Bøger af Thomas Wright

The Roll of Arms: Of The Princes, Barons, And Knights Who Attended King Edward I, To The Siege Of Caerlaverock, In 1300 is a historical book written by Thomas Wright and published in 1864. The book is an examination of the roll of arms, a document that lists the names and coats of arms of the knights, barons, and princes who attended King Edward I during the siege of Caerlaverock in 1300. The book provides a detailed account of the arms, armor, and heraldry of the knights and nobles who fought in the siege, as well as their social status and political affiliations. It also includes illustrations of the coats of arms, along with descriptions of their meanings and origins. The Roll of Arms is an important historical document that provides insight into the military and social structures of medieval England. It is a valuable resource for historians, genealogists, and anyone interested in the history of heraldry and medieval warfare.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

And on various questions connected with the history of art, science, and literature of the Middle Ages. Contains Volumes 1 and 2. The essays found in this work are selected from a large number of papers or lectures in which it was the purpose of the author to give sketches of the history or literature of the Middle Ages in a popular form. The essays are arranged in a more or less chronological order.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Volume 2 of 2. The history presented in these volumes furnishes an example of the manner in which the public mind may be acted upon by erroneous views under particular circumstances. The object of the detached histories is to exhibit the character and forms under which various different periods of superstitions of sorcery and magic affected the progress or interfered with the peace of society.

Volume 1 of 2. The history presented in these volumes furnishes an example of the manner in which the public mind may be acted upon by erroneous views under particular circumstances. The object of the detached histories is to exhibit the character and forms under which various different periods of superstitions of sorcery and magic affected the progress or interfered with the peace of society.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

A history of phallic worship, including two complete volumes. Includes original plates. A discourse on the worship of priapus and its connection with the mystic theology of the ancients by R.P. Knight, to which is added an account of the remains of the worship of priapus lately existing at Isernia in the Kingdom of Naples by Sir William Hamilton; The worship of the generative powers during the middle ages of western Europe by Thomas Wright, with plates.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

For the essays in this two-volume 1861 work, Wright draws on sources ranging from medieval charters to modern linguistic studies, as well as the remains and artefacts uncovered by his own and others' excavations. Volume 1 considers prehistoric finds, aspects of Roman Britain, and the Anglo-Saxon and late medieval period.