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The Age of Chivalry: Library Editionby Thomas Bulfinch, Giovanni CaselliISBN 002861478X (0-02-861478-X)
Softcover, Macmillan General Reference
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Age of Chivalry: Library Edition'Book summary:Although "Bulfinch's" has been heralded for more than a century, it has never before been published in so beautiful and accessible a format. Evocative four-color illustrations, many full-page, bring to life key events and characters of these universal tales and sagas. Original footnotes, indices, and Prefaces make the series not only entertaining, but completely authoritative as well. 115 illustrations. [via]
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The Age of Fable: The Illustrated Bulfinch's Mythologyby Thomas Bulfinch, Giovanni CaselliISBN 0028614755 (0-02-861475-5)
Softcover, Macmillan General Reference
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Age of Fable: The Illustrated Bulfinch's Mythology'Book summary:Here are the world's most-loved stories, in a dynamic visual tour de force for today's readers. Each timeless myth is superbly presented in story form and enhanced with original art work by world-renowned artist Giovanni Caselli. Though Bulfinch's has been heralded for more than a century, it has never been published in so beautiful and accessible a format. Evocative four-color illustrations, many full-page, bring to life key events and characters of these universal tales and sagas -- from the Greek and Roman pantheon of gods to the heroes of the Crusades, from the exploits of Robin Hood to the feats of Richard the Lionheart. As enjoyable now as when Bulfinch first assembled them, these selections come from a variety of works -- Ovid's classic Metamorphoses, Egyptian myths, Eastern mythology, and Hindu, Norse, and Celtic sources. Together they form a remarkable tapestry of human endeavor: dreams, illusions, adventures, loves lost and loves found. In this handsome series, they speak to us afresh, across the ages, vivified through Caselli's inspired art. Original footnotes, indexes, and prefaces make this series not only entertaining, but completely authoritative as well. [via]
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Arabian Nightsby H. W. DulckenISBN 089009800X (0-89009-800-X)
Hardcover, Book Sales
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arabian Nights'Book summary:[via]In this superbly illustrated volume you will find dozens of wonderful stories of genies and jinns (those fantastic spirits that, according to Muslim folklore, inhabit the earth in various forms and exercise supernatural power), of magic carpets, Caliph Harun Al-Rashid, and the beautiful Scheherazade. There are classics such as 'Sinbad the Sailor', 'Aladdin' and 'The Seven Viziers', traditional stories that have given boundless pleasure down through the ages, which you too can now experience.
The wondrous illustrations are by the master Victorian artist engraver Thomas Dalziel, whose unique talent is displayed at its very best here.
This book to treasure is a rich mine of adventure to fire the imagination, a treasury of one thousand and one nights that you will want to return to again and again.
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Arabian Nightsby Kathryn Wesley, Kensington Publishing Corporation StaffISBN 1575665816 (1-57566-581-6)
Softcover, Kensington Publishing Corporation
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The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nightsby Marc Chagall, Richard Francis BurtonISBN 3791308424 (3-7913-0842-4)
Hardcover, Prestel Pub
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The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nightsby Richard Francis Burton, A. S. ByattISBN 0812972147 (0-8129-7214-7)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights'Book summary:Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever.
This volume reproduces the 1932 Modern Library edition, for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the most famous and representative stories from Sir Richard F. Burton's multivolume translation, and includes Burton's extensive and acclaimed explanatory notes. These tales, including Alaeddin; or, the Wonderful Lamp, Sinbad the Seaman and Sinbad the Landsman, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, have entered into the popular imagination, demonstrating that Shahrazad's spell remains unbroken.
