Chronological Period/Medieval (500-1453) Studies
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Samurai: An Illustrated History
$34.95 Add to cartSamurai: An Illustrated History brings the violent, tumultuous, and, at the same time, elegant world of the medieval Japanese samurai to life.
This Japanese history book traces the story of a unique h- Author: Kure, Mitsuo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 15 2002
- ISBN10: 0804832870
- Language: English
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King of the Shattered Glass
$19.95 Add to cartSusan Joy Bellavance’s captivating story about an orphan, Marguerite, who worked in the King’s kitchen . . . now in hardcover.
When Marguerite repeatedly breaks the King’s precious glass, those aroun… [more below]
- Author: Bellavance, Susan Joy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: December 13 2019
- ISBN10: 1505116511
- Language: English
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Anya and the Dragon
$9.99 Add to cartA Sydney Taylor Award Honor Book
Sydney Taylor Honor winner Anya and the Dragon, the first in a duology, is a lush tale of magic and dragons, a gem for any adventure-seeking middle grade reader.
Anya an
- Author: Pasternack, Sofiya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 0358379059
- Language: English
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The Grinnell Beowulf
$14.95 Add to cartThe Grinnell Beowulf is a translation and teaching edition of the Old English poem. Six students at Grinnell College–Eva Dawson, Emily Johnson, Jeanette Miller, Logan Shearer, Aniela Wendt, and Kate
- Series: Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies
- Author: Arner, Timothy D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 24 2013
- ISBN10: 0866988130
- Language: English
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Where’s My Hero?
$8.99 Add to cartDear Avon Books,
Where are my heroes? Whenever I’m reading a book by one of my favorite authors I find I’m falling for the wrong guy — not the hero, but the other man — and what I really want is for
- Series: Bow Street Novella #1
- Author: Kleypas, Lisa
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 26 2003
- ISBN10: 0060505249
- Language: English
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The Lost History of Christianity: The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia–And How It Died
$18.99 Add to cart“Jenkins is one of America’s top religious scholars.”
—Forbes magazineThe Lost History of Christianity by Philip Jenkins offers a revolutionary view of the history of the Christian church. Subtitled
- Author: Jenkins, John Philip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 03 2009
- ISBN10: 0061472816
- Language: English
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The Poetic Edda: The Mythological Poems
$19.99 Read moreThe vibrant Old Norse poems in this collection, which may have been brought together as early as the thirteenth century, authentically capture the ancient oral traditions of the Norsemen. In addition,… [more below]
- Author: Bellows, Henry Adams
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 251
- Publish Date: July 19 2004
- ISBN10: 0486437108
- Language: English
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Catherine of Siena
$19.95 Read moreSigrid Undset’s Catherine of Siena is critically acclaimed as one of the best biographies of this well known, and amazing fourteenth-century saint. Known for her historical fiction, which won her the … [more below]
- Author: Undset, Sigrid
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 335
- Publish Date: October 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1586174088
- Language: English
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Kingdom’s Dawn
$9.99 Read moreA Riveting Medieval Parallel to the Bible
Good and evil clash. Leinad and Cedric are determined to not only survive, but claim hope and victory In Kingdom’s Dawn, Leinad and Tess, along with all the- Series: Kingdom #01
- Author: Black, Chuck
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1590526791
- Language: English
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Not a Soul But Us: A Story in 84 Sonnets
$17.00 Read moreWinner of the 2021 May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize!
In mid-fourteenth century Yorkshire, the plague pandemic wipes out half the inhabitants of a remote village. Left behind is a twelve-year-old
- Author: Smith, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: March 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0872333604
- Language: English
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Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe
$21.95 Add to cartA riveting history of the city that led the West out of the ruins of the Roman Empire
At the end of the fourth century, as the power of Rome faded and Constantinople became the seat of empire, a new c- Author: Herrin, Judith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 0691204225
- Language: English
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The Essential Ginsberg
$19.99 Add to cartFeaturing the legendary and groundbreaking poem “Howl,” this remarkable volume showcases a selection of Allen Ginsberg’s poems, songs, essays, letters, journals, and interviews and contains sixteen pa
- Author: Ginsberg, Allen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 26 2015
- ISBN10: 0062362283
- Language: English
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The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
$20.00 Add to cart“A fascinating romp through the feminine side of the infamous Khan clan” (Booklist) by the author featured in Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan
“Enticing . . . hard to put down.”–Associated P- Author: Weatherford, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0307407160
- Language: English
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From Irenaeus to Grotius: A Sourcebook in Christian Political Thought 100-1625
$73.99 Add to cartA reference tool that provides an overview of the history of Christian political thought with selections from second century to the seventeenth century.
From the second century to the seventeenth, from
- Author: O’Donovan, Oliver
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 858
- Publish Date: November 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0802842097
- Language: English
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The World of the Crusades
$24.00 Read moreA lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders
Throughout the Middle Ages crusading was justified by religious ideology, b- Author: Tyerman, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0300274211
- Language: English
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Ringerike Style Essentials: How to Create Viking Age Art
$23.00 Add to cartThe Ringerike style (c. 1000-1075 CE) is one of the quintessential styles of the Viking Age. But how do you recreate the style in accordance with its original principles? Ringerike Style Essentials un
- Author: Markussen, Jonas Lau
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 108
- Publish Date: March 13 2023
- ISBN10: 8797060089
- Language: English
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The Horrible, Miserable Middle Ages: The Disgusting Details about Life During Medieval Times
$8.99 Read moreFrom leftover trenchers and stinky chamber pots to barber surgeons and the black plague, life could be really miserable for people during medieval times. Get ready to explore the nasty side of life in
- Series: Fact Finders: Disgusting History
- Author: Allen, Kathy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 01, 2010
- ISBN10: 1429663502
- Language: English
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Welsh Monsters & Mythical Beasts: A Guide to the Legendary Creatures from Celtic-Welsh Myth and Legend
$29.95 Add to cart“A love letter to the Welsh language… Ellis’ detailed watercolor illustrations are the main attraction, providing fresh artistic representations to inspire a new generation of readers. Mythology fan
- Series: Wool of Bat
- Author: Ellis, Rowynn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 1777081777
- Language: English
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Essays of E. B. White
$19.99 Read more“Some of the finest examples of contemporary, genuinely American prose. White’s style incorporates eloquence without affection, profundity without pomposity, and wit without frivolity or hostility. Li
- Series: Perennial Classics
- Author: White, E. B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: December 12 2006
- ISBN10: 0060932236
- Language: English
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Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast
$9.99 Add to cartFrom Newbery Medal-winning author Robin McKinley, this beloved story illuminates an unlikely love story–Beauty and the Beast. This fortieth-anniversary edition features a striking new package for the
- Author: McKinley, Robin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 19 2018
- ISBN10: 006280345X
- Language: English
