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Author : John James
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Traveler's Key to Medieval France written by John James and published by Alfred A. Knopf. This book was released on 1986 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John James
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780747100126
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The Traveller's Key to Medieval France written by John James and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Shayne Aaron Legassie
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022644273X
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)
Download or read book The Medieval Invention of Travel written by Shayne Aaron Legassie and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-04-12 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the course of the Middle Ages, the economies of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa became more closely integrated, fostering the international and intercontinental journeys of merchants, pilgrims, diplomats, missionaries, and adventurers. During a time in history when travel was often difficult, expensive, and fraught with danger, these wayfarers composed accounts of their experiences in unprecedented numbers and transformed traditional conceptions of human mobility. Exploring this phenomenon, The Medieval Invention of Travel draws on an impressive array of sources to develop original readings of canonical figures such as Marco Polo, John Mandeville, and Petrarch, as well as a host of lesser-known travel writers. As Shayne Aaron Legassie demonstrates, the Middle Ages inherited a Greco-Roman model of heroic travel, which viewed the ideal journey as a triumph over temptation and bodily travail. Medieval travel writers revolutionized this ancient paradigm by incorporating practices of reading and writing into the ascetic regime of the heroic voyager, fashioning a bold new conception of travel that would endure into modern times. Engaging methods and insights from a range of disciplines, The Medieval Invention of Travel offers a comprehensive account of how medieval travel writers and their audiences reshaped the intellectual and material culture of Europe for centuries to come.
Author : Martin Lev
Publisher : Knopf Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Traveler's Key to Jerusalem written by Martin Lev and published by Knopf Publishing Group. This book was released on 1989 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixth in a series of guidebooks for the growing number of modern pilgrims is devoted to Jerusalem--the Holy City of the Jews, the Christians, and the Moslems. 36 halftones, 28 maps.
Author : Martin Gray
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781402747373
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (473 download)
Download or read book Sacred Earth written by Martin Gray and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ... "Twenty years of photographs by photographer and anthropologist Martin Gray. Accompanying each photograph is commentary that takes us into the history, mythology and spiritual magnetism of the particular place ..."--Jacket.
Author : Gino Raymond
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810862565
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of France written by Gino Raymond and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2008-10-23 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the construction of Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower to the Fall of the Bastille and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen to NapolZon Bonaparte's defeat at Waterloo to Albert Camus' L'Etranger and the existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre, France has been a part of some of the greatest and most memorable events in human history. Author Gino Raymond relates the history of these events in the second edition of the Historical Dictionary of France. Through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on kings, politicians, authors, architects, composers, artists, and philosophers, a thorough history of France is presented.
Author : Richard Moore
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1524644323
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (246 download)
Download or read book Guidebook Selected French Gothic Cathedrals and Churches written by Richard Moore and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-10-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This substantive yet easy-to-use guide to selected French gothic churches and cathedrals provides profiles of fourteen important religious buildings. They are located in different parts of France, were constructed at different times and in different styles, and include both well-known and less well-known churches and cathedrals. They range from the tiny church of Saint Maclou in Rouenperhaps the best example of flamboyant designto the worlds most visited Gothic cathedral, Notre Dame in Paris. A second section of the book considers what a Gothic cathedral is as well as their medieval setting and the many architectural, artistic, and spiritual elements that comprise a Gothic cathedral. The guide is lavishly illustrated with photos and helpful images to help the readers derive the maximum benefit and pleasure from their Gothic church and cathedral visits.
Author : Anne McPherson
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809140183
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Walking to the Saints written by Anne McPherson and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From the time I was five years old I knew France to be an enchanting country, a place of dreams..". For Anne McPherson, this impression became more and more entrenched with the passing years. In Walking to the Saints, she visits time-honored sites along France's medieval pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela, reflecting on the architecture, the spiritual universe of medieval people, and the connections and contradictions between earlier theology and contemporary feminist thought. At the same time she discovers that each site, with its sainted patron and antique heroes, mirrors part of her own life's journey. With intelligence, freshness and wit, Anne McPherson invites readers to join her in walking to the saints. The text is complemented by original, evocative drawings by well-known Canadian artist Tony Urquhart.
