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Vendor: Captivating History
The Middle Ages: A Captivating Guide to the History of Europe, Starting from the Fall of the Western Roman Empire Through the Black Dea
If you want to discover the captivating history of the Middle Ages, then keep reading...One of the least understood periods of European history occurred between the 6th century and the 14th or 15th century (depending on which historian you ask). Commonly called the Middle...- $19.97
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Vendor: G?ter Endres
Power and Protection: Castles and Fortified Manor Houses of Medieval Britain - Volume 4 - Wales
The unexpected sight of a stark ruin, perhaps a once formidable fortress clinging to a high summit or a crenellated residence with fading remnants of former affluence, always evokes a mix of strong emotions. It might generate a thirst for a deeper understanding of...- $50.00
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Vendor: Captivating History
The Middle Ages: A Captivating Guide to the History of Europe, Starting from the Fall of the Western Roman Empire Through the Black Dea
If you want to discover the captivating history of the Middle Ages, then keep reading...One of the least understood periods of European history occurred between the 6th century and the 14th or 15th century (depending on which historian you ask). Commonly called the Middle...- $29.99
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Vendor: G?ter Endres
Power and Protection: Castles and Fortified Manor Houses of Medieval Britain - Volume 1 - Northern England
The unexpected sight of a stark ruin, perhaps a once formidable fortress clinging to a high summit or a crenellated residence with fading remnants of former affluence, always evokes a mix of strong emotions. It might generate a thirst for a deeper understanding of...- $48.00
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Vendor: Richard Moore
England's Marvelous Gothic Cathedrals and Churches
This substantive, easy-to-use guide to selected English gothic cathedrals and churches provides profiles of thirteen important religious buildings, including eleven cathedrals, one abbey, and one chapel. The most well-known are Canterbury Cathedral, Kings College Chapel, Salisbury Cathedral, York Minster, and Westminster Abbey. They are...- $25.00
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Vendor: Chris Fern
Warrior Treasure: The Staffordshire Hoard in Anglo-Saxon England
The Staffordshire Hoard is one of the great discoveries of British archaeology, an unparalleled treasure of the early Anglo-Saxon period. Chanced upon in summer 2009, in an ordinary field north of Birmingham, its hundreds of objects of the 6th to 7th centuries AD amount...- $34.99
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Vendor: Maureen C. Miller
The Bishop's Palace: Architecture and Authority in Medieval Italy
This lavishly illustrated book looks at the art and architecture of episcopal palaces as expressions of power and ideology. Tracing the history of the bishop's residence in the urban centers of northern Italy over the Middle Ages, Maureen C. Miller asks why this once...- $36.95
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Vendor: Elina Gertsman
Abstraction in Medieval Art: Beyond the Ornament
Abstraction haunts medieval art, both withdrawing figuration and suggesting elusive presence. How does it make or destroy meaning in the process? Does it suggest the failure of figuration, the faltering of iconography? Does medieval abstraction function because it is imperfect, incomplete, and uncorrected-and therefore...- $168.00
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Vendor: Henry Adams
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
Using architecture, sculpture, culture and history, Adams humanizes the medieval period and provides valuable insight on religious philosophy. Mont-Saint Michel and Chartes provides a background and description of the construction of two French landmarks built in the 11th century. The Mont-Saint Michel cathedral was...- $15.99
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Vendor: Captivating History
Notre-Dame de Paris: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Famous Catholic Cathedrals of Medieval Europe
If you want to discover the captivating history of Notre-Dame de Paris, then keep reading...It was with horror and sadness that the people of the world opened their social media or switched on their televisions on April 15th, 2019, only to see terrifying pictures...- $29.99
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Vendor: Mehrdad Shokoohy
Bayana: The Sources of Mughal Architecture
Bayana in Rajasthan, and its monuments, challenge the perceived but established view of the development of Muslim architecture and urban form in India. At the end of the twelfth century, early conquerors took the mighty Hindu fort, building the first Muslim city below on...- $260.00
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Vendor: Felicity Ratté
