Henry Shaw
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Originally written in the 1840s and published in 1858, Shaw's book is an essential work for the study of the life and history of the Middle Ages. His
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colorful prose enables us to experience the essence of medieval civilization from the point of view of a scholar who had access to a staggering variety of original source material from England and Continental Europe. He presents intimate portraits of the important people -- royal, political, and ecclesiastical -- of the Middle Ages, as well as conveying an understanding of the popular tastes of the common people of the times. Each full-color illustration is reproduced directly from Shaw's original hand-colored plates.
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Publisher
DIANE Publishing Company
Month-Year
Jun, 2000
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9780788192128
ISBN-10: 0788192124
Language
English
No. of Pages
192
Format
Hardcover
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