New Distributed Titles Fall 2009 - Oxbow Books

Medieval Rural Settlement in Marginal Landscapes
edited by Jan Klápste and Petr Sommer
Areas studied include: coastal ares of Ireland, the Uplands of Scotland, the
kingdoms of Murcia and Granada, the moorlands of western Jutland and
the eastern Netherlands, Cornwall, eastern Norway, the Ore Mountains, the
Ardennes, the Yorkshire Dales, the Pyrenees, the Danube-Tisza interfluve region,
Switzerland, the northern Black Forest, northern Germany, northern Italy,
the coastal dunes and coversand region of the central Netherlands, the north
York moors, Hungary. English, German and French text.
300p, paperback, 9782503527468, $109.00, Brepols Publishers, November 2009,
Ruralia 7.
Pragmatic Literacy and the Medieval Use of the Vernacular
The Swedish Example
by Inger Larsson
In comparison with many other countries, Sweden boasts very few
preserved documents. An educated guess suggests that only a small
percentage of the Swedish letters have been preserved, indicating
that written forms of expression had a considerably wider circulation
than previously believed. This means that familiarity with writing
and the ability to use literate modes spread through more levels in
the social hierarchy of medieval Sweden than previously imagined.
264p, 23 col & 7 b/w illus, 2 tbls, hardback, 9782503527475,
$131.00(s), Brepols Publishers, September 2009, Utrecht Studies in
Medieval Literacy 16.
Preaching the Memory of Virtue and Vice
Memory, Images, and Preaching in the Late Middle Ages
edited by Kimberly A Rivers
This volume explores the integral role of memory and mnemonic
techniques in medieval preaching from the thirteenth to the early fifteenth
century. It argues that verbal images and complicated schema
functioned as ‘ordering devices’ for those preaching and listening to
sermons, whilst also provoking an effective response that enhanced
listeners’ devotional and penitential experiences.
401p, b/w illus, hardback, 9782503515250, $102.00,
Brepols Publishers, December 2009, SERMO 4.
Oligarchy and Patronage in Late Medieval Spanish Urban Society
edited by María Asenjo-González
Historians have considered medieval oligarchic groups as part of a hierarchical social structure in urban
societies. Frequently the interpretation of oligarchy as an isolated faction makes it difficult to understand
its capacity in processes of incorporation and integration.
198p, paperback, 9782503523606, $88.00, Brepols Publishers, August 2009,
Studies in European Urban History (1100-1800) 19.
medieval studies
On Holy Ground
Liturgy, Architecture and Urbanism in the
Cathedrals and the Streets of Medieval Florence
by Franklin Toker
Had the Florence Duomo never been excavated, what could
we have known of the legendary cathedral of S. Reparata
below it? The answer comes through the transcription of two
key texts: one was written for the cathedral clergy around
1190; the other was composed around 1230. English translations
bring to life the liturgical year in medieval Florence,
from the gorgeous pageantry of Christmas to the plaintive
rites of Easter. The archaeological finds now make sense of
the chapels, altars, and tomb cited in the texts.
350p, 60 b/w illus, hardback, 9781905375516, $181.00(s),
Harvey Miller Publishers, December 2009,
The Florence Duomo Project 1.
Rewriting the Middle Ages
in the Twentieth Century
Volume II – National Traditions
edited by J Aurell Cardona and J Pavón Benito
Medievalism has been closely united to national traditions
since its beginning, and this volume contributes to our understanding
of this phenomenon. It focuses on eighteen medievalists
who have been significant in diverse countries in
the development of both medievalism and national identity.
These are the main characters of this book, which aims to
explore the academic questions related to the foundation of
contemporary medievalism, and its connections to national
traditions and identities.
500p, paperback, 9782503531441, $87.00, Brepols Publishers,
December 2009.
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