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The Barbarian Conversion : From Paganism to Christianityby Richard FletcherISBN 0805027637 (0-8050-2763-7)
Hardcover, Holt & Company, Henry
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Best Selections from the Arabian Nights Entertainmentsby Edward William Lane, Edward Stanley Poole, William HarveyISBN 0805502440 (0-8055-0244-0)
Hardcover, Hart Pub Co
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Blood Red Horseby K. M. GrantISBN 0802777341 (0-8027-7734-1)
Softcover, Walker & Co
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The Book of The Thousand Nights And One Nightby Richard Francis Burton, Leon CarreISBN 2843237254 (2-84323-725-4)
Hardcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Book of The Thousand Nights And One Night'Book summary:In the late 1920s, the art publisher H. Piazza produced a twelve-volume version of The 1001 Nights that was one of the most beautiful ever made. It included splendid illustrations by Mohammed Racim and wonderful miniatures by painter Leon Carre. Today, Assouline is publishing an abridged version of this masterpiece, which includes the most famous and most enchanting of the tales--from the story of King Shahryar, to Sinbad the sailor, to Ali Baba and the forty thieves, and Aladdin and the magic lamp--all told by the beautiful and sensual Shahrazad. This wonderful book is one of the classics that will stand next to the most handsome books in your library. For The 1001 Nights is a cultural testimony of the past, the source of myths and beliefs of the East. A collection of extraordinary stories from India and Persia passed down orally and told at night in public squares, this unique work is on a par with Homer's Odyssey. [via]
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A Brief History of the Hundred Years War: The English in France, 1337-1453by Desmond SewardISBN 1841196789 (1-84119-678-9)
Hardcover, Robinson
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Brother Cadfael's Penanceby Ellis PetersISBN 0892965991 (0-89296-599-1)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable, the Age of Chivalry, Legends of Charlemagneby Richard P. Martin, Sabra MooreISBN 0062700251 (0-06-270025-1)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable, the Age of Chivalry, Legends of Charlemagne'Book summary:A beautiful gift edition of Thomas Bulfinch's classic retelling of famous myths and folk legends, with interpretive essays by Princeton classics professor Richard P. Martin. [via]
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The Clerkenwell Talesby Peter AckroydISBN 1400075955 (1-4000-7595-5)
Softcover, Anchor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Clerkenwell Tales'Book summary:Peter Ackroyd opts for full immersion in The Clerkenwell Tales after dipping a toe, or ten, in the Middle Ages with Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination. The Clerkenwell Tales is a gripping novel about murder and religious and political intrigue in 14th century London. As hinted at in the title, a cap is generously doffed to The Canterbury Tales; several characters and chapter headings mimic Chaucer and, at least superficially, it takes the form of a series of interconnected tales.
Although this is a work of fiction, it is nonetheless as rich in historical material as, say, his evocative London: A Biography. Set in 1399, it's heavily underwired by events surrounding Henry Bolingbroke's usurpation of Richard II. On the whole an appendix, dubbed "The Author's Tale", keeps the Ye Olde London factoids from intruding on the yarn but there are moments, especially when he touches on Medieval customs and eating habits, where the research bubbles to the surface. However, like Hawksmoor and The House of John Dee, it's Ackroyd's judicious use of the more esoteric shards of the capital's past that really fuels the drama. This is, after all, Clerkenwell in the era of the mystery plays; a district inhabited by quack physicians, dung rakers, heretical sects and murderous clerics. (Think Umberto Eco in EC1.)
Clarice, the novel's demonic central force, is a sister of the House of St Mary beset by visions. "Some called her the mad nun ... others revered her as the Blessed Maid of Clerkenwell" but in this "turbulent time of a weak and wretched king" Clarice's prophecies of impending doom strike an ominous chord. Elsewhere in the City, a shadowy group of pre-eminent Londoners, known as Dominus, have long been plotting to dethrone Richard and install Henry. William Exmewe, an Austin Friar and Dominus member, has slowly nurtured a gang of lowly religious dissenters--the foreknown, or predestined ones--to, unknowingly, aid their cause. Believing themselves, as Christ's true followers, to be absolved from all sin, William has persuaded them to wage, essentially, a terrorist campaign to bring on God's day of judgement. The predestined ones will fire five churches, making five wounds upon London, mirroring the five wounds of Christ and the five circles of an ancient Christian symbol. (A mystical five-pointed pentagram was something of a motif in Hawksmoor.) Quite how these schemes (and counter schemes) pan out is best left unspoiled. Ackroyd fans and anyone who savours cunning, intellectually exhilarating mystery tales will not be disappointed. --Travis Elborough [via]
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The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reasonby Charles FreemanISBN 1400033802 (1-4000-3380-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason'Book summary:A radical and powerful reappraisal of the impact of Constantines adoption of Christianity on the later Roman world, and on the subsequent development both of Christianity and of Western civilization.
