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The travel story was an important and popular genre in earlier centuriesand there were enough explorersjames cook was a british navigator, explorer and cartographeradventurers who set out to discover new territories, see new peoples and find out exactly how the world worksbeautiful series of 14 books (complete in terms of books)see photos for the many engravings that are present, some of which foldinghe dared to do what few people had the courage to do: three times he sailed to discover a part of the world where no european had ever beenare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivery fascinating description of the voyagesthe reports of these travels can be read in these beautiful booksit was the only way to get to know the world beyond the horizonthe folding engravings sometimes have minor damage at the folds, see photosplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetext is completecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store13 volumes + the ‘bladwijzer’, describing james cook's spectacular voyagesengravings are not complete, but more than 50 engravings are still presentnobody knew what to expect from these parts of the world that were unknown to europeanscondition is generally very good
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This series re-examines the important english dramatists of earlier centuries in the light of new information, new interests and new attitudessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wallingford each generation needs to be introduced to the culture and great works of the past and to reinterpret them in its own ways the books will be relevant to those interested in literature, theatre and cultural history, and to theatre-goers and general readers who want an up-to-date view of these dramatists and their plays, with the emphasis on performance and relevant cultural history
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The abundance of historical records in the archives of the crown and of local authorities compares favourably with the relative scarcity of surviving documentation in earlier centuriesit is the sequel to the first five volumes and covers the events during the rule of king johnduring that period the jewish minority of sicily continued to flourish economically and sociallytherefore, again, many documents had to be reported in summary formnearly a thousand documents, many of them published here for the first time, record the fortunes of the jews and their relationships with the authorities and their christian neighboursalthough john continued the policies of his father alphonso towards the jews of the island, there is a distinct deterioration in their position during his timesmuch new information has come to light, and many facets of jewish life in sicily have been uncoveredthe volume is provided with additional bibliography and indexes, while the introduction has been relegated to the end of the series on the jews of the islandthe inside pages are clean and brightoxfam bookshop hampstead the jews in sicily, volume ) by shlomo simonsohn this volume in the series documentary history of the jews in italy illustrates the history of the jews in sicily from tothe worst of them was the massacre in modica init is new in appearance and has a protective cellophane coverafter years of incitement by the members of the mendicant orders, anti-jewish riots broke out in various parts of the sicilysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In centuries of change bestselling historian ian mortimer takes you on a whirlwind tour of the last ten centuries of western historycenturies of change is a journey into the past like no otheroxfam bookshop bath a hardback in good conditionthe pages show some signs of use and a small 1-2cm stain on the first few pagesthere are two sections of colour illustrationswe journey from a time when there was a fair chance of your village being burnt to the ground by invaders, and dried human dung was a recommended cure for cancer, to a world in which explorers sailed into the unknown and civilisations came into conflict with each other on an epic scaleour understanding of change will never be the same again, and the lessons we learn along the way are profound ones for us alldust jacket shows some minor shelf wearthe black cloth boards are in very good conditionit is a journey into a past vividly brought to life and bursting with ideas, that pits one century against another in his quest to measure which century saw the greatest changethe pages are tighthere is a story of godly scientists, shrewd farmers, cold-hearted entrepreneurs and strong-minded women - a story of discovery, invention, revolution and cataclysmic shifts in perspectivesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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5 centuries of tileregistered shipping via cttplease see the photos for an accurate impressioneverything is on displaymotifs i to xviwith stamp
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Five centuries of versethe essential book of poetrycan be posted by arrangementi accept paypalany questions, please feel free to contact meexcellent condition
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Through five centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read more published by the university, cream card covers illustrated in blue on the front cover with the datesoxfam books & music perth the university of glasgow
