books about: 14th-century     books:       The Alehouse Murders: A Templar Knight Mystery (A Templar Night Mystery)9 reviews Maureen Ash Berkley, 2007 Ash helps us make it through the Knight! There seems to be no shortage of medieval/historical mysteries. Thank goodness, as it's quite a popular genre and one that has merits of its own. "The Alehouse Murders" is a first novel by Maureen Ash and features Bascot de Marins, recently returned from the Crusades with the Templar Knights. The world-weary (and physically depleted) knight with his worldly knowledge and background looks to ...             Techniques Of Medieval Armour Reproduction: The 14th Century (Medieval & Renaissance)30 reviews Brian Price Paladin Press, 2000 Got safety glasses?? Good book. BUT compleatly failed to mention safety glasses. These are IMPORTANT. you need to get a good pair and wear them when you are working in your shop. unless you think you will look good with a eyepatch.             Meister Eckhart: The celebrated 14th Century mystic and scholastic: A central source and inspiration of ...7 reviews Meister Eckhart HarperOne, 1957 If The Only Prayer I Ever Prayed Was 'Thanks'....It Would Be Enough "If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, 'thank you,' that would suffice." Wow. I love that. I really, really love that because it really allows me to know, to feel, to sense at such a deep and centered level of my being, that really, God has given me everything that I could possibly want or need or desire; it's always right where I am because the Holy (the Whole of) Spirit is ...             Notorious (Signet Historical Romance)13 reviews Virginia Henley Signet, 2007 History with Romance This is not just another vacuous novel about a heroic woman who meets an equally heroic man, but rather a good story wrapped around historical facts that make this time period come to life. I enjoyed this novel and would recommend it as a great beach read or escape from those "Book Club" books and the serious discussions that result.             A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century106 reviews Barbara W. Tuchman Ballantine Books, 1987 Gripping retelling of a bygone, horrific age Barbara Tuchman may have labored under the title, "amateur historian," but her work "A Distant Mirror" is a must-read classic for ivory tower academics as well as casual fans of the Middle Ages alike. She may not have written for the professors of the world, but her insight and writing ability set her apart from so many "professional" historians. "ADM" focuses on the 14th century, which had ...             The Travels of Sir John Mandeville: The Fantastic 14th-Century Account of a Journey to the East (Dover Books ...4 reviews John Mandeville Dover Publications, 2006 The Enormously Popular 14th Century Travel Narrative of Sir John Mandeville Sir John Mandeville was an English knight who wrote about his "travels" to the Holy Land, the Great Khan's Court, and other exotic places between 1322-1356. Other than his name, not much is known about John Mandeville to the extent that historians are unsure he traveled at all (one particularly glib person writes that he farthest John traveled was to the nearest library!). With the uncertainty ...             Vagabond (The Grail Quest #2)37 reviews Bernard Cornwell HarperCollins, 2006 Arrows and Crosses If we were taught history the way Bernard Cornwell writes it, we'd all be historians. "Vagabond", the middle of Cornwell's superb "Grail Quest" series, is as raucous, brutal and riveting as the best contemporary thrillers, yet manages to stay close to the historical record, slashing and burning life and meaning into the early days of what would later be called "The Hundred Year's War". I was ...             The Black Death: A Personal History4 reviews John Hatcher Da Capo Press, 2008 As If a Reporter Were on the Scene The Black Death continues to fascinate us, even though it took its great toll on Europe in the fourteenth century. There have been scores of books about it. One of the world's experts on the plague, John Hatcher, is a professor at the University of Cambridge. He has written a great deal about medieval history and about the Black Death in particular, but has taken a completely new method in ...             World Without End392 reviews Ken Follett Dutton Adult, 2007 Received Promptly Received promptly, in great condition, packaged well. Thank you. Am still reading last book bought on Amazon.com.             Timeline1776 reviews Michael Crichton Ballantine Books, 2003 Amazing Techno-Thriller Just my cup of tea! A mixture of science, history, and the underlying social ramifications - if time travel becomes a reality. No fluff, no extraneous drawn out descriptions, just right into the action. Crichton, with his medical and science background infuses a sense of reality into his stories. A great read I recommend to everyone.             Art Across Time: Prehistory to the 14th Century, Vol. 12 reviews Laurie Schneider Adams McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2001 Study Guide, V1 I used this book in conjunction with my text book and it helped me to gain an even better understanding of Art. All of the exercises helped to strengthen my understanding of each chapter.This book helped me so much that I got an "A" for the semester in Art 114.             