THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH: FROM CHRIST TO CONSTANTINE
Written by Eusebius; G.A. Williamson; Andrew Louth; Rowan Williams.
Stock no. 1829084
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Translated by Williamson, revised, edited and with an introduction by Louth, preface by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury. Beige pictorial cloth. Colour photos. xliv+398 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is ligthly scuffed (VG+).

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PAGANS AND CHRISTIANS (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Robin Lane Fox.
Stock no. 1829078
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Very good condition.

Three volume set. Brown cloth printed with a black design. Black title outlines to spines. Colour plates. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is fairly heavily scuffed (VG).

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THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS IN ENGLAND
Written by David Knowles.
Stock no. 1828983
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book deals with monks and friars in all their activities from 1216 to about 1340. Navy blue cloth boards with gilt title and vignette to front. xvi and 348 pages including index. Reprint. Boards a little grubby and mottled. Edge of boarfds lightly rubbede. Corners bumped. Text block browned. A few minor foxspots. Price-cut yellow dustwrapper is browned, heavily so to spine, slight loss to top & tail of spine, a few marks. Strong musty odour present but contents otherwise clean.

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THE KNIGHTS OF ISLAM: THE WARS OF THE MAMLUKS
Written by James Waterson.
Stock no. 1828159
Published by Greenhill Books. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book sheds light on the deadly conflict between Christendom and Islam; analyses the Mamluk-Mongol War and the reasons for the Mamluks' eventual victory; explores the distinctive military society of the Mamluks. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781853677342. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has a crease to lower front edge, has teh remains of a price-label to rear panel and is scuffed.

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BIBLE ALPHABET
No author listed. Illustrated by Ambrose Dudley; et al..
Stock no. 1327762
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cream pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations throughout depicting the alphabet and Bible characters/scenes. Covers are slightly edge worn and grubby. A couple of small patches of surface damage to rear cover. Page corner tips very slightly creased else contents clean. Tiny booksellers sticker to inside front cover.

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CRUSADER WARFARE VOLUME II: MUSLIMS, MONGOLS AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE CRUSADES 1050-1300 AD
Written by David Nicolle.
Stock no. 1828039
Published by Hambledon Continuum. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This second volume of Crusader Warfare focuses on those non-Christian cultures that were most directly involved in the crusades. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781847251466. A lovely copy.

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MEDIEVAL WARFARE SOURCE BOOK VOLUME 2: CHRISTIAN EUROPE AND ITS NEIGHBOURS
Written by David Nicolle.
Stock no. 1828034
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Campaigns; The Weaponry; The Warriors; The Commanders; The Sources; Miscellanea. This volume covers Byzantines, Persians & Muslims; Christian-Muslim Confrontation; Turks, Mongols and the Rise of Russia; Crusade, Reconquista and Counter-Crusade; China, the Far East and India. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 185409307X. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine. Else a lovely copy.

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MEDIEVAL DEATH: RITUAL AND REPRESENTATION
Written by Paul Binski.
Stock no. 1828016
Published by British Museum Press. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

An absorbing study of the social, theological and cultural issues involved in death and dying in Europe from the end of the Roman Empire to the early sixteenth century. The author examines pagan and Christian attitudes towards the dead, the aesthetics of death and the body, burial ritual and mortuary practice, and the impact of the Black Death on late medieval art. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations and colour plates. ISBN: 0714128031. Very slight fading to rear cover. Initials and date in ink to half-title page. Else, a lovely copy.

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CREATION: ARTISTS, GODS & ORIGINS
Written by Peter Conrad.
Stock no. 1827982
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A book of breathtaking scope, in which the mystery of how the world began unfolds in an epic narrative that sets the Gods against the world's great artists, their rivals in creative energy. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 592 pages including index. ISBN: 9780500513569. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed, else a lovely copy.

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THE SEVEN BISHOPS OF MONMOUTH
Written by Arthur Edwards.
Stock no. 1327159
Published by Arthur Edwards. 1st 1996. Very good condition.

In celebration of the 75th birthday of the diocese of Monmouth. White card wraps. B/w illustrations. Covers slightly edge rubbed and grubby. Contents fine.

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PARADISE LOST
Written by John Milton; Peter Ackroyd; John Wain. Illustrated by William Blake.
Stock no. 1827556
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2003. Very good condition.

Large format. Green leather spine with gilt title. Peach silk moiree covered boards. Top edge coloured. A Poem In Twelve Books by Milton with a preface by Ackroyd, an introduction by Wain and colour illustrations by Blake. Spine & top coloured edge lightly faded. Contents lovely. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE GLORY OF BYZANTIUM AND EARLY CHRISTENDOM
Written by Antony Eastmond.
Stock no. 1825578
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Gold coloured cloth with dark blue titles. All edges gilt. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714848105. A few scuff marks to boards. Contents clean.

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