Boccaccio antiquity and modernity
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Oxfam bookshop reading a scholarly work demonstrating how chaucer's work reflects his familiarity with the writings of boccaccio there is a small stamp from healthy planet on the flyleaf and slight bumping at the top of the spine but otherwise this copy is 'as new'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop market harborough churchyard and cemetery - julie rugg tradition and modernity in rural north yorkshiresparsely illustratedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst paperback editionauthor is a senior research fellow in the cemetery research group at the university of yorkthere is light shelf wear caused by rubbing against its neighbours but the spine is uncreased and all edges and corners nicely sharpunread copy of titlemanchester university pressthis book has been left untouched on a shelf since it was first acquired
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From another point of view, the essays here also develop the project established in earlier volumes, of reappraising ford's engagement with the city, history, and modernitythese works, together with his trilogy the fifth queen, about henry viii and katharine howard, are centrally concerned with the idea of englishness ford is best-known for his fiction, especially the good soldier, long considered a modernist masterpiece; and parade's end, which anthony burgess described as 'the finest novel about the first world war'; and samuel hynes has called 'the greatest war novel ever written by an englishman'critics of edwardian and modernist literature have been increasingly turning to ford's brilliant experiment in impressionism, the soul of london, as an exemplary textall these, and other works across ford's prolific oeuvre, are studied herehis trilogy england and the english (of which this forms the first part) provides a central reference-point for this volume, which presents ford as a key contributor to edwardian debates about the 'condition of england'his complex, ironic attitude to englishness makes his approach stand out from contemporary anxieties about race and degeneration, and anticipate the recent reconsideration of englishness in response to post-colonialism, multiculturalism, globalization, devolution, and the expansion and development of the european communitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop magdelen street the controversial british writer ford madox ford () is increasingly recognized as a major presence in early twentieth-century literatureinternational ford madox ford studies has been founded to reflect the recent resurgence of interest in himthe present book initiates a substantial reassessment, to be continued in future volumes in the series, of ford's responses to these cultural transformations, his contacts with other writers, and his phases of activity as an editor working to transform modern literatureford's apprehension of the major social transformations of his age lets us read him as a precursor to cultural studieseach volume is based upon a particular theme or issue; each will relate aspects of ford's work, life, and contacts, to broader concerns of his timehe considered mass culture and its relation to literary traditions decades before writers like george orwell, the leavises, or raymond williams
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antiquity and patina give the sculpture a beautiful lookancient wooden sculpture of mary with baby jesus? primitive hand-carved (fruit tree?) wood with remnants of polychrome paint over time, a number of limbs perished, but it does not affect the decorative charactercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeaccording to tradition, this religious sculpture comes from a church or monastery from spainthe sculpture has woodworm holes, however the construction is very solidthe woodworm has been treated and are no longer active
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Stories from the decameron by giovani boccaccio, franklin pressthis copy if a full leather copy printed by the franklin library init is in fine unread condition and is as good a copy as is possible to find
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitexviii in full marbled leather, with double golden fillets in the flat and floral-type flowers in the cornersthree painted cutstypographic mark on the cover (armillary sphere)magnificent binding of the early sare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin amsterdamo, thil decameron / di messer giovanni boccacci cittadino fiorentino; si come lo diedero alle stampe gli ssriour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecover in black and red inkloin with composition of five nerves, with boxes, corners and flowersguards on wallpaper and countercantsboccaccio, giovanni ()edition attributed to daniel elzevier
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But modernity today is not what it used to beover the past few decades, modernity has been radically changed by globalization, individualization, new inequalities, and fundamentalismoxfam shop dumfries we are all modern todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book proposes such an analysisa novel way of analysing contemporary societies is needed
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford focusing on ottoman lebanon, ussama makdisi shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular countrymakdisi highlights how european colonialism and orientalism, with their emphasis on christian salvation and islamic despotism, and ottoman and local nationalisms each created and used narratives of sectarianism as foils to their own visions of modernity and to their own projects of colonial, imperial, and national developmentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe ottoman reform movement launched in and the growing european presence in the middle east contributed to the disintegration of the traditional lebanese social order based on a hierarchy that bridged religious differenceshis study challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groupsthe religious violence of the nineteenth century, which culminated in sectarian mobilizations and massacres in , was a complex, multilayered, subaltern expression of modernization, he says, not a primordial reaction to itmakdisi's book is important to our understanding of lebanese society today, but it also makes a significant contribution to the discussion of the importance of religious discourse in the formation and dissolution of social and national identities in the modern world condition good, some minor warping to front cover as can be seen in digital imagemakdisi argues that sectarianism represented a deliberate mobilization of religious identities for political and social purposes
