Eight centuries of manuscript illumination
List eight centuries of manuscript illumination
-
eight centuries of manuscript illumination, itemsa selection of manuscripts and miniatures, itemscollecting miniatures, itemsa selection of miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, early printed books, items passion of collecting, itemsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store3 books on early illuminated manuscripts thomasall in good conditionwillem vrelant un aspect de l'enluminure dans les pays-bas méridionaux sous le mécenat des ducs de bourgogne: philippe le bon et charles le téméraire, brepolla bibliothèque royal de blois, parisplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitegirart de roussillon ou l'épopée de bourgogne, paris& lafitte, m-p, des livres et des roisfaith and knowledge, items“item a guillaume wyelant aussi enlumineur”jörn günther, 6 sales cataloguesevery item illustratedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablele manuscrit de vienne, codexsoftcover cm, approx
38 €
-
Oxfam bookshop sevenoaks 'the tres riches heures' is the most luxurious and most famous examples of manuscript illumination in late medieval europeoriginally published by georges braziller in , this is the wellfleet press editionclipped, mildly rubbed dust jacket which is faded to spine and has a small tear and scuffing to edgeswith preface by millard meiss and introduction and commentaries on the plates by jean longnon and raymond cazellesthis volume contains reproductions of each of the miniatures in full colour and to scale (139 plates)see oxfam website for delivery information read morecommissioned by jean de berry in the early years of the 15th century, this masterpiece was executed by the three limbourg brothers, the greatest miniaturists of the timein very good used condition, pages bright and clean, bound in red cloth with gold lettering with very minor shelf wear
20 €
-
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 otherdust jacket shows some minor shelf wearour understanding of change will never be the same again, and the lessons we learn along the way are profound ones for us allit 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 black cloth boards are in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are two sections of colour illustrationsthe pages are tightoxfam bookshop bath a hardback in good conditionhere 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 perspectivewe 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 scalethe pages show some signs of use and a small 1-2cm stain on the first few pages
14 €
-
In centuries of darkness, a group of archaeologists presents a controversial challenge to this claimdeciphering 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 historythe dates for the near east and mediterranean are derived from the highly regarded chronology of ancient egyptpeter james and his team ask whether those dates might have been miscalculatedin this intricate piece of scholarly detective work, the authors propose a pioneering theorysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 bcas 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 world" their discoveries lead to a questioning of the so-called dark age and the purposes which belief in it has served
10 €
-
Five centuries of versethe essential book of poetryi accept paypalcan be posted by arrangementexcellent conditionany questions, please feel free to contact me
7 €
-
5 centuries of tileeverything is on displayregistered shipping via cttmotifs i to xviwith stampplease see the photos for an accurate impression
66 €
-
Double row of eight pairs of nickel jingles
19 €
-
Phase eight mother of the bride or groom outfit, size 18it was purchased for our son’s wedding which was one of the 1st to be cancelled at the start of the pandemic, so has never been wornit still has some of the tags onoriginal cost of the dress - £150, and the jacket £110it has been stored in a wardrobe and covered up to prevent any damagethis is a navy dress with prose gold decoration on the dress
200 €
-
Phase eight mother of bride complete outfit size 10 dress and jackethat shoes size 5 clutch bag cream and brown very good condition only worn once for sons wedding
120 €
-
Hakkenden - eight dogs of the east: season 1 (blu-ray) *brand new & sealed*
23 €
-
Sitting at a table in maxwell's office with pages of manuscript scattered before them or galleys with dozens of queries - some helpful, some exasperating - from the proofreader, the two men would work their way deeper and deeper into the materialmaxwell finds himself in despair over the novel he has been working on for eight years, and it is o'connor who comes to the rescue by reading the various drafts, alternative versions, false starts, dead ends, and by his enthusiasm and concern restores maxwell's confidenceas the professional relationship turns into a profound friendship, domestic details of their respective households begin to creep into the correspondence and are both vivid and amusingthe excitement of cutting this and restoring that, of correcting correctionssome light stains to dust jacket and fore-edge and former owner's name written to title pagein fair conditionthough in fact he didopposed to this belief in spontaneity and the importance of form over finicky detail was the new yorker's insistence that a given piece of writing be as nearly perfect as humanly possible, down to the last semicolon and commain this book there are intimate telegrams, delighted letters of acceptance, announcements of checks sent to o'connor's literary agent (like robert louis stevenson, o'connor suffered from the delusion that he was being overpaid)see oxfam website for delivery information read morei don't give a hoot what the writing's like"oxfam bookshop birmingham in an interview in the paris review, o'connor was asked the question "how do you start a story?" and his answer was "get black on white, used to be maupassant's advice - that's what i always doa good reading copyproblems of clarity arise - of what will fly in ireland but not in americahalfway through their correspondence, in , the tables are turned
