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Edward IVby Charles Derek RossISBN 0520027817 (0-520-02781-7)
Hardcover, Univ of California Pr
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Ferdinand and Isabella Paper Dollsby Tom TierneyISBN 0486433455 (0-486-43345-5)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Florentine Studies: Politics and Society in Renaissance Florenceby Nicolai RubinsteinISBN 057108477X (0-571-08477-X)
Hardcover, Faber
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Full-Color Sourcebook of French Fashion: 15th to 19th Centuriesby Pauquet FreresISBN 0486428389 (0-486-42838-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Giovanni and Lusanna: Love and Marriage in Renaissance Franceby Gene A. BruckerISBN 0520244958 (0-520-24495-8)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Giovanni And Lusanna: Love And Marriage In Renaissance Florence'Book summary:This compelling account of a wronged woman in Renaissance Florence, first published in 1986, is a fascinating view of Florentine society and its attitudes on love, marriage, class, and gender. Lusanna was a beautiful woman from a middle-class background who, in 1455, brought suit against Giovanni, her aristocratic lover, when she learned he had contracted to marry a woman of his own class. Blending scholarship with insightful narrative, the book portrays an extraordinary woman who challenged the unwritten codes and barriers of the social hierarchy and dared to seek a measure of personal independence in a male-dominated world.[via]More editions of Giovanni and Lusanna: Love and Marriage in Renaissance France:
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The Globe Illustrated Shakespeareby Howard StauntonISBN 0517623803 (0-517-62380-3)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Globe Illustrated Shakespeare'Book summary:The complete theatrical works of the immortal bard, uniquely supplemented with annotation and critical analysis by a host of eminent scholars and critics -- from Samuel Coleridge to Samuel Johnson. Plus a biography of Shakespeare himself. For the collection of the Shakespeare enthusiast, and the edification of the Shakespeare novice. [via]
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The Globe Illustrated Shakespeare: The Complete Works Annotatedby William Shakespeare, Howard Staunton, John Gilbert, Ray Abel, Brothers DalzielISBN 0517205963 (0-517-20596-3)
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The Gothic Cathedral: The Architecture of the Great Church 1130-1530by Christopher WilsonISBN 0500276811 (0-500-27681-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gothic Cathedral: The Architecture of the Great Church 1130-1530'Book summary:Approx 9¾ x 7 x ¾ inch with 304 pages [via]
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Henry IVby William Shakespeare, Rex GibsonISBN 0521626897 (0-521-62689-7)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Henry IV'Book summary:Written between 1596 and 1597, Henry IV Part One represents Shakespeare's increasingly mature talent in staging the history of the early Tudor monarchy. Midway in the cycle of Shakespeare's History Plays, which begin with Richard II and ultimately culminate in his last play, Henry VIII, Henry IV Part One tells the story of the troubled reign of Henry IV following his deposition of Richard II. The historical action revolves around the attempt by Henry Percy (known as Hotspur) to overthrow Henry at the Battle of Shrewsbury. However, over half the play deals with the transformation of Henry's profligate son, Prince Hal (the future King Henry V), from tavern joker to national icon.
The whole play is stolen from its kings and princes by Shakespeare's greatest comic creation, the "fat-kidneyed rascal" Sir John Falstaff, king of his own dominions--the taverns and brothels of London's Eastcheap district. The tavern scenes of the play are some of the most evocative accounts of 16th-century popular London life. They revolve around the comical but ultimately sinister relationship between Falstaff and his young apprentice Hal, who learns to "so offend to make offence a skill" as he learns the slippery ropes of realpolitik and kingship. The play is considered by many to be the liveliest and most profound of Shakespeare's History Plays, and remains one of its most popular examples. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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Henry Vby Christopher AllmandISBN 0520082931 (0-520-08293-1)
Hardcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Henry V'Book summary:Thanks to Shakespeare, Henry V is one of England's best-known monarchs. Or is he? The image of the young king leading his army against the French and his stunning victory at Agincourt are part of English historical tradition. Yet to understand Henry V we need to look at far more than his military prowess.[via]
While Henry was indeed a soldier of exceptional skills, his historical reputation as a king deserves to be set against a broader background of achievement, for he was a leader and a diplomat, an administrator, a keeper of the peace and protector of the Church, a man who worked with and for his people.
