The 18th and 19th centuries
List the 18th and 19th centuries
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The story of the nine 'kaffir' wars, fought in the 18th and 19th centuries between the whites and the xhosa nation, form the heart of this astonishing booksee oxfam website for delivery information read morenoel mostert vivdly recounts this momentous story and its appalling aftermath - the self-immolation of the xhosait was here that the crucial frontier was variously to be found - the volatile border where colonial expansion met local intransigence and brutal warfare proved the only solution to the impassein a comparatively small area of land, eastwards from the cape, on territory demarcated by the great fish and the great kai riversexternally the bottom right corner of the front cover has been creased and the is some slight signs of edge wear on the front and back coversoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionin an epilogue he observes that the end of the wars did not mean the end of the agony, but rather a legacy of pain and anger that to this day shapes south african societyhis starting point is the arrival of the first visitors to the cape, the portugeuse, ininternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarked
10 €
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This is a study of the epidemiology of the plague, covering religious belief, plague in the ancient world, middle ages up to the 18th and 19th centuriesoxfam shop macclesfield the conquest of plague, by l fabian hirst, md, oxford university press, pp including indexsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis covers vectors of plague ie rats, fleas, other rodents, human transmission of plague, finally dealing with methods of containment and control
40 €
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From english victorian estates to george washington's mount vernon, wealthy landowners of the 18th and 19th centuries had sheep grazing on their expansive lawns to signify their wealth and statusdesign toscano promises to bring you the most diverse and comprehensive collection of statues and sculptural decor in the nation
165 €
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Oxfam bookshop preston this illustrated book tracks the transformation of the diocese of manchester from the 18th to 19th centuries onwards containing many an insight along the waysee oxfam website for delivery information read morearthur dobb on the first pagesigned by the rev
12 €
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Early 18th and 19th centuriesthe middle agesroman and anglo saxon britainthe tudors and stuartsmini series of 5 paperback booksexcellent condition (as new) postage extra
3 €
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From english victorian estates to george washington's mount vernon, wealthy landowners of the 18th and 19th centuries had sheep grazing on their expansive lawns to signify their wealth and statusour toscano-exclusive, quality designer resin sculpture is sure to turn heads!
415 €
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Large piece of wrought iron used as a transom above the front doors of houses in the 18th and 19th century in the north perigord, south limousin regionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
49 €
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Antique 18k yellow gold box made in france made in late 18th/ early 19th century dimensions: 8 x 3our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki2 cm weight: 74 grams condition: item is pre - owned, has minor age related wear and tear, otherwise excellent and pleasant condition, please see picturesshipping price includes express delivery service (one to two working days), full insurance and packagingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteitem will be safely and securely packaged and shipped within one to two working days
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1356 €
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Last pictures of other boxes from the same 17th, 18th and 19th century collection, not included in the salestains former french collectionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteround box: " the emperor napoleon i and the empress marie-louise ", inside covered in tortoiseshell, with a gilt embossed brass medallion on the lid, with a profile of the emperor napoleon i and the empress marie louise, after morel
166 €
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The work of an anonymous engraver active between the 18th and 19th century, very faithful to the original, by one of the most important artists of the italian renaissance, of which no originals are known on the marketfor the original see hind, early italian engraving, 3; bartsch, viiat the top, "caduceus", a hallmark of the author who used it as a signatureelizabeth and an angel playing a luteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivery rare engraving on laid paper, trimmed along the framing, in very good condition, the top left corner is just a little scuffed (see photos)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteferrari, jacopo de' barbari, un protagonistathe virgin and the child sitting under three trees, with st
75 €
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Both objects possibly have a german silver mark which was used in gmund in the 18th and 19th century, in addition belgian import mark, used between and5 cm height, spoon 10 cm longour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitotal weight 78 gramswill be packaged with care and shipped with track and traceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedimensions: pot 8beautiful sugar bowl with original spoon
46 €
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Introduces students to the best recent writings on the scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuriesoxfam shop bishop's stortford this book introduces students to the best recent writings on the scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuriescovers a wide range of topics including astronomy, science and religion, natural philosophy, technology, medicine and alchemyrepresents a broad range of approaches from the seminal to the innovativepresents work by scholars who have been at the forefront of reinterpreting the scientific revolution great condition copy of a excellent book for students and historians of the period see oxfam website for delivery information read more
14 €
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2 oil lamps with original suspension hooks from the 18th centuryheights including suspension hook 24 and 30 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiboth are in good, used conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe small one is of bronze and the big one is from brass
46 €
