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The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval England.
by Saul, Nigel (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- BINDING/CONDITION: black cloth with gilt spine text; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0198205023
- ISBN 13
- 9780198205029
- Seller
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Oroville, California, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Oxford University Press, 1997.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black cloth with gilt spine text; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.. small 4to (about 10 inches tall) . Reading list, chronology, index. Red endpapers. Description: Features 160 illustrations in color and black and white, maps, and family trees. A comprehensive introduction to medieval England and an authoritative survey of the years from the departure of the Roman legions to the Battle of Bosworth. The main political themes are explored in three narrative chapters, covering the Anglo-Saxon period, the Normans and Angevins, and the late middle ages. Chapters on the social, cultural and religious life of the period add context to the political and institutional developments traced and cover topics as varied as the nature of national identity, urban life, art and architecture, religious practice, and the development of vernacular literature.
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- The Bookworm
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 065621
- Title
- The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval England.
- Author
- Saul, Nigel (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - BINDING/CONDITION: black cloth with gilt spine text; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.
- Edition
- 1st Printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0198205023
- ISBN 13
- 9780198205029
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1997.
- Pages
- 308 pages.
- Size
- small 4to (about 10 inches tall)
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