Gilles Plazy

Jean Lacouture

Huge Hardcover (6 to 8 lbs)

In authoritative prose and breathtaking full-color reproductions, this remarkable compendium offers a comprehensive selection of indisputable masterpieces, including paintings, sculptures, and architecture. A double-page spread introduces each major step in the development of the Western tradition, and a selection of important dates runs across the top of each page, putting the works in their cultural context.


The History of Art in Pictures

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The Secret Language of Churches and Cathedrals 

Elizabeth Morrison

Elisabeth Antoine

Anne D. Hedeman

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

History in Manuscript Painting, 1250-1500

This exquisite volume beautifully reproduces and insightfully examines the most important illuminations found in French history manuscripts.

Imagining the Past in France

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Hugh D. Clout

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

The Times London History Atlas

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Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

The Atlas of the Ancient World

Isabail MacLeod

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Scotland

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Random House Value Publishing Staff

An Alphabetic Guide to 400 Years of English History

Plantagent Encyclopedia

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Peter Sawyer

The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings

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Colin Jones

Emmanuel le Roy Ladurie

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Combining superb illustration with authoritative text, this is a major political and social history of France from earliest times to the eve of the new millennium. Colin Jones offers not only an expert's account of political, social and cultural developments, but also a fresh and full interpretation of French history. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France places an innovatory emphasis on the importance of issues of regionalism, class, gender and race in the French heritage. Ranging across social, political, geographical and cultural lines - from prehistoric menhirs to the Pompidou Centre, from Louis XIV's Versailles to twentieth-century high-rises, from Marie Antoinette to Marie Claire - the author provides a host of lively and penetrating new insights into the shaping of the modern nation.

The Cambridge Illustrated History of France

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Michael Raeburn

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

History

Originally published: New York: Thames and Hudson, 1998.

Chronicle of Opera 

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Martin J. Dougherty

Viking Legends of Heroes and Gods

The stories of Thor, Odin and Loki are familiar to most of us. Many people know that the Norse gods fought against giants and were ultimately betrayed by Loki the trickster. The end of the world and the death of the gods in a grim battle called Ragnarok has also found its way into popular culture. Ideas taken from Norse mythology are frequently found in modern fantasy and science fiction - such as elves, dwarfs and undead warriors rising from an unquiet grave, for example. Norse mythology is rich in adventure and ideas about creation, death and the afterlife. Norse Myths takes a wide-ranging approach, examining the creation stories of the Norse world, the monsters and the pantheons of the deities, including such figures as Heimdall, Freya and Baldr. It looks at the sagas and the Prose and Poetic Eddas, which tell of real and imagined people, featuring both heroic tales and humorous escapades. The book also examines how Norse myths were interpreted in a Christianized Europe and how their motifs influenced medieval German writers and, in turn, were used in the modern world in very different ways, by the likes of composer Richard Wagner and in the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien. Illustrated with 180 color and black & white artworks and illustrations, Norse Myths is an engaging and highly informative exploration of a rich mythology that still resounds today.

Norse Myths

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George Holmes

The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe

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Chris McNab

Holy War, Piety and Politics in Christendom from the First Crusade to the Reconquista

The Crusades

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John Morrill

Two centuries of dramatic change are covered by this exciting and richly illustrated new work. Eighteen leading scholars explore the political, social, religious, and cultural history of the period when monarchs based in south east England strove to extend their authority over the whole of the British Isles. The 280 illustrations including 45 colour pictures and 6 maps form an essential part of the book, complementing all aspects of the text.

The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor and Stuart Britain

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Mollie Williams

Mollie Williams

@mollie423421

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Imagining the Past in France

Hugh D. Clout

The Times London History Atlas

Margaret Oliphant

The Atlas of the Ancient World

Isabail MacLeod

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Scotland

Random House Value Publishing Staff

Plantagent Encyclopedia

Peter Sawyer

The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings

Colin Jones; Emmanuel le Roy Ladurie

The Cambridge Illustrated History of France

Michael Raeburn

Chronicle of Opera

Martin J. Dougherty

Norse Myths

George Holmes

The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe

Chris McNab

The Crusades

John Morrill

The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor and Stuart Britain

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Gilles Plazy; Jean Lacouture

The History of Art in Pictures

Richard Stemo

The Secret Language of Churches and Cathedrals

Elizabeth Morrison; Elisabeth Antoine; Anne D. Hedeman

Imagining the Past in France

Hugh D. Clout

The Times London History Atlas

Margaret Oliphant

The Atlas of the Ancient World

Isabail MacLeod

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Scotland

Random House Value Publishing Staff

Plantagent Encyclopedia

Peter Sawyer

The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings

Colin Jones; Emmanuel le Roy Ladurie

The Cambridge Illustrated History of France

Michael Raeburn

Chronicle of Opera

Martin J. Dougherty

Norse Myths

George Holmes

The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe

Chris McNab

The Crusades

John Morrill

The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor and Stuart Britain

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