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History of Christian Philosophy in the Middle AgesAuthor: Etienne GilsonPublisher: Catholic University of America PressPublished: 01/11/2019Pages: 850Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.40lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.90dISBN: 9780813231952About the AuthorEtienne Gilson was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy.
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Nature and Motion in the Middle AgeThe essays contained in this volume illustrate the work of Fr. James A. Weisheipl, whose writing and teaching have resulted in important additions to our understanding of nature and motion.Author: James a. WeisheiplPublisher: Catholic University of America PressPublished: 03/06/2018Pages: 304Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 8.90h...
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Between Christian and Jew: Conversion and Inquisition in the Crown of Aragon, 1250-1391In 1341 in Aragon, a Jewish convert to Christianity was sentenced to death, only to be pulled from the burning stake and into a formal religious interrogation. His confession was as astonishing to his inquisitors as his brush with mortality is to us: the...
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The Hundred Years War, Volume 3: Divided HousesSelected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title The Hundred Years War was a vicious, costly, and, most dramatically, drawn out struggle that laid the framework for the national identities of both England and France into the modern era. The first twenty years...
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Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 3: The Middle AgesDuring the Middle Ages a shared European concept of magic emerged. In the early period, pagan beliefs and practices were absorbed into everyday culture, including the rituals of the Church. The rise of the practice of white magic in the twelfth century became so...
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Medieval Italy: Texts in TranslationMedieval Italy gathers together an unparalleled selection of newly translated primary sources from the central and later Middle Ages, a period during which Italy was famous for its diverse cultural landscape of urban towers and fortified castles, the spirituality of Saints Francis and Clare,...
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History of the LombardsHistory of the Lombards, by Paul the Deacon (c. 720-c. 799), is among the most important and oldest accounts of the Germanic nation. The book preserves many ancient myths and popular traditions and draws from sources that are now lost. The history traces the...
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Exceptional TreehousesIn Exceptional Treehouses, author and treehouse builder Alain Laurens reveals 30 gorgeous treehouse structures, 25 of which are entirely new creations, all illustrated with Daniel Dufour's beautiful watercolors as well as photographs by Jacques Delacroix, commissioned specially for this book.As in his first book,...
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Louis I. Kahn: Building Art, Building SciencePhiladelphia architect Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974) was one of the most influential American architects of the twentieth century. His work, widely recognized as a link between modern and classical traditions, is distinguished by its simple yet monumental design. In this book, Thomas Leslie shows...
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The Architecture of LSUThe core of the LSU campus is an example of what we can do when we set our sights high. It stands out today as one of the most successful and inspiring examples in the state, one meant by its architect to become an...
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The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition, vol. 2 (4Q273-11Q31)The complete, authoritative study guide to one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time--the Dead Sea Scrolls. This indispensable two-volume compendium of the Dead Sea Scrolls contains newly edited English translations and summaries of all the biblical and nonbiblical scrolls found at Qumran....
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Homer's the Iliad and the OdysseyWhile it is unknown if there ever was a man named Homer, there is no doubt that the epic poems assembled under his name form the cornerstone of Western literature, feeding our imagination for over two and a half millennia. The Iliad and The...
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The Devil's SlaveAt the end of The King's Witch, the first book in Tracy Borman's Stuart-era trilogy, Frances Gorges was pregnant with the child of her dead lover, Thomas Wintour, executed for his role as a conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Now, in The...
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ArchitekAn introduction to architectural creation, the 95 precut cardboard elements in this book can be combined in an infinite variety of ways to build all sorts of fantastical structures. Follow the full-color idea diagrams to create more than 20 unique projects, then disassemble them...
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Shakespeare's Kings: The Great Plays and the History of England in the Middle Ages: 1337-1485In a sparkling, fast-paced narrative, esteemed historian John Julius Norwich chronicles the turbulent events of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century England that inspired Shakespeare's history plays. It was a time of uncertainty and incessant warfare, a time during which the crown was constantly contested, alliances were...
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The Historic Core of Los AngelesIn the early 20th century, there was no better example of a classic American downtown than Los Angeles. Since World War II, Los Angeles's Historic Core has been passively preserved, with most of its historic buildings left intact. Recent renovations of the area for...
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Mortal Echoes: Encounters with the EndA strange figure foretells tragedy on the railway tracks. A plague threatens to encroach upon an isolated castle. The daughter of an eccentric scientist falls victim to a poisonous curse. Yet for all its certainty and finality, death remains an infinitely mysterious subject to...
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Lina Bo Bardi, DrawingsThe first authoritative collection of drawings by legendary modern architect Lina Bo Bardi Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) was one of the most prolific and visionary architects of the twentieth century. Raised in Italy under Mussolini's Fascist regime and emigrating to Brazil after World War...
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Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John MiltonJohn Milton is, next to William Shakespeare, the most influential English poet, a writer whose work spans an incredible breadth of forms and subject matter. The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton celebrates this author's genius in a thoughtfully assembled book that...
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Taj MahalAn enduring monument of haunting beauty, the Taj Mahal seems a symbol of stability itself. The familiar view of the glowing marble mausoleum from the gateway entrance offers the very picture of permanence. And yet this extraordinary edifice presents a shifting image to observers...
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