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• "Shakespeare" Identified in Edward De Vere, The Seventeenth

  

  "shakespeare" identified in edward de vere, the seventeenth earl of oxford joriginator of the oxfordian theory, j  condition: overall condition good, tight binding, all pages clean and intact with no notes or markings466 pp, softcover with frontispiece and blank pages at the beginning of the book bearing portrait of edward de vere reproduced in black and white and university of california ex libris stampsthomas looney argues his case with a wealth of historical detail in a book that will be of interest to shakespearian scholars and historians alikesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, pages are somewhat yellowed and corners of cover curledthis is a  print-on-demand edition, hence some pages are marred by black ink marks and the title on the front cover is slightly blurredthomas looney culturally important work examining the contention that shakespeare's plays and poems were written by edward de vere

  (England)

  9 €

• The Scientific Revolution: The Essential Readings

  

  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 alchemypresents work by scholars who have been at the forefront of reinterpreting the scientific revolution great condition copy of a excellent book for students and historians of the period  see oxfam website for delivery information read morerepresents a broad range of approaches from the seminal to the innovative

  14 €

• Books - craftsmanship literature (2) - The piece of

  

  Part two includes: - "the period of the seventeenth (xvii), eighteenth (xviii) and nineteenth (xix) century" and also 317 pages and contains 108 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitwo specialist books on french furniture in two parts written in the french language by alfred champeaux curator of the library of the association of decorative arts in parisour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepart one describes: - "the period of the antiques, the middle ages and the renaissance" - 317 pages and contains 75 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printa study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis edition is from

  58 €

• Antique Saddle Back Coping Stone

  

  Age: seventeenth to eighteenth centuryapproximately: 20 feet, 13 inches wide york sandstoneyou are extremely welcome to come and have a good look

  400 €

• Twenty-four italian Songs and Arias

  

  Oxfam bookshop tavistock twenty-four italian songs and arias of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries arranged for the medium high voice and pianosee oxfam website for delivery information read morecover and pages clean and tightly boundschirmer's library of musical classics volumeslight damage from label at top right corner of cover and very slight marking on back cover very good condition

  6 €

• Gregorio Leti - Teatro Belgico, o vero ritratti historici

  

  Volumes 1 and 2 of this famous book about the history of the dutch republic in the seventeenth centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisome pages are loose or cutour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesieges, battles, maps and plans are missing, which means that some pages of text are also missingincluding 55 other engravings and etchings of costumes, portraits, nobles, princes, queens and emperorsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetwo title pages and one engraved title page, also with a full-page portrait of the author leti ()catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableespecially in the second part, quires are sometimes tanned

  84 €

• Manuscript; Miscellanea made up with several law and

  

  Such decorations are characterised by a rather naive hatching and almost never have the expertise of a proven artist; however, the unknown draughtsman (if it was only one) strives to vary the compositional schemes and shows an uncommon imagination: he associates elements with volutes of still seventeenth century taste with almost rocaille motifs, grotesque masks with animals existing in nature (such as owls, mice and rabbits), fearful or ridiculous invented monsters with weaves of branches, roots and leavesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia theological treatise on the spirit, which also dwells on angels) and an institutio moralisin excellent condition; limited retouches to the binding; slightly browned interiorconsidering the content of the pages, it is not unlikely that the volume contains study texts in use at a monastery or conventour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storered sprayed edgesthe rare and interesting volume includes various writings of philosophy and theology302 sheets handwritten in pen in italics with texts in latincoeval full brown spotted leather bindingother than arguments of logic and metaphysics, the codex includes a compendium pneumatice (ithe main reason for interest of the book lies, perhaps, in the rich ornamentation, with a pleasant and whimsical effectplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetwo small loose sheets: one, made in pencil, pen and brown ink and left unfinished, it bears the drawing of a rustic portal with telamons; the second has a pen drawing with watercolouring delineated on one side, which depicts a noble coat of arms within a baroque frame: truncated, in the upper section of a tower (or door?) with three battlements, in the lower one a six-point star; the shield is surmounted by a helmet facing left; the loose sheet with the coat of arms bears, on the back, a printed text (datable around the xviii century) which refers to a "congregation" of rivoli (city now in the province of turin)96 watercolour drawings, made on full page in pen, brush, ink and brown watercolour: 95 are large elements framing the titles of the treatises included in the codex and the chapters that make up the treatises; another full-page drawing is a schematic depiction of a philosophical reasoning, enriched with plant ornaments and a half human figuresome ornate initials; beautiful tailpieces drawn in pen with friezes, natural and landscape elementscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablespine with five raised bands; fillet pane with central fleuron and dotted friezes on the inner corners, all printed in gold

  427 €

• Figurine(s) ( silver - Italy - Second half 20th

  

  Two (2) figurines in seventeenth century clothes dimensions: height 12are 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 storein good condition, no shortcomings5 cm total weight 686 grams silver fineness hallmark 800 in a circle and silversmith’s hallmark 23 alplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteboth need to be cleanedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableall solid silver

  284 €

• Susan Higman (ed.) - The Mark J. Millard Architectural

  

  seventeenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppmillard architectural collectionsixteenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppvolume iii: susan higman (edour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeeach volume is a clothbound hardcover with dustjacket and b/w illnorthern european bookscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolume iv: frances kianka (edvery nice set of 4 volumes (complete set) on old books of architecture from the mark jsun wear on spine of dust jacketbibliographical info and an indexsixteenth to early nineteenth centuries, new york ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteitalian and spanish booksvolume ii: susan higman (edfifteenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimillard architectural collection in the national gallery of art, washingtonsmall tear in front cover of dust jacket; sun wear on spine of dust jacketvolume i: dora wiebenson, the mark j

