In the past fortresses were the most important military objects which provided defense, safety of population, but also contributed to the military domination at a strategically important area. The coastline of the Danube had the greatest strategic significance in preserving the waterway which was the most important traffic artery of this part of Europe until the end of the 19th century. Therefore the most significant as well as the most monumental fortresses were built exactly on the banks of the Danube. The Danube fortress - Bac, Petrovaradin, Kalemegdan, Smederevo, Ram, Golubac and near the Romanian border, Fetislam.
Tight and taut manifolds form an important and special class of surfaces within differential geometry. This book contains in-depth articles by experts in the field as well as an extensive and comprehensive bibliography. This survey will open new avenues for further research and will be an important addition to any geometer's library.
Monastic Hospitality - The Benedictines in England c.1070 - c.1250
Hospitality was an integral part of medieval monastic life. In receiving guests the monks were following Christ's injunction and adhering to the Rule of St Benedict, as well as taking on an important role within society and providing a valuable service for fellow religious. This book draws on a wide range of sources to explore the practice and perception of monastic hospitality in England c. 1070-c. 1250, an important and illuminating time in a European and an Anglo-Norman context; it examines the spiritual and worldly concerns compelling monasteries to exercise hospitality, alongside the administrative, financial and other implications of receiving and caring for guests.
This new regional political guide covers issues such as the European Union, common currency, NATO and the challenges of security and expansion, immigration, counterterrorism, and important sub-regional issues - unemployment rates in Eastern Europe, religious an labor tensions in France, and much more. This new regional political guide covers issues such as the European Union, common currency, NATO and the challenges of security and expansion, immigration, counterterrorism, and important sub-regional issues - unemployment rates in Eastern Europe, religious an labor tensions in France, and much more.
The new perspective presented in this study has an important bearing on the economy, landscape, settlement patterns and inter-regional contacts of medieval England. Essays from economic historians, geographers, geomorphologists, archaeologists, and place-name scholars unearth this neglected but important aspect of medieval engineering and economic growth.
