European History

Victorian cities, so long the object of derision as a byword for deprivation, are now celebrated as an urban ideal. They are widely heralded among modern planners and politicians for...

A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers Inspector Maigret and his wife take a much-needed rest cure in the spa town...

The acclaimed author of Free returns with an imaginative investigation into dignity and historical injustice through the story of a family When Lea Ypi discovers a photo of her grandmother,...

Travelling in a van is emerging as a popular way to see the world. Back to nature, away from mass tourism, you can experience a country in a way that's...

Benjamin walked down from the Capitoline Hill towards the Circus Flaminius in order to reach the other Jews on the banks of the Tiber river at the Tiberina Island. They,...

In its new presentation of the collection, the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart establishes a dialogue between works from the private Scharpff-Striebich collection and works from its own stocks. Contemporary positions and works...

During the Jubilee Year 2000, the Vatican and the city of Rome will seek to reaffirm their universal relevance to the Catholic church, and to the world, as they have...

There are over 40,000 churches and chapels in the United Kingdom. The earliest were built by the first Anglo-Saxon Christians and about 10,000 were built before the Reformation in the...

A personal exploration of the culinary traditions of Tuscany offers a year-long odyssey through the Italian region's finest seasonal dishes, along with information on selecting ingredients for the pantry, preparation...

Ravensbruck Concentration Camp is the worst atrocity ever committed solely against women, but today the name of the camp is barely known. From Ravensbruck's earliest days, when Himmler offered his...

The book titled Change at King's Cross: From 1800 to the Present by the author Michael Hunter. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

This travelogue and itinerary guide uses one couple's campervan tour through 42 European countries to help readers make the most out of a European adventure. Europe to go! Authors Steffi...

This addition to the "Britain in Old Photographs" series brings together a collection of black-and-white pictures spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawn from family albums, local collections...

A stunning new book from one of Britain's most highly regarded military historians-destined to be the Keegan of his generationOne of the greatest military feats during the Second World War...

A history of the building itself, told through the stories of the people, royal and common, good and bad, heroes and villains, who lived and died there. This book presents...

The first biography of Henry VIII's court fool William Somer, a legendary entertainer and one of the most intriguing figures of the Tudor age. In some portraits of Henry VIII...

COSA NOSTRA is the compelling story of the Sicilian mafia, the world s most famous, most secretive and most misunderstood criminal fraternity. The mafia has been given many names since...

The flowering of civilization, the rebirth of classical scholarship and the serendipitous coming together of some of the greatest artists the world has ever known: this is the traditional view...

"Venice Botteghe" is dedicated to those who already know the Venice of museums and carnivals, but who wish to deepen their knowledge through the products of those who continue today,...

The book titled Carlo Scarpa by the author Yutaka Saito. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Bath, Queen of the West, is internationally famous as one of England's oldest and most beautiful cities. The picturesque setting in the Avon valley, surrounded by green hills knit town...

These include Beaumarchais, Beckford, Luis Bunuel, Alexandre Dumas, Goya, Victor Hugo, Hemingway, Napoleon, and scores of others. The Duke of Wellington walks in the shady Paseo del Prado in 1812;...

Bake yourself a sweet bite of Italy, every day! Giuseppe's Easy Bakes is all about accessible, easy bakes and Italian flavours. Most of the recipes take no more than 30...

Over 80 mouthwatering recipes to cook at home. Chez Manon is a heartfelt book filled with Manon's family recipes, as well as contemporary French meals that make entertaining effortless, whether...

The book titled The Sixteenth Century Italian Schools by the author Cecil Gould. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled The Earlier Italian Schools by the author Martin Davies. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Chronicles of the Age of Chivalry by the author General Editor. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In Venice Triumphant, Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan provides a rich, multilayered history of Venice from Roman times to the sixteenth century, focusing on the relationship between the city and its unique physical...

Prague is the magic capital of Europe. Since the days of Emperor Rudolf II, 'devotee of the stars and cultivator of the spagyric art', who in the late 1500s summoned...

A riveting and thought-provoking insight into the processes by which Tony Blair has taken us to war more often than any other recent Prime Minister. No Prime Minister in modern...

The book titled Greece: A Literary Companion by the author Martin Garrett. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This book is a combination of references of over 200 films, with reviews, technical and cast credits, and follows themes in Italian cinema, seeing how they cope with both the...

Defining the Renaissance "Virtuosa" considers the language of art in relationship to the issues of gender difference through an examination of art criticism written between 1550 and 1800 on approximately...

Isabella d'Este, the marchioness of Mantua, was a collector of antiquities, a patron of art, and one of the most vivid personalities of the Italian Renaissance. Her artistic relationship with...

Generations of tourists visiting Rome have ventured into the small section between the Tiber River and the Capitoline Hill whose narrow, dark streets lead to the charming Fountain of the...

A landmark illustrated history of rural church monuments - the forgotten national treasures of England and Wales Deep in the countryside, away from metropolitan abbeys and cathedrals, thousands of funerary...

The book titled Essence of Catalonia by the author Alastair Boyd. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Strolling Through Athens by the author John Freely. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives by the author Sebastian Faulks. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The debut cookbook from Giorgia Eugenia Goggi, resident chef of a design-led restaurant, hotel and cookery school, Moroseta Kitchen is a true expression of modern Italy and what it is...

Confraternities and their contribution to the fabric of society have become invisible history for us today. Although their activities began in the Renaissance and continued until the end of the...

William Adam

Cosa was a Latin colony founded by Rome in 273 BC in a territory confiscated from the Etruscan city of Vulci. The town became an agricultural and commercial centre, whose...

This is an archaeological report on the Roman town of Cosa. It covers a group of recently excavated houses between the forum and the Florentine gate, tracing the development of...

The book titled Art and History of Venice by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Duccio by the author Andrear Weber. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.