Ancient ireland
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With pictures by one of ireland's most acclaimed photographers, and written by a highly respected authority on ireland's ancient monuments, ancient ireland is a lavish, fascinating, essential guide to the country's finest archaeological and architectural sitesoxfam books & music fareham ancient ireland- from prehistory to the middle ages by jacqueline o'brien and peter harbisonfollowing her highly successful 'great irish houses and castles ' and 'dublin: a grand tour', jacqueline o'brien has taken over 300 spectacular colour photographs and has invited dr peter harbison, one of ireland's most distinguished archaeologists, to collaborate with her on a magnificent book chronicling the glories of ireland's ancient pasthardback with dust jacket in very good conditionpublished by george weidenfeld & nicolson ltd inex-library copy with usual stampsthis is the only book which comprehensively covers in text and captivating colour photographs ireland's heritage of prehistoric and medieval buildings up tosee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This work attempts to both the early genealogies of ancient ireland, and to examine the social and political structures that composed this ancient societyoxfam bookshop lower petergate an early 20th century study of ancient history of celtic ireland from eoin mac neill, a professor of early irish history and author of many books on the subjectthere is extensive browning to the edges of the page, and a few prominent marks on the coverthis is an ex-libris book, in sound condition, with a sticker on the inside coversee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Goss crested china - ancient pipkin found at southampton - arms of ireland crest dimensions: 5 cm high 6 cm at widest point good condition - as in photos free uk shipping read more
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This volume offers a substantial discussion of ancient monarchies from the viewpoint of the ruler's courtthe case studies confirm that ancient monarchies created the conditions for the emergence of a court and court societyoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear and scuffing to dust covers, good overall condition monarchy was widespread as a political system in the ancient worlda comparative approach is adopted to major aspects of ancient courts, including their organisation and physical setting, their role as a vehicle for display, and their place in monarchial structures of power and controlthe monarchies treated are achaemenid and sassanian persia, the empire of alexander, rome under both the early and later caesars, the han rulers of china and egypt's eighteenth dynastythis approach is broadly inspired by work on courts in later periods of history, especially early-modern francesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe culturally specific conditions in which these monarchies functioned meant variety in the character of the ruler's court from one society to another
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Samuel ireland () was an english engraver and writertherefore, apart from some illustrations produced by ireland himself (signed “si”), apostool made most of the illustrations in the bookpartly because of his preference for aquatint, ireland appealed to the amsterdam painter cornelis apostool () who was known as a master of aquatintsamuel ireland initially wanted to etch each image himself but eventually abandoned this idea for fear that he might not be good enough, but also because he now preferred aquatintsthe title page - which is cut a bit short at the top - of this first volume shows an image of a couple in front of an inn\tscheveningen 11furthermore, these images are included in the book (see photos): 1\tde zwaan-ferry, on the maes, near gorcum 26the first free leaf says in old handwriting “cat bought december h\trotterdam from kattendregt-ferry across the maes 5\tstatue of erasmus, and house in which he was born 6\tdresses of the north hollanders 22egerton, whitehall - cm - (xvi) 213 (exclthe report of this journey was first published in in two volumes, of which this is the first volumei” in pencil and there is a library stamp (see photos)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe background shows a busy harbour and a lighthouse\tthe briel, across the maes 4\thouse in the wood, near the hague 12\tryswick, near the hague 9please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website\tentrance to leyden 13each image comes with a protective sheet of paperinstead of using a needle to apply lines in a varnish layer on an etching plate, a resin layer is used in aquatintsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store\tthe house where wouvermans resided, on the bakenessegragt, haarlem 18\tdordrecht or dort 7\tcrossing the maes from gorcum 27\thaerlem from amsterdam road 16the logo of the wican free public library has been inconspicuously blind-stamped to several pages in the book (see photos)\tthe canal called de heere gragt, amsterdam 20\tbergen op zoom read moreimages) condition: goodthe preface describes that the mapping of the coastal landscape was the primary purpose of the journey to the low countries\tentrance to the harbour at helvoet sluys 3\tentrance to the hague from