When the Emperor Contstantine converted to Christianity in 368 AD, he changed the course of European history in ways that continue to have repercussions to the present day. Adopting those aspects of the religion that suited his purposes, he turned Rome on a course from the relatively open, tolerant and pluralistic civilization of the Hellenistic world, towards a culture that was based on the rule of fixed authority, whether that of the Bible, or the writings of Ptolemy in astronomy and of Galen and Hippocrates in medicine. Only a thousand years later, with the advent of the Renaissance and the emergence of modern science, did Europe begin to free itself from the effects of Constantine's decision, yet the effects of his establishment of Christianity as a state religion remain with us, in many respects, today. Brilliantly wide-ranging and ambitious, this is a major work of history. [via]More editions of The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason:
Cloud of Unknowingby James WalshISBN 0809123320 (0-8091-2332-0)
Softcover, Paulist Pr
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The Cloud Of Unknowingby AnonymousISBN 1419156993 (1-4191-5699-3)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Cloud Of Unknowing'Book summary:And therefore take good heed unto time, how that thou dispendest it: for nothing is more precious than time. In one little time, as little as it is, may heaven be won and lost. A token it is that time is precious: for God, that is given of time, giveth never two times together, but each one after other. And this He doth, for He will not reverse the order or the ordinal course in the cause of His creation. For time is made for man, and not man for time. [via]
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The Cloud of Unknowingby Laurence FreemanISBN 1852309202 (1-85230-920-2)
Hardcover, Thorsons Element
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Cloud of Unknowing'Book summary:This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. [via]
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The Cloud of Unknowingby Patrick J. GallacherISBN 1879288893 (1-879288-89-3)
Softcover, Western Michigan Univ Medieval
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The Confession of Brother Haluinby Ellis PetersISBN 0816148597 (0-8161-4859-7)
Hardcover, G K Hall & Co
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Dante's Paradisoby Sandow Birk, Mary Campbell, Michael F. Meister, Peter S. HawkinsISBN 0811847209 (0-8118-4720-9)
Softcover, Chronicle Books LLC
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dante's Paradiso'Book summary:With the publication of Dante's Paradiso, Sandow Birk and Marcus Sanders complete their literary and artistic achievementthe retelling of The Divine Comedy in contemporary words and images. Hailed as "inspired" by the The London Review of Books, Birk and Sanders's adaptation of Dante's classic work is true to the spirit of the original and is as acerbic and shockingly funny today as in thirteenth-century Italy. With a text that incorporates modern slang and references to anachronistically recent public figures, Birk and Sanders pay tribute to Dante's linguistic approach and clever politics. Birk's striking spin on Gustave Dor's famous engravings accompany the cantos. Together they lend the timeless poem a postmodern edge. A major retrospective of all of Birk's illustrations and paintings for the trilogy will be held at the San Jose Museum of Art in August 2005 in tribute to a masterpiece for our times. [via]
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Dante's Paradiso: Paradiseby Dante Alighieri, Charles Eliot NortonISBN 1420926403 (1-4209-2640-3)
Softcover, Digireads.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dante's Paradiso: Paradise'Book summary:The "Divine Comedy" was entitled by Dante himself merely "Commedia," meaning a poetic composition in a style intermediate between the sustained nobility of tragedy, and the popular tone of elegy. The word had no dramatic implication at that time, though it did involve a happy ending. The poem is the narrative of a journey down through Hell, up the mountain of Purgatory, and through the revolving heavens into the presence of God. In this aspect it belongs to the two familiar medieval literary types of the Journey and the Vision. It is also an allegory, representing under the symbolism of the stages and experiences of the journey, the history of a human soul, painfully struggling from sin through purification to the Beatific Vision. Contained in this volume is the third part of the "Divine Comedy," the "Paradiso" or "Paradise," from the translation of Charles Eliot Norton. [via]
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The Dream of Scipioby Iain PearsISBN 1573229865 (1-57322-986-5)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dream of Scipio'Book summary:"May well be the best historical mystery ever written," proclaimed The Sunday Boston Globe about Iain Pears's An Instance of the Fingerpost, while Booklist called its publication "a major literary event." Iain Pears's international bestseller was greeted with front-page reviews ("A crafty, utterly mesmerizing intellectual thriller"-The Washington Post Book World), named a New York Times Notable Book, and hailed as a Book to Remember by the New York Public Library. Now he returns with a greatly anticipated novel that is so brilliantly constructed, the author himself describes it as "a complexity."
