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The Wool Trade in English Medieval History (Hardcover, New Ed): Eileen Power The Wool Trade in English Medieval History (Hardcover, New Ed)
Eileen Power
R2,132 Discovery Miles 21 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Studies in English Trade in the 15th Century (Hardcover): Eileen Power, M.M. Postan Studies in English Trade in the 15th Century (Hardcover)
Eileen Power, M.M. Postan
R5,454 Discovery Miles 54 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Of all the activities of the most neglected century in English History, England's tradce has received the least attention in proportion to its importance. It was obviously in the course of the later Middle Ages, and more particularly in the fifteenth century, that there took place the great transformation from medieval England, isolated and intensely local, to the England of the Tudor and Stuart age, with its world-wide connections and imperial designs. It was during the same period that most of the forms of international trade characteristic of the Middle Ages were replaced by new methods of commercial organization and regulation, national in scope and at times definitely nationalistic in object, and that a marked movement towards capitalist methods and principles took place in the sphere of domestic trade. Yet little has been written concerning English trade in this period.
First published in 1933, this classic volume goes a long way to fills this gap superbly. There is an abundance of material, and the writers have compiled a statistical analysis of the Enrolled Customs Account from 1377-1482, which provides an essential measure of the nature, volume, and movement of English foreign commerce during the period.

The Broadway Travellers (Hardcover): Eileen Power, E. Denison Ross The Broadway Travellers (Hardcover)
Eileen Power, E. Denison Ross
R96,352 Discovery Miles 963 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published between 1926-1931, with the invaluable addition of introductions and explanatory notes, maps and appendices, this series makes available in English inaccessible texts of travel from around the globe. 'The variety of the Broadway Travellers becomes more remarkable and refreshing with every new addition to the series. It is possible to range from Bristol to Darien, from China to Peru and to pick a Puritan, a Moslem, a Jesuit or a footman for one's guide. The English denounce the Spanish, the Spanish watch the French, and the Portuguese fight the Dutch. The drama of the three great centuries of discovery - the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth - are revealed by the shrewdest of observers' - The New Statesman.

Medieval People (Hardcover): Eileen Power Medieval People (Hardcover)
Eileen Power
R779 Discovery Miles 7 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Studies in English Trade in the 15th Century (Paperback): Eileen Power, M.M. Postan Studies in English Trade in the 15th Century (Paperback)
Eileen Power, M.M. Postan
R1,462 Discovery Miles 14 620 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Of all the activities of the most neglected century in English History, England's trade has received the least attention in proportion to its importance. It was obviously in the course of the later Middle Ages, and more particularly in the fifteenth century, that there took place the great transformation from medieval England, isolated and intensely local, to the England of the Tudor and Stuart age, with its world-wide connections and imperial designs. It was during the same period that most of the forms of international trade characteristic of the Middle Ages were replaced by new methods of commercial organization and regulation, national in scope and at times definitely nationalistic in object, and that a marked movement towards capitalist methods and principles took place in the sphere of domestic trade. Yet little has been written concerning English trade in this period. First published in 1933, this classic volume goes a long way to fills this gap superbly. There is an abundance of material, and the writers have compiled a statistical analysis of the Enrolled Customs Account from 1377-1482, which provides an essential measure of the nature, volume, and movement of English foreign commerce during the period.

More Boys and Girls of History (Paperback): Rhoda Power, Eileen Power More Boys and Girls of History (Paperback)
Rhoda Power, Eileen Power
R754 Discovery Miles 7 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1928, the studies in this book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts. Created following the enthusiastic response which greeted the original Boys and Girls of History, this volume concentrates on the period subsequent to the Middle Ages in the history of Britain and home and overseas. As with the original, reconstructions of daily life are used as a means of avoiding the generalised tone employed in many historical accounts, the aim being to develop the young reader's knowledge through a sense of empathy with the figures being described. Highly readable, and containing a large number of beautiful illustrations, the text was again co-authored by the renowned historian Eileen Power, together with her sister Rhoda Power. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in early twentieth-century history books for young readers.

