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The Historical Works of Gervase of Canterbury

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The Historical Works of Gervase of Canterbury

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This two-volume collection, published 1879-80, comprises the entire corpus of works by Gervase, monk of Christ Church, Canterbury.

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Cambridge University Press

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110805160X

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9781108051606

The Historical Works of Gervase of Canterbury

By: Gervase of Canterbury

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This two-volume collection, published 1879-80, comprises the entire corpus of works by Gervase, monk of Christ Church, Canterbury.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108051596

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9781108051590

The Church in the Medieval Town

By: T.R. Slater,Gervase Rosser

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The Church in the Medieval Town

By: T.R. Slater,Gervase Rosser

This volume of essays explores the interaction of Church and town in the medieval period in England. Two major themes structure the book. In the first part the authors explore the social and economic dimensions of the interaction; in the second part the emphasis moves to the spaces and built forms of towns and their church buildings. The primary emphasis of the essays is upon the urban activities of the medieval Church as a set of institutions: parish, diocese, monastery, cathedral. In these various institutional roles the Church did much to shape both the origin and the development of the medieval town. In exploring themes of topography, marketing and law the authors show that the relationship of Church and town could be both mutually beneficial and a source of conflict.

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318

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Routledge

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1351892754

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9781351892759

The English Housewife

By: Gervase Markham

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The English Housewife

By: Gervase Markham

In 1615 Englishman Gervase Markham published a handbook for housewives that contains "all the virtuous knowledges and actions both of the mind and body, which ought to be in any complete housewife". Markham instructs and advises on everything from the plague to baldness and bad breath. Woodcut illustrations add a richness to this look at life during the Renaissance.

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386

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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ISBN 10

0773511032

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9780773511033

Road to the Dales

The Story of a Yorkshire Lad

By: Gervase Phinn

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Road to the Dales

The Story of a Yorkshire Lad

By: Gervase Phinn

A unique look into the childhood experiences of Gervase Phinn in Road to the Dales. Gervase tells of a life full of happiness, conversation, music and books shared with his three siblings, mother and father. This book is a snapshot of growing up in Yorkshire in the 1950s - reminisce with Gervase, and share in his personal journey - of school days and holidays as well as his tentative steps into the adult world. Devour numerous uproarious stories including the incident involving a broken greenhouse, crashing his brother's newly restored bike as well as secrets about his first dates, adventures at summer camp, family trips to Blackpool and many other captivating tales. With a wicked ear for the comical, and a sharp eye for detail, Road to the Dales visits poignant moments, significant events and precious memories from a boy called Gervase Phinn. Gervase Phinn is an author and educator from Rotherham who, after teaching for fourteen years in a variety of schools, moved to North Yorkshire to be a school inspector. He has written autobiographies, novels, plays, collections of poetry and stories, as well as a number of books about education. He holds five fellowships, honorary doctorates from Hull, Leicester and Sheffield Hallam universities, and is a patron of a number of children's charities and organizations. He is married with four adult children. His books include The Other Side of the Dale, Over Hill and Dale, Head Over Heels in the Dales,The Heart of the Dales, Up and Down in the Dales and Trouble at the Little Village School.

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431

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Penguin UK

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ISBN 10

0141964634

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9780141964638

At the Captain's Table

Sail away with the heartwarming new novel from bestseller Gervase Phinn

By: Gervase Phinn

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At the Captain's Table

Sail away with the heartwarming new novel from bestseller Gervase Phinn

By: Gervase Phinn

Sail away with the delightful new novel from Gervase Phinn, bestselling author of The School at the Top of the Dale A summer cruise should be just the ticket for a few weeks of luxury and relaxation - but for the passengers and crew of the Empress of the Ocean, the sights of the Mediterranean are nothing compared to the excitement on board... For bickering couple Albert and Maureen, the trip might prove a much-needed escape - or the final straw. Elegant Frances de la Mare is determined to hobnob with the right kind of people - but her penthouse suite proves lonelier than she ever imagined. Meanwhile, precocious twelve-year-old Oliver discovers that guidebooks don't teach you everything, sparks fly when the port lecturer finds himself upstaged by a popular author, dancers Bruce and Babs can't keep in step, and cruise expert Neville just wants someone to speak to. But as unlikely friendships are forged, feuds bubble in the laundry room, and everyone jostles for a seat at the Captain's table, they might find all their plans going overboard.... Warm, funny and uplifting, this is the perfect escapist read for fans of Gervase Phinn's Yorkshire novels, as well as readers of Celia Imrie, Alan Titchmarsh and Maeve Haran. '[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing' - bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh

