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The First Reader (Hardcover)
William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey
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R803
Discovery Miles 8 030
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Essential information for understanding, interpreting, and applying
each book of the New Testament. This concise tool for quick
reference and book-by-book insight-organized in book, chapter,
verse order for ease of use-is an essential addition to any
personal, pastoral, or church library. Like many other Bible
handbooks, Nelson's New Testament Survey includes the essential
orientating data points, such as authorship for each book, date it
was written, where it was written, the audience it was written to,
and a general overview of that book's content. But this New
Testament survey goes one step further and includes both careful
interpretation and practical application, allowing you to become
more familiar with the New Testament than ever before. Features
Include: Concise information for each book-from Matthew to
Revelation. Careful analysis of every paragraph of the New
Testament. Careful mapping of each New Testament author's purpose
in writing. Sidebars and inserts offer other valuable reference
material such as lists of the parables of Jesus, the miracles of
Jesus, and key theological principles. Current bibliographies for
further study.
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Historians on John Gower
Stephen Rigby; As told to Sian Echard; Contributions by Stephen Rigby, Sian Echard, Martha Carlin, …
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R1,150
Discovery Miles 11 500
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John Gower's poetry offers an important and immediate response to
the turbulent events of his day. The essays here examine his life
and his works from an historical angle, bringing out fresh new
insights. The late fourteenth century was the age of the Black
Death, the Peasants' Revolt, the Hundred Years War, the deposition
of Richard II, the papal schism and the emergence of the heretical
doctrines of John Wyclif and the Lollards. These social, political
and religious crises and conflicts were addressed not only by
preachers and by those involved in public affairs but also by
poets, including Chaucer and Langland. Above all, though, it is in
the verse of John Gower that we find the most direct engagement
with contemporary events. Yet, surprisingly, few historians have
examined Gower's responses to these events or have studied the
broader moral and philosophical outlook which he used to make sense
of them. Here, a number of eminent medievalists seek to demonstrate
what historians can add to our understanding of Gower's poetry and
his ideas about society (the nobility and chivalry, the peasants
and the 1381 revolt, urban life and the law), the Church (the
clergy, papacy, Lollardy, monasticism, and the friars) gender
(masculinity and women and power), politics (political theory and
the deposition of Richard II) and science and astronomy. The book
also offers an important reassessment of Gower's biography based on
newly-discovered primary sources. STEPHEN RIGBY is Emeritus
Professor of Medieval Social and Economic History at the University
of Manchester; SIAN ECHARD is Professor of English, University of
British Columbia. Contributors: Mark Bailey, Michael Bennett,
Martha Carlin, James Davis, Seb Falk, Christopher Fletcher, David
Green, David Lepine, Martin Heale, Katherine Lewis, Anthony Musson,
Stephen Rigby, Jens Röhrkasten.
Suffolk was one of the most important regions of England in the
middle ages. Even by 1200 it was wealthy, densely populated, highly
commercialised and urbanised; and it survived the impact of three
of the most tumultuous events of the last millennium, the Great
Famine (1315-22), the Black Death (1349) and the Peasants' Revolt
(1381), to become by 1500 one of the richest and most
industrialised regions of England, based on cloth manufacture,
fishing and tanning. This first volume in a series which will
become the definitive History of Suffolk describes, documents and
analyses these events. It combines an accessible and readable
summary of the current state of knowledge with fresh insights drawn
from extensive investigations of primary sources. Overall, it
offers a guide to and re-evaluation of the history of late medieval
Suffolk. MARK BAILEY is Senior Visiting Lecturer at the University
of Leeds and Headmaster of The Grammar School at Leeds.
Provides a comprehensive introduction and essential guide to one of
the most important institutions in medieval England and to its
substantial archive. This is the first book to offer a detailed
explanation of the form, structure and evolution of the manor and
its records. Offers translations of, and commentaries upon, each
category of document to illustrate their main features. Examples of
each category of record are provided in translation, followed by
shorter extracts selected to illustrate interesting, commonly
occurring, or complex features. A valuable source of reference for
undergraduates wishing to understand the sources which underpin the
majority of research on the medieval economy and society. -- .