delft 10catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableincidentally, apostool later in his career also worked as a diplomat and was eventually appointed as the first director of what would eventually become the amsterdam rijksmuseumthere are age spots throughout the book (see photos), but the bookblock is otherwise clean and firmly boundthis is a variant of traditional etchingthere is a sign with a swan and a smoking man sitting at a tablehope's villa, near haarlem 17first volume of the first edition of the beautiful report of a journey through holland, with beautiful aquatint images of dutch cities and landscapes a picturesque tour through holland, brabant and part of france made in the autumn of illustrated with copper plates in aqua tinta from drawings made on the spot by samuel ireland, “ipse oculis perlustravit” liv\tferry-house at viannen, crossing the rhine, between utrecht and gorcum 25london: may 1st printed for t(?)” and in pencil it the year\tentrance to delft from rotterdam 8\tthe canal, called de oude rhyn, leyden 14\tvillage of broek in north holland 21\thouse where peter the great resided at saardam, in north holland 23\tamsterdam and bridge across the amstel 19\twater-gate, utrecht, and the dom tower 24in this way, it is possible to create more even surfaces instead of having to mark them all with lines\tview from the entrance to harwich 2on verso title page it says “jthe endpapers show the ex-libris of “estcourt library” and the ex-libris of “wican free public library” (see photos)\thalf-way house, between leyden and haerlem 15the spine has been professionally replaced and it has a new letter piece
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Dk eyewitness ancient egypt is a spectacular and informative guide to one of history's most remarkable civilisations, the egyptiansgreat for projects or just for fun, make sure your child learns everything they need to know about ancient egyptsupports curriculum teachingamazing colour photographs offer your child a unique "eyewitness" view of these incredible empirescan be posted or delivered locally or in london read moretravel back in time and show your child what life was like and how ordinary egyptians and pharaohs livedthen use the giant pull-out wall chart to decorate their roombrand new children's book - 'ancient egypt' including a free wall chartthey'll also discover what's inside the great pyramid at giza to how tutankhamun's tomb was found
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The ancient secret of the flower of life: v1 (ancient secret of the flower of life) paperback – 24 junthis book is one of those windowsnow a new dawn is streaming through the windows of perceptiononce, all life in the universe knew the flower of life as the creation pattern
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Foley crested china - ancient leather bottle - ancient seal of beccles crest dimensions: 6 cm high x 3 cm diameter base excellent clean condition - as in photos free uk shipping read more
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Banbao ancient lionbanbao ancient lion - youtubethe banbao ancient lion is the largest and most powerful predatorbuild one of the three creatables with the building blocks from banbao
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Here the author attempts to describe the buildings of ancient rome with increased attention to detail and methods of constructioni have for sale a book entitled ancient rome in by j henry middleton published by adam and charles black, edinburgh, inthe book includes 3 colour fold-out maps: map of modern rome; map of ancient rome; and a plan of the forum magnum showing the most recent discoveriesdark green cloth boards with gilt illustration across the bottom and gilt lettering on the front boardxxvi, 522 pagesgilt lettering and illustration on the spineare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit follows a period of extensive archaeological activity and the discovery of hitherto unknown remainsex-library copy with labelsall pages are tight and clean and the book is in very good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethere are also 57 woodcuts, one of which is a b/w fold-out plan of the palatine hillour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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In women in ancient egypt, the types of occupations and careers open to women are described, as are their domestic and personal lives - marriage, health and childbirth; family life; running a home; clothing, jewellery and beauty preparationsoxfam bookshop cheltenham the lives of egyptian women were free of the restraints normally placed upon women in the rest of the ancient world, allowing them to exercise a full part in society, recognised as equal with men under the lawusing evidence gleaned from written records, monuments, sculpture, tombpaintings and the material found in tombs, including objects and human remains, barbara watterson has built up a fascinating picture of the often overlooked contributions made by women of all classes to the social, and sometimes the political, history of ancient egyptthe women whose lives are fleshed out in this book are largely the 'little people' of history, women who rarely exercised any power outside the domestic spherein