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Padlock, turned forged iron latch from the 18th centurythe key opens the lock perfectly but it isn't originaldimensions: 35 x 17 cm
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Dutch school of the 18th century the attack of a dutch boat by an english boat drawing, gouache on paper no signature drawing: 18 x 24 cm old oak frame: 32 x 39 cm good condition read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
358 €
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The protestant tradition stems mainly from luther, calvin, and the sectarianssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle first published in , this book was intended to offer a new interpretation of early protestantism and, against this background, a searching treatment of modern religious issuesluther was the revolutionary genius; because of his acute sense of paradox his teaching is difficult to understand, but dr whale's summing-up makes it a good deal easierthe sectarian movement was steadily gaining strength in england in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; dr whale examines its teachings and tells of its later developmentsome page edge and board wear, jacket is cuthe speaks with conviction and vigour about issues including religious tolerance and intolerance and the conflict between church and state; he closes with a plea for unity the churchafter him calvin, with his remorseless logic, may seem an unsympathetic figure; but here he is shown in his proper light as the great statesman and doctrinarian of the young church
9 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham this fascinating new book explores what life was like during the templars' stay in somerset during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuriesrichly illustrated and compiled using original research, this book is sure to appeal to everyone interested in medieval historysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe final chapter explores the controversy surrounding a carved wooden man's head discovered in a somerset churchthe author has found compelling evidence to suggest the church was not only built on templar land, but had a connection with the grand master of the order himselfit reveals the struggles over land ownership in the county, and introduces the reader to little known historical characters including william de marisco, revealing his struggle with the templars, and claim to the throne of england
6 €
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The mahabharata was probably compiled between the 3rd century bce and the 3rd century ce, the original events related by the epic probably fall between the 9th and 8th centuries bceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition volumes included i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi (vii not included) viii, ix, x, xi, xiithe text probably reached its final form by the early gupta period (cganguli) an indian translator first complete translation of the sanskrit epic mahabharata in englishthe mahabharata - mahabharata is one of the two major sanskrit epic of ancient india, the other being the ramaya?acatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableref:wikipedia kisari mohan ganguli (also k4th century ce) this vast storehouse of indian knowledge is normally hiddenbinding slightly-loose in volume iii & ivthese volumes are an important translation which gives westerners a glimpse of this ancient indian civilisationthese 11 volumes have been translated from the original sanskrit languageprinted calcutta - kolkata indiatraditionally, the authorship of the mahabharata is attributed to vyasaapprox 500 pages each volumewith original red cloth covers, slight bumped cornersplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehis translation published as the mahabharata of krishna-dwaipayana vyasa translated into english prose between and , by protap chandra rai (), a calcutta bookseller who owned a printing press and raised funds for the project it narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the kurukshetra war and the fates of the kaurava and the pa??ava princes and their successorsgenerally good conditionthis is the early edition of english translation in these volumesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
(England)
36 €
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peoplesin addition to these travel narratives, this anthology features rare pictures from sixteenth-century printed books, including images of brazil, roanoke, guiana, and india, which, together with the accounts themselves, provide a detailed understanding of the many ways in which fifteenth and sixteenth century travelers and readers imagined other worlds see oxfam website for delivery information read moremancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this erafrom christopher columbus to lesser-known figures such as the huguenot missionary jean de léry, this anthology brings together first-hand accounts of places connected by the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceansaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever beforeunlike other collections, travel narratives from the age of discovery offers a global view of travel at a crucial stage in world, and human, history, with accounts written by non-european authors, including two new translationswritten by authors from spain, france, italy, england, china, and north africa describing locations that range from brazil to canada, china to virginia, and angola to vietnam, these accounts provided crucial insight into unfamiliar cultures and environments, and also betrayed the prejudices of their own societies, revealing as much about the observers themselves as they did about faraway landsincluded here are the mughal emperor babur's first thoughts of india upon establishing his empire there, the chinese chronicler ma huan's report detailing chinese travel to the middle east during the fifteenth century, and an account of africa written by the man known as leo africanusin travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter c
18 €
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English history of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries often overlooks the contribution of ireland, scotland and wales to the formation of the british statethis collection opened up a different kind of literary history and has pressing relevance for discussions of 'britishness' see oxfam website for delivery information read morein this volume, a team of leading renaissance literary critics read a broad range of texts from the period, including plays of shakespeare, in light of british historyhistorians describe 'britain' as a multiple kingdom, with a long history of conflictprominent historians respond to the issues raised by the volumeoxfam bookshop wallingford though british history and identity in the early modern period are intensively researched areas, the role of literature in the construction of 'britishness' is under-examined