The centuries are the fifth (the final days of the Roman Empire); the fourteenth (the years of the Black Death); and the twentieth (World War II). The setting for each is the same-Provence-and each has at its heart a love story. The narratives intertwine seamlessly, but what joins them thematically is an ancient text-"The Dream of Scipio"-a work of neo-Platonism that poses timeless philosophical questions. What is the obligation of the individual in a society under siege? What is the role of learning when civilization itself is threatened, whether by acts of man or nature? Does virtue lie more in engagement or in neutrality? "Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless," warns one of Pears's characters. [via] -
El Sueno De Escipion / Escipion's Dreamby Iain PearsISBN 8432296562 (84-322-9656-2)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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England in the Late Middle Agesby A. R. MyersISBN 0140137661 (0-14-013766-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of the Middle Agesby Cynthia Shearer, Rob ShearerISBN 1882514068 (1-882514-06-8)
Softcover, Greenleaf Pr
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Heloise & Abelard: A New Biographyby James BurgeISBN 0060816139 (0-06-081613-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heloise & Abelard: A New Biography'Book summary:New Revelations about One of the Greatest Romances in History
Peter Abelard was arguably the greatest poet, philosopher, and religious teacher in all of twelfth-century Europe. In an age when women were rarely educated, Heloise was his most gifted young student. Their private tutoring sessions inevitably turned to passion, and their moments apart were spent writing love letters. Astoundingly, a few years ago a young scholar identified 113 new love letters between the pair which, combined with the latest scholarship, present us with the richest telling yet of the couple's clandestine passion -- a story that is erotic, poignant, and at times even funny.
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Here Be Dragonsby Sharon Kay PenmanISBN 0030627737 (0-03-062773-7)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Heretic's Apprenticeby Ellis PetersISBN 1585471380 (1-58547-138-0)
Hardcover, Center Point Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heretic's Apprentice'Book summary:In her sixteenth chronicle of the medieval monk-detective Brother Cadfael, Ellis Peters throws a variety of puzzles at her hero. In the summer of 1143, Brother Cadfael is torn from his herbarium to investigate the deaths of two visitors. [via]
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The Holy Thiefby Ellis PetersISBN 089296524X (0-89296-524-X)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Holy Thief'Book summary:Twelfth-century sleuth Brother Cadfael must solve a puzzling murder case and locate the sacred bones stolen from the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Shrewsbury. Tour. [via]
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The Illustrated Bulfinch's Mythology: Legends of Charlemagne, the Age of Chivalry, the Age of Fableby Thomas Bulfinch, Giovanni CaselliISBN 0028620631 (0-02-862063-1)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated Bulfinch's Mythology: Legends of Charlemagne, the Age of Chivalry, the Age of Fable'Book summary:Here are the world's most-loved stories, in a dynamic visual tour de force for today's readers. Each timeless myth is superbly presented in story form and enhanced with original art work by world-renowned artist Giovanni Caselli. Though Bulfinch's has been heralded for more than a century, it has never been published in so beautiful and accessible a format. Evocative four-color illustrations, many full-page, bring to life key events and characters of these universal tales and sagas from the Greek and Roman pantheon of gods to the heroes of the Crusades, from the exploits of Robin Hood to the feats of Richard the Lionheart. As enjoyable now as when Bulfinch first assembled them, these selections come from a variety of works Ovid's classic Metamorphoses, Egyptian myths, Eastern mythology, and Hindu, Norse, and Celtic sources. Together they form a remarkable tapestry of human endeavor: dreams, illusions, adventures, loves lost and loves found. In this handsome series, they speak to us afresh, across the ages, vivified through Caselli's inspired art. Original footnotes, indexes, and prefaces make this series not only entertaining, but completely authoritative as well. [via]
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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Tableby Howard Pyle, Pablo Marcos Studio, Joshua E. HanftISBN 1577656911 (1-57765-691-1)
Hardcover, Spotlight
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Lancelot: Or, The Knight of the Cartby Chretien De Troves, Ruth Harwood ClineISBN 0820312134 (0-8203-1213-4)
Softcover, Univ of Georgia Pr
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Hardcover, University of Georgia Press - Lancelot Or, the Knight of the Cart: ISBN 0824094425 (0-8240-9442-5)
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Las Mil Y Una Nochesby Not AvailableISBN 9875504211 (987-550-421-1)
Softcover, Longseller S.A.