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In centuries of darkness, a group of archaeologists presents a controversial challenge to this claimthe dates for the near east and mediterranean are derived from the highly regarded chronology of ancient egyptas a result, our notions about the trojan war, the foundation of rome, the origins of the greek alphabet, and the golden age of solomon all have to be reexamined, revolutionizing our view of the ancient worldin this intricate piece of scholarly detective work, the authors propose a pioneering theoryoxfam shop lytham the old world has confronted archaeologists with many riddles, perhaps the most tantalizing of which is the dark age, an economic and cultural recession so devastating that it is supposed to have lasted for 400 years, from to 800 bcdeciphering the clues from papyri and pottery, they search layer by layer through the excavated treasures of a vast area from spain to france and from denmark to the sudan, until they reach egypt - where they unearth 250 years of "ghost historypeter james and his team ask whether those dates might have been miscalculated" their discoveries lead to a questioning of the so-called dark age and the purposes which belief in it has servedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop truro this book is the first to tell the full story of killigarth's most colourful three centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Bought many years ago for £40 from gems in scarborough, many centuries old, prefer collection but will post for £3 extra, very unusual item read more
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Very old ring, many centuries old, bought from gems in scarborough ago, just been in a drawer ever since i can remember, prefer collection but will post for £3 extra read more
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Overall dimensions 61cm x 48cm buyer collects from sandbach read morevintage frameless bevelled mirror from 's or earlier; used in owner's childhood home! 3mm glass, 12mm plywood backing, hanging chainsome minor blemishes around edges but main area is in excellent condition
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The landscape still bears witness to the changes that took place in a highly ordered and stratified polity over the course of the eighth and ninth centuriesalthough the detail of this society is difficult to recover, there is no doubt that it was successful in maintaining its independence for over two centuries before it was over-run by the anglo-saxons from the eastoxfam books & music salisbury the county of somerset cannot lay claim to have been an anglo-saxon kingdom like kent or sussex, but nevertheless it has a history as a distinct region which can be traced to the seventh century and there are hints of an earlier entity in the post-roman periodthe westward expansion of the anglo-saxons of hampshire and wiltshire was a step in the formation of wessex, both as a kingdom and as a self-conscious societyin return the church prospered as a major economic and cultural force in the landscapeon the edge of the highland zone, with its diverse topography, newly conquered somerset provided the early anglo-saxon kings and aristocracy with a rich prize, which they were quick to exploitthis book traces the way in which the king and his warrior followers shaped the countryside to meet the particular needs of a society which was still in the process of formation when it created somersetinstead the shire came to feel the influence of gaul and ireland through its ecclesiastical links and also through the vikings, who had a commercial side to their contacts with western britainthe influence of the church on this society was profound, successfully replacing the gods of the romano-british world with the faith which now dominated the eastern empire and the barbarian successor states of the western empireevidence of christianity in post-roman somerset is strongas new condition, appears unreadit is at some of its church sites that we should look for the continuity between the post-roman and the anglo-saxon worldsthe enthusiastic acceptance of christianity by the anglo-saxons was closely bound up with the emergence of their petty kingdoms and the ideological support offered by the church underpinned much of the new structures of their societythe book also examines the response to the challenge presented by the attacks of the vikings and traces the impact of the new technologies introduced into agriculture which underpinned a profound change in the structure of society at all levels and provided the economic impetus for a growth in population and the final shaping of the landscape we see todaysomerset provides good evidence of long-term monastic survival from the late post-roman world through to the great rebirth of the tenth centuryalthough profoundly rural and agricultural even somerset felt the impact of trade with the outside world, though a connection with distant parts of the mediterranean did not last longsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Naipaul returned to india, the country his ancestors had left one hundred years earlierout of that journey he produced this concise masterpiece: a vibrant, defiantly unsentimental portrait of a society traumatised by centuries of foreign conquest and immured in a mythic vision of its pastdrawing on novels, news reports, political memoirs, and his own encounters with ordinary indians: from a supercilious prince to an engineer constructing housing for bombay's homeless, naipaul captures a vast, mysterious, and agonised continent inaccessible to foreigners and barely visible to its own peoplein , at the height of indira gandhi's emergency, vhe sees both the burgeoning space program and the volunteers chanting mantras to purify a defiled temple; the feudal village autocrat and the naxalite