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The West Transformed: A History of Western Civilization, Volume B, 1300-1815 (West Transformed)

3 reviews
Warren Hollister, Sears McGee, ...

Wadsworth Publishing, 1999

A very good book
I used this book for my survey course in European history, and it was excellent. It is very descriptive and very interesting to read. It can be a little dense at times, but it is well worth the price,

The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 1997 (Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World)

9 reviews
Bob Sehlinger

Macmillan General Reference, 1996

GREAT!
It is a great book lots of informatio

Cathar Castles: Fortresses of the Albigensian Crusade 1209-1300 (Fortress)

3 reviews
Marcus Cowper

Osprey Publishing, 2006

Short study on Cathar castles....
In less then 62 pages, Macus Cowper does a fantastic job going into the details and structures of the major fortresses of the Albigensian Crusade that took up most the 13th century in southern France. The short book centered itself around the castles belonging to Cathars, a heretical movement that took hold in that part of France and subject to a major crusade to wiped it out. The book comes ...

The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine, Volume 3: The Growth of Medieval Theology ...

4 reviews
Jaroslav Pelikan

University Of Chicago Press, 1980

Very comprehensive reference
Jaroslav Pelikan, once again, provides readers with a thorough, pluralistic view of the major theological thoughts and innovations of the period. The work, which thankfully does not ignore the Eastern church and therefore gives a truly comprehensive picture, is based on quotations from major theologians, and neither is speculative nor dilutes the writings by trying to fit them into a modern mold. ...

The Gospel of Jesus

8 reviews

Highbridge Audio, 2006

the Gospel of Jesus by Daniel L. Johnson
Garrison Keillor has the perfect voice for reading the Gospel of Jesus. it is a pleasure to listen to and easy to follow, and would be a perfect introduction for someone wanting to find out what the Gospels actually say. there is no pretension or 'religiosity'; it is just a simple narrative. excellent!

The Crisis of Church and State 1050-1300 (MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching)

4 reviews
Brian Tierney

University of Toronto Press, 1988

Where freedom came from.
This book contains many of the critical documents that trace the origin of Western freedoms. Tierney prefaces the main body of his material with a few short but fascinating passages from and on people like Ambrose and Augustine. In the following chapters, he traces the debate about the relationship between Church and State as it developed in three or four dozen key documents from 1050 to 1300. ...

Quote Junkie: Philosophy Edition: Over 1300 quotes from great philosophers and others who have had ...

3 reviews
Hagopian Institute

CreateSpace, 2008

Bringing to Light What We Fail to Notice
"The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice, and by failing to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change. But, by noticing what we fail to notice, we can shape our hopes and dreams." This book provides a wide variety of self-reflection mechanisms that are imperative to personal growth and reflection.

The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050

3 reviews

Cambridge University Press, 2001

The Heart of Asymmetric Advantage is NOT Technology
This is the only serious book I have been able to find that addresses revolutions in military affairs with useful case studies, a specific focus on whether asymmetric advantages do or do not result, and a very satisfactory executive conclusion. This book is strongly recommended for both military professionals, and the executive and congressional authorities who persist in sharing the fiction ...

Medieval Tailor's Assistant: Making Common Garments 1200-1500

22 reviews
Sarah Thursfield

Costume & Fashion Press, 2001

The best book on pattern-drafting I've found
I love this book, and not just because it's a great primer on medieval clothing. It's also the best book on basic pattern-drafting I've found yet. You'll need a friend for pinning the block (a patient, non-grouchy friend, preferably), but the instructions are incredibly clear and simple. With almost no drafting experience, I was able to draft a very closely-fitting kirtle and cotehardie. The ...

American Wholefoods Cuisine: Over 1300 Meatless, Wholesome Recipes from Short Order to Gourmet

36 reviews
Nikki Goldbeck, David Goldbeck

Plume, 1984

American Wholefoods Cuisine
Trying to find a good all round vegetarian cookbook is quite a difficult task. Many of the vegetarian cookbooks I've come across are either gourmet and not really suitable for everyday meals or full of bland tofu recipes that resemble cardboard in taste and texture. Finding recipes that use only whole foods is even more difficult. I've only come across one or two good ones that had maybe a half ...

The Hundred Years War: England and France at War c.1300-c.1450 (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks)

2 reviews
Christopher Allmand

Cambridge University Press, 1988

An excellent analysis of English/French medieval rivalry
Christopher Allmand has taken a very long timeframe of medieval rivalry between the two great powers of the time, England and France and has done an excellent job of describing the begining, preperation and culmination of a very Bloody and Nasty war between England and France. These two great nations were always antagonistic with each other and had finally reached a "boiling point" around 1300, ...

