Magic in the middle ages

Isidore of Seville and his Reception in the Early Middle Ages

Isidore of Seville (560-636) was a crucial figure in the preservation and sharing of classical and early Christian knowledge.

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Old Stories and Contemporary Issues in Films about Antiquity and the Middle Ages

This volume creates awareness among spectators about the differences between the past and the present, the importance of understanding the past-presen

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East Anglia and its North Sea World in the Middle Ages

The relations between medieval East Anglia and countries across the North Sea examined from a variety of perspectives.

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In the Middle of Dudley's Log Pile

A beautiful story for all ages from the prize-winning nature series: Thunder the stag beetle loves his home in Dudley's log pile and he doesn't care t

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History of the Jews from the Ancients to the Middle Ages

A fully-illustrated history of the Jewish faith from the time of Abraham and the 12 tribes thorough the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem to the

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Tracing Textile Production from the Viking Age to the Middle Ages

Examines textile production in Norway and the north Atlantic region from the Viking period to High Middle Ages, based on evidence from grave goods and

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Life along Communication Routes from the Roman Period to the Middle Ages

This volume presents the latest research on Roman roads, not just in terms of their basic infrastructure but also exploring various aspects of life th

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Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night

Modern fairy tales of magic, outsiders and lost souls from bestselling author and acclaimed book vlogger Jen Campbell.

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Oxford History of Life-Writing: Volume 1. The Middle Ages

The Oxford History of Life-Writing: Volume 1: The Middle Ages explores the richness and variety of life writing in the Middle Ages, ranging from Anglo

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Gothic. Visual Art of the Middle Ages 1140 - 1500 - Rolf Toman (EN)

Gothic gives readers a comprehensive description of the art in the Middle Ages by presenting outstanding treasures of medieval imagery such as religious panel paintings, Madonna statues, illumination,and goldsmithing, as well as courtly culture and architecture.

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Magick City: Travellers to Rome from the Middle Ages to 1900, Volume II

A vivid collage-portrait of Rome in three volumes – the most comprehensive anthology of writings by visitors to the eternal city ever compiled.

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Magick City: Travellers to Rome from the Middle Ages to 1900, Volume III

A vivid collage-portrait of Rome in three volumes – the most comprehensive anthology of writings by visitors to the eternal city ever compiled.

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Magick City: Travellers to Rome from the Middle Ages to 1900, Volume I

A vivid collage-portrait of Rome in three volumes – the most comprehensive anthology of writings by visitors to the eternal city ever compiled.

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Karetní hra Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond - LotR: Tales of the Middle Earth - Gandalf in the Pelennor Fields Scene Box

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Grand Ages Medieval (PC) DIGITAL

What is Grand Ages: Medieval? "Grand Ages: Medieval" is an entry in Kalypso's "Grand Ages" series of finely-crafted strategy games of different genres developed by different studios. This game is not a sequel to the 2009 title "Grand Ages: Rome", a classic RTS with a focus on city building. "Grand Ages: Medieval" is a larger scale, real-time empire simulati...

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Blackfire Karetní hra Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond - LotR: Tales of the Middle Earth - Gandalf in the Pelennor Fields Scene Box

Speciální edice Magic: the Gathering nás zavede do universa Pána prstenů. Svět bohatý na příběhy, krásné ilustrace i legendární hrdiny je přetvořen do prostředí nejhranější karetní hry na světě. Prozkoumejte i vy jaké je to rozmáchnout se Gimliho sekerou, sesílat Gandalfova kouzla, nebo velet armádě skřetů v nové edici Lord of the Rings: Tales of the Middle Earth.Scene Bo...

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The History of Middle-Earth 12: Peoples of Middle-Earth - Tolkien J. R. R.

Anotace: The concluding volume of The History of Middle-earth series, which examines the Appendices to The Lord of the Rings. The Peoples of Middle-earth traces the evolution of the Appendices to The Lord of The Rings, which provide a comprehensive historical structure of the Second and Third Ages, including Calendars, Hobbit genealogies and the Westron language. The boo...

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The History of Middle-Earth 12: Peoples of Middle-Earth - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

<p>The concluding volume of The History of Middle-earth series, which examines the Appendices to The Lord of the Rings. The Peoples of Middle-earth traces the evolution of the Appendices to The Lord of The Rings, which provide a comprehensive historical structure of the Second and Third Ages, including Calendars, Hobbit genealogies and the Westron language. The book...

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Blackfire Karetní hra Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond - LotR: Tales of the Middle Earth - Scene Box Set

Speciální edice Magic: the Gathering nás zavede do universa Pána prstenů. Svět bohatý na příběhy, krásné ilustrace i legendární hrdiny je přetvořen do prostředí nejhranější karetní hry na světě. Prozkoumejte i vy jaké je to rozmáchnout se Gimliho sekerou, sesílat Gandalfova kouzla, nebo velet armádě skřetů v nové edici Lord of the Rings: Tales of the Middle Earth.Scene Bo...

