Author: Janet L. Nelson
Publisher: Hambledon & London
Keywords: world, frankish
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2003-11-01
List price: $105.00
ISBN-10: 1852851058
ISBN-13: 9781852851057

In these essays Carolingian government is explored through the workings of courts and assemblies; through administrative texts; through contemporaries’ historical writing; through the rituals, looking back to Roman times and reflecting the long continuity of administration in the areas constituting Francia that supplemented and reinforced social and political solidarities; and through the ideological and material dilemmas confronted by ninth-century churchmen: the material wealth of the church, a necessary precondition to its influence, attracted a variety of private interests that inhib

Authors:Patrick Wormald, Janet L. Nelson,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: world, carolingian, intellectuals, lay
Number of Pages: 278
Published: 2008-01-07
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 0521834538
ISBN-13: 9780521834537

Did the laity have a part in the Carolingian Renaissance? If so, how were lay elites, and through them the laity at large affected? This fascinating and wide-ranging volume examines these questions through a study of lay involvement in literary and artistic activity in early medieval Europe. Leading historians explore a diverse range of Latin and vernacular texts written by secular authors and use richly drawn case studies to illuminate such key issues as the extent of lay literacy, the contexts in which learned laity could flourish, the transformative impact of the Carolingian Renaissance, an

Authors:Frans Theuws, Frans Theuws, Janet L. Nelson,
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Keywords: transformation, roman, world, ages, middle, power, antiquity, rituals
Number of Pages: 516
Published: 1999-12
List price: $225.00
ISBN-10: 9004109021
ISBN-13: 9789004109025

This is a collection of papers by leading archaeologists and historians of Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, discussing, analyzing and criticizing modern interpretations of early medieval rituals and their material correlates. Some deal with rituals relating to death, life cycles and the circulation in other contexts of objects otherwise used in the burial ritual. Others are concerned with the symbolism and ideology east of the Rhine from the mid-5th century onwards, and penance rituals in relation to Carolingian episcopal discourse on ecclesiastical power and morale. All deal with the

Author: Audrey L. Nelson PhD RN FAANMichael Nelson III
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Keywords: treatments, comparative, disorders, series, psychological, springer, practitioner, conduct, guide
Number of Pages: 388
Published: 2006-02-28
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 0826156150
ISBN-13: 9780826156150

With a focus on the main population for which conduct disorder is a problem?children and adolescents?this book not only looks at the history of diagnosis in this population, but uses one case study to investigate several up-to-date treatments used by thirteen practicing clinicians from different theoretical orientations. A discussion of what these clinicians believe are the best treatments for this population is included.

Authors:Marjorie Nelson, Rebecca Nelson-Zerfas,
Publisher: Kansas City Star Books
Keywords: quilts, robin, round, bloom, friendships
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 2003-10
List price: $27.50
ISBN-10: 0974000965
ISBN-13: 9780974000961

Hands across the water, from Michigan to Norway! These Round Robin projects result in beautiful quilts. Book features 20 complete "quilt recipes" plus more than 50 patterns for applique, square, triangular and plain borders.

Authors:Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Drew Nelson,
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Keywords: holidays, own, juneteenth
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2005-12-15
List price: $25.26
ISBN-10: 1575058766
ISBN-13: 9781575058764

Authors:Eric D. Nelson, Susan K. Allard-Nelson,
Publisher: Alpha
Keywords: greece, ancient, guide, idiot, complete
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2005-02-01
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1592572731
ISBN-13: 9781592572731

A modern examination of the ancient world. The incredible influence of Ancient Greek culture on everything from science to literature to politics continues to be relevant—and hotly debated. In The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Ancient Greece, you are invited to meet the Ancient Greeks and to understand their legacy by entering their world. • Profiles the most important contributions of Greek culture, including mythology, philosophy, medicine, and the Olympic games • Includes further reading and travel information to help in planning a personal Odyssey