Author: Catherine Mary Den TandtPublisher: La Editorial, UPR
ISBN: 9780847703890
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Virgins and Fleurs de Lys
Author: Catherine Mary Den TandtPublisher: La Editorial, UPR
ISBN: 9780847703890
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Virgin Warrior
Author: Larissa Juliet TaylorPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300161298
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
“A fresh and provocative biography of La Pucelle . . . her transformation from a naive girl to a strong-willed, bold, and gifted captain of war.”—Frederic J. Baumgartner, author of France in the Sixteenth Century France’s great heroine and England’s great scourge: whether a lunatic, a witch, a religious icon, or a skilled soldier and leader, Joan of Arc’s contemporaries found her as extraordinary and fascinating as the legends that abound about her today. But her life has been so endlessly cast and recast that we have lost sight of the remarkable girl at the heart of it—a teenaged peasant girl who, after claiming to hear voices, convinced the French king to let her lead a disheartened army into battle. In the process she changed the course of European history. In The Virgin Warrior, Larissa Juliet Taylor paints a vivid portrait of Joan as a self-confident, charismatic and supremely determined figure, whose sheer force of will electrified those around her and struck terror into the hearts of the English soldiers and leaders. The drama of Joan’s life is set against a world where visions and witchcraft were real, where saints could appear to peasants, battles and sieges decided the fate of kingdoms and rigged trials could result in burning at the stake. Yet in her short life, Joan emboldened the French soldiers and villagers with her strength and resolve. A difficult, inflexible leader, she defied her accusers and enemies to the end. From her early years to the myths and fantasies that have swelled since her death, Taylor “goes deep into Joan of Arc’s heart and soul and shows us the maiden, the warrior and the heroine” (Kate Williams, New York Times bestselling author)./
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester
Author: John Rylands LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Silent Messengers
Author: Sven DupréPublisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 3825816354
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
This book speaks about a world of mute objects ranging from plant bulbs, divining rods, and archeological findings to drawn, painted, or printed images. It describes the functions of these objects as ambiguous and polyvalent carriers of knowledge, and it analyzes the ways in which networks of scholars, craftsmen, mathematicians, anatomy professors, or merchants active in the Low Countries attributed new meanings to them. The book examines a period in which cities like Antwerp and Amsterdam were nodal points in the international exchange of goods, news, and skills. (Series: Low Countries Studies on the Circulation of Natural Knowledge - Vol. 1)
The Virgin Widow. Or, a Sicilian Summer St. Clement's Eve. The Eve of the Conquest, and Other Poems
Author: Henry TaylorPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385558395
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1878.
Glastonbury Holy Thorn
Author: Adam StoutPublisher: Green & Pleasant Books
ISBN: 1916268617
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The Holy Thorn of Glastonbury is the stuff that legends are made of. Stories grow on it like fruit and wrap around it like creepers. It’s a shape-shifter. It’s been Catholic, Protestant, Pagan, universal. It’s succoured royalty, loyalty, defiance and subversion. It’s been condemned as patriarchal and revered as a feminine spirit. It’s been harnessed by imperialists and peacemakers and nationalists and universalists. It’s stood for better times and better days. For Christmas cheer and better nature, for all trees and all nature, for peace and for hope. This book is the biography of a symbol. “surely the definitive work on its beloved and important subject” Ronald Hutton "permanently changes our understanding of the mutable mythos without undermining our heart-felt connection to it" Paul Weston "a gem of historical writing" Maria Nita, Material Religion "a coherent and gripping narrative" Charles Watkins, Journal of Historical Geography "If you care about Glastonbury's history, and the origins of its legends, you need this book" Yuri Leitch "utterly accessible, written with flow and humour, zest and zeal" Johanna van Fessem, Glastonbury Oracle "a fusion of critical acumen and human sympathy" Jeremy Harte, Fortean Times "an amazing story unfolds from a hugely impressive mass of sources" Robert Dunning, The Local Historian Adam Stout is a writer and historian, and has been a Visiting Research Fellow at the Universities of Wales, Leicester, Exeter and Southampton. He has written and lectured widely on the idea of Glastonbury.
Ancient & Mediaeval Ivories
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382149141
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Masters' History of the College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary in the University of Cambridge
Author: Robert MastersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Author: Robert Masters
Author: