The ’De venenis’ attributed to ’Malachias Hibernicus’ is a portable discussion of vices and virtues. Probably composed a......more
The Nomos Georgikos ("Agricultural Law") is the only independent byzantine regulation of land use with quasi-legal chara......more
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This book explores the history of banditry in the medieval Balkans between the ninth and fifteenth centuries. While seve......more
The Art of Ancient Music discusses music’s role in the long story of human creativity. While emphasizing broad human the......more
A riveting history of the city that led the West out of the ruins of the Roman Empire At the end of the fourth century, ......more
An exploration of life in the early medieval West, using pigs as a lens to investigate agriculture, ecology, economy, an......more
From Justinian to Branimir explores the social and political transformation of Dalmatia between c.500 and c.900 AD. The ......more
The age of exploration exposed the limits of available universal histories. Everyday interactions with cultures and soci......more
The century that followed the fall of Granada at the end of 1491 and the subsequent consolidation of Christian power ove......more
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Coinage and Money in Medieval Greece 1200-1430, by Julian Baker, is a monetary history of medieval Thessaly, mainland Gr......more
This volume collects fifteen landmark essays published over the last three decades by the distinguished medievalist Jill......more
The richest and most politically complex regions in Italy in the earliest middle ages were the Byzantine sections of the......more
This is the only book on the market to provide an in-depth analysis and discussion of the theme of migration in medieval......more
The Findern Manuscript (Cambridge University Library, Ff.1.6): A New Edition of the Unique Poems is the first critical e......more
A study of the personal religion of King John, presenting a more complex picture of his actions and attitude. King John ......more
A new survey of major Templar landholdings offers fresh insights into key questions about their medieval history. Much h......more
Compunction was one of the most important emotions for medieval Christianity; in fact, through its confessional function......more
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This book is the history of the Eastern Vikings, the Rus and the Varangians, from their earliest mentions in the narrati......more
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In The History of the Destruction of Troy, Dares the Phrygian boldly claimed to be an eyewitness to the Trojan War, whil......more
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The Gender of Money in Middle English Literature: Value and Economy in Late Medieval England explores the vital and unde......more
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Adespota Papyracea Hexametra Graeca provides a comprehensive corpus of ’anonymous’ hexameter texts on papyri, parchments......more
Classicizing Christian poetry has largely been neglected by literary scholars, but has recently been receiving growing a......more
The early Christian writer Tertullian first applied the epithet "bride of Christ" to the uppity virgins of Carthage as a......more
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The Community of St. Cuthbert in the Late Tenth Century: The Chester-le-Street Additions to Durham Cathedral Library A.I......more
In Sefer Tagin Fragments from the Cairo Genizah, Marc Michaels transcribes and recreates fragments of arguably the earli......more
That there was an influx of silver dirhams from the Muslim world into eastern and northern Europe in the ninth and tenth......more
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Modus Vivendi is a collection of essays by scholars who seek to discover lay men and women within the projects of reform......more
An expert account of war in the medieval period world-wide, showing how war is ubiquitous yet ever changing across space......more
The Chronicle of the Logothete covers the period from the Creation of the World to the burial of emperor Romanos I Lekap......more
The Routledge History of Disability explores the shifting attitudes towards and representations of disabled people from ......more
The chronicle of Arnold, Abbot of the monastery of St John of Lübeck, is one of the most important sources for the histo......more
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Claudius Ptolemy (c. 100-170 AD) is one of the most influential scholars of all time. While he is also the author of tre......more
The Matter of Piety provides the first in-depth study of Zoutleeuw’s exceptionally well-preserved pilgrimage church in a......more
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The main aim of this book is to discuss various modes of studying and defining the medieval self, based on a wide span o......more
During the European Middle Ages, diagrams provided a critical tool of analysis in cosmological and theological debates. ......more
New investigations into Charles d’Orléans’ under-rated poem, its properties and its qualities. The compilation Fortunes ......more
First translation of two vivid accounts of French thirteenth-century tournaments, rich in detail and an impassioned defe......more
Conflicts over treason tormented English political society in the later Middle Ages. As legal and political historians h......more
First volume in a new edition of Douglas’s "Eneados", providing a comprehensive introduction and commentary. Although Vi......more
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Why did the Vikings sail to England? Were they indiscriminate raiders, motivated solely by bloodlust and plunder? One na......more
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This ground-breaking study explores welfare institutions in western law in the middle ages and establishes, for the firs......more
Plantagenet Queens and Consorts examines the lives and influence of 10 figures, comparing their different approaches to ......more
The Latin-English bilingual volume presents the text of The Chronicle of the Czechs by Cosmas of Prague....more
Merlin remains the most famous and familiar image of the magician we possess. Best known as the advisor of the young Kin......more