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Albertus Magnus and the World of Nature by Irven M. Resnick; Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr.
Category: History | Series: Medieval Lives Ser.
The first comprehensive English-language biography of Albert the Great in a century. As well as being an important medieval theologian, Albertus Magnus (Albert the Great) also made significant contributions to the study of astronomy, geography, and natural philosophy, and his studies of the natural wo ...Show more
Christine de Pizan - Life, Work, Legacy by Charlotte Cooper-Davis
Category: Biography | Series: Medieval Lives Ser.
The first popular biography of a pioneering feminist thinker and writer of medieval Paris. The daughter of a court intellectual, Christine de Pizan dwelled within the cultural heart of late-medieval Paris. In the face of personal tragedy, she learned the tools of the book trade, writing more than fo ...Show more
Geoffrey Chaucer - Unveiling the Merry Bard by Mary Flannery
Category: Biography | Series: Medieval Lives Ser.
A new critical biography of medieval England's most famous poet. For over six centuries, Chaucer has epitomized poetic greatness, though more recent treatments of The Canterbury Tales' lively and often risqué style have made his name more synonymous with bawdy humor. But beyond his poetic achievements ...Show more
Margery Kempe - A Mixed Life by Anthony Bale
Category: Biography | Series: Medieval Lives Ser.
A fresh account of the medieval mystic, traveling pilgrim, and pioneering memoirist Margery Kempe. This is a new account of the medieval mystic and pilgrim Margery Kempe. Kempe, who had fourteen children, traveled all over Europe and recorded a series of unusual events and religious visions in her w ...Show more
The Art of Anatomy in Medieval Europe by Taylor McCall
Category: Homosapiens | Series: Medieval Lives Ser.
A new history of the medieval illustrations that birthed modern anatomy. This book is the first history of medieval European anatomical images. Richly illustrated, The Art of Anatomy in Medieval Europe explores the many ways in which medieval surgeons, doctors, monks, and artists understood and depicted ...Show more
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