22 €
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Oxfam bookshop skipton number of discs:Â 1 "this cd is a one hour, beautiful rendition of the original, where purcell combines styles from lyrical ballads of the 16th and 17th centuries with masque traditions in english music, absorbing italian and french influences from such as the early opera composer, monteverdi, to produce a masterpiece of early opera (even though it was an unfinished piece)based on a play by sir robert howard with a libretto written by poet/playwright john dryden, purcell's romance is not the sentimental kind, but his music seems soar into the heavens, or maybe it's coming from heaven!" (amazon review) see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe intriguing and complex plot involves a peruvian (inca) princess, orazia; a mexican queen, zempoalla; and the mexican heir to the throne, montezuma
11 €
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It was later used by royal courts during the renaissance, and contributed to the increasingly brutal prosecution of witchcraft during the 16th and 17th centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read morebook bound in black cloth with metallic red and silver design on the front, title and silver design on the spine which is barely fadedoxfam shop horsham an english translation of the best known treatise on witchcraftinternal pages are clean and unmarkedgrey marbled paper covered slipcase, a little wear to open corner tipsit was written by the catholic clergyman heinrich kramer and first published in the german city of speyer in
35 €
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Students and exegetes of the old testament and its individual authors and books will be introduced here to antioch's distinctive approach and interpretation by commentators reading their local form of the greek bibleoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the period between the councils of nicea and chalcedon in the fourth and fifth centuries, the faithful in the churches of the ecclesiastical district of antioch were the beneficiaries of the ministry of the word from distinguished pastorssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethough the biblical text was admittedly jewish in origin, "the text and the meaning are ours," claimed chrysostom; and the great bulk of extant remains reveals the pastoral priority given to this often obscure materialincluded in this ministry were homilies on the old testament by john chrysostom and written commentaries by his mentor diodore and his fellow student theodore, and later by theodoretin the course of this survey, readers will gain an insight also into antioch's worldview and its approach to the person of jesus, to soteriology, morality and spirituality
70 €
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Sikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurus by om books international the sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inhe was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faiththe year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhismbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only ÂŁ10
10 €
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He certainly has no love for alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for viking savagery, yet when alfred unexpectedly defeats the danes and the danes themselves turn on uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sidesby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wallpaperback - good condition - 333 pages this is the story of the making of england in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which king alfred the great, his son and grandson defeated the danish vikings who had invaded and occupied three of england’s four kingdomsthis thrilling adventure—based on existing records of bernard cornwell’s ancestors—depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on christian england, an assault that came very close to destroying englandabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern seathe story is seen through the eyes of uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the northmen begin their assault on wessex (alfred’s kingdom and the last territory in english hands) uhtred almost thinks of himself as a dane
1 €
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The sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning insikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurusbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only ÂŁ10 read morehe was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faiththe year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhism
10 €
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Oxfam bookshop preston the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries witnessed the transformation of the old rural order to the modern class societysee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhile historians have studied this transition as it occurred in individual countries, jerome blum offers the first view of it as a european experience that transcended political frontiersthis book is in very good condition for its age, with clean, white pages throughout
9 €
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Oxfam shop clitheroe the only book of its kind in any language, travel in the ancient world offers a lively, comprehensive history of ancient travel, from the first egyptian voyages recorded in old kingdom inscriptions through greek and roman times to the christian pilgrimages of the fourth and sixth centuriesrich in anecdote and colorful detail, it now returns to print in paperback with a new preface by the authorsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
15 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop aberystwyth this book is about the homes of the rural poor during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and in particular the materials, techniques and processes used to build themit is based on evidence derived from the buildings themselves,documents and contemporary descriptions
35 €
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The oxford handbook of modern and contemporary american poetry provides a comprehensive approach to the debates that have defined the study of american verse of the twentieth and twenty-first centuriesoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, first edition, oxford university presssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretopics include: the influence of jazz on beat poetry; surrealist influences on american verse; disability poetics; asian american poetry; and moreboards and dust wrapper in very good condition
25 €