This new study, the first full scholarly biography of Henry V, based on the primary sources of both English and French archives and taking into account a great deal of recent scholarship, shows his reign in the broad European context of his day. It concludes that, through his personality and "professional" approach, Henry not only united the country in war but also provided England with a sense of pride and the kind of domestic rule it was so in need of at the time.
Allmand offers far more than a biography of a king. His book is also a rich work of cultural history, with fascinating material on, for example, royal funerals, the reburial of Richard II in Westminster Abbey, the rise of Lollardy in England, and how one governed in the late Middle Ages.More editions of Henry V:
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Henry VI, Parts 1, 2, and 3by William ShakespeareISBN 0553212850 (0-553-21285-0)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Henry VI, Parts 1, 2, and 3'Book summary:Displaying the bold vision and growing skill of a young playwright, these are Shakespeares first three history plays, covering some sixty tumultuous years of English history. Their pageantry, violence, and stirring speeches excite audiences with action as well as character, and midway through the final play in this trilogy, a shocking, clever, inimitably evil new voice is heardthat of Richard of Gloucester, destined to become Englands most fearsome and hated ruler of all time, Richard III. [via]
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Henry VI. Part 3by William Shakespeare, Michael HattawayISBN 0521377056 (0-521-37705-6)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Hieronymus Boschby Walter S. GibsonISBN 050020134X (0-500-20134-X)
Softcover, Thames & Hudson
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A History of Islamic Societiesby Ira M. LapidusISBN 0521779332 (0-521-77933-2)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A History of Islamic Societies'Book summary:Long considered a classic, A History of Islamic Societies is now that much more useful a reference for general readers and scholars alike. Widely praised for its balanced and comprehensive account, Ira Lapidus' work has been fully revised in its coverage of each country and region of the Muslim world through 2001. It incorporates the origins and evolution of Islamic societies and brings into focus the historical processes that gave shape to the manifold varieties of contemporary Islam. The concluding chapters survey the growing influence of the Islamist movements within national states and in their transnational or global dimensions, including the Islamic revival, Islamist politics and terrorism. An updated discussion of the roles of women in Islamic societies is added, with new sections about Afghanistan and Muslims in Europe, America, and the Philippines. Ira M. Lapidus is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California at Berkeley. His many books and articles include Islam, Politics and Social Movements (University of California Press, 1988) and Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages (Cambridge, 1984). [via]
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Hundred Years' Warby Jonathan SumptionISBN 0571138969 (0-571-13896-9)
Hardcover, University of Pennsylvania Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hundred Years' War'Book summary:What do most of us know of the Hundred Years War? The famous victories at Agincourt, Crecy, and Poitiers, and that it actually went on--intermittently--for a great deal longer than a hundred years. Fortunately, Jonathan Sumption is on hand to remind us that there was a great deal more to this period of medieval history that was instrumental in establishing the national consciousness of both England and France. Trial by Battle is not for the faint-hearted. Its 650 pages cover only the period from the death of Charles IV, the last Capetian King of France, to the surrender of Calais to the English in 1347. At this rate, it will take at least another six volumes to get to the end. But for those who take a deep breath and decide to go for it, Sumption more than repays the effort. He takes a decidedly old-fashioned approach to history, being short on analysis and long on narrative, but there is nothing old-fashioned about his style. He has avoided the academic pitfalls of turgid prose and inaccessibility to produce a work of great readability that challenges many traditional assumptions.
