Most Beautiful Places in Europe: The 20 most beautiful medieval cities in Europe

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  • Life in a Medieval City (Medieval Life)

    • ASIN: B003JBHV04
    • Manufacturer: HarperCollins e-books

    From acclaimed historians Frances and Joseph Gies comes the reissue of their classic book on day-to-day life in medieval cities, which was a source for George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series.Evoking every aspect of city life in the Middle Ages, Life in a Medieval City depicts in detail what it was like to live in a prosperous city of Northwe... [Read More]

  • City and Spectacle in Medieval Europe (Medieval Cultures)

    • ASIN: 0816623600
    • ISBN: 0816623600
    • Brand: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press
    • Manufacturer: Univ Of Minnesota Press

    Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include CDs or access codes. 100% money back guarantee.

  • The Black Death: Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval Europe

    • UPC: 000029123704
    • ASIN: 0029123704
    • ISBN: 9780029123706
    • Manufacturer: Free Press

    A fascinating work of detective history, The Black Death traces the causes and far-reaching consequences of this infamous outbreak of plague that spread across the continent of Europe from 1347 to 1351.A fascinating work of detective history, The Black Death traces the causes and far-reaching consequences of this infamous outbreak of plague that sp... [Read More]

  • The Hidden Tradition in Europe: The Secret History of Medieval Christian Heresy (Arkana)

    • ASIN: 0140193197
    • ISBN: 0140193197
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    Christianity has always defined itself through fierce opposition to powerful 'heresies'; yet it is only recently that we have begun to retrieve these remarkable, underground traditions, buried beneath the contempt of the Church.Of these 'heresies' the greatest challenge to the medieval Church was posed by the 'Great Heresy' of the Cathars, who saw ... [Read More]

  • Rick Steves Florence & Tuscany

    • ASIN: 1631216651
    • ISBN: 1631216651
    • Manufacturer: Rick Steves

    Walk in the footsteps of the Medici, sip aperitivi, and discover the cultural heart of Italy: with Rick Steves on your side, Florence and Tuscany can be yours!Inside Rick Steves Florence & Tuscany you'll find:Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring Florence and TuscanyRick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your t... [Read More]

  • Cities of Ladies: Beguine Communities in the Medieval Low Countries, 1200-1565 (The Middle Ages Series)

    • ASIN: 0812218531
    • ISBN: 0812218531
    • Brand: Brand: University of Pennsylvania Press
    • Manufacturer: University of Pennsylvania Press

    Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic TitleIn the early thirteenth century, semireligious communities of women began to form in the cities and towns of the Low Countries. These beguines, as the women came to be known, led lives of contemplation and prayer and earned their livings as laborers or teachers.In Cities of Ladies, the fir... [Read More]

  • When the Moors Ruled in Europe

    • ASIN: B00SKTJ5QS

  • Adam of the Road (Puffin Modern Classics)

    • ASIN: 0142406597
    • ISBN: 0142406597
    • Brand: Puffin
    • Manufacturer: Puffin Books

    Eleven-year-old Adam loved to travel throughout thirteenthcentury England with his father, a wandering minstrel, and his dog, Nick. But when Nick is stolen and his father disappears, Adam suddenly finds himself alone. He searches the same roads he traveled with his father, meeting various people along the way. But will Adam ever find his father and... [Read More]

  • Iliad (Hackett Classics)

    • ASIN: 0872203522
    • ISBN: 0872203522
    • Brand: Brand: Hackett Publishing
    • Manufacturer: Hackett Publishing

    "Gripping. . . . Lombardo's achievement is all the more striking when you consider the difficulties of his task. . . . [He] manages to be respectful of Homer's dire spirit while providing on nearly every page some wonderfully fresh refashioning of his Greek. The result is a vivid and disarmingly hardbitten reworking of a great classic." —Daniel M... [Read More]

  • African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa

    • ASIN: 0691177422
    • ISBN: 0691177422
    • Manufacturer: Princeton University Press

    A groundbreaking history that puts early and medieval West Africa in a global contextPick up almost any book on early and medieval world history and empire, and where do you find West Africa? On the periphery. This pioneering book, the first on this period of the region’s history in a generation, tells a different story. Interweaving political an... [Read More]

  • The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome

    • UPC: 783324827682
    • ASIN: 039305974X
    • ISBN: 039305974X
    • Brand: W W Norton Company
    • Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

    A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own. This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. S... [Read More]

  • Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe

    • ASIN: 0679751645
    • ISBN: 9780679751649
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

    Both highly praised and intensely controversial, this brilliant book produces dramatic evidence that at one time the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches not only sanctioned unions between partners of the same sex, but sanctified them--in ceremonies strikingly similar to heterosexual marriage ceremonies.

