[MR] BOOKS OF INTEREST TO ATLANTIANS

[Garth G. Groff]

Friends,

Here are two books which are sure to be of interest to Scadians:

ENGLAND UNDER THE NORMAN AND ANGEVIN KINGS, 1075-1225 by Robert Bartlett 
(ISBN 9780199251018, our call# ALDERMAN DA195 .B28 2000). This is almost 
an encyclopedia of English history and culture of this period, covering 
such topics as the role of queens, crown-wearing, household troops, 
naval warfare, the parish and parish priest, elementary schools, hair 
and dress, drinking and swearing, and on and on for 772 pages! Thank 
goodness this is a reasonably-priced paperback edition. There are eight 
pages of black-and-white plates, plus various maps, diagrams and tables 
scattered throughout the text. This book is a must for a serious 
re-enactor of England in this period.

THE NEW MARITIME HISTORY OF DEVON, Vol. 1 (From Early Times to the Late 
Eighteenth Century), edited by Michael Duffy . . . [et al.] (ISBN 
0851776116, our call# ALDERMAN DA 670 .D49 N49 1992 v.1). Books about 
the maritime history of the middle ages are fairly rare, and this one is 
a jewel. While it covers a longer period than our interest, there is 
plenty of material here that would be of interest to Atlantia's 
seafarers (we still have some, don't we?). There is really useful 
information here that could give great background for a character, 
whether you are a ship owner, corsair, seaman, or barkeep in a shady 
dive. Consider the titles of just these two chapters: "Devon 
Privateering from Early Times to 1688" and "Port Towns of 
Fourteenth-century Devon". The book is in large format, and well 
illustrated (though all black-and-white) with photos, maps and drawings 
in 256 pages.

Kind regards,


Mungo Napier, Unofficial Librarian of Isenfir
(mak Garth Groff, UVA Library cataloger)