Author: Lev Nikolaevich Gumilev
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521322140
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This bold synthesis fills in many of the missing links between the histories of Europe and medieval China.
Searches for an Imaginary Kingdom
Author: Lev Nikolaevich Gumilev
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521322140
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This bold synthesis fills in many of the missing links between the histories of Europe and medieval China.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521322140
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This bold synthesis fills in many of the missing links between the histories of Europe and medieval China.
Searches for an imaginary kingdom
Author: Lev Nikolaevich Gumilev
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
The Great Book of the Imaginary Animal Kingdom
Author: Beto Valencia Cevallos
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
What if nature had created animals that are different from those that exist? An elephant tortoise, a butterfly monkey, a squid giraffe ... How fun would the animal kingdom be with different species that we know!In "THE GREAT BOOK OF THE IMAGINARY ANIMAL KINGDOM" you will find the most impressive imaginary animals created by visual artist Beto Val. 60 spectacular collages, carefully crafted from beautiful antique, royalty-free animal illustrations.For whom is this? This is not a book to read... but to dream! An ideal book to awaken the imagination and creativity of readers of all ages. It is the perfect gift for curious and creative kids, teens, or anyone who wants to spend some quality time discovering the most amazing animals ever created.Characteristics: Its practical format also allows you to detach each page of your favorite animal and frame it to decorate any corner of your home. 60 imaginary animals ready to frame!About the author: Beto Val, is a publicist, writer, and visual artist with more than 20 years of experience in Ecuador, creating, editing, and publishing books for boys and girls, with Zonacuario publishing house. Now, with his publishing label "LIBROS INQUIETOS", he publishes works of great aesthetic and literary quality. Taking special care in multiculturalism, equity, tolerance, and respect for the environment, he publishes books to awaken the imagination and the awe of those who read the
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
What if nature had created animals that are different from those that exist? An elephant tortoise, a butterfly monkey, a squid giraffe ... How fun would the animal kingdom be with different species that we know!In "THE GREAT BOOK OF THE IMAGINARY ANIMAL KINGDOM" you will find the most impressive imaginary animals created by visual artist Beto Val. 60 spectacular collages, carefully crafted from beautiful antique, royalty-free animal illustrations.For whom is this? This is not a book to read... but to dream! An ideal book to awaken the imagination and creativity of readers of all ages. It is the perfect gift for curious and creative kids, teens, or anyone who wants to spend some quality time discovering the most amazing animals ever created.Characteristics: Its practical format also allows you to detach each page of your favorite animal and frame it to decorate any corner of your home. 60 imaginary animals ready to frame!About the author: Beto Val, is a publicist, writer, and visual artist with more than 20 years of experience in Ecuador, creating, editing, and publishing books for boys and girls, with Zonacuario publishing house. Now, with his publishing label "LIBROS INQUIETOS", he publishes works of great aesthetic and literary quality. Taking special care in multiculturalism, equity, tolerance, and respect for the environment, he publishes books to awaken the imagination and the awe of those who read the
Imaginary Kingdom
Author: Pedro de Rivera
Publisher: Texas State Historical Assn
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Because of Spain's tenuous hold on the distant frontier, Rubi and Rivera saw it as an imaginary possession - the king's domain in name only.
Publisher: Texas State Historical Assn
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Because of Spain's tenuous hold on the distant frontier, Rubi and Rivera saw it as an imaginary possession - the king's domain in name only.
Sir Thursday (The Keys to the Kingdom #4)
Author: Garth Nix
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545278929
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The stellar fourth book in Garth Nix's masterpiece series. The stellar fourth book in Garth Nix's masterpiece series... now in paperback!On the fourth day there was war... Following their adventures in the Border Sea, Arthur and Leaf head for home. But only Leaf gets through the Front Door. Arthur is blocked because someone . . . or something . . . has assumed his identity and is taking over his life. Before Arthur can take action, he is drafted by Sir Thursday and forced to join the Glorious Army of the Architect. While Leaf tries to banish Arthur's doppleganger on earth, Arthur must survive his basic training, avoid getting posted to the Front and work out how he can free Part Four of the Will....
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545278929
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The stellar fourth book in Garth Nix's masterpiece series. The stellar fourth book in Garth Nix's masterpiece series... now in paperback!On the fourth day there was war... Following their adventures in the Border Sea, Arthur and Leaf head for home. But only Leaf gets through the Front Door. Arthur is blocked because someone . . . or something . . . has assumed his identity and is taking over his life. Before Arthur can take action, he is drafted by Sir Thursday and forced to join the Glorious Army of the Architect. While Leaf tries to banish Arthur's doppleganger on earth, Arthur must survive his basic training, avoid getting posted to the Front and work out how he can free Part Four of the Will....