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407

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Hodder & Stoughton

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ISBN 10

152938916X

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9781529389166

Out of the Woods But Not Over the Hill

By: Gervase Phinn

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Out of the Woods But Not Over the Hill

By: Gervase Phinn

For Gervase Phinn growing old is not about a leisurely walk to the pub for a game of dominoes or snoozing in his favourite armchair. As this sparkling collection of his very best humorous writing shows, he may be ‘out of the woods’ but he is certainly not ‘over the hill’. Looking back over more than sixty years of family life, teaching, inspecting schools, writing and public speaking, Gervase never fails to unearth humour, character, warmth and wisdom from the most diverse of experiences, whether they be growing up in Rotherham with the most un-Yorkshirelike of names or describing why loud mobile phone users get his goat. Brimming with nostalgia, gently mocking life’s absurdities, never shy of an opinion, this is Gervase Phinn at his wittiest, twinkly-eyed best.

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343

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Hodder & Stoughton

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ISBN 10

1848949294

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9781848949294

Persecution and Genocide

A History

By: Gervase Phillips

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Persecution and Genocide

A History

By: Gervase Phillips

This volume offers an unparalleled range of comparative studies considering both persecution and genocide across two thousand years of history from Rome to Nazi Germany, and spanning Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Topics covered include the persecution of religious minorities in the ancient world and late antiquity, the medieval roots of modern antisemitism, the early modern witch-hunts, the emergence of racial ideologies and their relationship to slavery, colonialism, Russian and Soviet mass deportations, the Armenian genocide, and the Holocaust. It also introduces students to significant, but less well known, episodes, such as the Albigensian Crusade and the massacres and forced expulsions suffered by the Circassians at the hands of imperial Russia in the 1860s, as the world entered an 'age of genocide'. By exploring the ideological motivations of the perpetrators, the book invites students to engage with the moral complexities of the past and to reflect upon our own situation today as the 'legatees of two thousand years of persecution'. Gervase Phillips's book is the ideal introduction to the subject for anyone interested in the long and complex history of human persecution.

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362

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Taylor & Francis

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ISBN 10

1040101925

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9781040101926

The Art of Solidarity in the Middle Ages

Guilds in England 1250-1550

By: Gervase Rosser

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The Art of Solidarity in the Middle Ages

Guilds in England 1250-1550

By: Gervase Rosser

Explores the motives and experiences of the medieval men and women who joined together in guilds, family-like societies that affected most aspects of their members' lives.

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250

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Oxford University Press, USA

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ISBN 10

0198201575

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9780198201571

Spectacular Miracles

Transforming Images in Italy from the Renaissance to the Present

By: Jane Garnett,Gervase Rosser

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Spectacular Miracles

Transforming Images in Italy from the Renaissance to the Present

By: Jane Garnett,Gervase Rosser

Winner of the ACE / Mercers' Book Award 2014 Spectacular Miracles confronts an enduring Western belief in the supernatural power of images: that a statue or painting of the Madonna can fly through the air, speak, weep, or produce miraculous cures. Although contrary to widely held assumptions, the cults of particular paintings and statues held to be miraculous have persisted beyond the middle ages into the present, even in a modern European city such as Genoa, the primary focus of this book. Drawing upon rich documentation from northwest Italy and elsewhere, Spectacular Miracles shows how these images “work” in a range of historical contexts. Jane Garnett and Gervase Rosser vividly evoke ritual animation of the image and the phenomenology of the beholder’s experience. These images, they demonstrate, have the subversive potential of the miraculous image to bypass clerical and secular authority, a power enhanced by reproducibility—devotion is hard to control when a copy of a venerated image is held to carry the same supernatural potential as the original, even when in a digital form mediated by the Internet. Engaging with the history, anthropology, and visual culture of images and religion, Spectacular Miracles is a convincing study of the continuing power of faith and art.

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313

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Reaktion Books

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1780231423

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9781780231426

Book's by Gervase of Canterbury

The Historical Works of Gervase of Canterbury

The Historical Works of Gervase of Canterbury

The Historical Works of Gervase of Canterbury

The Historical Works of Gervase of Canterbury

The Church in the Medieval Town

The Church in the Medieval Town

The English Housewife

The English Housewife

Road to the Dales

Road to the Dales

At the Captain's Table

At the Captain's Table

Out of the Woods But Not Over the Hill

Out of the Woods But Not Over the Hill

Persecution and Genocide

Persecution and Genocide

The Art of Solidarity in the Middle Ages

The Art of Solidarity in the Middle Ages

Spectacular Miracles

Spectacular Miracles

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