Iberian swordplay

First publication of 1599 manuscript by Portuguese master-at-arms Domingo Luis Godinho entitled Arte de Esgrima (The Art of Fencing).Tim Rivera provides detailed introduction explaining Godinho's relationship to earlier sword masters, and a short primer on the various weapons, guards, parries, fo...

Transition & development in algeria

This book deals with the economic and developmental challenges facing contemporary society. The social structures, the political institutions, the movements and ideologies, as well as cultural dilemmas, are considered in depth to give the fullest picture of the twenty-first century development.

Swordplay

Translation of illustrated 1595 Dutch manuscript Schermkunst (Swordplay).  Discusses fencing with single sword, rapier and dagger, rapier and buckler, halberd, and full pike. Translated and contextualised by Reinier van Noort, a respected Dutch swordsman, instructor and researcher. 39 colour illu...

Transition & development in algeria

Ancient swordplay

In late Victorian England, Captain Alfred Hutton and Egerton Castle, both devoted fencers and amateur historians, led a systematic study and reconstruction of combat with all the weapons of the Elizabethan arsenal. Their work found practical expression in classes, exhibitions, academic lectures a...

Imperium of the soul

A new interpretation of the creative work of well known British imperialists of the late nineteenth and early 20th century, exploring their links with the revolutionary psychological theories of Freud.

Paying the piper

Studies the early music situation in a single county, Cheshire, from the late Middle Ages to the beginning of the Civil War, focusing on music outside the Church and looking not only at the trained professional but at music-makers from the performers at guild feasts to the gentleman who takes mus...

The ordo virtutum of hildegard of bingen

The first collection of essays on Hildegard's wonderfully unique Ordo Virtutum, along with a reduced facsimile of the pages in Wiesbaden MS.2 that contain the drama.

A history of the french in london

This book examines, for the first time, the history of the social, cultural, political and economic presence of the French in London, and explores the multiple ways in which this presence has contributed to the life of the city. The capital has often provided a place of refuge, from the Huguenots...

Medical histories of belgium

Medical histories of Belgium reshapes Belgian history of medicine by bringing together a new generation of scholars and engage with broader European developments in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Publishing science and technology under franco

This book presents an exhaustive analytical history of the great Spanish publishing house Editorial Gustavo Gili, specifically the scientific and technological works in its catalogue that were published during the years of the Franco regime.

Holland house and portugal, 1793–1840

‘Holland House and Portugal’, a study in political and diplomatic history, focusses on the relations between Lord Holland and Portugal from 1793 to 1840. The book traces the evolution of Holland’s views on Portugal from the time of his first visit to Spain to his later contribution to the establi...

'report on the agrarian law' (1795) and other writings

'Report on the Agrarian Law' (1795) and Other Writings is the first modern English translation of perhaps the greatest work of the Spanish Enlightenment, Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos’s Informe de la Ley Agraria (1795, Report on the Agrarian Law). Informe de la Ley Agraria is a major work of polit...

British representations of the spanish civil war

Examines at the reception of the Spanish Civil War in British popular culture, and how supporters of both sides in Britain used the rhetoric and imagery of the conflict to bolster support for their respective causes in the arena of British public opinion

Incest in sweden, 1680–1940

This study explores the radical shift in notions of incest in Sweden from 1680 to 1940, a period in which the country went from having the strictest laws in Europe to some of the most liberal. It reveals the norms underpinning this shift and situates them in a European context.

The afterlife of aldus: posthumous fame, collectors and the book trade

This volume brings together papers from a one-day colloquium held at the Warburg Institute to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Aldus Manutius. Rather than examining Aldus’s own output, the nine papers focus on how the notion of ‘Aldine books’ has changed over 500 years in Europe and Nor...

The old world, the new world, and the creation of the modern world, 1400–1650

This book provides a unique look at the early years of European discovery and colonization, analyzing the impact of this period on the historical development of both the New and Old Worlds.

Art and practice of 16th-century german fencing

Joachim Meyer (ca. 1537 - 1571) was one of the most influential fencing masters of the Renaissance—a prolific writer of fencing manuals. In Art and Practice of 16th-Century German Fencing Robert Rutherfoord unpacks the complex and elegant art of Meyer's rapier in word and image, including over 20...

Studies in early italian printing

This collection of 57 studies by Dr. D. E. Rhodes delves into the history of Italian printing, spanning from the 15th-century pioneers to regional presses in the 16th and 17th centuries. Rhodes, an authority on early printed books, covers Venice, Rome, Mantua, Milan and more. Includes updates, bi...

The true principles of combat

The late 16th century was one of great political and social upheaval, an era in which medieval knights, feudal armies, town levies and hired mercenaries were giving way to modern militaries. Pike and shot had come to dominate the field, and swordplay had become a pastime, as often used to settle ...

Studies in fifteenth-century printing

G. D. Painter's work on incunabula and early printing, from Gutenberg to Caxton and beyond, illuminates the history of rare European books. Classic studies on Gutenberg, Caxton, and Aldus Manutius are included, contributing to the printing invention controversy and book history.

Intimate letters from petrograd

The village: russian impressions

Chicago native, political activist, and journalist Ernest Poole (1880-1950) provides a distinctive view of the  Bolshevik Revolution in his work, The Village: Russian Impressions. This work is unusual in the library of American accounts of Revolutionary Russia because it addresses the world of th...

The russian pendulum

Russia in upheaval

Russia from the american embassy

“the bolshevik revolution had descended on me” madeleine z. doty’s russian revolution

Ten days that shook the world

Six red months in russia

Russian people: revolutionary recollections

This book is a first-hand account of the Russian Revolution and its impact on the Russian people. Cantacuzene, an American journalist who lived in Russia during the revolution, provides a detailed and personal narrative of the events leading up to the revolution, the revolution itself, and its af...

