The origins, development and use of the two-edged knightly sword of the European middle ages, fro...

CO-WINNER: The Triennial Alan Walker Book Award, sponsored by the American Liszt Society 2023A ne...

Winner - African Studies Association's 2009 Melville J. Herskovits AwardAn intellectual biography...

Text, translation, and critical study of one of the most important medieval bestiaries.The bestia...

Considers Boult's interpretations of Elgar's major works by drawing on their correspondence, Boul...

Investigations into the cultural significance of that most familiar and charismatic group of anim...

An interdisciplinary approach to medical history that shows the key role that drawings and photog...

The internment diary of Austrian composer Hans Gál (1890-1987) with a biographical study of his l...

This volume edits the correspondence of Sir Francis and Lady Acland of Killerton, Devon.It brings...

The first serious study of tournaments throughout Europe reveals their importance - in the traini...

Authoritative reference guide, using the documents in which arms and armour first appeared to exp...

This biography of Minna Planer, Richard Wagner's wife of 30 years, reveals her as a self-assured ...

A leading authority on the Bayeux Tapestry examines the work 'frame by frame' in this profusely i...

Examines the role of the pig in medieval society in material and textual sources. The pig was a c...

The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines.The ...

Authoritative reference guide, using the documents in which arms and armour first appeared to exp...

A truly definitive work, this magisterial study draws on the latest evidence from across Europe t...

A practical manual for building musical understanding and physical skills, intended for conductor...

The first book to trace the critical reception of the great African American woman writer, attend...

The first English translation of the essays, lectures, and other critical writings of the celebra...

Explores the commemoration and memorialisationof the Canterbury martyr in visual and material cul...

This first full study of Erasmus Darwin's gardening, horticulture and agriculture shows he was as...

Presents essays by leading short-story writers on their favorite American short stories and why t...

A poignant, compelling and clear-eyed memoir of a life in music, with the dogged pursuit of compo...

Feted by his contemporaries, Federico García Lorca's status has only grown since his death in 193...

Authoritative reference guide, using the documents in which arms and armour first appeared to exp...

Both native-born and immigrant men and women shaped the history of graphic design in America, par...

A long-needed reassessment of the musical culture of fifteenth-century Bohemia, liberating it fro...

A deep look at the impact of Christian scripture on Bartolomé de las Casas, one of the first and ...

A comprehensive guide to a crucial aspect of Old Norse literature.We cannot read literary works w...

Brings together some of the very best surviving examples of medieval church wall paintings. This ...

Informed, ethical and professional examination of the debate surrounding the collection of archae...

María Félix (1914-2002) left her mark on Mexican and European film as well as fashion, art and je...

First translation into English of key chronicle for events of the Albigensian Crusade and the att...

Party Politics and Populism in Zambia

Offers the first comprehensive account of a centuries-old tradition of encrypting covert messages...

A nuanced and complex portrayal of female voices which have long been silenced, offering a fresh ...

This annotated diary describes the politics, cultural richness and practicalities of elite educat...

Provides the English-speaking reader with a comprehensive guide to the fiction of Alfred Döblin, ...

A comprehensive study of the mortality of Norse gods, with close readings of the Prose Edda, Poet...

Does dance tell a story? What, if anything, is it intended to represent? How was it conceived in ...

Land and God, is a volume of essays in his honour draws together research from the twelfth to the...

Studies the development and impact of Hanns Eisler's music and Marxist activism in the tensions o...

An administrative study of Henry VIII's early parliaments (1510 to 1523), which systematically ex...

Provides the first in-depth study of the earliest attempts to make the sacred words of the Bible ...

Presents Wagner as a serious philosopher and offers a fresh perspective on the Ring and its uniqu...

Provides the first in-depth study of the earliest attempts to make the sacred words of the Bible ...

Presents Wagner as a serious philosopher and offers a fresh perspective on the Ring and its uniqu...