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Renato BarahonaExamining some 350 lawsuits litigated in early modern Basque Spain, Barahona (history, U. of Illinois at Chicago) explores the legal treatment of sexual misconduct. He first examines issues of courtship, seduction, and abandonment as they played out in the courts. The legal discourse of "carnal knowledge" is explored and compared with common discourse. Issues of socioeconomic inequality and gender subordination are examined in relation to sexual coercion and violence. The changing legal treatment of cohabitation is then examined. Finally, legal issues of honor and dishonor by victims of seduction are explored.

Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2005 Winner of the 2005 College Art Associations Alfred H. Barr Jr., Award Winner of a 2004 George Wittenborn Memorial book Award During the last centuries of the Empire of the Romans, Byzantine artists created exceptional secular and religious works that had an enduring influence on art and culture. In later years, Eastern Christian centers of power emulated and transformed Byzantine artistic styles, the Islamic world adapted motifs drawn from Byzantiums imperial past, and the development of the Renaissance from Italy to the Lowlands was deeply affected by Byzantine artistic and intellectual practices. This spectacular book presents hundreds of objects in all media from the late thirteenth through mid-sixteenth centuries. Featured in full-color reproductions are sacred icons, luxuriously embroidered silk textiles, richly gilded metalwork, miniature icons of glass, precious metals and gemstone, and elaborately decorated manuscripts. In the accompanying text, renowned scholars discuss the art and investigate the cultural and historical interaction between these major culturesthe Christian and Islamic East and the Latin West. Continuing the story of the critically acclaimed The Glory of Byzantium: Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era, A.D. 8431261, this bookthe first to focus exclusively on the last centuries of the Byzantine erais a highly anticipated publication that will not be superseded for generations. Helen C. Evans is Curator for Early Christian and Byzantine Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sensual yet pre-eminently functional, food is of intrinsic interest to us all. It was a necessity and pleasure in ancient times as well, although the ingredients used often varied from what would appeal to modern tastes. In this informative and entertaining reference work, Andrew Dalby, explores an encyclopaedic range of foods (and drinks) known from the Greek and Roman worlds. Entries range from a few lines to a couple of pages. They encompass individual foodstuffs such as catfish, gazelle, peaches and parsley, as well as utensils, ancient writers on food, and a vast array of other topics, drawn from classical literature, history and archaeology, along with examinations of modern scholarship. Approachable, reliable and fun, this A-Z explains and clarifies a subject that crops up in numerous classical sources, from plays to histories and beyond. It also gives references to useful primary and secondary reading. It will be an invaluable companion for students, academics andgastronomes alike.