The Medieval Mediterranean City: Urban Life and Design Before European Hegemony, 1250-1380
This book is a study of architecture and urban design across the Mediterranean Sea from the 12th to the 14th Century, a time when there was no single, hegemonic power dominating the area. The focus of the study--four cities on the Italian peninsula, and...- $65.00
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Vendor: G?ter Endres
Power and Protection: Castles and Fortified Manor Houses of Medieval Britain - Volume 2 - Southern England
The unexpected sight of a stark ruin, perhaps a once formidable fortress clinging to a high summit or a crenellated residence with fading remnants of former affluence, always evokes a mix of strong emotions. It might generate a thirst for a deeper understanding of...- $48.00
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Vendor: Dany Sandron
Notre Dame Cathedral: Nine Centuries of History
Since its construction, Notre Dame Cathedral has played a central role in French cultural identity. In the wake of the tragic fire of 2019, questions of how to restore the fabric of this quintessential French monument are once more at the forefront. This all-too-prescient...- $34.95
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Vendor: Captivating History
Notre-Dame de Paris: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Famous Catholic Cathedrals of Medieval Europe
If you want to discover the captivating history of Notre-Dame de Paris, then keep reading...It was with horror and sadness that the people of the world opened their social media or switched on their televisions on April 15th, 2019, only to see terrifying pictures...- $19.97
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Vendor: Alan Butler
Rosslyn Chapel Decoded: New Interpretations of a Gothic Enigma
Rosslyn Chapel is a deeply enigmatic 15th-century Gothic masterpiece, situated near Edinburgh. Although generally referred to as a 'chapel' and acting as a local parish church these days, Rosslyn is actually much more than either - and in fact most people who have studied...- $24.95
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Vendor: G?ter Endres
Power and Protection: Castles and Fortified Manor Houses of Medieval Britain - Volume 3 - Central England
The unexpected sight of a stark ruin, perhaps a once formidable fortress clinging to a high summit or a crenellated residence with fading remnants of former affluence, always evokes a mix of strong emotions. It might generate a thirst for a deeper understanding of...- $50.00
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Vendor: Millard F. Hearn
Romanesque Sculpture: The Revival of Monumental Stone Sculpture in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries
Author: Millard F. HearnISBN-10: 0801493048ISBN-13: 9780801493041Publisher: Cornell University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/25/1985Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.20w x 0.60d- $50.95
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Vendor: Kathryn Blair Moore
The Architecture of the Christian Holy Land
In the absence of the bodies of Christ and Mary, architecture took on a special representational role during the Christian Middle Ages, marking out sites associated with the bodily presence of the dominant figures of the religion. Throughout this period, buildings were reinterpreted in...- $135.00
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Vendor: David Barrowclough
Ely: The Hidden History
The Norman Cathedral is a masterpiece of medieval architecture sitting proudly on the Isle of Ely, but there is more to this city, once home to Oliver Cromwell. The authors trace the origins of life in Ely and the surrounding villages. Using vivid illustrations...- $33.95
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Vendor: Felix Arnold
Islamic Palace Architecture in the Western Mediterranean: A History
Palaces like the Aljafer�a and the Alhambra rank among the highest achievements of the Islamic world. In recent years archaeological work at C�rdoba, Kairouan and many other sites has vastly increased our knowledge about the origin and development of Islamic palatial architecture, particularly in...- $155.00
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Vendor: Ethan Matt Kavaler
Renaissance Gothic: Architecture and the Arts in Northern Europe, 1470-1540
This compelling book offers a new paradigm for the periodization of the arts, one that counters a prevailing Italianate bias among historians of northern Europe of this era. The years after 1500 brought the construction of several iconic Late Gothic monuments, including the transept...- $65.00
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Vendor: Bissera V. Pentcheva
Hagia Sophia: Sound, Space, and Spirit in Byzantium
Experiencing the resonant acoustics of the church of Hagia Sophia allowed the Byzantine participants in its liturgical rituals to be filled with the Spirit of God, and even to become his image on earth. Bissera Pentcheva's vibrant analysis examines how these sung rites combined...- $40.95
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