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Magic the Gathering The Lord of the Rings Commander Deck - The Hosts of Mordor

Předpřipravený balíček Magic the Gathering The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Commander Deck The Hosts of Mordor, pořiďte si balíček 100 karet připravený rovnou ke hře. Balíček karet vychází z edice The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, ve které vyšly 4 tyto předpřipravené Commander b...

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The Atlas of Tolkien's Middle-Earth (0008194513)

Kniha - 210 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - 210 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Find your way through every part of J.R.R. Tolkien s great creation, from the Middle-earth of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings to the undying lands of the West...The Atlas of Tolkien s Middle-earth is an essential guide to the geography of Middle-earth, from...

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Grand Ages Medieval (PC) DIGITAL (PC)

What is Grand Ages: Medieval?"Grand Ages: Medieval" is an entry in Kalypso's "Grand Ages" series of finely-crafted&nbsp;strategy games of different genres&nbsp;developed by different studios. This game is not a sequel to the 2009 title "Grand Ages: Rome", a classic RTS with a focus on city building. "Grand Ages: Medieval&quo...

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The Magic Book - Jim Steinmeyer

<p>Take a truly magical mystery tour with this sparkling compendium of magic and trickery from medieval thaumaturgies to 20th-century showmen. Featuring hundreds of rarely seen vintage posters, photographs, handbills, and engravings, The Magic Book follows this special performing art from the 1400s to the 1950s.</p> <p> </p> <p>The world’s gr...

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The History of Middle-Earth 06: Return of the Shadow - Tolkien J. R. R.

Anotace: The Return of the Shadow is the first part of the history of the creation of The Lord of the Rings, a fascinating study of Tolkien`s great masterpiece, from its inception to the end of the first volume, The Fellowship of the Ring. In The Return of the Shadow (the abandoned title of the first volume of The Lord of the Rings) we see how Bilbo`s `magic` ring evolve...

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The History of Middle-Earth 06: Return of the Shadow - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

<p>The first part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety.</p> <p>The Return of the Shadow is the story of the first part of the history of the creation of The Lord of the Rings, a fascinating study...

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The Atlas of Tolkien´s Middle-earth - Karen Wynn Fonstadová

<p>Find your way through every part of J.R.R. Tolkien's great creation, from the Middle-earth of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings to the undying lands of the West... The Atlas of Tolkien's Middle-earth is an essential guide to the geography of Middle-earth, from its founding in the Elder Days - as recounted in The Silmarillion - to the Third Age of The...

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Twice We Make Magic

The second spellbinding adventure in the magical middle grade series by the author of The Huntress, perfect for fans of Starfell, Nevermoor and A Pinc

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Practical Magic - Alice Hoffmanová

<p>As children, sisters Gillian and Sally were forever outsiders in their small New England town, teased, taunted and shunned for the air of magic that seems to sparkle in the air around them. All Gillian and Sally ever wanted was to get away. And eventually they do - one marries, the other runs as far from home as she can manage. Years later, however, tragedy wil...

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Archaeology of Animal Bones

Animal bones are one of the most abundant types of evidence found in archaeological sites dating from pre-historic times to the Middle Ages, and they

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Warfare in the Age of Crusades

Fascinating new study of the key campaigns, battles and sieges that shaped the crusading period in Europe during the Middle Ages.

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Medicine and Healing in the Premodern West

Traces the history of medicine and medical practice from Ancient Egypt through to the end of the Middle Ages. Featuring nearly one hundred primary doc

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Book of Beasts - The Bestiary in the Medieval World

A celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary - one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages - and an explora

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Ritual Magic for Conservative Christians

More Power for Living Christians have practiced magic since the dawn of Christianity, and almost all classic magical texts since the Middle Ages have Christian authors. With this book, you can tap into that power You'll learn: - A theology of magic that

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Big Magic for Little Hands

Big Magic for Little Hands is packed with 25 astonishing illusions for kids ages 7 and up. In other words, it's sleight of hand for the small of hand.

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The Pilgrimage

An extraordinary mixture of adventure story and guide to self-knowledge, this book recounts the spectacular trials of Paulo and his mentor, Petrus, as they journey across Spain in search of a miraculous sword. A compelling tale that delivers a powerful brew of magic and insight, The Pilgrimage recounts the amazing trials of Paulo Coelho and his mysterious mentor, Petrus, ...