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Islam in southeast asia negotiating modernity by norshahril saat (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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modernity - various artists (modernists) - kent records cd mod new!flat pack o case
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Greek antiquity - corinth bc8,31 grade: almost extremely fine -as expertise reported- declaration: this coin is authentic, provenance: international auction and will be sent with numbered original cooupon with description, references and grade read morestaterobverse: pegasus flying left, monogram below reverse helmeted head of athena left, eagle behind, under letter p, and monogram references:sng copenhagen 74 silver diameter mm
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antiquity - lot of 24 ae coins, ccatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibyzantine (anonymous) folles, c 11th centurynr 6 read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevarious greek ae's, including pontos, amisos, 2nd-1st century bc2nd century bc - 11th century adsee images for a proper impressionwill be sent by registered mail
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antiquity - lot of 21 ae coinscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevarious greek ae's of pontos, amisos, 2nd-1st century bcwill be sent by registered mailnr 1 read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivarious denominations and rulersour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesee images for a proper impressionbyzantine (anonymous) folles, c
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Den of antiquity piece jigsaw (hop) used: good condition but 1 piece missing - please see photosthanks for lookingmessage if you have any questionsclick on 'view all sproglodyte's adverts' to see other jigsaws and items i have listed for saledue to social distancing the jigsaw can be posted to you for an additional cost, with payment via paypal; or cash on collectionyou can then minimise postage fees by having more than one item sent to you in a single parcel
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The antiquity texas hot neck produces that familiar, spanky stratocaster tone, but with a sweet tonal character that only a decades old pickup can producesingle notes sound robust and chords are harmonically rich
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This is the first book in english on the art and archeology of antiquity in what is now bulgaria and the first in any language to treat this period here as an entitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music olney hardback with dust jacket, good condition published in
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The antiquity retrospec`d texas hot neck produces that familiar, spanky stratocaster tone, but with a sweet tonal character that only a decades-old pickup can produceits treble attack is softened by the specially degaussed alnico 2 magnets
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Den of antiquity pieces jigsaw puzzle by house of puzzles by the artist tracy hallpart of the ardmair collectionfinished puzzle size is 19 x 27"puzzle is completecollection only
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Complete with 9 lithographs (3 for each artist)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteprint run of 100 + l copiesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeleather case containing 4 small volumes, one for each illustrator + 1 volume of textyear: without date (80s?) original lithographs by pietro annigoni, renato guttuso, luciano minguzzivolumes in excellent condition - the slipcase, entirely covered in leather, has some small stains and surface scratches
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Dustcover has minimal shelf wear with a few creases and small tear at the bottom of the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal hardcover in very good condition with tight bindingbetween india's economic and political ascendancy were charted in the worlds pressit focuses on fashion, graphic and interior design as metaphors of the complex networks that constitute globalisation within key metropolitan centres of indiathis book is about the response of the design community to india's changing environmentexamined within the context of their production and consumption, and through their economic, social, political and cultural underpinnings, a picture emerges which conveys how designers grapple with issues of identity and globalisation, nationhood and modernity, ethics and commercethis period of dynamism ushered in an increased sense of confidence, aspiration and pride in being indianinternally clean and bright
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesize: 55 x 38 x 31 cmare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisubtly combining ‘street’ and ‘luxury’, ‘tradition’ and ‘modernity’, he subversively revisits items from the famous louis vuitton brand through his unique creationsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeabout the artist: graduate in visual arts at the royal academy of fine arts in brussels, opius is an underground artist from the brussels sceneartist: opius description: - mixed techniques on synthetic resin sculpturev disturbed’ collectionartwork title: "vuitton gold foxprofessional packing and shipped with track & tracemain colours: gold, black and white unique, heavy and distinguished pieceinfluenced by pop art, graffiti and traditional arts, opius gives us here his ‘l
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableartist: opius description: - decorative sculpture on basemain colors: red, copper, silverdimensions with base: 41 x 24 x 8 cmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteinfluenced by pop art, graffiti and traditional arts, opius gives us here his ‘lare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisubtly combining ‘street’ and ‘luxury’, ‘tradition’ and ‘modernity’, he subversively revisits items from the famous louis vuitton brand through his unique creationsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeshell size: 26 x 22 cmabout the artist: graduate in visual arts at the royal academy of fine arts in brussels, opius is an underground artist from the brussels sceneartwork title: “supreme vuitton shell” collection: lv disturbed’ collectionsupreme turtle shell x louis vuittonprofessional packing and shipment with tracking read moreother stones: black, orange and blue
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Oxfam bookshop lower petergate charles dickens's sketches by boz foreshadows his novels in its profusion of characters, its glimpses of surreal modernity and its limitless fund of pathos and comic inventionred cloth boards with ornate black borders and gilt lettering to front and to spine; some wear and rubbing to edges and corners, ink marks on back boardsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrontispiece with tissue and numerous other b&w illustrations illustrated by phizthe binding is loose in places but all pages are attacheda birthday dedication is inscribed in ink at front