Author : Randall Fegley
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786480548
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book The Golden Spurs of Kortrijk written by Randall Fegley and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Franco-Flemish region of medieval Flanders was a locus of important trade routes in the 13th and 14th centuries. Located in a prime position between the Holy Roman Empire and the North Sea (present-day northern Belgium), the urban centers of the region were surpassed in population only by the city-states of central and northern Italy. This positioning afforded the Flemish citizens of the region great prosperity and they formed guilds to protect their rights, regulate their working hours and standardize their wages. These guilds produced a cohesive unit of people eager to retain the rights they had gained. In 1302, French cavalry faced the determined Flemish soldiers on foot at Kortrijk (Courtrai). This book analyzes the battle that ensued, its origins, consequences and legacy. It also examines the everyday lives of the inhabitants of Flanders; urban dwellers, knights, nobles, women and others. This is the first major English-language study of the historic 14th century battle between the French and the Flemish, a conflict whose repercussions linger in modern Belgium. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Author : Herbert Bangs
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1620550512
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (25 download)
Download or read book The Return of Sacred Architecture written by Herbert Bangs and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-11-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspirational call for a return to the tenets of traditional architecture as a remedy for the dehumanizing standards of modern architecture • Explains how modern architecture is emblematic of our current estrangement from the spiritual principles that shaped humanity’s greatest civilizations • Reveals how the ancient laws of sacred proportion and harmony can be restored The ugly buildings that characterize the modern landscape are inferior not only to the great cathedrals of medieval Europe and the temples of ancient Egypt and Greece, but even to lesser buildings of the more recent past. The great masterworks of our ancestors spoke to humanity’s higher nature. Architect Herbert Bangs reveals how today’s dysfunctional buildings bring out the worst in humanity, reinforcing that which is most base within us. He shows how, through the ancient laws of proportion and number, architecture once expressed the harmonious relationship between man and the cosmos. In early times, the architect worked within a sacred and esoteric tradition of creating structures through which human beings could gain insight into the nature of the divine reality. Today, that tradition has been abandoned in favor of narrowly defined utilitarian principles of efficiency and economy. In The Return of Sacred Architecture, Bangs provides the key to freeing architecture from the crude functionality of the twentieth century: the architects of the modern human landscape must find the deep-felt connection to the cosmos that guided the inner lives of those who built the temples of the past. The form of their buildings will then reflect the sacred patterns of geometry and proportion and bring forth greater harmony in the world.
Author : Nancy Thomson de Grummond
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134268548
Total Pages : 1330 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the History of Classical Archaeology written by Nancy Thomson de Grummond and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-11 with total page 1330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 1,125 entries and 170 contributors, this is the first encyclopedia on the history of classical archaeology. It focuses on Greek and Roman material, but also covers the prehistoric and semi-historical cultures of the Bronze Age Aegean, the Etruscans, and manifestations of Greek and Roman culture in Europe and Asia Minor. The Encyclopedia of the History of Classical Archaeology includes entries on individuals whose activities influenced the knowledge of sites and monuments in their own time; articles on famous monuments and sites as seen, changed, and interpreted through time; and entries on major works of art excavated from the Renaissance to the present day as well as works known in the Middle Ages. As the definitive source on a comparatively new discipline - the history of archaeology - these finely illustrated volumes will be useful to students and scholars in archaeology, the classics, history, topography, and art and architectural history.
Author : DK Travel
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465454837
Total Pages : 674 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)
Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide France written by DK Travel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: France will lead you straight to the best attractions the country has to offer. Discover France region-by-region, from Champagne in the north to the sun-blessed corner of Provence and the Côte d'Azur. Stand in awe of the châteaux of the Loire, lie on the beautiful beaches of Corsica, and climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: France. + Detailed itineraries and "don't-miss" destination highlights at a glance. + Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights. + Floor plans and guided visitor information for major museums. + Guided walking tours, local drink and dining specialties to try, things to do, and places to eat, drink, and shop by area. + Area maps marked with sights. + Detailed city map of Paris includes a street finder index for easy navigation. + Insights into history and culture to help you understand the stories behind the sights. + Hotel and restaurant listings highlight DK Choice special recommendations. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: France truly shows you this country as no one else can.
