Anglo-Saxon Prognostics, 900-1100

Anglo-Saxon Prognostics, 900-1100
Author: László Sándor Chardonnens
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 625
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004158294

This book offers an analysis of the status and function of the Anglo-Saxon prognostics in their manuscript context, a study of their introduction to and transmission in Anglo-Saxon England, and, for the first time, a comprehensive edition of prognostics in Old English and Latin.

The Social History of English Seamen, 1485-1649

The Social History of English Seamen, 1485-1649
Author: Cheryl A. Fury
Publisher: DS Brewer
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 1843836890

Investigates the lives of common sailors engaged in commerce, exploration, privateering and piracy, and naval actions during Tudor and Stuart periods.