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THE LANDSCAPE OF PLACE-NAMES
Written by Margaret Gelling; Ann Cole.
Stock no. 1828347
Published by Shaun Tyas. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

A study of the type of settlement-name which defines the settlement by reference to a landscape feature, as found in Britain south of the Forth-Clyde line. A major rewerite of the author's previous work: Place-names in the Landscape. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations and maps. ISBN: 1900289261. Covers lightly scuffed. Text block a little grubby. Previous owner's initials & date in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean.

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MAKING MEDIEVAL ART
Written by Phillip Lindley.
Stock no. 1828305
Published by Shaun Tyas. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The practical aspects of the production of medieval art: manufacturing techniques and media, distribution methods and the mechanics of patronage. A thorough introduction to medieval painting and sculpture, combining an analysis of media techniques with case sutdies of important examples such as Giotto's Arenal Chapel frescoes and the superb winged altarpieces of the Netherlands. Essays on key examples of other medieval arts such as the mosaics of Ravenna and the Bayeux Tapestry. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations to rear. ISBN: 1900289598. Spine lightly faded. Text block slightly grubby. Initials and date in ink to half-title page else contents clean.

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FAMILY AND DYNASTY IN LATE MEDIEVAL ENGLAND: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1977 HARLAXTON SYMPOSIUM
Written by Richard Eales; Shaun Tyas.
Stock no. 1828152
Published by Shaun Tyas. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Harlaxton Medieval Studies Volume IX. Edited by Eales & Tyas. Many of the families examined in this volume show a rearkable resilience to adversity. They could rise in favour as quickly as fall from it, but the shock of disinheritance which faced many families during political reversals, especially after failed bids for greater power, is balanced by their not infrequent recover of title, sometimes decades later. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates to rear. ISBN: 1900289547. Name & date in ink to front endpaper else a lovely copy. Green dustwrapper is lightly creased and lightly scuffed.

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THE PARISH IN LATE MEDIEVAL ENGLAND (HARLAXTON MEDIEVAL STUDIES XIV)
Written by Clive Burgess; Eamon Duffy.
Stock no. 1327715
Published by Shaun Tyas. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Proceedings of the 2002 Harlaxton Symposium. A timely summary of many aspects of work recently undertaken by leading scholars in the field. 420 pages plus b/w photos at the back of the book. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1900289768. Initials and date(?) in blue biro to front free-endpaper else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is very very slightly edge rubbed.

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