Prester John: The Legend and its Sources
Author: Keagan Brewer
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317076052
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
The legend of Prester John has received much scholarly attention over the last hundred years, but never before have the sources been collected and coherently presented to readers. This book now brings together a fully-representative set of texts setting out the many and various sources from which we get our knowledge of the legend. These texts, spanning a time period from the Crusades to the Enlightenment, are presented in their original languages and in English translation (for many it is the first time they have been available in English). The story of the mysterious oriental leader Prester John, ruler of a land teeming with marvels who may come to the aid of Christians in the Levant, held an intense grip on the medieval mind from the first references in twelfth-century Crusader literature and into the early-modern period. But Prester John was a man of shifting identity, being at different times and for different reasons associated with Chingis Khan and the Mongols, with the Christian kingdom of Ethiopia, with China, Tibet, South Africa and West Africa. In order to orient the reader, each of these iterations is explained in the comprehensive introduction, and in the introductions to texts and sections. The introduction also raises a thorny question not often considered: whether or not medieval audiences believed in the reality of Prester John and the Prester John Letter. The book is completed with three valuable appendices: a list of all known references to Prester John in medieval and early modern sources, a thorough description of the manuscript traditions of the all-important Prester John Letter, and a brief description of Prester John in the history of cartography.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317076052
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
The legend of Prester John has received much scholarly attention over the last hundred years, but never before have the sources been collected and coherently presented to readers. This book now brings together a fully-representative set of texts setting out the many and various sources from which we get our knowledge of the legend. These texts, spanning a time period from the Crusades to the Enlightenment, are presented in their original languages and in English translation (for many it is the first time they have been available in English). The story of the mysterious oriental leader Prester John, ruler of a land teeming with marvels who may come to the aid of Christians in the Levant, held an intense grip on the medieval mind from the first references in twelfth-century Crusader literature and into the early-modern period. But Prester John was a man of shifting identity, being at different times and for different reasons associated with Chingis Khan and the Mongols, with the Christian kingdom of Ethiopia, with China, Tibet, South Africa and West Africa. In order to orient the reader, each of these iterations is explained in the comprehensive introduction, and in the introductions to texts and sections. The introduction also raises a thorny question not often considered: whether or not medieval audiences believed in the reality of Prester John and the Prester John Letter. The book is completed with three valuable appendices: a list of all known references to Prester John in medieval and early modern sources, a thorough description of the manuscript traditions of the all-important Prester John Letter, and a brief description of Prester John in the history of cartography.
Al-Hind: The Slavic Kings and the Islamic conquest, 11th-13th centuries
Author: André Wink
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9780391041745
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
During the eleventh to thirteenth centuries, Islamic conquest and trade laid the foundation for a new type of Indo-Islamic society in which the organizational forms of the frontier and of sedentary agriculture merged in a way that was uniquely successful in the late medieval world at large, setting the Indo-Islamic world apart from the Middle East and China in the same centuries.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9780391041745
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
During the eleventh to thirteenth centuries, Islamic conquest and trade laid the foundation for a new type of Indo-Islamic society in which the organizational forms of the frontier and of sedentary agriculture merged in a way that was uniquely successful in the late medieval world at large, setting the Indo-Islamic world apart from the Middle East and China in the same centuries.
The Fairy Godmother
Author: Mercedes Lackey
Publisher: LUNA
ISBN: 1426861990
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
From the bestselling author of the Heralds of Valdemar series comes an enchanting novel. In the land of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, if you can't carry out your legendary role, life is no fairy tale.… Elena Klovis was supposed to be her kingdom's Cinderella—until fate left her with a completely inappropriate prince! So she set out to make a new life for herself. But breaking with "The Tradition" was no easy matter—until she got a little help from her own fairy godmother. Who promptly offered Elena a most unexpected job.… Now, instead of sleeping in the chimney, she has to deal with arrogant, stuffed-shirt princes who keep trying to rise above their place in the tale. And there's one in particular who needs to be dealt with…. Sometimes a fairy godmother's work is never done….
Publisher: LUNA
ISBN: 1426861990
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
From the bestselling author of the Heralds of Valdemar series comes an enchanting novel. In the land of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, if you can't carry out your legendary role, life is no fairy tale.… Elena Klovis was supposed to be her kingdom's Cinderella—until fate left her with a completely inappropriate prince! So she set out to make a new life for herself. But breaking with "The Tradition" was no easy matter—until she got a little help from her own fairy godmother. Who promptly offered Elena a most unexpected job.… Now, instead of sleeping in the chimney, she has to deal with arrogant, stuffed-shirt princes who keep trying to rise above their place in the tale. And there's one in particular who needs to be dealt with…. Sometimes a fairy godmother's work is never done….
Tudor England
Author: Lucy Wooding
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300269145
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 737
Book Description
A compelling, authoritative account of the brilliant, conflicted, visionary world of Tudor England When Henry VII landed in a secluded bay in a far corner of Wales, it seemed inconceivable that this outsider could ever be king of England. Yet he and his descendants became some of England’s most unforgettable rulers, and gave their name to an age. The story of the Tudor monarchs is as astounding as it was unexpected, but it was not the only one unfolding between 1485 and 1603. In cities, towns, and villages, families and communities lived their lives through times of great upheaval. In this comprehensive new history, Lucy Wooding lets their voices speak, exploring not just how monarchs ruled but also how men and women thought, wrote, lived, and died. We see a monarchy under strain, religion in crisis, a population contending with war, rebellion, plague, and poverty. Remarkable in its range and depth, Tudor England explores the many tensions of these turbulent years and presents a markedly different picture from the one we thought we knew.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300269145
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 737
Book Description
A compelling, authoritative account of the brilliant, conflicted, visionary world of Tudor England When Henry VII landed in a secluded bay in a far corner of Wales, it seemed inconceivable that this outsider could ever be king of England. Yet he and his descendants became some of England’s most unforgettable rulers, and gave their name to an age. The story of the Tudor monarchs is as astounding as it was unexpected, but it was not the only one unfolding between 1485 and 1603. In cities, towns, and villages, families and communities lived their lives through times of great upheaval. In this comprehensive new history, Lucy Wooding lets their voices speak, exploring not just how monarchs ruled but also how men and women thought, wrote, lived, and died. We see a monarchy under strain, religion in crisis, a population contending with war, rebellion, plague, and poverty. Remarkable in its range and depth, Tudor England explores the many tensions of these turbulent years and presents a markedly different picture from the one we thought we knew.
Early Mongol Rule in Thirteenth-Century Iran
Author: George Lane
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134431031
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
This book opposes the way in which, for too long, the whole period of Mongol domination of Iran has been viewed from a negative standpoint.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134431031
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
This book opposes the way in which, for too long, the whole period of Mongol domination of Iran has been viewed from a negative standpoint.