14 €
-
Illuminated manuscript on parchment, xv century ( circa), written most likely in a scriptorium in central-northern francetext in latin and sometimes in french, liturgical manuscript in elegant gothich-batarde style, a classic of the xv centuryas one can see, i used a chiaroscuro technique for the preparation of the photos, to try to make the audience understand and above all see the absolute homogeneous brilliance / shine that is present in the gold used to illuminate this type of manuscriptthis handwritten parchment is in rather good condition, considering its nearly 600 years of agehowever, there might be some slight signs of ageing or marginal dirt that do not damage anything at allour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehandwritten text on one column of 16 lines with the use of a pale dark brown ink and annotated with pale red inkplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetotal size of the handwritten parchment: 11are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesize of the handwritten part: 6 x 4
61 €
-
Oxfam bookshop victoria the rough guide to classical music is a unique handbook, spanning eight centuries of music from medieval masses to works by contemporaries such as judith weir and michael torkeboth a buyer's guide and a who's who, it features concise biographical sketches of some 160 composers, explaining their social and musical contexts; more than 150 illustrations, including some rarely seen archive photos; revealing summaries of the major compositions in all genres, from solo flute pieces to operas with casts of hundreds; and incisive reviews of hundreds of cds, selecting both the best of the latest recordings and the pick of the classic reissues see oxfam website for delivery information read more
5 €
-
Just plant the light fixture and turn it on for up to eight hours of vibrant illuminationthe led is designed to last for hours of use- which ensures you'll call it a night before your garden sun solar lilies flower light doesperfect for decorate your garden- balcony- lawn etc
6 €
-
Just plant the light fixture and turn it on for up to eight hours of vibrant illuminationwith its full spectrum of colors and long-life, solar-powered battery, the lilies solar light will illuminate your partiesthe lighted globe is designed with abs material
13 €
-
5 inches material paper the origin of manuscript was buy in spain read more5 pulgadas material paper manuscript document purchase sale of a slave (woman) from cuba, size 12x8manuscript - document purchase sale of a slave (woman) from cuba - documento manuscrito compra venta de una esclava de cuba, tamaño 12x8our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease 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 catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
24 €
-
Instead a solar panel charges the fairy lights aaa rechargeable battery (included) during the day, for up to eight hours of magical illumination at nightinstallation is simplicity itself because there's no wiring or mains power requiredit's easy with these strings of brilliant led outdoor fairy lightsturn your garden, driveway, patio or porch into a fantasy fairyland with no operating costsswitching on and off automatically at dusk and dawn, or manually via the over-ride control, our solar fairy lights are available in strings of 50 or 100 leds in pure white or multi-coloured (red, green, blue) in lengths, 6the icicle led lights feature 200 white leds over 10m with a 5m lead
8 €
-
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 soulthey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedoxfam 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 birdsnor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwinbirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezfrom the book: "stevenson remembered the story of a monk who had been distracted from his copy-work by the song of a birdas 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 skywhether 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 timewas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselfsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebirds appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and tbirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirationshe 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 dust
49 €
-
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
15 €
-
Concord lighting track & eight spotlightsoffers vintage concord lighting track (2 m) with eight spotlights of different typesoffers read more4 crown bulb, 2 mini-spot, 1 spot, 1 halogen gu11(?)
