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Medieval Panorama edited by Robert Bartlett (Thames & Hudson, 2001) £29.95
A visual sourcebook and survey of the medieval world with cross-referencing system, and a 30-page illustrated biographical dictionary.

The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval England edited by Nigel Saul (Oxford Paperbacks, 2000) £15
Colour plates of medieval art illustrate this reliable account of the period.

Civilisation of the Middle Ages by Norman F Cantor (HarperCollins, 1994) £12.99
This short history of the Middle Ages includes accounts of science, arts and culture.

The Medieval World View by William Cook and Ronald Herzman (Oxford University Press, 1983) £16.99
A textbook that is rich in fact and detail about medieval society, religion and monarchy.

A Medieval Family by Joseph and Frances Gies (HarperCollins, 1999) £8.99
A book compiled from a study of the personal correspondence of the Pastons, a 15th-century Norfolk family.

The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History by Colin McEvedy (Penguin, 1961) £8.99
Much loved and respected overview of the era, with political maps every 40 years or so and a concise narrative to accompany each one.

The Medieval Kitchen by Odile Redon, Françoise Sabban and Silvano Serventi (University of Chicago Press, 2000) £11.50
14th and 15th-century dishes from authentic medieval cookery sources.

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