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61301344Boydell & Brewer Group Limited pp. 594 . Papeback. New. Boydell & Brewer Group, Limited unknown
1999FB3999 /24<p>Softback. Blue cover with white title and mounted figures on the boards.</p><p>FIRST EDITION in Excellent Order</p><p>THE BRITISH ISLES have a long tradition of tales of gods heroes and marvels hinting at a mythology once as relevant to the races which settled the islands as the Greek and Roman gods were to the classical world.The tales drawn together in this book from a wide range of medieval sources span the centuries from the dawn of Christianity to the age of the Plantagenets. The Norse gods which peopled the Anglo- Saxon past survive in Beowulf; Cuchulainn Taliesin and the magician Merlin take shape from Celtic mythology; and saints include Helena who brought a piece of the True Cross to Britain and Joseph of Arimathea whose staff grew into the Glastonbury thorn. Tales of the British Arthur are followed by legends of later heroes including Harold Hereward and Godiva. These figures and many others were part of a familiar national mythology on which Shakespeare drew for Lear Macbeth and Hamlet creating the famous versions that are known today. Here the original stories are presented again. RICHARD BARBER's other books include King Arthur: Hero and Legend Arthurian Legends: An Anthology and The Knight and Chivalry; he is currently working on a study of the legend of the Holy Grail.Borders.com: England and the British Isles have a rich and still thriving tradition of myths and legends - and this wonderful volume collects together more than thirty of the best from a number of sources. an incredible insight into the fascinating yet complex history of the British Isles and its peoples. Those fascinated by mythology will want to add this wonderful book to their collections. Richard William Barber born 1941 is a prominent British historian who has been writing and publishing in the field of medieval history and literature ever since his student days. He has specialised in the Arthurian legend beginning with a general survey Arthur of Albion in 1961 which is still in print in a revised edition. His other major interest is historical biography; he has published on Henry Plantagenet 1964 and among his other books is the standard biography of Edward the Black Prince Edward Prince of Wales and Aquitaine. The interplay between history and literature was the theme of The Knight and Chivalry for which he won the Somerset Maugham Prize in 1971 and he returned to this in The Holy Grail: Imagination and Belief 2004; this was widely praised in the UK press and had major reviews in The New York Times and The Washington Post. His other career has been as a publisher. In 1969 he helped to found The Boydell Press which later became Boydell & Brewer Ltd one of the leading publishers in medieval studies and he is currently group managing director. In 1989 Boydell & Brewer Ltd in association with the University of Rochester started the University of Rochester Press in upstate New York. The group currently publishes over 200 titles a year.</p> The Boydell Press. paperback
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2004x-1843830396Boydell Press 2004. Paperback. New. 572 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.75 inches. Boydell Press paperback
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2004211517New York: Harvard University Press 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Harvard University Press hardcover
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1970112397New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Toning to pages. Toning to rear panel. Creasing to upper edge to rear panel. Edge wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
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B9780851154695Paperback / softback. New. Letters reports campaign diaries and the chronicles of Geoffrey le Baker and Chandos Herald document the life and dazzling exploits of the legendary Black Prince. paperback
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A9781783271863Hardback. New. The Marlborough Mound has recently been recognised as one of the most important monuments in the group around Stonehenge. It was also a medieval castle and a feature in a major 17th century garden. This is the first comprehensive history of this extraordinary site. hardcover
2001330501London: Folio Society 2001. First Edition Thus; Third Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Folio Society hardcover
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21217Revue française de Psychanalyse, tome XLIX, n° 3, Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, mai-juin 1983. Un fascicule in-8°, broché.
191924257La renaissance de l'Art Français et des Industries du Luxe Atelier Patria 1919 1 Pochoir rehaussé au paladium, signé et daté en bas à droite dans la planche, (1918), 27.5 x 19.5 cm. Paris, La Renaissance de l'Art Français et des Industries du Luxe, Atelier Patria, 1919,
195687025Librairie Plon , La Table Ronde Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1956 Book condition, Etat : Bon broché, sous couverture imprimée éditeur rouge grand In-8 1 vol. - 185 pages
