First volume in a new series for paper doll fans and costume enthusiasts traces the history of fashion. 2 dolls are accompanied by 16 accurately rendered costumes worn between 1200–1350 AD. Among them: tunics, chain-mail armor, and fur-trimmed capes for men, as well as gowns, embroidered tunics, and soft under robes for women.
The major theoretical contributions of Kitzinger's later career are embodied in his book Byzantine art in the making (1977), originally delivered as a series of lectures at the University of Cambridge, and in a volume of his collected essays, The art of Byzantium and the medieval West (1976). In both volumes Kitzinger maintained his life-long preoccupation with the analysis of style change in late antique and early medieval art, and his conviction that stylistic analysis could speak with an authority equal to that of iconography or textual history.
Of Good and Ill Repute - Gender and Social Control in Medieval England
To be labeled "of ill repute" in medieval society implied that a person had committed a violation of accepted standards and had stepped beyond the bounds of permissible behavior. To have a reputation "of good repute", however, was so powerful as to help a person accused of a crime be acquitted by his or her fellow peers. Labeling a person in medieval times was a complex matter. Often, unwritten codes of behavior determined who was of good repute and who was not.
Chronicles of the Revolution 1397-1400 - The Reign of Richard II
This book is one of a series which aims to meet the growing need amongst students and teachers of medieval history for translations of key sources that are directly usable in students' own work. The series provides texts which are central to medieval studies courses and focuses upon the diverse culture, social and political conditions that affected the functioning of all levels of medieval society. Each volume includes a guide to the sources' interpretation, including a discussion of critical linguistic problems and an assessment of recent research on the topics covered. This volume presents the story of the years 1397-1400.
Dame Janet Laughland Nelson, DBE, FBA (born 1942) is a British historian. She is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at King's College London. Her research to date has been focused on early medieval Europe, including Anglo-Saxon England. She has published widely on kingship, government, political ideas, religion and ritual, and increasingly on women and gender during this period.
