DANTE'S POETRY OF THE DONATI   Members of the Florentine family of the Donati feature prominently in Dante's Divine Comedy. Their presence is explored by Piero Boitani, as a 'comedy' within the Comedy, in close readings of the three major episodes in which they appear, one for each of Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso...   Click here for further information
	DRESS AT THE COURT OF KING HENRY VIII   Henry VIII used his wardrobe, and that of his family and household, as a way of expressing his wealth and magnificence. This book will encompass the first detailed study of male and female dress worn at the court of Henry VIII (1509-47) and will cover the dress of the king and his immediate family, the royal household and the broader court circle consisting of the nobility and clergy...   Click here for further information
	EXCAVATIONS AT DRYSLWYN CASTLE 1980-1995   Excavations at Dryslwyn between 1980 and 1995 uncovered a masonry castle, founded in the late 1220s by Rhys Gryg for his son Maredudd ap Rhys, the first Lord of Dryslwyn. The first castle was a simple round tower and polygonal walled enclosure, within which were constructed a kitchen, prison and wood-framed, clay-floored great chamber beside a great hall...   Click here for further information
	THE HELLENISTIC PAINTINGS OF MARISA   To mark the centenary of the discovery of the painted tombs, David Jacobson offers a reassessment of the Marisa paintings to accompany a facsimile of the original 1905 publication, now long out of print. The new study examines the religious, cultural and historical significance of the paintings, and also recounts the careers of Peters and Thiersch...   Click here for further information
	MAINZ AND THE MIDDLE RHINE VALLEY: MEDIEVAL ART, ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY   The papers in this collection explore the medieval art, architecture, and archaeology of the city of Mainz and of the middle Rhine valley. They were delivered in 2003, at the first annual conference the Association held in Germany...   Click here for further information

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