The Reformation (The Story of Civilization VI)9 reviews Will Durant Simon & Schuster, 1980 The Sixth Volume in The Story of Civilization! In this, the Sixth volume in the classic series, "The Story of Civilization," Dr. Will and Ariel Durant have compiled a detailed recount of Europe's tumuluous emergence from the Middle Ages. At over >940 pages in length, the reader will be treated to a historical narrative of: The Great Schism. The Hundred Years' War. Ferdinand and Isabella. Christopher Columbus. Martin ...             Art History Portable Edition, Book 4: 14th - 17th Century Art (with MyArtKit Student Access Code Card) (3rd ... Marilyn Stokstad Prentice Hall, 2008 Art History Portable Edition by Marilyn Stokstad offers exactly the same content as Art History, Third Edition but in smaller individual booklets for maximum student portability. The combined six segment set consists of four booklets that correspond to major periods in Western art and two that cover global art. Each book is available individually, making them ideal for courses focused on individual periods. Book 4: Art History: ...             Masterpieces Up Close: Western Painting from the 14th to 20th Centuries (Up Close)2 reviews Claire d'Harcourt Chronicle Books, 2006 What an amazing resource We homeschool and were looking for a book to use with artist studies. This book has wonderful pictures, and points out details that were surprising to me, even on very familiar prints. I had borrowed this from the library, and the first day home I knew we would buy it for our own home library. This book would be a welcome addition to any child's collection, for pure enjoyment or simple ...             Sephardi Jewry: A History of the Judeo-Spanish Community, 14th-20th Centuries (Jewish Communities in the ...2 reviews Esther Benbassa, Aron Rodrigue University of California Press, 2000 Concise, researched thoughtful an incredible journey into the history of a long forgotten and often neglected "sect" of Judaism It is insightful and allows you to understand why it went into decline and project into the future.             Italian Frescoes: The Age of Giotto, 1280-14004 reviews Joachim Poeschke Abbeville Press, 2005 Magnifico! The latest in the set of now four brilliant works on the frescoes of the Italian renaissance, "The Age of Giotto" is a masterwork that is worthy of a museum. From the Giotto, Simon Martini, Pietro Lorenzetti, and Cimabue wall paintings in the fascinating double church in Assisi, to the lesser known (and nearly disappeared) work by Cavallini in Santa Cecilia en Trastevere, the commentary is ...             UN MUNDO SIN FIN4 reviews Ken Follett Plaza y Janes, 2008 Impresionante¡¡ Es un libro magnífico, no hace falta haberse leído LOS PILARES DE LA TIERRA, y aunque parece muy "gordo", se lee fluidamente y rápido.             The Order of Books: Readers, Authors, and Libraries in Europe Between the 14th and 18th Centuries3 reviews Roger Chartier Stanford University Press, 1994 Chartier's Order of Books--Terrific! I want to respond to the obnoxious review that vives@earthlink.net made of this book. I found The Order of Books to be informative, exciting, lucid, and memorable. The implication that it is stylistically opaque or excessively academic is unjust and untrue. This book says a great deal about the history of reading and its social settings. Any student, bibliophile, or patron of libraries will ...             Black Death17 reviews Philip Ziegler Harper Perennial, 1971 "And in the dust be equal made" Ziegler's The Black Death was the only book I could find after a television documentary piqued my interest in the subject. I was worried the book would be too scholarly but, to my surprise, I found the writing style very pleasant and engaging. It is one of the best books I have read all year. Originally published in 1969, Ziegler gathered sources on the plague from the period to more recent ...             Medieval Costume in England and France: The 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries16 reviews Mary G. Houston Dover Publications, 1996 Great Period garb overview Medieval Costume in England and France provides a great overview of the different styles of garb during the specified periods. It is divided by century, and further grouped by Royal/Religeous/Common styles. The line drawings are helpful in giving a general idea of how the different styles look. There are some general layout illustrations that would be helpful to an experienced sewer, but a ...              search for books 1280-1400, 14th-20th, 14th-century, adventure, alehouse, calamitous, celebrated, centuries, civilization, communities, community, currents, fantastic, historical, inspiration, judeo-spanish, libraries, mandeville, masterpieces, medieval, myartkit, notorious, painting, philosophy, prehistory, reformation, renaissance, reproduction, scholastic, techniques books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen tools & hardware: Sylvania 58660 50-Watt 12-Volt Halogen Single Ended Quartz Lamp with Clear ... home  impressum - about us