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Michael Jones is recognised on both sides of the Channel as an authority on late medieval Breton history. In this book he brings together much of his work on the subject, examining not only the administration of the duchy but also more intangible questions about the identity of a late medieval state.

Brittany (France) --- France --- History. --- History --- History of France --- anno 1200-1499 --- Brittany

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The book investigates, from different methodological viewpoints, the multiple ways in which medieval rulers in different areas of the Mediterranean constructed their outward appearance and communicated it by means of a variety of rituals, object-types, and media. ; Readership: This book is meant basically for an academic audience, but it could also be of relevance to a wider public interested in the following fields: medieval art and history, Mediterranean studies, and intercultural contacts in the Middle Ages.

Iconography --- iconography --- Medieval [European] --- anno 1000-1099 --- anno 1200-1499 --- Mediterranean countries --- History --- Humanities

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Pre-modern, long-distance trade was conducted in a highly complex and uncertain environment. Aside from the lack of personal security, trade was characterized by slow communication, asymmetric information, and limited contract enforceability. There was no state, in the modern sense, to protect merchants. Despite these overwhelming problems, trade, and even overseas trade, flourished in medieval and early modern Europe. This book explores this paradox: how could trade thrive and the economy ex...

Europe, Northern --- Northern Europe --- Commerce --- History. --- Economic conditions. --- E-books --- History of Europe --- anno 1200-1499 --- anno 1500-1599

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This book is the first of its kind to engage explicitly with the practice of conceptual history as it relates to the study of the Middle Ages, exploring the pay-offs and pitfalls of using concepts in medieval history.

History of the United Kingdom and Ireland --- anno 1200-1499 --- anno 1100-1199 --- Semantics, Historical. --- Historical semantics --- Historical lexicology

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This volume investigates the state of same-sex relations in later medieval England, drawing on a remarkably rich array of primary sources from the period that include legal documents, artworks, theological treatises, and poetry. Tom Linkinen uses those sources to build a framework of medieval condemnations of same-sex intimacy and desire and then shows how same-sex sexuality reflected-and was inflected by-gender hierarchies, approaches to crime, and the conspicuous silence on the matter in the legal systems of the period.

History of civilization --- anno 1200-1499 --- Great Britain --- Homosexuality --- History. --- History --- Homosexualité --- Same-sex attraction --- Sexual orientation --- Bisexuality --- History of sexuality, medieval culture, cultural history, same-sex studies.