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Little Ice Ageby Brian M. FaganISBN 1417625902 (1-4176-2590-2)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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The Mabinogionby Charlotte Guest, AnonymousISBN 1406805092 (1-4068-0509-2)
Softcover, Echo Library
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The Mabinogionby R. Williams, Charlotte E. GuestISBN 1425490956 (1-4254-9095-6)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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The Making of a Knightby Patrick O'BrienISBN 088106355X (0-88106-355-X)
Softcover, Charlesbridge Pub Inc
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A Medieval Feastby AlikiISBN 0064460509 (0-06-446050-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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The Medieval Machineby Jean GimpelISBN 0140045147 (0-14-004514-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Medieval Machine'Book summary:The Middle Ages, writes French scholar Jean Gimpel, saw an extraordinary flourishing of technological development throughout Europe. With the era came waterwheels and clock towers, nearly uniform machine parts and improvements in public hygiene, vaulting cathedrals and towering city walls, and a notion of spiritual and earthly progress that promised better things to come. In analyzing the growth of precision in measurement and of the experimental sciences, and in considering the careers of medieval geniuses such as the architect-inventor Villard de Honnecourt, Gimpel clearly conveys the intellectual excitement of the time. Sadly, it was undone by religious intolerance, brutal warfare, and the arrival of the plague as quickly as it rose. [via]
The Middle Agesby Mike CorbishleyISBN 081605150X (0-8160-5150-X)
Hardcover, Facts on File
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The Middle Ages, 395-1500by Joseph Reese StrayerISBN 0876205740 (0-87620-574-0)
Hardcover, Scott Foresman & Co
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Mont Saint Michel And Chartresby Henry AdamsISBN 1406500690 (1-4065-0069-0)
Softcover, Dodo Pr
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Northern Crusades: The Baltic and the Catholic Frontier, 1100-1525by Eric ChristiansenISBN 0816609942 (0-8166-0994-2)
Hardcover, University of Minnesota Press
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Paradiseby Dante, Gustave Dore, Anthony M. EsolenISBN 0812977262 (0-8129-7726-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Paradise'Book summary:If there is any justice in the world of books, [Esolens] will be the standard Dante . . . for some time to come. Robert Royal, Crisis
In this, the concluding volume of The Divine Comedy, Dante ascends from the devastation of the Inferno and the trials of Purgatory. Led by his beloved Beatrice, he enters Paradise, to profess his faith, hope, and love before the Heavenly court. Completed shortly before his death, Paradise is the volume that perhaps best expresses Dantes spiritual philosophy about resurrection, redemption, and the nature of divinity. It also affords modern-day readers a clear window into late medieval perceptions about faith. A bilingual text, classic illustrations by Gustave Doré, an appendix that reproduces Dantes key sources, and other features make this the definitive edition of Dantes ultimate masterwork. [via]More editions of Paradise:
Paradisoby Alighieri DanteISBN 0916349381 (0-916349-38-1)
Softcover, Amity House
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The Paradisoby Peter Bondanella, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Dante Alighieri, Julia Conaway BondanellaISBN 1593083173 (1-59308-317-3)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Paradiso'Book summary:[via]The Paradiso, by Dante Alighieri, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:Dantes Paradiso, often thrown into shadow by the first two parts of The Divine Comedy, features one of the most sublime, luminous, and exciting visions in all of literaturethat of Heaven itself.
Having climbed the mountain of Purgatory, Dante begins to ascend to the heights of the universe with his beloved Beatrice as guide. They soar through the nine spheres of heaventhe moon, Mercury, Venus, the sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, the stars, and the Prime Mover. Along the way Dante meets people he knew on Earth, who now appear as dazzling jewels, and many others whom he had always wanted to meet, such as St. Thomas Aquinas, Saint Bonaventure, and his great-great-grandfather. Finally, Dante reaches Heaven, where incredibly beautiful scenesbrilliant lights and colors, and flowering gardens unfold before his eyes, always accompanied by celestial music. Heaven, he learns, is not a place of boring rest, but one of joyful activity, dancing and singing, and endless movement and surprises.
A poem of true heroic fulfillment, Paradiso stands as literatures greatest hymn to the glory of God.