Condottiere 1300-1500: Infamous Medieval Mercenaries (Warrior)

2 reviews
David Murphy

Osprey Publishing, 2007

Condottiere 1300-1500
Starting in the 14th Century, the petty warring states of Italy began to recruit mercenaries from all over western and central Europe to fight their wars for them. These men were the condottiere, and after several generations of living off the wealth of Italy, they came to be the most well armed, and also some of the most dangerous, of the many mercenary bands of late medieval-Renaissance era ...

German Medieval Armies 1300-1500 (Men-at-Arms)

2 reviews
Christopher Gravett

Osprey Publishing, 1985

Knechts und knaves
The usual good basic coverage by Osprey, covering the Holy Roman Empire. Wars were frequent, between principates, towns and cities, leagues, robber barons, religious groups. It's no wonder that Germany would be the site of some of the bloodiest campaigns during the later Thirty Years' War. There is also an excellent section on the Hussites and their unique method of fighting the Empire. There is ...

Bazaar to Piazza: Islamic Trade and Italian Art, 1300-1600

2 reviews
Rosamond E. Mack

University of California Press, 2001

INFLUENCE OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION IN THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
To whom visit Italy, Venice is different of other important art centers , like Rome or Firenze . The Oriental influence in the architecture remains as first impression.Screnning windows in the lunette above Porta Sant'Alippio , ,the grills on Saint Mark, the facades of the Doge's Palace.But,also, in the painting , and general decorative arts the islamic and oriental influence is visible. Venise ...

The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine, Volume 4: Reformation of Church and Dogma ...

2 reviews
Jaroslav Pelikan

University Of Chicago Press, 1985

Superb - comprehensive and systematic
Jaroslav Pelikan, whose works always are very thorough and show a genuinely diverse collection of thought, has produced an outstanding volume which guides the reader through the often dark and stormy seas of Reformation theology. Part of the brilliance of the presentation is that it is not a strictly chronological, historical account. The thought of various Reformation era theologians are ...

The Age of Faith, Part IV, A History of Medieval Civilization--Christian, Islamic, and Judaic--from ...

2 reviews
Will Durant

Simon and Schuster, 1950

The Fourth Volume in The Story of Civilization!
In this, the fourth volume in the Story of Civilization, Dr. Will & Ariel Durant have compiled thousands of details to create a smooth flowing story covering one-thousand years of Christian, Islamic, and Jewish civilization. At nearly 1100 pages in length, the reader will see: The early Christian ascetics and martyrs such as Simeon Stylites, who sat atop a sixty-foot high pillar for thirty ...

Domination and Conquest: The Experience of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, 1100-1300 (The Wiles Lectures)

2 reviews
R. R. Davies

Cambridge University Press, 1990

A concise overview of medieval English expansion
I should start with a disclaimer - Rees Davies was my doctoral supervisor at Oxford. That said, this is a short, well-written exposition of the trend in recent British medieval historiography, advanced by Davies and Robin Frame, in which the boundaries of "national" history are broken down. Davies examines the ideological underpinnings, going back to the Anglo-Saxons, for the overlordship of ...

Guillaume de Machaut and Reims: Context and Meaning in his Musical Works (Cambridge Studies in Medieval & ...

2 reviews
Anne Walters Robertson

Cambridge University Press, 2002

An Extremely Important Volume
I am just finishing up this book in preparation for presenting new insights into Machaut's Motets to my colleagues in a doctoral level choral literature seminar. In short, this book is a brilliant contribution to our understanding of the works of Machaut, and a must have for any serious student of the Middle Ages, especially musicologists. Dr. Robertson's strikingly clear and original points ...

1000 Masterpieces of European Painting: From 1300 to 1850 (Art & Architecture)

2 reviews
Christiane Stukenbrock, Barbara Topper

Konemann, 2000

Wonderful! A really well designed book
What is great about this book is that many of the iamges are shown quite large, and quite a few paintings are shown in their entirety but also as enlarged detail views so you can really see the brushstrokes etc. which was just what I was after. They also fit in quite a lot of written information about each painting. The images are printed on a good quality paper and the book is very ...

India: Art and Culture 1300-1900

2 reviews
Stuart Cary Welch

Grantha Corporation, 1985

Scholarly Work
"India: Art and Culture 1300-1900" is actually a 478-page catalogue for the exhibition "INDIA !" held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rather than call it a catalogue, which can sometimes conjure up a negative image and diminish the importance of this effort, it would be more appropriate and accurate to call this a definitive tome on Indian Art. This specialized book presents three ...

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