The first volume in what will become the definitive history of
Suffolk looks at how the county survived the three most tumultuous
events of the period, the Great Famine, the Black Death and the
Peasants' Revolt, to emerge as one of the richest English regions.
The late middle ages were without doubt the most interesting period
in Suffolk's history. By the end of the eleventh century Suffolk
was wealthy, densely populated, highly commercialised and
urbanised; in the fourteenth century its people faced three of the
most tumultuous events of the last millennium, the Great Famine
(1315-22), the Black Death (1349) and the Peasants' Revolt (1381).
Their response was flexible and innovative, because by 1500 Suffolk
was one of the richest and most industrialised regions of England,
with a strong economy based on cloth manufacture, fishing, dairying
and tanning.
The 650th anniversary of the foundation of Wingfield College was
the occasion for a special two-day symposium marking the
culmination of a three-year UEA-funded research project into the
college and castle. The building projects of the late medieval
aristocracy focused on their homes and the monasteries, churches or
chantry foundations under their patronage where their family were
buried and commemorated. This commemoration allowed a visual
celebration of their achievements, status and lineage, the scale
and prestige of which reflected on the fortunes of the family as a
whole. Wingfield is explored in the context of both the actual
building of the castle, chantry chapel and the college, and that of
the symbolic function of these as a demonstration ion of
aristocratic status. The contributions to this book examine many
topics which have hitherto been neglected, such as the archaeology
of the castle, which had never been excavated, the complex history
of the college's architecture, and the detailed study of the
monuments in the church. The latest techniques are used to
reconstruct the college and castle, with a DVD to demonstrate
these. And the context of the family and its fortunes are explored
in chapters on the place of the de la Poles in fifteenth century
history, as soldiers, administrators and potential claimants to the
throne.
An exciting, fresh look at one of the most important questions of
medieval scholarship - the decline of serfdom and its implications.
Scholars from various disciplines have long debated why western
Europe in general, and England in particular, led the transition
from feudalism to capitalism. The decline of serfdom between c.1300
and c.1500 in England is centralto this "Transition Debate",
because it transformed the lives of ordinary people and opened up
the markets in land and labour. Yet, despite its historical
importance, there has been no major survey or reassessment of
decline of serfdom for decades. Consequently, the debate over its
causes, and its legacy to early modern England, remains unresolved.
This dazzling study provides an accessible and up-to-date survey of
the decline of serfdom in England, applying a new methodology for
establishing both its chronology and causes to thousands of court
rolls from 38 manors located across the south Midlands and East
Anglia. It presents a ground-breaking reassessment, challenging
many of the traditional interpretations of the economy and society
of late-medieval England, and, indeed, of the very nature of
serfdom itself. Mark Bailey is High Master of St Paul's School, and
Professor of Later Medieval History at the University of East
Anglia. He has published extensively on the economic and social
history of England between c.1200 and c.1500, including Medieval
Suffolk (2007).
This is an invaluable survey of the most influential theoretical approaches adopted for the study of medieval economy and society. It offers a readily intelligible introduction to medieval economic history, an up-to-date critique of established models, and a succinct treatise on historiographical method, and will be essential reading for graduate students and historians of medieval and early modern England.
An exciting, fresh look at one of the most important questions of
medieval scholarship - the decline of serfdom and its implications.
Scholars from various disciplines have long debated why western
Europe in general, and England in particular, led the transition
from feudalism to capitalism. The decline of serfdom between c.1300
and c.1500 in England is centralto this "Transition Debate",
because it transformed the lives of ordinary people and opened up
the markets in land and labour. Yet, despite its historical
importance, there has been no major survey or reassessment of
decline of serfdom for decades. Consequently, the debate over its
causes, and its legacy to early modern England, remains unresolved.