Peter Bondanella is Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian at Indiana University. Julia Conaway Bondanella is Professor of Italian at Indiana University. Both have translated works from Italian and have published extensively on Italian culture and art.More editions of The Paradiso:
Readers Digest Best Loved Books for Young Readers: The Story of King Arthur and His Knightsby Howard PyleISBN 0945260318 (0-945260-31-8)
Hardcover, Choice Pub
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Readings in Medieval Historyby Patrick J. GearyISBN 1551115506 (1-55111-550-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Readings in Medieval History'Book summary:Four principles guide the selection of materials. First, entire documents are included wherever possible, not snippets. Second, texts are grouped to form dossiers in which the individual documents relate to one another, reflecting the practice of historians themselves. Third, most of the documents chosen have been the subject of significant scholarship. And fourth, raw material for many types of historical investigations is provided: the documents are equally useful to the political historian, the social historian, the cultural historian or the historian of mentalities.
The third edition includes an updated Preface, more extensive material from Gregory of Tours, and a new section, "The Iberian Peninsula," containing material that deals with Jews, Muslims and Heretics. The text has also been newly typeset, making the book more readable, and in response to suggestions concerning the weight of the book, lighter paper is being used. The result is a book that is overall more user friendly.
Please note: This edition is also available in a two-volume format, dividing the text chronologically:
Volume I: The Early Middle Ages
Volume II: The Later Middle AgesSpecial Combined Price: Readings in Medieval History, third edition may be ordered together with A Short History of the Middle Ages, third edition at a special discounted price. In order to secure the package price, the following ISBN must be used when ordering: 978-1-44260-353-0.
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Reason and Revelation in the Middle Agesby Etienne Henry GilsonISBN 0023436204 (0-02-343620-4)
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The Riddle and the Knight: In Search of Sir John Mandevilleby Giles MiltonISBN 0850319994 (0-85031-999-4)
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Rural Economy and Country Life in the Medieval Westby Georges Duby, Cynthia PostanISBN 0812216741 (0-8122-1674-1)
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A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval Lifeby Margaret Wade LabargeISBN 0807056278 (0-8070-5627-8)
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Son of Charlemagneby Barbara Willard, Emil WeissISBN 1883937302 (1-883937-30-2)
Softcover, Bethlehem Books
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Story of King Arthur and His Knightsby Howard Pyle, Scott McKowen, Arthur PoberISBN 1402725035 (1-4027-2503-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Story Of King Arthur And His Knights: Unabridged'Book summary:The legendary adventures of King Arthur, his Knights of the Table Round, and the court of Camelot come to life in a lively and accessible retelling by Howard Pyle.[via]More editions of Story of King Arthur and His Knights:
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The Story of King Arthur and His Knightsby Tania Zamorsky, Dan Andreasen, Howard Pyle, Arthur PoberISBN 1402725345 (1-4027-2534-5)
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Sword in the Treeby Clyde Robert Bulla, Paul CasaleISBN 0064421325 (0-06-442132-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sword in the Tree'Book summary:In the days of King Arthur there stood a mighty oak tree within the walls of a castle. Peace reigned in the castle until the fearsome night when Lionel, longlost brother of Lord Weldon, returned to cause trouble and unhappiness.
It was then that Shan, the son of Lord Weldon, took on the duties of a knight and hid the sword in the hollow of the giant oak. The days that followed were filled with adventures that tried the courage of the young boy.
Shan was surprised by bearded robbers in the woods. He met noble knights in plumed helmets, and eventually he even made a trip to high-towered Camelot. His story is filled with the pageantry and color of England in King Arthur's time. It creates a vivid picture of the Knights of the Round Table and the wisdom of King Arthur himself.
Mr. Bulla captures the spirit of those romantic days in a straightforward, exciting manner. The result is another delightful book for his wide audience of young readers. Paul Galdone's vigorous illustrations are as evocative as the text.