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A Middle-earth Traveller : Sketches from Bag End to Mordor - John Howe

<p>Let acclaimed Tolkien artist John Howe take you on an unforgettable journey across Middle-earth, from Bag End to Mordor, in this richly illustrated sketchbook fully of previously unseen artwork, anecdotes and meditations on Middle-earth.</p> <p>Middle-earth has been mapped, Bilbo’s and Frodo’s journeys plotted and measured, but it remains a wilderland...

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Cornwall, Connectivity and Identity in the Fourteenth Century

The links between Cornwall, a county frequently considered remote and separate in the Middle Ages, and the wider realm of England are newly discussed.

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Parish and the Chapel in Medieval Britain and Norway

Interdisciplinary study of chapels provides a more complex and fuller picture of engagement with the Church and Christianity in the Middle Ages.

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National Medievalism in the Twenty-First Century

How ideas and ideals of an imagined, protean, national Middle Ages have once again become a convergence point for anxieties about politics, history an

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The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire - Gingeras Ryan

Anotace: `A tour de force of accessible scholarship` The Guardian`Impressive ... It is a complicated story that still reverberates, and Gingeras narrates it with lucid authority` New StatesmanThe Ottoman Empire had been one of the major facts in European history since the Middle Ages. Stretching from the Adriatic to the Indian Ocean, the Empire was both a great political...

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Gastronomical Arts in Spain

This collection of essays provides a panoramic view of Spanish gastronomy and etiquette from the Middle Ages to the present.

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Coins in Churches

This book focuses on the formative period of Church reform in the Middle Ages in Northern Europe, when the Church paved the way for the development of

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Citizenship in Britain

This historical introduction to the varieties of citizenship in Britain starts in the Middle Ages and bringing the story right up to the present day.

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Textile in Architecture

This book investigates the interconnections between textile and architecture via a variety of case studies from the Middle Ages through the twentieth

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Bible in Arabic

From the first centuries of Islam to well into the Middle Ages, Jews and Christians produced hundreds of manuscripts containing portions of the Bible

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Food in Art

From farming, cooking and feasting scenes depicted in the Middle Ages in books of hours to the fish and fruit of ancient frescoes and mosaics, Food in

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Studies in Medievalism XXXII

Though manifestations of play represent a burgeoning subject area in the study of post-medieval responses to the Middle Ages, they have not always rec

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London in Quotations

This compact gift book is packed full of witty, scandalous and entertaining quotations about this famous city from the Middle Ages to the current deca

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Twice We Make Magic - Driver Sarah

Anotace: The second spellbinding adventure in the magical middle grade series by the author of The Huntress, perfect for fans of Starfell, Nevermoor and A Pinch of Magic.Sisters Spel and Egg grew up in Mistress Mouldheels` School for Wicked Girls believing they were the daughters of criminals, until they discovered the truth:They are witches.And after always being in the...

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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (1408881683)

Kniha - autor Elizabeth Gilbert, 276 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration from Elizabeth Gilbert. Now, this beloved author digs deep into her own life to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity. With profound empathy and radiant generosity, she ponders the mysterious nature of inspirat...

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Ethnicity in Medieval Europe, 950-1250

An investigation into how racial stereotypes were created and used in the European Middle Ages.

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The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East - Nicholas Morton

<p>How the Mongol invasions of the Near East reshaped the balance of world power in the Middle Ages.For centuries, the Crusades have been central to the story of the medieval Near East, but these religious wars are only part of the region's complex history. As The Mongol Storm reveals, during the same era the Near East was utterly remade by another series of wars: t...

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Beauty of the Cross

Seeking to understand the beauty of the cross as it developed in theology and art from the early Christian era through the Middle Ages, the author arg

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Sociology of the Renaissance

This classic work marks the culmination of a definite stage in the socio-economic historiography from the late Middle Ages to the rise of the haute bo

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Figure of Minerva in Medieval Literature

First major study of the representation of Minerva in the Middle Ages, giving insights into classical reception.

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Sex and Sexuality in Medieval England

Peek beneath the sheets of our medieval ancestors to uncover attitudes towards sex and sexuality in the Middle Ages.

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The Vulgate Bible

The Vulgate Bible was used from the early Middle Ages through the 12th century in the Western European Christian (and, later, Catholic) tradition. Thi

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Introducing the Medieval Fox

This is a short cultural history of the fox in the Middle Ages, outlining medieval views on foxes and illustrating them with text fragments and visual

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Clothing the Clergy

Maureen C. Miller traces the ways in which clerical garb changed over the Middle Ages. Miller goes into detail about craft, artistry, and textiles and

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Beyond the Monastery Walls

Our understanding of life in the early Middle Ages is dominated by Christian churches and monasteries. This book uses a rich set of alternative source

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