revolutionaries who combined maoist rhetoric with ritual murderrelentless in its vision, thrilling in the keenness of its prose, india: a wounded civilization is a work of astonishing insight and candoursee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Based upon earlier observations made by alexander turyn in the byzantine manuscript tradition of the tragedies of euripides, the text contains rigorous analysis of the euripidean manuscripts together with images from themoxfam books & music crouch end originally published in , this book is concerned with the process through which the plays of euripides were transmitted across seventeen centuries and finally copied into late byzantine manuscriptsthis is a highly informative book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in euripides and manuscript historysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Today, verdi scholars build their work on a vast foundation of earlier researchoxfam bookshop wallingford the works of no great composer between the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries have undergone a more spectacular reassessment than those of giuseppe verdihis death brought a crowd of several hundred thousand people to mourn not only the passing of a great artist but also a beloved national heroit is primarily for these researchers that this volume is intended, although it is hoped that specialists will also find it to be usefulthis verdi biography is dealt with as a simple story to be read in one go - in which thoughts concerning personal and professional events in his life flow in simplicity, while continuing to respect the importance of chronological orderit is not surprising that a figure such as verdi should have inspired an enormous amount of books, articles, essays, and critical evaluationits purpose is to index and describe some of the most significant studies about the composer and his music, presenting enough material - in a sort of stream of consciousness, using annotations that readers may survey the myriad directions verdi research has gone, ascertain the relevance of individual items to their individual interests, and easily pursue significant patterns and threads in which they are interestedfor those who have not spent years with verdi literature or who may just be starting to explore some aspect of the giant's life and works, this foundation may seem daunting indeedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Bibliographical info and an indexfifteenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppvery nice set of 4 volumes (complete set) on old books of architecture from the mark jvolume iii: susan higman (edeach volume is a clothbound hardcover with dustjacket and b/w illsmall tear in front cover of dust jacket; sun wear on spine of dust jacketsun wear on spine of dust jacketvolume ii: susan higman (edvolume iv: frances kianka (editalian and spanish booksseventeenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppsixteenth to early nineteenth centuries, new york ppmillard architectural collectionnorthern european booksmillard architectural collection in the national gallery of art, washingtonvolume i: dora wiebenson, the mark jare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisixteenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Hardcover, linen, dust jacket - richly illustrated, notes/bibliography, photo and facsimile section, with an overview of four centuries of amsterdam canals in vision: facades, interiors and life on the canalsabout part of the amsterdam herengracht, called ‘de gouden bocht’, in which the canal palaces were carefully inventoried in terms of architecture and art history, and three centuries of history about power, art and life culture were brought together - 24 x 31 cmglossary on the dust jacket - 31 x 27 cmhardcover, cardboard, ribbon marker(onvergelijckelijcke pronck van de werelt) - the hague, stichting itarr, cawith the collaboration of eighteen authors, richly illustrated in colour, bibliography, index, noteseight hundred canal gardens within the canal areawillemien dijkshoorn, erik de jong, lodewijk odé, edmilko den leeuw, martin pruijs, edvan singel tot singelgracht - 304 ppprinsengracht - 285 ppall guides in hardcover, linen, dust jacket - richly illustrated (drawings, sketches, photos, ground plans), list of sourcesherengracht - 232 ppkeizersgracht - 300 ppamsterdamse grachtentuinen - zwolle, waanders, - four volumes, complete series: 1paul spies, compilation - het grachtenboek - the hague, amsterdam, sdu/ d'arts, ppde gouden bocht van amsterdamare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikian inventory of approxplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Lot contain: th anniversary of the warsaw uprising x 2 - slaskie voivodship - pomorskie voivodship - mazowieckie voivodship : - historical cities in poland - kolobrzeg x 2 - historical cities in poland - cieszyn - polish painters of the turn of 19th and 20th centuries:tadeusz makowski () x2 - konstanty ildefons galczynski () - the 100th anniversary of the birth - 60th anniversary of the ending of world war two - history of the polish zloty: sailing vessel - 2 zloty and 5 zloty of issue x 2 - an international exhibition expo japan th anniversary of june '76 - the centenary of the warsaw school of economics th anniversary of karol szymanowski's birth () - polish painters of the turn of 19th & 20th centuries: leon wyczólkowski () - historical cities in poland - swidnica x 2 - historical cities in poland - przemysl : - xxixth olimpic games - beijing x 2 - 65th anniversary of warsaw ghetto uprising : - historical cities in poland - czestochowa - history of polish popular music: czeslaw niemen : - cities in poland – old town in warsaw : - history of the polish cavalry – uhlan of the second republic of poland : - polish olympic team – london : - centenary of the polish theatre in warsaw x 3 - polish ships – gdynia missile boat x 2 read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilot - 35 commemorative nordic gold 2 zlotych coins from polanduncirculated in acrylic protective holdersplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam bookshop coventry anyone alive in the 18th century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centuriesthe quest for a solution had occupied scientists, and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in , england's parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom to anyone whose method or device proved successfulread by david rintoulin stark contrast, one man, john harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution - a clock that would keep precise time at sea, something no clock had been able to do on landsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe scientific establishment throughout europe had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answerthis work tells the story of this epic scientific quest, and of harrison's 40-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometerlacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of landit also provides a brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmakingrunning time approximately 3 hours
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Mutual hostility inspired centuries of attacks, counter-attacks and wall-building, until the northward spread of china in the 20th century made the wall redundanthe covers two millennia of history, from the countrys first unification to the present day, when the great wall, built and rebuilt over centuries of war, has become a symbol of tranquillityfor years, the wall marked the border between china and nomadic peoples to the north and westit is too big, too varied, too complex to be captured by a few images or a day-tripestimates of its length vary from to milesmyths surround iteven its name is deceptive it is not an it, a single entity, but many walls (hence the uncertain length), built at different timesmillions every year climb the line of stone snaking over mountainswe all feel we know the wallthe many walls are united by two ideas self-protection and unity which go back to the first emperor, who founded the nation in 221 bche is the first writer to describe two unknown walls in mongoliafor this riveting account, john man travelled the wall from the far western deserts to the pacific, exploring the grandest sections and many wild onesoxfam bookshop cheltenham chinas great wall north of beijing is one of the worlds most famous sightsmany believe that the stone barrier marches across all china, that it has been in existence for over years, and that it is the only man-made structure visible from the moonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein fact, most of it is made of earth, and much of it is not there at allbut we are wrongit cannot even be seen from earth orbit, let alone the moonyet behind the confusion are great simplicities
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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 alchemy see oxfam website for delivery information read morepresents 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 periodrepresents a broad range of approaches from the seminal to the innovative
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With the passion of a birdwatcher and hoarder of words, gibson has spent fifteen years collecting the literary and artistic forms our affinity for birds has taken over the centuriesgorgeously illustrated, woven from centuries of human response to the delights of the feathered tribes, the bedside book of birds is for anyone who is aware of birds, and for everyone who is intrigued by the artistic forms that humanity has created to represent its souloxfam bookshop knutsford in this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher graeme gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birdsbirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirationsnor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwinbirds appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and tbirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezhe went into the garden to listen more closely, and when he returned, after what he thought were only a few minutes, he discovered that a century had gone by, that his fellow monks were dead and his ink had turned to dustsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselfwhether as the christian dove, or quetzalcoatl the aztec plumed serpent or in plato s vision of the human soul growing wings and feathers, religion and philosophy have looked to birds as representatives of our better selves that part of us not bound to the earththe song of the bird had given him a taste of paradise, where an instant is as a hundred years of earthly timethey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedas divine messengers, symbols of our yearning for the heavens, or avatars of glorious song and colour, they have stirred our imaginations from the moment we first looked into the skyfrom the book: "stevenson remembered the story of a monk who had been distracted from his copy-work by the song of a bird
