{"product_id":"the-dorothy-dunnett-companion-by-morrison-elspeth","title":"The Dorothy Dunnett Companion by Morrison, Elspeth","description":"\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0375725873\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Morrison, Elspeth\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e new\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eHere is a lovingly assembled, essential A-Z companion to Dorothy Dunnetts brilliant Lymond Chronicles and the first five novels in the House of Niccol series.Elspeth Morrison has re-created the authors exhaustive original research, documenting her myriad sources and literary references. Foreign phrases are translated; poems and quotations presented in full; historical figures and events fleshed out; subtle allusions-and there are many-noted. From the origins of the Arabic drink qahveh to a recipe for quince paste, from the medical uses of ants and alum, to Zacco, Zenobia, and Zoroaster, this easy-to-use A-to-Z reference richly illuminates the intricacies of the complex and far-flung Renaissance world Dorothy Dunnetts creations so colorfully inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n        ","brand":"Miakarts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49676609487088,"sku":"NEW0375725873","price":14.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/ethereallybeautiful.com\/products\/the-dorothy-dunnett-companion-by-morrison-elspeth","provider":"Ethereally Beautiful","version":"1.0","type":"link"}