Medievalbookshop — AEF0067 Saul, Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval England

Bargain books on the Middle Ages and all related subjects

See also | History |
Secondhand book for sale
Scanned image of the book’s front cover

Nigel Saul, ed.
The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval England.
Publisher: Oxford U.P., 1997.
ISBN 0198205023;
ISBN-13: 9780198205029.
Binding: hardback, stitch bound.
Size: 184×248×22mm.
Page count: xii,308pp, monochrome illustrations throughout, plus 24 pages of colour plates.
Main language: English.
Overall condition good: this copy has the usual storage wear, noticeable but not too severe; the dustjacket a bit scuffed and ruffled, with a faint white mark left by a sticker on its front panel; otherwise doesn’t look too heavily used - the book itself looks in good order, text appears to be free of marking.

This item £6.00
P&P inc. within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

[Publisher’s price for paperback £19.99]
Weight without packaging: 954g.

How to order this book

This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive introduction to medieval England. The main political themes are explored in three narrative chapters, covering the Anglo-Saxon period, the Normans and Angevins, and the late middle ages. Chapters on the social, cultural, and religious life of the period add context to the political and institutional developments traced and cover topics as varied as the nature of national identity, urban life, art and architecture, religious practice, and the development of vernacular literature.

Contents:
1. Medieval England: Identity, Politics, and Society, Saul
2. Anglo-Saxon England, c. 500-1066, Nelson
3. Conquered England, 1066-1215, Garnett
4. Late Medieval England, 1215-1485, Given-Wilson
5. The Economy and Society, Dyer
6. Piety, Religion, and the Church, Leyser
7. The Visual Arts, Coldstream
8. Language and Literature, Pearsall
Editor’s Postscript
Further Reading; Chronology; Family Trees; Illustration Sources; Index

Bookmark and Share
(please note: this page and image will be deleted when the book is sold)

See the “book descriptions” page for explanations of the criteria used in this listing.

Back to previous page

Return to the used books shopfront

Use these scrollbars to navigate the attic…

You need javascript switched on for these scrollbars to work. If you can't see see them, there's a full set of links below.

Primary sources | anthologies | anononymous | facsimile | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Secondary sources | journals & partworks | author unknown | exhibition guides & ephemera | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | Mc | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Browse by subject | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Reference books | Reference index | general reference | bibliographies | biographical dictionaries | catalogues: auctions | catalogues: exhibitions | catalogues: museums & collections | chronology & dating | genealogy & heraldry | guides & gazetteers | lexical: concordances, dictionaries, glossaries | maps & atlases | medievalism | name & place-name studies | pass notes & study guides | numismatics

Medievalism | main page | general non-fiction | reference books | biography & autobiography | travelogues | arcana | folklore | arts and crafts | kid's books | fiction | poetry | drama | humour

Other stuff | browse by publisher | browse by series | browse by language | gift books | kids' stuff | incomplete sets | shop returns | signed copies | unused bargains | useful non-medieval | new books (with Amazon links)