contrast, however, the final chapter deals with those women, surprisingly few in number, whose influence on the political affairs of their country was considerable and, in some cases, legendary, with a small number of royal women able to ascend the throne of egypt and rule as female kingssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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His systematic investigation of ancient slave wars, which is the centre of this collection, is not merely the most important contribution to the study of ancient slavery in the present generation; it is also a reasoned refutation of more extreme marxist interpretations, and a brilliant demonstration that a pragmatic approach to the analysis of a general phenomenon can lead to conclusions as far-reaching as any a priori systemoxfam bookshop wallingford the distinctive features of joseph voght's approach to ancient slavery are his social awareness and sympathetic commitment, and his refusal either to ignore or be dominated by the dogmas of the left and the structures of sociology see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Each chapter also comes with sections on ancient greek history and culture and on the influence of the ancient language on oursoxfam shop thornbury based on the same principles that lay behind the book "learn latin", this book provides the chance to read real ancient greekit teaches the reader enough greek in 20 chapters to be able to read selected passages from the new testament and from classical greek literature such as plato, aristophanes and euripidessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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ancient literary and visual sources are described and analysed, with supporting imagesoxfam bookshop preston this textbook supports the specification for as and a-level ancient history (first teaching september )128 by james harrison how did augustus change the roman constitution? why was the roman republic doomed to fail? how did the flavians re-invent the imperial image? what was life like in roman britain? these are the sort of questions that you are required to consider for a-level ancient historythe ideal preparation for the final examinations, all content is presented by experts and experienced teachers in a clear and accessible narrativeit covers the whole of component 2, both the compulsory period study and the three optional depth studies: * period study: the julio-claudian emperors, 31 bc-ad 68 by robert cromarty and james harrison * depth study: the breakdown of the late republic, bc by steve matthews * depth study: the flavians, ad by robert cromarty * depth study: ruling roman britain, ad 43-cpractice questions and exam guidance prepare students for assessmentthis textbook guides you through the use of power and politics in the roman senate and imperial court from the late republic into the principatenumerous pages are highlighted, but the book is otherwise good and is still readable throughoutit considers individual ambition against the need for change, and substantive action against image and deceptionhelpful student features include study questions, further reading, and boxes focusing in on key people, events and termssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Each side of this flip-mat features a different massive ancient dungeonone side features an enormous and ancient dungeon sprawl on the edge of a volcano, while the other is ancient mausoleum under a ruined city
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More than 20 years later, their sons, the now world-famous toumani diabate and the junior ballake sissoko, have come together to pay tribute to their fathers with 's new ancient stringsthis is the first all-acoustic kora recording diabate has done since his stunning kaira, released more than 10 years prior to new ancient strings, and it shows a mature and forward-looking artist that would make the elder diabate proudtoumani diabate has toured the world as a soloist, as a member of fusion groups like songhai (with flamenco fusionist ketama), and he has incorporated subtle changes into his music that makes it a living affirmation of the strength of the ancient harp of africawhile many of the songs come from the original repertoire, the music is all modern malioxfam shop magdelen street back in the early s, a recording by kora masters sidiki diabate and djelimadi sissoko called cordes anciennes first brought this rich acoustic music of mali to the worldtogether diabate and sissoko explore their fathers' roots while travelling their own new routessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Title: ancient history from coins (approaching the ancient world)author(s): christopher howgego
