The Normans in Sicily: The Normans in the South 1016-1130 and the Kingdom in the Sun 1130-1194 - Softcover
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In 1016, a rebel Lombard lord appealed to a group of pilgrims for help-and unwittingly set in motion "the other Norman Conquest." The Normans in the South is the epic story of the House of Hauteville: of Robert Guiscard, perhaps the most extraordinary European adventurer between Caesar and Napoleon; his brother Roger, who helped him win Sicily from the Saracens; and his nephew Roger II, crowned at Palermo in 1130. The Kingdom in the Sun vividly evokes this "sad, superb, half-forgotten kingdom, cultivated, cosmopolitan, and tolerant," which lasted a mere 64 years. It concludes with the poignant defeat of the bastard King Tancred in 1194, bringing to a close this extraordinary chapter in Italian history. With a comprehensive listing of all of Sicily's surviving Norman monuments, the result is a superb traveler's companion and a masterpiece of the historian's art.
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The Normans in Sicily: The Normans in the South 1016-1130 and the Kingdom in the Sun 1130-1194
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Penguin Global, London, 2004
ISBN 10: 0140152121
ISBN 13: 9780140152128
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Paperback. Condition: VG++/VG+/ND. y 1st Edn. 1st Imp. FNL. SOFTBACK "LARGE FORMAT," SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 2nd. with number line. "HARD-TO-FIND." * Date of Publication: 1992.* Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated soft card covers showing a mosaic from the Sala di Ruggiero in The Royal Palace, Palermo. No bumps or rubs, minor shelf wear, two reading creases to slightly faded spine, slight wear creases to boards, particularly to back. Seems lightly used. VG+ * Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations or marks to text. No tanning or other visible faults. Edges very slightly grubby. VG++* Illustrations: Two blocks of 16pp b/w photos & b/w line drawn maps etc. within text. * Pages: 752 pp. text. xliv pp. genealogy, maps, appendix, bibliography & index at rear.* Product Description:- When "The Normans in The South," was first published, it was acclaimed for ite "diligence, narrative skill, and a scholarship fired by enthusiasm" (Sunday Telegraph) which made it "instructive throughout, as well as consistently entertaining," (The New York Times Book Review). Now, for the first time, it is published together with its sequel, "The Kingdom in the Sun." In 1016 a rebel Lombard lord at the shrine of Monte Sant'Angelo appealed for help to a group of pilgrims - and unwittingly set in motion "the other Norman Conquest." Here is the epic story of the house of Hauteville: of Robert Guiscard, perhaps the most extraordinary European adventurer between Caesar and Napolean, who briefly held at bay the Pope, the Eastern and the Western Emperors, of his brother Roger, who helped him win Sicily from the Saracens; and of his nephew Roger II, crowned at Palermo in 1130.* This is a VG++ text copy of the 1st./2nd. with minimal age and wear reducing it to VG+.* 1992-01-01. n. Seller Inventory # 9331
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The Normans in Sicily: The Normans in the South 1016-1130 and the Kingdom in the Sun 1130-1194
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Paperback. Condition: new. Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks. Seller Inventory # Scanned0140152121
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