The Goodman of Paris (Le Menagier de Paris) - A Treatise on Moral and Domestic Economy by A Citizen of Paris, c.1393... The Goodman of Paris (Le Menagier de Paris) - A Treatise on Moral and Domestic Economy by A Citizen of Paris, c.1393 (Paperback)
Eileen Power
R756 Discovery Miles 7 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A first-hand view of life in medieval France, as seen through the eyes of an elderly man instructing his young wife. The Goodman of Paris (Le Menagier de Paris) wrote this book for the instruction of his young wife around 1393. He was a wealthy and learned man, a member of that enlightened haute bourgeoisie upon which the French monarchy was coming to lean with increasing confidence. When he wrote his Treatise he was at least sixty but had recently married a young wife some forty years his junior. It fell to her to make his declining years comfortable,but it was his task to make it easy for her to do so. The first part deals with her religious and moral duties: as well as giving a unique picture of the medieval view of wifely behaviour it is illustrated by a series of storiesdrawn from the Goodman's extensive reading and personal experience. In the second part he turns from theory to practice and from soul to body, compiling the most exhaustive treatise on household management which has come downto us from the middle ages. Gardening, hiring of servants, the purchase and preparation of food are all covered, culminating in a detailed and elaborate cookery book. Sadly the author died before he could complete the third section on hawking, games and riddles. This unique glimpse of medieval domestic life presents a worldly, dignified and compelling picture in the words of a man of sensibility and substance. The distinguished historian EILEEN POWER was Professor of Economic History at the University of Cambridge.

Boys and Girls of History (Paperback): Eileen Power, Rhoda Power Boys and Girls of History (Paperback)
Eileen Power, Rhoda Power
R899 Discovery Miles 8 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1926, the studies in this book illustrate the lives of English children in different historical periods and social contexts. Reconstructions of daily life are used as a means of avoiding the generalised tone employed in many historical accounts, the aim being to develop the young reader's knowledge through a sense of empathy with the figures being described. These figures are a mixture of fictional and real, but all have the basic function of conveying the atmosphere of their age. Highly readable, and containing a large number of beautiful illustrations, the text was co-authored by the renowned medieval historian Eileen Power, together with her sister Rhoda Power. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in early twentieth-century history books for young readers.

Medieval English Nunneries - c.1275 to 1535 (Paperback): Eileen Power Medieval English Nunneries - c.1275 to 1535 (Paperback)
Eileen Power
R1,758 Discovery Miles 17 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Eileen Power, best known for her posthumously published Medieval Women, was one of the foremost scholars of medieval economic and social history in the first half of the twentieth century. This 1922 work is a substantial study of medieval English nunneries between 1275 and 1535. Power examines in depth who entered the convents, how they were organised, their finances, activities and problems. Although medieval nunneries were significantly poorer and less well documented than the monastic houses, Power uses the available sources to build up a multifaceted picture of medieval life. Her arguments are firmly rooted in documentary evidence, but are presented in an extremely accessible and engaging style. The book reveals that convent life was not particularly ascetic or learned, and that in poorer houses the nuns had to find additional sources of income. Power's account of their methods of coping makes fascinating reading.

Medieval Women (Paperback): Eileen Power Medieval Women (Paperback)
Eileen Power; Foreword by Maxine Berg
R465 Discovery Miles 4 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Throughout her career as a medieval historian, Eileen Power was engaged on a book about women in the Middle Ages. She did not live to write the book but some of the material she collected found its way into her popular lectures on medieval women. These lectures were brought together and edited by M. M. Postan. They reveal the world in which women lived, were educated, worked and worshipped. Power gives a vivid account of the worlds of the lady, the peasant, the townswoman and the nun. The result is a historical yet intimate picture of a period gone by yet with resonances for today. An intimate portrait of the writer and social historian, by Maxine Berg, is also included.

Medieval People (Paperback): Eileen Power Medieval People (Paperback)
Eileen Power
R480 Discovery Miles 4 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Medieval English nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 (Paperback): Eileen Power Medieval English nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 (Paperback)
Eileen Power
R1,150 R1,005 Discovery Miles 10 050 Save R145 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Medieval English Nunneries (Paperback): The Perfect Library Medieval English Nunneries (Paperback)
The Perfect Library; Eileen Power
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R957 Discovery Miles 9 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Medieval English Nunneries (Paperback): Eileen Power Medieval English Nunneries (Paperback)
Eileen Power
R958 Discovery Miles 9 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

There is only too much truth in the frequent complaint that history, as compared with the physical sciences, is neglected by the modern public. But historians have the remedy in their own hands; choosing problems of equal importance to those of the scientist, and treating them with equal accuracy, they will command equal attention. Those who insist that the proportion of accurately ascertainable facts is smaller in history, and therefore the room for speculation wider, do not thereby establish any essential distinction between truth-seeking in history and truth-seeking in chemistry. The historian, whatever be his subject, is as definitely bound as the chemist "to proclaim certainties as certain, falsehoods as false, and uncertainties as dubious." Those are the words, not of a modern scientist, but of the seventeenth century monk, Jean Mabillon; they sum up his literary profession of faith.

Medieval People (Paperback): Eileen Power Medieval People (Paperback)
Eileen Power
R627 Discovery Miles 6 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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