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The Practice of Medieval Music
How music functioned in the middle ages, what it meant to its hearers, and how it was performed: these are the subjects of this fascinating volume. The studies collected here …
Medieval Antisemitism?
Is it possible to talk about antisemitism in the Middle Ages before the appearance of scientific concepts of "e;race"e;? In this work, Francois Soyer examines the nature of …
Texts in Transit in the Medieval Mediterranean
This collection of essays studies the movement of texts in the Mediterranean basin in the medieval period from historical and philological perspectives. Rejecting the presumption …
Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Siena
A Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Siena presents chapters by prominent scholars on the powerful commune that birthed a pope, sheltered saints, built banking …
The Worst Medieval Monarchs
Stephen. John. Edward II. Richard II. Richard III. These five are widely viewed as the worst of England's medieval kings. Certainly, their reigns were not success stories. Two of …
Spanish Hermes and Wisdom Traditions in Medieval Iberia
A captivating study of translation, adaptation, and intellectual cross-pollination that situates the Castilian Hermes in the center of medieval Mediterranean cultural …
Mapping Medieval Merv
Situated within the vast Karakum desert of western Central Asia, the Merv oasis exhibits a trove of archaeological sites, owing to its rich ancient and medieval history. Likely due …
The Cambridge Companion to Late Medieval English Kingship
For over a hundred years scholars have written about late medieval kingship, and a vast body of published work now exists on the subject. However, in all this rich coverage, no …
Pre-Conquest History and its Medieval Reception
Offers insights into the political, social and cultural interests that informed the shaping of England's pre-Conquest history.The Norman Conquest brought about great change in …
Parks in Medieval England
Parks were prominent and, indeed, controversial features of the medieval countryside, but they have been unevenly studied and remain only partly understood. Stephen Mileson …
Journal of Medieval Military History
Ten papers, on campaigns, biographies, military hardware, fortifications and interpreting medieval records. The second issue of this new undertaking broadens its geographical and …
Medieval Cultures of the Irish Sea and the North Sea
The literary, historical, and linguistic confluence that characterized the Irish Sea region in the pre-modern period is reflected in the interdisciplinarity of these new research …