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Favorite Medieval Tales
Mary Pope Osborne, Troy Howell
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2002
Knights, Monsters, Heroes, and Dragons.....
+ Compelling reading for kids and parents alike
+ We liked it
+ Excellent
+ Too simplistic for the age range given
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Hildegard von Bingen: Canticles of Ecstasy
Hildegard of Bingen, Cologne Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval Music, ...
RCA, 1994
Ecstatic Music, Ecstatically Performed.
+ For me
+ Soul-stirring
+ Different -- delightfully so
+ Simply awe inspiring and amazing
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Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610/Venetian Vespers
Claudio Monteverdi, Andrew Parrott, ...
EMI Classics, 2000
wonderful
+ Let's Compare and Share!
+ great price for Monteverdi
+ Just beautiful
+ A reasonable bargain(?)
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Famous Men of the Renaissance & Reformation
Robert G. Shearer
Greenleaf Press, 1996
Interesting way to cover history
+ very informative
+ Where are the women?
My children and I really enjoyed this treatment of the Renaissance and Reformation. I recommend all the titles in this series.
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Treasury of Elizabethan Music
Richard Wistreich, Anonymous, ...
Amon Ra, 1996
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The Door in the Wall (Books for Young Readers)
Marguerite De Angeli
Laurel Leaf, 1998
A quiet but powerful allegory
+ Great Topic Book for home schooling
+ audio books
The protagonist, a thoroughly spoiled youth named Robin, is rendered lame by a disease. Mercifully, and mysteriously enough, a monk comes to his abandoned home, picks him up and brings Robin to a monastery. At this gentle place, as the monk guides him, Robin learns self-discipline and many kinds ...
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If All the Swords in England: A Story of Thomas Becket (Living History Library)
Barbara Willard
Bethlehem Books, 2000
A timeless story of courage and conscience
+ The story of St. Thomas Becket
Barbara Willard's If All the Swords in England, first published in 1961, makes a happy comeback in this quality paperback edition by Bethlehem Books. The drama unfolds during the turbulent years of the argument between King Henry II Plantagenet and Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, ...
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The Comedy of Errors (Folger Shakespeare Library)
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Shakespeare's 1st Smash!
+ Starts off somberly, then hold on
Along with "Midsummer Night's Dream," "The Comedy of Errors" remains my favorite comedy to this day. While this is a hilarious play, the story actually starts quite sad. A merchant from Syracuse named Egeon is illegally in Ephesus, and will be executed unless he can come up with 1,000 marks. He ...
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An English Ladymass: Medieval Chant and Polyphony
Anonymous, Marsha Genensky
Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1993
The Secret of Success
+ Exquisite
+ An English Ladymass: Medieval Chant and Polyphony
+ Other worldly bliss
+ Angelic Purity
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More: Utopia (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
Thomas More
Cambridge University Press, 2002
A More perfect plan...
+ Literary Garden of Eden
Thomas More, executed by Henry VIII (one of his best friends) for treason, led an illustrious career of politics and letters. Under his friend the King, he served in many capacities - Speaker of the House of Commons, Master of Requests, Privy Councillor, etc. - culminating with the trust of the ...
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Perotin / The Hilliard Ensemble
Perotin, Anonymous, ...
Ecm Records, 2000
The Best Perotin Recording.
+ Absolutely stunning!
+ Magnificent
+ the Perotin cd
+ An imaginative, sensitive recording.
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Echoes Of Spain
Alfonso X (el Sabio), Codex Las Huelgas Anonymous, ...
Dorian Recordings, 1997
Medieval Spanish music shines
+ Beautiful.
I am currently enrolled in a medieval/Renaissance Spanish literature class and have just attended a lecture about pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela. This music was used as a soundtrack and immediately captured my attention with its striking combination of recorder, hurdy gurdy, harp and vocals, ...
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Famous Men of the Middle Ages
John Haaren, AB Poland
Memoria Press, 2005
Great book and pictures
+ Just what they advertised
We are really enjoying the layout of this book and the pictures that go along with it.
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Outrageous Women of the Middle Ages
Vicki Leon
Wiley, 1998
A Fun, Kinda' Silly, Useful Book!
+ Wonderfully Outrageous!
+ Feminism
This is yet another fine history book by the fabulous author, Vicki Leon. I have all of her books and always look forward to her newest ones. This one will be loved by children and it is exactly the kind of book that kids like. Who says history can't be fun? With Leon, all of histry is a riot! I ...
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Machaut: Messe de Notre Dame / The Hilliard Ensemble
Guillaume de Machaut, The Hilliard Ensemble, ...
Hyperion UK, 1993
The World of Machaut
+ Ethereal
+ A fine CD, but...
+ Excellent Recording
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