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The third volume opens with a character study of early modern ireland and a panoramic survey of ireland in , followed by twelve chapters of narrative historymoody, a new history of ireland is harvesting of modern scholarship on irish history from the earliest times to the presentthere will be ten volumes, six of which have been published to datetwo surveys, 'land and people', cwithdrawn ex-library with all the usual markingsthere are stickers on the title page, endpapers, and stamps on the text blockthe book itself has grey covered boards and gilt lettering the dust jacket is in good condition with minor sun fade to the spineplanned and established by the late tthere are further chapters on the economy, the coinage, languages and literature, and the irish abroadhowever, this is a good clean copy with no notes or highlighting throughoutoxfam bookshop newport bl reissued with a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliographical supplementsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Celtic thunder / kerr, barry / orchestra of ireland - macushla 2:46celtic thunder / kerr, barry / orchestra of ireland - my cavan girl 4:04celtic thunder / kerr, barry / orchestra of ireland - an irish lullaby 3:35
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Oxfam bookshop newport this ten-volume series covers the history of ireland from earliest times to the presentfurther chapters cover the economy, legal developments, literature in english, education, administration and the public service, and emigration, ending with a study of ireland inwithdrawn ex-library with all the usual markingsthe present volume opens with a character study of the period, followed by twenty chapters of narrative history, with a survey of 'land and people, c 'there are stickers on the title page, endpapers, and stamps on the text blockthe book itself has grey covered boards and gilt lettering the dust jacket is in good condition with minor sun fade to the spinerepresenting a harvesting of modern scholarship on the subject, its contributors are mainly historians, but include historical geographers and specialists in other related disciplines such as languages and literature, the visual arts, and musichowever, this is a good clean copy with no notes or highlighting throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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We're not even agreed on whether we call it the belfast agreement or the good friday agreement, or both! as this book goes to press in , northern ireland (or is it the north of ireland) is still 'emerging' from thirty years of violence known commonly as the 'troubles' but its peace process is 'stuck,' at an 'impasse'are we 'dealing with' the past, or just 'addressing' it? paperback in as new condition with some light shelf wearoxfam bookshop victoria here's the problemin as new conditionthe powersharing executive and assembly, which collapsed in january , is still suspendedpromised measures for dealing with the legacy of the conflict have not been implementedtwenty-one years on from the international treaty made in between the british and irish governments, the 'problem' it was meant to settle is still highly conflicted (not calm)we have seen come and go the proposals of eames-bradley (), haas-o'sullivan (), the stormont house agreement (), and the fresh start agreement ()now we have the results of a public consultation by the british government on 'addressing the legacy of northern ireland's past' ()see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Artifacts of the past - ancient mysteriesdiscover untold secrets and ancient relics! hidden objects gamesuitable for: windows xp/vista/7/8items will be dispatched within 24 hours of purchasefree postage within the uk
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New ancient history from first civilizations to the renaissancebeautiful hard back new ancient history from first civilizations to the renaissancea big thick new book with beautiful illustrations and information
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Greek world - ancient judeaalexander jannaeusregistered mail read mored / ???o??c within a laurel wreathsee images for a proper impressionissued by porcius festusgreen patina and sedimentsr / le kaicapoc
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Collectors item of 3 folders the glory of ancient egypt ideal for a person with a fasination of ancient egypt collection only le30sh can deliver local for cost
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New ancient history from first civilizations to the renaissancebeautiful hard back new ancient history from first civilizations to the renaissancea big thick new book with beautiful illustrations and information read more
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ancient rome the forum 500 piece jigsaw puzzleancient rome the forum 500 piece jigsaw puzzleposted by julian in music, films, books & games, games & board games in poole
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Book 1 - q&a ancient civilizations: have you ever wondered2 books on ancient history - £1 for both great reading for primary school childrenit tells how they became one of the first civilised people and how we benefit from the things they first discovered or inventedwho invented the wheel? who built the great wall of china? what were mayan cities like? book 2 - the greeks: this describes their family life, the battles they fought and the buildings they built
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Banbao ancient raptorthis banbao ancient raptor has an adventurous lifebuild one of the three creatables with the building blocks from banbaowith its large beak, it can catch large prey and its large wings give it an intimidating appearance
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