To read many historians, the Hundred Years War was a glorious period of nobility and chivalry. Sumption gives the lie to this. He shows the war to be venal, savage, and mercenary. Soldiers often gave more thought to their captives than they did for their cause, as huge ransoms could be extracted for their release. We're only talking noble hostages, mind. The ordinary foot soldier had no monetary value and was usually butchered on the spot. The same applied to civilians. This wasn't a war where human life was sanctified and the fighting was restricted to the battlefield. It had all the subtlety of the bombing of Dresden, but as the fighting was almost entirely restricted to mainland France, England created a wave of terror to force the locals into submission. "Not a man or woman of substance dared to wait in the towns and castles or in the country around; wherever our army appeared, they fled away," wrote one English observer. Sumption's readers are likely to have precisely the opposite reaction. --John Crace, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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Hypnerotomachia Poliphiliby Francesco ColonnaISBN 0500511047 (0-500-51104-7)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hypnerotomachia Poliphili'Book summary:Printed in the same size and format as the original, the book includes all the woodcuts and has a substantial introduction by Professor Godwin. Its appearance is a publishing event, filling a notorious gap in every academic library, in the collections of scholars, and on the bookshelves of everyone interested in the history of Western culture. [via]
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili: The Strife Of Love In A Dreamby Joscelyn GodwinISBN 0500285497 (0-500-28549-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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If You Lived in Colonial Timesby Ann McGovern, June OtaniISBN 059045160X (0-590-45160-X)
Softcover, Scholastic
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The Imperial Age of Venice, 1380-1580by David ChambersISBN 0500320209 (0-500-32020-9)
Hardcover, Thames & Hudson
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Leonardo da Vinci: Flights Of The Mindby Charles Nicholl, Da Vinci LeonardoISBN 0670033456 (0-670-03345-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Leonardo da Vinci: Flights Of The Mind'Book summary:For five centuries, Leonardo da Vinci has stood alone as the quintessential Renaissance manthe incomparable artist, writer, thinker, and inventor who most powerfully transformed his world. In this dazzling new intimate biography, award-winning author Charles Nicholl creates a portrait of the artist for our timea biography that brings Leonardo to life as a complex man living in a fascinating, dangerous, quickly changing world.
Drawing freely on his own original translations of Leonardos notebooks as well as newly discovered contemporary accounts, Nicholl captures the very texture of Leonardos mind and the pungent visceral impressions he transmuted into art. Detail by brilliant detail, Nicholl reconstructs the life and times of the artist, from his troubled childhood as the illegitimate son of an established Tuscan family to his years of apprenticeship in the burgeoning art world of Medici Florence to his unrivaled achievements in a breathtaking array of disciplines and media. Here, too, are compelling new answers to the enduring mysteries of Leonardos sexual orientation, the true identity of the Mona Lisa, and the early experiences that inspired his lifelong obsession with human flight.
A writer of irresistible charm and quicksilver imagination, Nicholl takes us from the backstreet artists studios of Florence to the glittering palazzi of the Medici, Sforza, and Borgia families as he pursues the most extravagantly talented and maddeningly elusive artist of all time. The result is a biography of rare grace and penetration. [via]
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Mary Cassattby Mike Venezia, Sarah Mollman UnderhillISBN 0516422782 (0-516-42278-2)
Softcover, Childrens Pr
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Medieval English Lyricsby R. T. DaviesISBN 0571065716 (0-571-06571-6)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Medieval Russia's Epics, Chronicles, and Talesby Serge A. ZenkovskyISBN 0525473637 (0-525-47363-7)
Hardcover, Dutton
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Michelangeloby Mike VeneziaISBN 0516422936 (0-516-42293-6)
Softcover, Scholastic Library Pub
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A graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Mike believes the best way to introduce children to art and artists is through fun. If children can look at art in a fun way, and think of artists as real people, the exciting world of art will be open to them for the rest of their lives. [via]
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The Mongolsby David MorganISBN 0631175636 (0-631-17563-6)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mongols'Book summary:This up-to-date chronicle benefits from new discoveries and a broad range of source material. David Morgan explains how the vast Mongolian Empire was organized and governed, examing the religious and policital character of the steppe nomadic society. [via]
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Moorish Spainby Richard FletcherISBN 0520248406 (0-520-24840-6)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moorish Spain'Book summary:Beginning in the year 711 and continuing for nearly a thousand years, the Islamic presence survived in Spain, at times flourishing, and at other times dwindling into warring fiefdoms. But the culture and science thereby brought to Spain, including long-buried knowledge from Greece, largely forgotten during Europe's Dark Ages, was to have an enduring impact on the country as it emerged into the modern era. In this gracefully written history, Richard Fletcher reveals the Moorish culture in all its fascinating disparity and gives us history at its best: here is vivid storytelling by a renowned scholar.[via] -
