Presents more than two hundred detailed, full-color illustrations depicting medieval dress and decoration for people of all social classes, including knights, kings, queens, commoners, and ladies in waiting.
the untold story of Ireland's heroic role from the fall of Rome to the rise of medieval Europe
Cahill, Thomas
1996
How Irish scholars preserved Greek and Roman classics, Jewish and Christian writings, and other writings that might have been lost when the Roman Empire collapsed.
Drawings and text introduce the history of costume, tracing the major fashion developments of the period. Includes a glossary and a list of places to visit.
Presents lectures about the daily lives of medieval women, including the lady, the peasant, the townswoman, and the nun, based on the research of historian Eileen Power.
A world history focusing on the middle ages, and discussing how a world system had already been forming by highlighting the shared cultures and institutions of commerce around the world.
A comprehensive, illustrated history of medieval warfare, describing the weapons, military tactics, and campaigns from the eighth century to the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