Donald thompson in russia

Through the russian revolution

Potential russia

Richard Washburn Child travelled to Russia in 1916 on the eve of its dramatic revolutions and describes what he observes, making a case for American investment in the country before other nations take advantage of the opportunity.

Frankish seats of power and the north

Seats of power were among the most important pillars of dominion in the Middle Ages. They were at the centre of diplomatic exchange and confrontation, shaped the transfer of knowledge, and acted as control centres of the economy. This collection brings together research in Northern and Central Eu...

Beast and human

This book is a contribution to Human-Animal studies in archaeo(zoo)logy and also a first step towards a multispecies archaeology, being a broader look at different species, including non-human and human actors. It ranges geographically from the United Kingdom to Russia and, chronologically from t...

The peter von danzig fight book

Noted medieval combat authorities Dierk Hagedorn and Christian Henry Tobler join forces to present a transcription, translation and analysis of the Peter von Danzig Fight Book, one of the finest manuscripts of the 15th century devoted to the fencing tradition of German grandmaster Johannes Liecht...

Octavia hill, social activism and the remaking of british society

Octavia Hill was a housing reformer, open space campaigner, co-founder of the National Trust, founder of the Army Cadet Force, and the first woman to be invited to sit on a royal commission. Yet despite her early pre-eminence, and the remarkable success of the institutions which she helped to fou...

Burgundian poleaxe

Le Jeu de la Hache, written in the mid fifteenth century for the Burgundian Court, is the oldest known French-language martial arts text. In this new translation and interpretive guide, Jason Smith presents a complete translation of Le Jeu, photographic reconstructions of techniques and a primer ...

Roger ii and the creation of the kingdom of sicily

This student-friendly volume brings together English translations of the main narrative sources, and a small number of other relevant documents, for the reign of Roger II, the founder of the kingdom of Sicily.

Medieval merchants and money

The essays in this volume were written in celebration of the scholarship of the medieval historian Professor James L. Bolton. They address a variety of questions in medieval economic and social history, and some look more widely at patterns of immigration to London, trade and royal policy, and th...

The making of christian communities in late antiquity and the middle ages

This volume explores the idea that survival of the Christian faith depended upon the making of these communities, of which the Christians of this period were themselves acutely – and sometimes acrimoniously – aware.

The christian culture of islamic spain

The Christian Culture of Islamic Spain is an enquiry into how and why Christian culture survived in medieval Spain in areas under Islamic rule, why it eventually disappeared there and how knowledge of it was recovered from the sixteenth century onwards.

Rethinking norman italy

This volume on Norman Italy (southern Italy and Sicily, c. 1000–1200) honours the pioneering scholarship of Graham A. Loud. An international group of scholars reassesses the paradigm by which Norman Italy has been understood, addressing subjects across four key themes: historiographies, identitie...

Jacopo da varagine's chronicle of the city of genoa

This is the first English translation of Jacopo da Varagine's Chronicle of the city of Genoa. It broadens the available literature in English on medieval Italian urban life, providing an engaging introduction to medieval Genoa, civic culture, Dominican composition and the ‘historical Jacopo’.

The peterborough chronicle, volume 1

This work is a critical edition and translation with commentary on one of the most important surviving Anglo-Saxon historical documents, The Peterborough Chronicle. 

Premodern ruling sexualities

This book brings together a range of methodological approaches to highlight royal and elite sexualities – the sexualities of rulers, and those who were ruled by their sexualities – and how these case studies might contribute to our broader knowledge of premodern gender and sexualities.

Emotional contagion

This book addresses a universal problem: the transmission of psycho-physiological reactions from one person to another, and illuminates the twofold enigma, that of the trajectory of the term compassio, and that of explaining the phenomenon it denoted.

Hospitals and charity

This is the first book in English to provide a comprehensive examination of the hospital movement that arose and prospered in northern Italy between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries.

The peterborough chronicle, volume 2

This work is a critical edition and translation with commentary on one of the most important surviving Anglo-Saxon historical documents, The Peterborough Chronicle.

Ravenna

In the long-debated transition from late antiquity to the early middle ages, the city of Ravenna presents a story rich and strange. From the fourth century onwards it suffered decline in economic terms. Yet its geographical position, its status as an imperial capital, and above all its role as a ...

Wills and testaments in medieval england from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century

A text book on Wills and Testaments in Medieval England, casting a light on many aspects of medieval life, including gender distinctions and the heavy influence of the church. For use by students of medieval English history.

Studies in early european printing and book-collecting

The second volume of Dr Rhodes’ collection explores early printing in Western Europe beyond Italy, with a focus on England (London and Oxford), France, Germany, Spain, and the Low Countries. It highlights early book collectors in Western Europe, including Italian collections.

Immigrant england, 1300–1550

Immigrant England tells the story of thousands of people who migrated to later medieval England. The book draws on uniquely rich evidence about the lives of these men and women, and analyses the attitudes of the English to the foreigners in their midst. Essential reading for everyone interested i...

Ireland and europe in the middle ages

An exploration of Irish medieval art in a European context, looking at social and political aspects, racial divisions, cathedrals, Cistercian and Franciscan buildings, and thirteenth-century castles. The essays cover pilgrimages, Viking influence and high crosses, and highlight Bishop Roger of Sa...

Opposing patriarchy: women and the law in action in pre-unification italy (1815-1865)

Shifts in state boundaries and socio-economic structures deeply affected the political landscape in nineteenth-century Italy, coinciding with changes to the legal system. The patriarchal, hierarchical and strict class stratification of society saw women redefining their sense of self and rethinki...