Ivy Corfis (76 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "Warfare in Europe in the middle ages underwent a marked change of emphasis as urban life expanded. The concentration of wealth represented by a city was a valuable objective, and the static nature of a siege was infinitely preferable to the uncertainties of campaign. As the incidence of sieges increased, so pitched battles declined. The studies in this book, intended for specialists as well as general readers, follow the history of siege warfare, exploring the urban milieu within which it developed, and the evolution of siege technology up to the advent of gunpowder weaponry. The logistics of specific sieges, from the Crusader kingdoms in the Near East and the Byzantine Empire as well as medieval Europe, are also considered, with evidence from literature, engineering, architecture and cliometrics. " (Publisher). Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. A nice, solid copy. ; B & W illustrations; 6.25 X 1 X 9 inches; 302 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in good condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is very heavy, we will may need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. First Edition. Name written on front flyleaf.

Hardcover. Condition: New with no dust jacket. Contributors: Alan Deyermond, Maria Eugenia Lacarra, Yakov Malkiel, Nicholas G. Round, Louise Fothergill-Payne, Charles F. Fraker, Jerry R. Rank, Dorothy S. Severin, Joseph V. Ricapito, Adrienne Schizzano Mandel, Emilio Angel Perez Priego and others. ; 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 "; 439 pages. …

paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Condition: new.

Hardcover. dj. First Edition. Octavo, x, 292 pages. In Very Good minus with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine gray with orange and black lettering. Exterior has very wear including slight soiling and minor edge wear with previous bookshop's information stamped to the front flap. Boards have slight wear including light sunning. Text block has slight wear including foxing to the fore edge. Illustrated. First edition. NOTE: Shelved in Column L. 1416409. FP New Rockville Stock.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condition: New. [This] substantial book.makes an important and stimulating contribution. MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGYWarfare in Europe in the middle ages underwent a marked change of emphasis as urban life expanded. The concentration of wealth represented by a city was a valuable objective, and the static nature of a siege was infinitely preferable to the uncertainties of campaign. As the incidence of sieges increased, so pitched battles declined. The studies in this book, intended for specialists as well as general readers, follow the history of siege warfare, exploringthe urban milieu within which it developed, and the evolution of siege technology up to the advent of gunpowder weaponry. The logistics of specific sieges, from the Crusader kingdoms in the Near East and the Byzantine Empire as well as medieval Europe, are also considered, with evidence from literature, engineering, architecture and cliometrics. IVY CORFIS is professor in the department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Wisconsin, Madison; MICHAEL WOLFE is professor in the department of history at Penn State University, Altoona. Contributors: MICHAEL WOLFE, JAMES F. POWERS, MICHAEL TOCH, DENYS PRINGLE, ERIC McGEER, PAUL E. CHEVEDDEN, MICHAEL HARNEY, HEATHER ARDEN, WINTHROP WETHERBEE, KELLY DEVRIES, MICHAEL MALLETT, BERT S. HALL.…

Hardcover. 292pp. Near new condition, covers bright, text clean & binding tight in a just slightly chipped dust jacket.

Paperback. Condition: New. [This] substantial book.makes an important and stimulating contribution. MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGYWarfare in Europe in the middle ages underwent a marked change of emphasis as urban life expanded. The concentration of wealth represented by a city was a valuable objective, and the static nature of a siege was infinitely preferable to the uncertainties of campaign. As the incidence of sieges increased, so pitched battles declined. The studies in this book, intended for specialists as well as general readers, follow the history of siege warfare, exploringthe urban milieu within which it developed, and the evolution of siege technology up to the advent of gunpowder weaponry. The logistics of specific sieges, from the Crusader kingdoms in the Near East and the Byzantine Empire as well as medieval Europe, are also considered, with evidence from literature, engineering, architecture and cliometrics. IVY CORFIS is professor in the department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Wisconsin, Madison; MICHAEL WOLFE is professor in the department of history at Penn State University, Altoona. Contributors: MICHAEL WOLFE, JAMES F. POWERS, MICHAEL TOCH, DENYS PRINGLE, ERIC McGEER, PAUL E. CHEVEDDEN, MICHAEL HARNEY, HEATHER ARDEN, WINTHROP WETHERBEE, KELLY DEVRIES, MICHAEL MALLETT, BERT S. HALL.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. A fine, still fairly new-looking softback copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 0851155618. with dustjacket, 1995 Boydell Press, bright clean copy, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine with no dust jacket. Spanish Series No. 118 "These few examples demonstrate that a critical reading based on variants is essential to capture the romance's textual nuances as it passed from printing to printing throughout the centuries. The complete collaboration reveals the full extent to which the readings propagated in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries differ from those in the 1499 version, informing scholars as to the dynamic nature of the text at any given point in time." priority and international shipping will be extra, please inquire. Text is in Spanish ; 8 3/4 x 11 1/4 "; 279 pages.…

Condition: New. 1999. Revised ed. Paperback. . . . . .

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New. 1999. Revised ed. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. 292 S. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Bibl.-Signatur und Stempel. Guter Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature on spine. Good condition, some traces of use. s40/35 0851155618 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 850.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Scholarly study and notes on variants of this once-popular Castilian Spanish epic romance, which was published in many Spanish editions from 1499-1554, and in abridged versions in the 1600s, by which time the genre had become less popular, and the subject satire by Cervantes in Don Quixote. The author argues that knowledge of the text's changes are essential to understanding its nuances. Critical commentary in English, with untranslated Spanish quotes; includes a transcription with variants of the 1499 Burgos edition, transcriptions of the 1735 Madrid, 1635 Lisboa, 1750 Cordóba, 1820 Valladolid and 1858 Madrid editions; all in Spanish. Includes physical descriptions of several other editions, 29 in all. Hardcover, full burgundy cloth, gilt titling; as pictured. Light wear to book; no jacket, as issued; appears unread. Text clean; [6], 279 pages; bibliography, facsimile title & other pages including illustrations. Text mostly in Spanish. Size: Quarto. …