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Shoes and Pattens
The best scholarship focused on shoes and everyday dress accessories from the Middle Ages. Indispensable. SPECULUM Until recently, very little was known about medieval shoes. …
The Art of Swordsmanship by Hans Lecküchner
English translation of one of the most significant medieval texts on fighting with swords. Completed in 1482, Johannes Lecküchner's Art of Combat with the "Langes Messer" …
Norman Rule in Normandy, 911-1144
A magisterial survey of Normandy from its origins in the tenth century to its conquest some two hundred years later. This book provides a comprehensive revision and analysis of …
Seafarers, Merchants and Pirates in the Middle Ages
A vivid and highly-illustrated history of seafaring in the Middle Ages based on archaeological evidence and contemporary accounts. The first sailors braved the North Sea and the …
The Age of Machinery
An engagingly written account of textile engineering in its key northern centres, rich with historical narrative and analysis. The engineers who built the first generations of …
Imogen Holst: A Life in Music
This paperback edition is updated to include new insights into Holst's life and work resulting from the discovery of important unseen archival materials. Imogen Holst was one of …
Swords of the Viking Age
Representative examples of swords from 8th-11th century, fully described and illustrated, with general overview. This beautifully illustrated work fills a gap in the literature in …
Gustav Mahler
This volume concentrates on the composer's vocal music, including the late Rueckert Lieder, the 8th Symphony and Das Lied von der Erde. A monument in Mahler studies, this volume …
Runes: a Handbook
Offers a full introduction to and survey of runes and runology: their history, how they were used, and their interpretation. Runes, often considered magical symbols of mystery and …
War and Ethnicity
A valuable collection of articles, which should be widely read. DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE Studies on war and violence in Bosnia, Somalia and other regions, their effect on ethnic …
The Art of Cookery in the Middle Ages
The medieval kitchen revealed; facilities, seasonal foods, strictures of the church, and the interweaving of foodstuffs with medical theory. The master cook who worked in the noble …
Erik Satie
Satie's music and ideas are inextricably linked with the City of Light. This book situates Satie's work within the context and sonic environment of contemporary Paris. Sunday Times …