Author : Katherine Spenley
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 075669115X
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (566 download)
Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: France written by Katherine Spenley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chapters of this book have been divided into 16 color-coded regions that reflect the diversity of France. These are based on the country's historical regions that were often defined by their geography and landscape as much as by their influence and power. Each has developed its own special flavor; its own architecture, cuisine, customs, music, dress, dialect and even language. The pages of the Eyewitness Travel Guide will give a taste of these areas and show you what there is to see and do. Annually revised and updated with beautiful new full-color photos, illustrations, and maps, this guide includes information on local customs, currency, medical services, and transportation. Consistently chosen over the competition in national consumer market research. The best keeps getting better!
Author : Melissa Shales
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Traveler's Handbook written by Melissa Shales and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 0801461960
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (14 download)
Download or read book The Good Wife's Guide (Le Ménagier de Paris) written by and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-22 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the closing years of the fourteenth century, an anonymous French writer compiled a book addressed to a fifteen-year-old bride, narrated in the voice of her husband, a wealthy, aging Parisian. The book was designed to teach this young wife the moral attributes, duties, and conduct befitting a woman of her station in society, in the almost certain event of her widowhood and subsequent remarriage. The work also provides a rich assembly of practical materials for the wife's use and for her household, including treatises on gardening and shopping, tips on choosing servants, directions on the medical care of horses and the training of hawks, plus menus for elaborate feasts, and more than 380 recipes. The Good Wife's Guide is the first complete modern English translation of this important medieval text also known as Le Ménagier de Paris (the Parisian household book), a work long recognized for its unique insights into the domestic life of the bourgeoisie during the later Middle Ages. The Good Wife's Guide, expertly rendered into modern English by Gina L. Greco and Christine M. Rose, is accompanied by an informative critical introduction setting the work in its proper medieval context as a conduct manual. This edition presents the book in its entirety, as it must have existed for its earliest readers. The Guide is now a treasure for the classroom, appealing to anyone studying medieval literature or history or considering the complex lives of medieval women. It illuminates the milieu and composition process of medieval authors and will in turn fascinate cooking or horticulture enthusiasts. The work illustrates how a (perhaps fictional) Parisian householder of the late fourteenth century might well have trained his wife so that her behavior could reflect honorably on him and enhance his reputation.
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465421769
Total Pages : 674 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)
Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: France written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: France will lead you straight to the best attractions the country has to offer. Packed with photographs, illustrations, and detailed street-by-street maps of the major cities and towns, this fully updated guidebook will help you to discover France region-by-region, from Champagne in the north to the sun-blessed corner of Provence and the Cote d'Azur. DK's insider travel tips and essential local information will help you discover more about your destinations, from the world-class architecture of the Louvre to the island-life of Corsica to the rich culture, history, art, wine, and food of this charming country. Comprehensive listings include the best hotels, chateaus, resorts, restaurants, cafes, and nightlife in each region for all budgets. What's new in DK Eyewitness Travel Guides: -New itineraries based on length of stay, regional destinations, and themes. -Brand-new hotel and restaurants listings including DK's Choice recommendations. -Restaurant locations plotted on redrawn area maps and listed with sights. -Redesigned and refreshed interiors make the guides even easier to read. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: France truly shows you this country as no one else can. Now available in PDF format.
Author : Nandini Das
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110861681X
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (86 download)
Download or read book The Cambridge History of Travel Writing written by Nandini Das and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together original contributions from scholars across the world, this volume traces the history of travel writing from antiquity to the Internet age. It examines travel texts of several national or linguistic traditions, introducing readers to the global contexts of the genre. From wilderness to the urban, from Nigeria to the polar regions, from mountains to rivers and the desert, this book explores some of the key places and physical features represented in travel writing. Chapters also consider the employment in travel writing of the diary, the letter, visual images, maps and poetry, as well as the relationship of travel writing to fiction, science, translation and tourism. Gender-based and ecocritical approaches are among those surveyed. Together, the thirty-seven chapters here underline the richness and complexity of this genre.