60 €
-
Dimensions and weights of the eight rolls of foam: * two at 8m x 1m x 25mm thick (34 kg each) * two at 7this foam flooring was used eight times in january as part of the dome club experience at the custard factory (birmingham) and then three more times at the q club (birmingham) in july6 kg each) * two at 5m x 1m x 25mm thick (21since then the rolls have been in climate-controlled storage and are as good as new3 kg each) total = 230 kg manufactured by rh nuttal (birmingham) in december at a cost of ÂŁ5m x 1m x 25mm thick (27collection only from smoke-free home located at bs5find out more about ultra-durable, lightweight epdm foam from their website9 kg each) * two at 6originally manufactured to serve as soft foam flooring for a 7m inflatable planetarium5m x 1m x 25mm thick (31selling at ÂŁ but open to offersviewings welcome
1120 €
-
The wisdom in this book is deep and real, and is borne of centuries of suffering endured, faced, understood and overcomeedmunds whether you are a person of faith or not, there are always times in every human life when we need to find comfort, to sustain us through times of anxiety, disappointment or pain, times of loss or bereavementthemes included are illness, ageing, patience, loss, memory, grief, faith, immortality and much moresee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis anthology presents a wide selection of poems, psalms and meditations from all periods of the jewish past and the present day that will provide food for thought, and words of comfort at difficult times of lifethroughout the millennia of jewish history, from the hebrew bible to modern times, jewish sages have written and spoken words of encouragement, reassurance and hopeoxfam books & music bury st
12 €
-
Hailed by samuel johnson as "a performance which no age or nation could hope to equal," this is a classic text that has moulded centuries of british and american culture through its beautiful and timeless poetryoxfam bookshop victoria this book contains alexander pope's seminal interpretation of the original homeric poem, published serially from tohe is also the third-most quoted writer in 'the oxford dictionary of quotations' after shakespeare and tennysonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis edition provides a perfect rendering of this fine english verse which captures wonderfully the song of homer - a must-read for absolutely everyonemany vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality editionit comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the authoralexander pope (), was an english poet most renowned for his satirical verse and for the writing of this book
49 €
-
Oxfam bookshop hove very light wear to dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreroyal ascot is a unique occasion in the british social season and arguably the last where formal day dress is still requiredascot is attended by royals, movie stars, the international jet set, the british establishment and also every strata in society, all united in their mission to dress their best for an occasion led by the presence of hm the queenfashion at royal ascot is a breathtaking sweep through the history of international fashion seen through the prism of this unique occasionjames sherwood, who is not only the bbcs royal ascot fashion commentator but will also be acting as the fashion commentator for the royal wedding in april , has written the text, which is arranged chronologically in five chapters interspersed with twelve photo-essays
34 €
-
eight quality rolls of protec duct tape for use in home improvement or at worknormally ÂŁ5 a roll, a bargain at ÂŁ5 for the lot! read more
5 €
-
Two centuries of authentic true crime,presented in a year by year formatlarge hardback book
2 €
-
Oxfam bookshop cheltenham this book is a guide to over 140 remarkable and curious sights to be found in the greater manchester area spanning centuries of history from roman times right up to the present dayover 150 illustrations are included, together with location and access details"curiosities of greater manchester" features hidden gems, unusual little buildings, natural features and places which have earned themselves an interesting or mysterious reputationamong the peculiarities featured are a church clock that strikes thirteen, the least interesting roman remains in britain, a sow's gravestone, a 'lucky' post-box, the world's widest bridge, a glacial boulder, a chinese arch and a movarian settlementsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is sure to make fascinating reading for residents and visitors alike
3 €
-
Phase eight mother of the bride pink & navy size 18 wedding outfitworn once read moreincludes: navy hat, 2 piece lined dress & jacket & matching pink bag
125 €
-
Stunning phase eight mother of the bride dresslooks amazing on with the beautiful detailing on the dress
150 €
-
Gorgeous size 16 phase eight dress and jacketin pristine condition from a smoke and pet free homethe dress has not been worn the jacket was tried on once
70 €