This volume explores one of the most creative periods in Central European history. At its core is the medieval city of Prague, which became the seat of the Luxembourg dynasty in the 14th century and was fashioned as the political and cultural capital of the Holy Roman Empire. That dramatic change in the fortunes of Prague and Bohemia from Romanesque roots to Late Gothic heyday and the religious uncertainties of the Hussite era is examined through fifteen essays written by scholars from Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Poland, Switzerland and the USA. An important place is...
This volume explores one of the most creative periods in Central European history. At its core is the medieval city of Prague, which became the seat o...
This volume explores one of the most creative periods in Central European history. At its core is the medieval city of Prague, which became the seat of the Luxembourg dynasty in the 14th century and was fashioned as the political and cultural capital of the Holy Roman Empire. That dramatic change in the fortunes of Prague and Bohemia from Romanesque roots to Late Gothic heyday and the religious uncertainties of the Hussite era is examined through fifteen essays written by scholars from Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Poland, Switzerland and the USA. An important place is...
This volume explores one of the most creative periods in Central European history. At its core is the medieval city of Prague, which became the seat o...
The British Archaeological Association's 2007 conference celebrated the material culture of medieval Coventry, one of the wealthiest English cities of the later Middle Ages. The conference papers review past and current archaeological investigations, and present new research into the city's economic history, architecture, stained glass, wall-paintings and seals. Sites covered include the cathedral priory, St Michael's church, St Mary's guild-hall, the Charterhouse and, beyond the city, Combe Abbey, Guy's Cliffe and Kenilworth.
The British Archaeological Association's 2007 conference celebrated the material culture of medieval Coventry, one of the wealthiest English cities of...
The British Archaeological Association's 2007 conference celebrated the material culture of medieval Coventry, one of the wealthiest English cities of the later Middle Ages. The conference papers review past and current archaeological investigations, and present new research into the city's economic history, architecture, stained glass, wall-paintings and seals. Sites covered include the cathedral priory, St Michael's church, St Mary's guild-hall, the Charterhouse and, beyond the city, Combe Abbey, Guy's Cliffe and Kenilworth.
The British Archaeological Association's 2007 conference celebrated the material culture of medieval Coventry, one of the wealthiest English cities of...
