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THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2008)
pvp.47,57 €
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The ship loomed large in the medieval world and mind. Whether cruising upriver laden with grain, or cresting the high seas bristling with guns, ships symbolized power and promise, strength and safety, crusade and conquest. ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2008)
pvp.59,00 €
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Ephemera has been collected for many years but only comparatively recently has it been widely accepted as material for futher study. This book is new in that it discusses ephemera as an aspect of design ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2007)
pvp.43,34 €
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Explore Europe's creative revolution of the early 20th century - one that ripped up the rule books of visual art, design, photography, literature, theatre, music and architecture, and whose effects are still felt, heard and ...
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THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2007)
pvp.48,00 €
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Edited by Robin Myers, Michael Harris and Giles Mandelbrote From the Frankfurt book fairs in the 16th century to the Farringdon Road barrows in the 20th, fairs and markets have played a crucial role in ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2007)
pvp.40,00 €
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As Queen of England for nearly forty-five years, Elizabeth I left behind a formidable and fascinating paper trail. She wrote copiously, including works in verse and in prose, original works and translations, treatises, prayers, and ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2007)
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From Renaissance fairs to countless retellings of the legend of Robin Hood to the popular restaurant Medieval Times, people remain fascinated by the medieval era-and in particular the clothing of the time. The richly varied ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2007)
pvp.604,00 €
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This is the first time a major library has produced a catalogue that comprehensively records its holdings of early printed materials from all the Scandinavian countries. Books printed elsewhere in the languages of Scandinavia are ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2006)
pvp.154,00 €
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When did someone decide that books might be written and published for child readers? Originating from an exhibition held at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York, this bibliographical study focuses on the child as ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2006)
pvp.82,00 €
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Despite a resurgence of interest in the history of the English language there is currently no book available to introduce readers to the scripts used in Old and Middle English writing. The best way to ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2006)
pvp.52,00 €
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Presented at the 2004 Conference on the History of the British Book Trade, these papers focus on the infinite variety of people and places in the British Isles and the wider colonial world whose lives ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2006)
pvp.42,33 €
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Throughout history, humans have searched for paradise. When early Christians adopted the "Hebrew Bible", and with it the story of "Genesis", the "Garden of Eden" became an idyllic habitat for all mankind. Medieval Christians believed ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2006)
pvp.141,82 €
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The first full account in over 100 years of William Morris's extensive writings, this comprehensive bibliography provides a wealth of information in a single place. Exploring not only the nature of Morris's writings, but also ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2006)
pvp.47,27 €
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The Hours of Louis XII is the stunning prayer book that Jean Bourdichon painted for the king of France, mostly likely on the occasion of his coronation in 1498. Bourdichon was the court painter to ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2006)
pvp.56,00 €
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Reading, and the manifold signs of reading, have become one of the most dynamic areas of research in book history. The reader as consumer and owner, as well as participant in the construction of new ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2006)
pvp.86,00 €
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The famous Hereford world map, the 'Mappa Mundi', dates from around 1300, and was painted on one skin of calf-parchment, less than 1 mm thick and measuring about 130 cm square. When we read of ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2006)
pvp.95,00 €
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In this major new study, John Buchanan-Brown examines book illustration of the Romantic period. He focuses on the decorative wood- and steel-engravings, which were used as embellishments with the purpose of appealing to the sophisticated ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2005)
pvp.71,00 €
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The role of the bookbinder in the production of saleable books and the significance of the binding in all its details, both structural and decorative, have often been disregarded or marginalised by bibliographers. In this ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2005)
pvp.95,10 €
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Harold Pinter is one of the most prolific of living British authors, with a writing career so far of fifty-eight years. This bibliographical history provides a comprehensive account of the print-published writings, and texts in ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2005)
pvp.50,00 €
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The art collections of the Rothschilds were legendary for their extravagance and refinement. This is the first history of the Rothschilds as bibliophiles and, especially, as collectors of medieval illuminated manuscripts. It describes the extraordinary ...
THE BRITISH LIBRARY (2005)
pvp.70,90 €
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Forthcoming. This completely revised and enlarged edition of the author's critically praised The Pre-Raphaelite Illustrators (The British Library, 2000) includes seventy-five rare illustrations amongst the 525 illustrations, which have been enlarged and rescanned for improved ...
