Thresholds and Boundaries: Liminality in Netherlandish Art (1385-1530)
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Although liminality has been studied by scholars of medieval and seventeenth-century art, the role...
The Decline of Serfdom in Late Medieval England: From Bondage to Freedom
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Scholars from various disciplines have long debated why western Europe in general, and England in...
Interweaving Myths in Shakespeare and His Contemporaries
Agnes Lafont, Charlotte Coffin and Janice Valls-Russell
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This volume proposes new insights into the uses of classical mythology by Shakespeare and his...
Medieval Art, Architecture and Archaeology in the Dioceses of Aberdeen and Moray
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Exploring the medieval heritage of Aberdeenshire and Moray, the essays in this volume contain...
Early Islam and the Birth of Capitalism
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Early Islam and the Birth of Capitalism proposes a strikingly original thesis-that capitalism first...
Celestina and the Human Condition in Early Modern Spain and Italy
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Winner of the 2015 Publication Prize awarded by the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and...
Early Ships and Seafaring: Water Transport Beyond Europe
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In this volume Professor Sean McGrail introduces the reader to a relatively new branch of...
Jewels and Jewellery
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This sumptuous book, now updated to mark the opening of the spectacular new Jewellery Gallery at the...
Childhood and Adolescence in Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture
Susan Irvine and Winfried Rudolf
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Childhood and Adolescence in Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture counters the generally received wisdom...
Prophecy, Politics and Place in Medieval England: From Geoffrey of Monmouth to Thomas of Erceldoune
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The period from the twelfth century to the Wars of the Roses witnessed a dominant tradition of...