This dazzling study provides an accessible and up-to-date survey of
the decline of serfdom in England, applying a new methodology for
establishing both its chronology and causes to thousands of court
rolls from 38 manors located across the south Midlands and East
Anglia. It presents a ground-breaking reassessment, challenging
many of the traditional interpretations of the economy and society
of late-medieval England, and, indeed, of the very nature of
serfdom itself. Mark Bailey is High Master of St Paul's School, and
Professor of Later Medieval History at the University of East
Anglia. He has published extensively on the economic and social
history of England between c.1200 and c.1500, including Medieval
Suffolk (2007).
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Historians on John Gower (Hardcover)
Stephen Rigby; As told to Sian Echard; Contributions by Anthony Musson, Christopher Fletcher, David Green, …
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R2,304
R1,692
Discovery Miles 16 920
Save R612 (27%)
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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John Gower's poetry offers an important and immediate response to
the turbulent events of his day. The essays here examine his life
and his works from an historical angle, bringing out fresh new
insights. The late fourteenth century was the age of the Black
Death, the Peasants' Revolt, the Hundred Years War, the deposition
of Richard II, the papal schism and the emergence of the heretical
doctrines of John Wyclif and the Lollards. These social, political
and religious crises and conflicts were addressed not only by
preachers and by those involved in public affairs but also by
poets, including Chaucer and Langland. Above all, though, it is in
the verse of John Gower that we find the most direct engagement
with contemporary events. Yet, surprisingly, few historians have
examined Gower's responses to these events or have studied the
broader moral and philosophical outlook which he used to make sense
of them. Here, a number of eminent medievalists seek to demonstrate
what historians can add to our understanding of Gower's poetry and
his ideas about society (the nobility and chivalry, the peasants
and the 1381 revolt, urban life and the law), the Church (the
clergy, papacy, Lollardy, monasticism, and the friars) gender
(masculinity and women and power), politics (political theory and
the deposition of Richard II) and science and astronomy. The book
also offers an important reassessment of Gower's biography based on
newly-discovered primary sources. STEPHEN RIGBY is Emeritus
Professor of Medieval Social and Economic History at the University
of Manchester; SIAN ECHARD is Professor of English, University of
British Columbia. Contributors: Mark Bailey, Michael Bennett,
Martha Carlin, James Davis, Seb Falk, Christopher Fletcher, David
Green, David Lepine, Martin Heale, Katherine Lewis, Anthony Musson,
Stephen Rigby, Jens Roehrkasten.
In the spirit of David McCullough's Brave Companions, this
anthology of popular American history presents the stories of nine
incredible Irish immigrants as written by nine contemporary Irish
Americans. Rosie O'Donnell, for instance, the adoptive mother of
five, tells the story of Margaret Haughery, known as "Mother of the
Orphans"; filmmaker and activist Michael Moore writes about the
original muckraking journalist, Samuel McClure; and celebrated
actor Pierce Brosnan writes about silent film director Rex Ingram.
Some of the figures profiled are well known, others have stories
that are less often told; all are inspiring. Compelling history
mixed with moving and personal reflection, this collection of
portraits is at once uniquely intimate and surprisingly immediate.
More than one in ten Americans claims Irish ancestry and, with its
celebrity contributors, Nine Irish Lives will have strong appeal
for those readers. It is also, though, a timely portrait of shared
humanity. These are stories about immigrants - and in the tales of
revolutionaries and visionaries, caretakers and unsung heroes, Nine
Irish Lives reminds us of the values and the people that have
shaped America.
All aerial plant surfaces, including leaves, stems and flowers are
inhabited by diverse assemblages of microorganisms, including
filamentous fungi, yeasts, bacteria, and bacteriophages. These
organisms have profound effects on plant health and thus impact on
ecosystem and agricultural functions. This book is based on
proceedings from the 8th International Symposium on the
mircobiology of aerial plant surfaces, held in Oxford 2005. This is
a five-yearly conference which brings together international
scientists and provides a unique opportunity to discuss
developments in this field.
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