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  • Silk for the Vikings

    Collections Livre 15 - Ancient Textiles
    The analysis of silk is a fascinating topic for research in itself but here, focusing on the 9th and 10th centuries, Marianne Vedeler takes a closer look at the trade routes and the organization of production, trade and consumption of silk during the Viking Age. Beginning with a presentation of the silk finds in the Oseberg burial, the richest Viking burial find ever discovered, the other silk ... En savoir plus

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    The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused

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    A vivid narration of the history of the tulip, from its origins on the barren, windswept steppes of central Asia to its place of honor in the lush imperial gardens of Constantinople, to its starring moment as the most coveted—and beautiful—commodity in Europe.In the 1630s, visitors to the prosperous trading cities of the Netherlands couldn't help but notice that thousands of normally sober, ... En savoir plus

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  • Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered

    The Dark Ages Reconsidered

    par Peter S. Wells ...
    A rich and surprising look at the robust European culture that thrived after the collapse of Rome.The barbarians who destroyed the glory that was Rome demolished civilization along with it, and for the next four centuries the peasants and artisans of Europe barely held on. Random violence, mass migration, disease, and starvation were the only ways of life. This is the picture of the Dark Ages that ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

  • Istanbul

    A Tale of Three Cities

    par Bettany Hughes ...
    Istanbul has long been a place where stories and histories collide, where perception is as potent as fact.From the Koran to Shakespeare, this city with three names--Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul -- resonates as an idea and a place, real and imagined. Standing as the gateway between East and West, North and South, it has been the capital city of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. For ... En savoir plus

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  • The Age of the Vikings

    par Anders Winroth ...
    A major reassessment of the vikings and their legacyThe Vikings maintain their grip on our imagination, but their image is too often distorted by myth. It is true that they pillaged, looted, and enslaved. But they also settled peacefully and traveled far from their homelands in swift and sturdy ships to explore. The Age of the Vikings tells the full story of this exciting period in history. ... En savoir plus

    $22.99 CAD

  • The Silk Road

    A Very Short Introduction

    Collections series Very Short Introductions
    The phrase "silk road" evokes vivid scenes of merchants leading camel caravans across vast stretches to trade exotic goods in glittering Oriental bazaars, of pilgrims braving bandits and frozen mountain passes to spread their faith across Asia. Looking at the reality behind these images, this Very Short Introduction illuminates the historical background against which the silk road flourished, ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Vikings

    A Very Short Introduction

    Collections series Very Short Introductions
    The Viking reputation is of bloodthirsty seafaring warriors, repeatedly plundering the British Isles and the North Atlantic throughout the early Middle Ages. Yet Vikings were also traders, settlers, and farmers, with a complex artistic and linguistic culture, whose expansion overseas led them to cross the Atlantic for the first time in European history. Highlighting the latest archaeological ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD

  • Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel

    Technology and Invention in the Middle Ages

    Collections series Medieval Life
    An illuminating look at the monumental inventions of the Middle Ages, by the authors of Life in a Medieval Castle.The study surveys the practical arts that reshaped Western Europe between the collapse of Rome and the Renaissance. Monastic estates harnessed waterwheels to grind grain, full cloth, and drive the triphammers of medieval iron forges.The authors examine the silent innovations of ... En savoir plus

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  • The Book

    A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time

    par Keith Houston ...
    "A masterful and overwhelmingly entertaining volume." —Clea Simon, Boston GlobeIn The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue, and board from which a book is made tell as rich a story as the words on its pages. In an invitingly tactile history of this 2,000-year-old medium, Houston follows the development of writing, printing, the art of illustrations, and binding to show how ... En savoir plus

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  • My European Family

    The First 54,000 Years

    par Karin Bojs ...
    Traduit par Fiona Graham ...
    The story of Europe and its people, told through its genetic legacy.'An extraordinary book ... part travel narrative, part family history, part scientific study.' - Financial TimesKarin Bojs grew up in a small, broken family. At her mother's funeral she felt this more keenly than ever. As a science journalist she was eager to learn more about herself, her family and the interconnectedness of ... En savoir plus

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  • The Viking World

    Modifié par Stefan Brink, Neil Price ...
    Collections series Routledge Worlds
    Filling a gap in the literature for an academically oriented volume on the Viking period, this unique book is a one-stop authoritative introduction to all the latest research in the field.Bringing together today’s leading scholars, both established seniors and younger, cutting-edge academics, Stefan Brink and Neil Price have constructed the first single work to gather innovative research from a ... En savoir plus

    $122.99 CAD

  • Roman Clothing and Fashion

    par Alexandra Croom ...
    There is plenty of information about military dress in Roman Britain and the rest of the Roman Empire, but the evidence for civilian dress has not been comprehensively looked at since the 1930s. In this richly illustrated survey, Alexandra Croom describes the range and style of clothing worn throughout the Western Empire and shows how fashions changed between the first and the sixth centuries. ... En savoir plus

    $21.99 CAD