  • Old World Encounters: Cross-Cultural Contacts and Exchanges in Pre-Modern Times

    • ASIN: 0195076400
    • ISBN: 0195076400
    • Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

    Well before modern times, Asian, African, and European peoples were regularly interacting and intermingling with each other. Their encounters rank among the most effective agents of change in all of world history, fostering the spread of technologies, ideas, beliefs, values and religions. This innovative study examines processes of cross-cultural e... [Read More]

  • If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho

    • ASIN: 0375724516
    • ISBN: 0375724516
    • Brand: Vintage
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

    By combining the ancient mysteries of Sappho with the contemporary wizardry of one of our most fearless and original poets, If Not, Winter provides a tantalizing window onto the genius of a woman whose lyric power spans millennia. Of the nine books of lyrics the ancient Greek poet Sappho is said to have composed, only one poem has survived compl... [Read More]

  • The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain

    • ASIN: 0316168718
    • ISBN: 0316168718
    • Brand: Back Bay Books
    • Manufacturer: Back Bay Books

    Widely hailed as a revelation of a "lost" golden age, this history brings to vivid life the rich and thriving culture of medieval Spain where, for more than seven centuries, Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together in an atmosphere of tolerance, and literature, science, and the arts flourished. of photos. 3 maps.

  • Kristin Lavransdatter: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

    • ASIN: 0143039164
    • ISBN: 0143039164
    • Brand: Penguin Classics
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Classics

    “[Sigrid Undset] should be the next Elena Ferrante.” —Slate The turbulent historical masterpiece of Norway’s literary masterA Penguin Classic  In her great historical epic Kristin Lavransdatter, set in fourteenth-century Norway, Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset tells the life story of one passionate and headstrong woman. Painting a richly det... [Read More]

  • DK Eyewitness Books: Medieval Life: Discover Medieval Europe from Life in a Country Manor to the Streets of a Growin

    • UPC: 690472073161
    • ASIN: 075667316X
    • ISBN: 075667316X
    • Brand: DK CHILDREN
    • Manufacturer: DK Children

    The Middle Ages ran from the end  of the Dark Ages to the Renaissance in the 15th century. DK Eyewitness Medieval Life  gives the reader an in-depth look at life during that era, in both the  town and the country, and for the peasants as well as the aristocracy.  Discover the hardships of life on the land, and the magnificent  tournaments of ... [Read More]

  • The Pursuit of Glory: The Five Revolutions that Made Modern Europe: 1648-1815 (The Penguin History of Europe)

    • ASIN: 0143113895
    • ISBN: 0143113895
    • Brand: Blanning, Tim/ Cannadine, David (EDT)
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    "History writing at its glorious best."--The New York Times"A triumphant success. [Blanning] brings knowledge, expertise, sound judgment and a colorful narrative style."--The EconomistThe New York Times bestselling volume in the Penguin History of Europe seriesBetween the end of the Thirty Years' War and the Battle of Waterloo, Europe underwent an ... [Read More]

  • The Medieval Fortress: Castles, Forts, And Walled Cities Of The Middle Ages

    • ASIN: 0306813580
    • ISBN: 0306813580
    • Brand: Kaufmann, H. W./ Kaufmann, J. E./ Jurga, Robert M.
    • Manufacturer: Da Capo Press

    The great walled castles of the medieval world continue to fascinate the modern world. Today, the remains of medieval forts and walls throughout Europe are popular tourist sites. Unlike many other books on castles, The Medieval Fortress is unique in its comprehensive treatment of these architectural wonders from a military perspective.The Medieval ... [Read More]

  • A History of Business in Medieval Europe, 1200-1550 (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks)

    • ASIN: 0521499232
    • ISBN: 0521499232
    • Brand: Brand: Cambridge University Press
    • Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press

    A History of Business in Medieval Europe, 1200-1550, demolishes the widely held view that the phrase "medieval business" is an oxymoron. The authors review the entire range of business in medieval western Europe, probing its Roman and Christian heritage to discover the economic and political forces that shaped the organization of agriculture, manuf... [Read More]

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