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Delivered with a wooden base and certificate of authenticitycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableartist: opius description: - decorative sculpturehelmet of darth vader (dark vader) in louis vuitton monogramplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemain colours: gold and blackare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisubtly combining ‘street’ and ‘luxury’, ‘tradition’ and ‘modernity’, he subversively revisits items from the famous louis vuitton brand through his unique creationsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeabout the artist: graduate in visual arts at the royal academy of fine arts in brussels, opius is an underground artist from the brussels scenev disturbed’ collectionprofessional packing and shipment with tracking read moreartwork title: "darth gold vuittoninfluenced by pop art, graffiti and traditional arts, opius gives us here his ‘l
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Oxfam shop dalston imaginative analytical and critical work on british music of the early twentieth century has been hindered by perceptions of the repertory as insular in its references and backward in its style and syntax, escaping the modernity that surrounded its composerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book brings together contributions from scholars working in analysis, hermeneutics, reception history, critical theory and the history of ideasthree overall themes emerge from its chapters: accounts of british reactions to continental modernism and the forms they took; links between music and the visual arts; and analysis and interpretation of compositions in the light of recent theoretical work on form, tonality and pitch organizationrecent research has begun to break down these perceptions and has found intriguing links between british music and modernism
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By returning to a pre-modern conception of nature but retaining the intellectual advance of modernity that has mistakenly been viewed as dislodging it, he makes room for a fully satisfying conception of experience as a rational openness to independent realitythese difficulties, he contends, reflect an understandable - but surmountable - failure to see how we might integrate what sellars calls "the logical space of reasons" into the natural worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe illustrates a major problem of modern philosophy - the insidious persistence of dualism - in his discussion of empirical thoughtthis approach also overcomes other obstacles that impede a generally satisfying understanding of how we are placed in the worldsome annotations in ink but otherwise in excellent conditionwhat underlies this impasse is a conception of nature that has certain attractions for the modern age, a conception that mcdowell proposes to put aside, thus circumventing these philosophical difficultiesmuch as we would like to conceive empirical thought as rationally grounded in experience, pitfalls await anyone who tries to articulate this position, and mcdowell exposes these traps by exploiting the work of contemporary philosophers from wilfrid sellars to donald davidsonin "mind and world", based on the john locke lectures, john mcdowell offers his diagnosis of this difficulty and points to a cureoxfam bookshop preston modern philosophy finds it difficult to give a satisfactory picture of the place of minds in the world
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Totally ‘revolutionary’ at the time, marc franck’s designs mix refinement and modernitycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablealb: ubi: c2 ancient and spectacular perfumer in chromed metal, with mother-of-pearl, super kid, art deco, marcel franck, paris, description: spectacular perfumer atomizer, art deco, in chromed metal and mother-of-pearl, approximately fromplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteluxury&colelctions coare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidelivered with a cleaneras of , the marcel franck house has created luxury perfume atomizersour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Between the death of goya and the cubist period of picasso however extend some fascinating decades, which see forming the beginnings of modern hispanic artsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremany reproductions of the artworks of picasso and his contemporariescentred on painters of the " generation" resulting from the extreme turbulence traversed by spain throughout the nineteenth century, the exhibition shows the evolution experienced by these artiststhanks to this exhibition, the fondation de l hermitage offers its visitors the discovery of some of spain's hidden treasures, many of which are presented for the first time in switzerlandthe catalogue accompanying the exhibition contains texts from william hauptman, curator of the exhibition, blanca pons-sorolla (great-granddaughter of painter joachin sorolla) and javier baron (curator at the museo nacional del prado, madrid)oscillating between respect for hispanic traditions and modernity, their works are part of the openness of the spanish avant-gardeexceptionally rich and diverse, artistic production in spain at the dawn of the twentieth century remains poorly known outside his country of originoxfam books & music totnes the catalogue accompanying the hermitage foundation's exhibition "el modernismode sorolla à picasso, ", offers a global vision of spanish art at the dawn of the 20th centurythe hundred or so works exhibited are entirely reproduced in colour and include artists as diverse as anglada, beruete, casas, mir, picasso, pinazo, regoyos, rusiñol, sorolla and zuloaga ** please note - the text in this catalogue is entirely in french** 5 continents fondation de l'hermitage paperback in very good condition with no markings and good binding
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The setting is adorned on either side by a double set of fig leaves which present the stone in a beautiful position on top of the mount there is a little wear to the band which demonstrates the ring's antiquity4mm diameter and approximately 3the diamond measures 5the ring is currently sized at l/ma lovely vintage solitaire engagement ring which would present beautifully in a box whilst down on one kneesolitaire diamond rub-over set 18k gold and platinum ring with an estimated diamond weight of 0the ring weighs a total of 2
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Europeans and the rest of the world from antiquity to the present by anthony pagden interesting book in charge condition can post email me for details read morepeoples and empires
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