Arte of the Booke

Arte of the Booke is a family-run independent bookstore focusing on nonfiction European history and quality historical fiction. Visit us in person at Renaissance festivals across the country.  

Woodworking with Resin: Tips, Techniques, and Projects
Green Woodworking Pattern Book: 300 Woodland Projects from Spoons to Stools
Natural Leather Tanning
Blackwork Embroidery in Colour: A Colourful Modern Twist on a Traditional Technique
Pen Turner's Workbook, Revised 4th Edition: The Best-Selling Guide for Making Pens Using Wood and Resin (Revised)
Handmade Books at Home: A Beginner's Guide to Binding Journals, Sketchbooks, Photo Albums and More
Handmade Renaissance Faire Fashion: 20+ Patterns for Crafting Faire-Ready Capes, Cloaks and Crowns--The Authentic Way!
Cat-Hair Hats for Cats: Craft Fetching Headwear for Your Feline Friends
Home Workshop Blacksmithing for Beginners: How-To Techniques and Projects
Cosplay Foundations: Your Guide to Constructing Bodysuits, Corsets, Hoop Skirts, Petticoats & More
Level Up! Creative Cosplay: Costume Design & Creation, Sfx Makeup, Led Basics & More
The Art of Whittling: A Woodcarver's Guide to Making Things by Hand
A Guide to Making Leather Belts with 12 Complete Projects
Make Your Own Knife Handles: Patterns and Techniques for Customizing Your Blade (Revised)
The Essential Woodturner: Classic Projects & Smart Techniques Every Turner Needs to Know
The Black Joke: The True Story of One Ship's Battle Against the Slave Trade
The Pirate's Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd
Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune
Pirate Queens
If a Pirate I Must Be: The True Story of Black Bart, King of the Caribbean Pirates
Pirate Queen: The Life of Grace O'Malley (Reissue)
Life Under the Jolly Roger: Reflections on Golden Age Piracy
The Golden Age of Piracy: The Truth Behind Pirate Myths
Elizabeth's Sea Dogs and Their War Against Spain
Pirates, Buccaneers, the Republic & the Caribbean: Legends and Treasures of the Golden Age of Piracy
Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail
The Pirate King: The Incredible Story of the Real Captain Morgan
Crimson Waters: True Tales of Adventure. Looting, Kidnapping, Torture, and Piracy on the High Seas
Pirates: Fact and Fiction
Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy
Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
Athens: City of Wisdom
What the Greeks Did for Us
The Story of Tutankhamun: An Intimate Life of the Boy Who Became King
Pharaohs of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun's Dynasty
How to Survive in Ancient Egypt
Byzantium: A History
The Harvest of War: Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis: The Epic Battles That Saved Democracy
Egypt's Golden Couple: When Akhenaten and Nefertiti Were Gods on Earth
Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome
Athens: City of Wisdom
The King's Shadow: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Deadly Quest for the Lost City of Alexandria
The Life and Death of Ancient Cities: A Natural History
Crown & Sceptre: A New History of the British Monarchy, from William the Conqueror to Charles III
The Wars of the Bruces: Scotland, England and Ireland 1306 - 1328
Scottish Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Scotland the Brave
Blood, Fire & Gold: The Story of Elizabeth I & Catherine de Medici
Black British History: New Perspectives
The Tudors in Love: Passion and Politics in the Age of England's Most Famous Dynasty
The Elizabethan Mind: Searching for the Self in an Age of Uncertainty
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Hearts
The Tudor Socialite: A Social Calendar of Tudor Life
Edward the Elder: King of the Anglo-Saxons, Forgotten Son of Alfred
Queens of the Age of Chivalry: England's Medieval Queens, Volume Three
Winters in the World: A Journey Through the Anglo-Saxon Year
The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England: 400 - 1066
The Battle of Hastings: The Fall of the Anglo-Saxons and the Rise of the Normans
Conquering the Ocean: The Roman Invasion of Britain
The Brothers York: A Royal Tragedy
How to Survive in Medieval England
The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I's Dream
Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior
Blood Royal: Dynastic Politics in Medieval Europe
Queens of the Crusades: England's Medieval Queens Book Two
The Normans: A History of Conquest
The Black Prince
Chaucer's People: Everyday Lives in Medieval England
King of the North Wind: The Life of Henry II in Five Acts
Richard the Lionheart: The Crusader King of England
Runestone Saga: Children of Ragnarok
The Secret Shipwreck
Cursed
Bo the Brave
Arthur, the Always King
Giantess
Nottingham Vol. 2 Gn: A King's Ransom
The Mermaid Princesses: A Sister Tale
Mermaid and Pirate
A Field Guide to Mermaids
Ten Little Dragons: A Magical Counting Storybook
My Magical Castle
Mythic World
Pop Manga Dragons and Other Magically Mythical Creatures: A Coloring Book
The Lawless Land: Volume 1
Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It (Original)
Conclave 1559: Ippolito d'Este and the Papal Election of 1559
The Burgundians: A Vanished Empire
The Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe
The World: A Family History of Humanity
The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe
The Lion House: The Coming of a King
Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuries of War and Peace
The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East
Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages
The Sasanian Empire at War: Persia, Rome, and the Rise of Islam, 224-651
Empires of the Normans: Conquerors of Europe
The Habsburgs: To Rule the World
In the Shadow of the Gods: The Emperor in World History
The Illustrated History of Knights and the Golden Age of Chivalry: A Magnificent Account of the Medieval Knight and the Chivalric Code, with Over 450 Imag
Cod: A Global History
Dinner in Rome: A History of the World in One Meal
Amber Waves: The Extraordinary Biography of Wheat, from Wild Grass to World Megacrop
The Nutmeg Trail: Recipes and Stories Along the Ancient Spice Routes
The Discovery of Pasta: A History in Ten Dishes
Dining with the Saints: The Sinner's Guide to a Righteous Feast
Tasting History: Explore the Past Through 4,000 Years of Recipes (a Cookbook)
The Cookbook of Julian of Norwich: From Hazelnuts to Pottages (A Collection of Medieval Recipes)
The Secret History of Food: Strange But True Stories about the Origins of Everything We Eat
The Sultan's Feast: A Fifteenth-Century Egyptian Cookbook
Sourdough Culture: A History of Bread Making from Ancient to Modern Bakers
Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
The History of Sweets
Tasting the Past: Recipes from the Middle Ages to the Civil War
Tasting the Past: Recipes from Antiquity
Gladius: The World of the Roman Soldier
The Castle: A History
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World
Viking Warrior Vs Frankish Warrior: Francia 799-911
The Art of Longsword Fighting: Teaching the Foundations of Sigmund Ringeck's Style
The Use of Medieval Weaponry
The Medieval Longsword
War Bows: Longbow, Crossbow, Composite Bow and Japanese Yumi
Medieval Combat in Colour: Hans Talhoffer's Illustrated Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat from 1467
The Rise of the Gun
Two Handed Sword: History, Design and Use
Weapons of the Viking Warrior
The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome
Gladius: The World of the Roman Soldier
A History of Ancient Rome in 100 Lives
The Legacy of Rome: How the Roman Empire Shaped the Modern World
The Tragedy of Empire: From Constantine to the Destruction of Roman Italy
The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
The Story of Greece and Rome
Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
Vox Populi: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Classical World But Were Afraid to Ask
Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny
Roman Woman: Everyday Life in Hadrian's Britain
The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire
Caesar's Footprints: A Cultural Excursion to Ancient France: Journeys Through Roman Gaul
Roman Warships
The Triumph of Empire: The Roman World from Hadrian to Constantine