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Anyone alive in the 18th century would have known that 'the longitude problem' was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centuriesthe quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in , parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom (gbp) to anyone whose method or device proved successfulin stark contrast, one man, john harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solutionthe scientific establishment throughout europe - from galileo to sir isaac newton - had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answerdust jacket unmarked see oxfam website for delivery information read morethousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolutionexcellent condition for its age, with little signs of usetext block cleanoxfam bookshop newport the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude, and the unlikely triumph of an english geniusno highlighting or other notesfull of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, longitude is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmakinglacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land
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With us being an online retailer of games & movies some stock levels arrive at our department earlier than expected giving us the power for earlier or day release of contentcall of duty: mw2r is set to be released april 30thhi thank you for visiting our sales pageto purchase simply visit paypalwe deliver physical copies of content rather than downloadableme/comer317 providing delivery address & contact number for us to reach youkind regards & thank you for your customall questions can be answered with the email or phone number provided
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A really delightful hand painted jug, or earlier, pink and gold and cream, would look lovely filled with milk on the breakfast table or with spring flowers; a gentle touch of an earlier erasadly there is a small chip on the rim and some discolouration on the interior due to ageing, but it is a beautiful piece
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With this release, vince clarke and andy bell move away from the strictly-synthesized hi-nrg dance-pop of their earlier albums, adding horns and gospel-tinged backing vocals for a more soulful, organic sound, while maintaining the disco vitality of earlier albums like wonderland or the circus
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Royal doulton made balloon seller figures many years ago, this is a plate of the balloon seller with full stamp in ex/cond appox 10" dia, very rare these days but highly collectable to go with the figurines, there are four in the series to collect made appox , the figures are made a lot earlierwe are also selling the figurines in all colours and sizes all ladies with pretty dresses,plus the ballon seller collection - balloon man £100, x1 mine, or my mam's figures all to match balloon man at £, biddy,£, old balloon seller £, silks & ribbons £, the balloon seller lady figure £, all have hn numbers, full stamps, ex/cond, made in the uk appox 's or earlier, welcome to view, selling cheap due to house move thanks read morethis item along with the figures were made in the uk, unlike some of the new smaller figures which are made abroad and those ones are not worth as much
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If my new hutches arrive earlier then these can be collected earlierdue to the covid there will be no viewings,they will be stored in the garage ready to be collectedboth have been kept indoors and never been outside so not at all weatheredvery small rabbit etci can take a non refundable deposit if required read morethey are a bargain and would prefer them to go together if not they will be sold separatelythese will be ready for collection in 2 wks time as i'm having to have new hutches made as nowhere has the size i want due to covid and suppliers not having any stockthey are amazing hutches and are selling for from home and roostplease note these will be ready in 2 wks time and are collection onlyi've been using them while my animals have been very smallthese are amazing hutches and are ideal for guinea pigsone of them is like brand new as it's only been used for a few wks, the other one has chew marks on the inside down the corners which doesn't affect the use at alli have 2 stackable hutches for sale,these are 3ft
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This book appeared earlier under the title “la methode du blason”in the preface he complains that this earlier work has been plagiarised and that these unauthorised reprints are so full of errors that he decided to make a new editionbeautifully stamped spine with letter piececollation: () ppabout 600 coats of arms of the noble families of france are depicted on the engraved plates, so it is a very valuable reference workcondition: leather binding in very good conditionthe title engraving is missing and 1 of the coats of arms is cut from the engraving, but with several engravings in the text and 32 copper engravings with (mainly) coats of arms (usually 20 coats of arms per engraving)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis new book is a true encyclopaedia of the science of heraldry; all relevant expressions are shown and explained in the form of a dictionaryin this book he explores a topic that is closely related to the art of emblems; coats of arms and the rules of heraldic design¶ the jesuit scholar menestrier (), professor of rhetoric in lyon, wrote several theoretical works about emblems, hieroglyphics, handles, etcweak in the hinges, front endpaper loose from board, binding threads a bit weakplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe had previously written about heraldry in “abrégé méthodique des principes héraldiques”
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