More Utopiaby Thomas More, Robert M. Adams, George M. LoganISBN 0521525403 (0-521-52540-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'More Utopia'Book summary:This revision incorporates the many refinements to the translation of Utopia undertaken in 1995. George Logan has also updated the editorial commentary and introduction to take into account the scholarship published since the first Cambridge Texts edition of Utopia appeared in 1989. This edition is the most accessible and student-friendly version of Utopia currently available. [via]
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Once and Future Kingby T.H. WhiteISBN 0606011951 (0-606-01195-1)
Hardcover, Demco Media
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Orlando Innamoratoby Matteo Maria BoiardoISBN 0520059786 (0-520-05978-6)
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The Outlaw's Taleby Margaret Frazer, Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress), Jove BooksISBN 0515113352 (0-515-11335-2)
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Pastons And Their Englandby H. S. BennettISBN 0521095131 (0-521-09513-1)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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The Pastons and Their England: Studies in an Age of Transitionby H. S. BennettISBN 0521398266 (0-521-39826-6)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Pastwatchby Orson Scott CardISBN 0606117245 (0-606-11724-5)
Hardcover, Demco Media
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The Pazzi Conspiracy: The Plot Against the Mediciby Harold ActonISBN 0500250642 (0-500-25064-2)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Personal Recollections of Joan of Arcby Mark Twain, F.V. DumondISBN 0517147777 (0-517-14777-7)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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Piero Della Francescaby Eleonara BairatiISBN 0517061333 (0-517-06133-3)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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Richard IIIby Charles RossISBN 0520050754 (0-520-05075-4)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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The Second Part of King Henry VIby William Shakespeare, Michael Hattaway, A. R. Braunmuller, Brian GibbonsISBN 0521377048 (0-521-37704-8)
Softcover, Cambridge University Press
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Shakespeareby A. L. RowseISBN 0517535092 (0-517-53509-2)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shakespeare'Book summary:The Annotated Shakespeare: The Comedies, Histories, Sonnets and Other Poems, Tragedies and Romances Complete (Three Volume Set in Slipcase) [Dec 12, 1978] A.L. Rowse [via]
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They Came to Japanby Michael CooperISBN 0520045092 (0-520-04509-2)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Tirant Lo Blancby Joanot Martorell, Marti Joan de GalbaISBN 0517623161 (0-517-62316-1)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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Troilus And Cressidaby Geoffrey Chaucer, George Philip KrappISBN 0486446581 (0-486-44658-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Tudor Ireland: Crown, Community, and the Conflict of Cultures, 1470-1603by Steven G. EllisISBN 0582493412 (0-582-49341-2)
Softcover, Longman
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Utopiaby Thomas More, Robert M. Adams, George M. LoganISBN 0521347971 (0-521-34797-1)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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The Wars of the Rosesby Antonia Fraser, Anthony CheethamISBN 0520228022 (0-520-22802-2)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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The Widening Gate: Bristol and the Atlantic Economy, 1450-1700by David Harris SacksISBN 0520084497 (0-520-08449-7)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr on Demand
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William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet/Macbeth/Hamlet/Othello/The Taming of the Shrew/A Midsummer Night's Dream/The Merchant of Veniceby William ShakespeareISBN 0517092948 (0-517-09294-8)
Hardcover, Grammercy
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William Shakespeare, the Complete Works: Illustratedby William ShakespeareISBN 0517163020 (0-517-16302-0)
Hardcover, Gramercy Books
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· The uncensored text of Henry IV and the original titles of three other plays
· Edited texts of King Lear both as Shakespeare originally wrote it and as it was revised for performance years later
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· Major textual alternatives--first versions and deleted lines--are printed as additional passages
· Stage directions have been reconsidered in light of the play's original staging and many directions have been added
· Conjectural stage directions and speech prefixes are identified in brackets
· A general introduction, brief introductions to each work, and an essay on the language of Shakespeare's time are provided [via]More editions of William Shakespeare, the Complete Works: Illustrated:
Winnie-The-Pooh's 2004 Calendarby Serge A. ZenkovskyISBN 0525483667 (0-525-48366-7)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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Women's Hats, Headdresses And Hairstyles: With 453 Illustrations, Medieval to Modernby Georgine De CourtaisISBN 0486448509 (0-486-44850-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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