A spirited and thought-provoking history of the vast changes that transformed Europe during the 1,000-year span of the Middle Ages The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period—one not easily chronicled within the scope of a few hundred pages. Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up ...(展开全部)

A spirited and thought-provoking history of the vast changes that transformed Europe during the 1,000-year span of the Middle Ages The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period—one not easily chronicled within the scope of a few hundred pages. Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up ...(展开全部)

The castle was far more than a walled and turreted fortress; it was an instrument of social control and the symbol of power, authority, and wealth. Acknowledged expert Marilyn Stokstad combines interpretive essays and original documents in English translation in order to examine the role of the castle in society as well as its use in war. Commencing with an overview of the mil...(展开全部)

A spirited and thought-provoking history of the vast changes that transformed Europe during the 1,000-year span of the Middle Ages The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period—one not easily chronicled within the scope of a few hundred pages. Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up ...(展开全部)

A spirited and thought-provoking history of the vast changes that transformed Europe during the 1,000-year span of the Middle Ages The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period—one not easily chronicled within the scope of a few hundred pages. Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up ...(展开全部)

Children in the Middle Ages had far less time for the pleasures we associate with childhood. Marriages came earlier, and death from war, plague, and other perils was always at hand. Orme begins by exploring the definition of childhood and, managing that elegantly, proceeds to a surprisingly moving examination of the daily lives of medieval children from diverse classes and back...(展开全部)

尼古拉斯·奥姆，英国埃克塞特大学历史系荣休教授，曾是牛津大学莫德林学院、圣约翰学院和亚利桑那大学等学校的访问学者。研究领域为中世纪研究、英国都铎王朝时期历史研究，专攻中世纪英国教育史、教会史与儿童史。

'Nicholas Orme knows more about medieval childhood than anyone living, and this substantial, hugely enjoyable book is the capstone on thirty years of scholarship.' The Independent 'charming and erudite' The Times 'a triumph of judicious scholarship and common sense ...Orme's is one of the most beautifully and intelligently illustrated academic works I've encountered ...a model ...(展开全部)

安野光雅 画家、绘本作家、随笔作家。 1926年出生于日本岛根县津和野町，山口师范学校研究科毕业。1968年以《不可思议的画》（福音馆书店）出道，从此开始了源源不断的绘本创作。 主要著作有《ABC之书》、《五十音》（以上为福音馆书店）、《安野光雅画集》（讲谈社）、《安野光雅文集（1～6）》（筑摩书房）、《壶中的故事》、《奇妙的种子》、《进入数学世界的图画书》、《跳蚤市场》、《天动说》、《旅之绘本I~V》、《童话国的邮便切手》等。 安野光雅的作品不仅在日本国内非常受欢迎，在国际间也大放异彩，至今已获奖无数。荣获日本国内的获艺术类奖文部大臣新人奖、产经儿童文化奖首奖。英国格林威奖特别奖、美国号角书奖、纽约科学院奖、布鲁克林美术馆奖、捷克BIB金苹果奖、意大利波隆那国际儿童书展设计大奖等等，更在1984年获得国际童书界最高荣誉的“安徒生奖”画家奖。 安野光...(展开全部)