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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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Tale of Genjiby Murasaki Shikubu, Kencho SuematsuISBN 0804838232 (0-8048-3823-2)
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Tales from the Arabian Nightsby C. Lang, Andrew LangISBN 1853261149 (1-85326-114-9)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tales from the Arabian Nights'Book summary:The beautiful Scheherazade's royal husband threatens to kill her, so each night she diverts him by weaving wonderful tales of fantastic adventure, leaving each story unfinished so that he spares her life to hear the ending the next night. This is the background to the Arabian Nights. In this selection made by that master of folklore and fairy-tale Andrew Lang, the reader meets Aladdin with his wonderful lamp, the Enchanted Horse, the Princess Badoura, Sinbad the Sailor, and the great Caliph of Bagdad, Haroun-al-Raschid. [via]
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Tales from the Arabian Nightsby Edmund Dulac, C. LangISBN 0895773740 (0-89577-374-0)
Hardcover, Reader's Digest Association
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tales from the Arabian Nights'Book summary:Beautiful princesses, genies who emerge from bottles, and talking birds in 26 magical tales: "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp," "Sindbad the Sailor," "Noureddin and the Fair Persian," "Merchant of Bagdad," and more. 66 illustrations. [via]
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Western Europe in the Middle Ages 300-1475by Brian Tierney, Sidney PainterISBN 0070648433 (0-07-064843-3)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill Humanities Social
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The White Companyby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 157646296X (1-57646-296-X)
Softcover, Quiet Vision Pub
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The White Company, Sir Nigelby Arthur Conan Doyle, George MacDonald FraserISBN 1888173904 (1-888173-90-4)
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Women in the Days of Cathedralsby Regine Pernoud, Pernoud Regine, Anne Cote-HarrissISBN 0898706424 (0-89870-642-4)
Softcover, Ignatius Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Women in the Days of Cathedrals'Book summary:Régine Pernoud Régine Pernoud has addressed herself to the study of many questions about the status of women in the Middle Ages and presents her surprising answers in this captivating work. Here one learns that the most ancient treatise on education in France was written by a woman; and medicine was practiced regularly by women in the thirteenth century; that in the twelfth century the Order of Fontevraud gathered both monks and religious sisters under the authority of an abbess. This is a systematic study that provides a multitude of concrete examples. No aspect of feminine activity in the course of the medieval periods is neglected: administration of property, professions and commerce, the intellectual life, even politics; writers, educators, sovereigns, and those who enlivened the royal courts. Moreover, the author draws from the history of law and the history of events and social customs to sketch something never before attempted, an outline of the evolution of the power of women. This is a classic work without reference to which any inquiry into the questions addressed here must remain incomplete. Intelligent readers with a taste for history will find this book a delight. Pernoud marshals convincing evidence that women in the feudal era enjoyed higher status as competent, responsible and influential figures in society than at any time since. - Donna Steichen Régine Pernoud is a highly regarded French author and archivist, and an experienced medievalist with some thirty years of archival work. [via]
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The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the Middle Agesby Sherrilyn KenyonISBN 0898796636 (0-89879-663-6)
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El Maestro Iluminador/ the Illuminating Teacherby Brenda Rickman VantreaseISBN 8496231402 (84-96231-40-2)
Softcover, Oceano De Mexico
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El Medicoby Noah GordonISBN 8495501015 (84-95501-01-5)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Medico'Book summary:This dazzling epic describes an 11th century man's passion to defeat illness and death, to alleviate the pain of his fellowman and to share the near-mystical gift of healing that has been bestowed upon him. His journey leads him through the brutality and ignorance of England and the sensual turbulence and splendor of Persia. There he meets Avicena, a legendary master who is experimenting with the first tools of modern medicine. A millennium has elapsed since then, but the narrative talent of Noah Gordon makes this startling journey a unique experience which brings the story to life.
Blurb in Spanish: Esta deslumbrante epopeya describe la pasión de un hombre del siglo XI por vencer la enfermedad y la muerte, aliviar el dolor de sus semejantes e impartir el don de sanar, casi místico, que le ha sido otorgado. Esta pasión le lleva desde la brutalidad y la ignorancia de la Inglaterra de su época a la sensual turbulencia y el esplendor de la Persia remota, donde conoce al legendario maestro Avicena, que está experimentando con las primeras armas de la medicina moderna. Nueve siglos han transcurrido desde aquel entonces, pero el talento narrativo de Noah Gordon hace de este viaje iniciático una experiencia única, que convierte la historia en vida real. [via]
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El Medico / The Physicianby Noah GordonISBN 8466616381 (84-666-1638-1)
Softcover, Ediciones B
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Le Chevalier De La Charrette, Ou, Le Roman De Lancelotby Chretien, Charles MelaISBN 2253054011 (2-253-05401-1)
Hardcover, Libr. generale francaise
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Mozartby Philippe A. AutexierISBN 2852030330 (2-85203-033-0)
Hardcover, Libr. H. Champion
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Svensk Lardomshistoriaby Sten LindrothISBN 9117540720 (91-1-754072-0)
Hardcover, Norstedt
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Y Mabinogionby Brynley F. Roberts, Dafydd Ifans, Rhiannon IfansISBN 0850887224 (0-85088-722-4)
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