  120 €

• Kornelis Zweerts - Zede- en Zinnebeelden over Koning Davids

  

  The bible texts all seem to be from the dutch authorised version from the seventeenth centurylater leather binding - [xxxii]301 ppberge, delin: et schulp;” the book starts with a dedication to kornelis kalkoen (), schepen of amsterdamfor instance, the vierde harpzang (pon one page is a quote from both the old and new testament and from the apocryphaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein addition to ‘davids harpzangen’ he also has many other publications to his name, such as: jacoba van beijeren, erfgravin van holland (); apollo en dafne (); tafereel der deugden en ondeugden () en boertige en ernstige minnezangen inrare collection of 18th-century emblemsthe chosen verses and images will sometimes still be very recognisable today, as with the seventh harp song: “hy valt in den kuil voor anderen gegraeven” (see photos)) below the quote from psalms is an explanation of the image with a concluding observation in capitalsschorsch”, a collector of emblem booksthe frontispiece is by pieter van den berge, signed at the bottom with “pthere are, however, small errors in the exact reference to the psalmsthe binding is not so goodclean, solid and crisp and with gilt edgeson the opposite page is a print with a quote from the psalms on which the image is baseddied in maarssen 23 march, buried in amsterdam in the nieuwe kerk 29 march , was a poet, playwright and publishereach of the 150 contributions occupies two pageson the blank page of the marbled front endpaper is, in pencil, a phrase from the song of solomon (6:10) written in english: “who is she who looks forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun” (see pictures)(by the way: many psalms are said to have been written by king davidthe edition has two variant title pages; one (like this copy) with and the other without mention of ‘second edition’the spine is in fine condition with beautiful motifs and the titlecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehis bookseller's address was ‘op de cingel bij de appelmarkt’; in he lived on 't water for a short time11) is accompanied by a text that says verse 9, but this is actually verse 6 in the dutch translation” (see photos) sweerts (cornelis of kornelis), later written as zweerts, which spelling has been preserved by his descendants, born in amsterdam 20 febgedicht en zamengestelt door kornelis zweerts met hondert en vyftig printverbeeldingen versiertin the last twenty pages there is a spot at the bottom right (see pictures) the book consists of 150 contemplations and as many copper engravingsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitet'amsterdam, by jacob ter beek, boekverkooper bezyden de beurs, in de gekroonde bybel[iii] - cm this is the second edition of a beautiful collection of emblems from the end of the golden age(2) followed by a message to the reader (11) and seven poems (by aare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwijnman (): nieuw nederlandsch biografisch woordenboekrotgans, among others) written in response to this bookkornelis zweerts - zede- en zinnebeelden over koning davids harpzangen: nevens daar op toegepaste zielzuchten(11) an additional illustrated title page with a print, also by pieter van den berge (signed with “pbelow this quote, a contemplation is included under the title “zielzucht”the binding is from a slightly later time, late 18th / early 19th century, just like the marbled endpaperson the inside is an ex-libris including coat of arms, “bibliotheque itwede druk naukeurig door hem zelf nagezien en verterthowever, the front cover is loosening and the back cover is missinghe was a son of hieronymus sweerts and on 10 january he became a member of the amsterdam bookseller's guild”) condition: the bookblock is in excellent conditionat the end of the book there is a 3-page overview in which the back list of the printer is shown: “register van boeken die by jacob ter beek gedrukt of te bekomen zyn, beneffens veele andere

  81 €

• The Protestant Tradition: An Essay in Interpretation

  

  The sectarian movement was steadily gaining strength in england in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; dr whale examines its teachings and tells of its later developmentsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter him calvin, with his remorseless logic, may seem an unsympathetic figure; but here he is shown in his proper light as the great statesman and doctrinarian of the young churchhe speaks with conviction and vigour about issues including religious tolerance and intolerance and the conflict between church and state; he closes with a plea for unity the churchoxfam bookshop carlisle first published in , this book was intended to offer a new interpretation of early protestantism and, against this background, a searching treatment of modern religious issuessome page edge and board wear, jacket is cutthe protestant tradition stems mainly from luther, calvin, and the sectariansluther was the revolutionary genius; because of his acute sense of paradox his teaching is difficult to understand, but dr whale's summing-up makes it a good deal easier

  9 €

• Eighteenth-century French porcelain

  

  Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the ashmolean museum's collection of french porcelain is remarkable both for several individual pieces from famous collections, and also for the way in which it demonstrates the development in porcelain in france from the late seventeenth century onwardssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreaileen dawson is a curator in the department of medieval and later antiquities at the british museumthis book illustrates and discusses in detail over fifty of the most attractive, rare and important pieces in the collection, from eight known factories, including vincennes/sévres, stcloud, chantilly, mennecy and villeroy

  3 €

• The atlas of disease

  

  In the atlas of disease, sandra hempel reveals how maps have uncovered insightful information about the history of disease, from the seventeenth century plague maps that revealed the radical idea that diseases might be carried and spread by humans, to cholera maps in the s showing the disease was carried by water, right up to the aids epidemic in the s and the recent devastating ebola outbreakthese discoveries have changed the course of history, affected human evolution, stimulated advances in medicine and saved countless livessee oxfam website for delivery information read more  diseases covered: airborne: diphtheria; influenza; leprosy; measles; scarlet fever; sars; smallpox; tuberculosis (tb) waterborne: cholera; dysentery; typhoid insects and animals: malaria; plague; typhus; yellow fever; zika human to human: polio; ebola; hiv and aids; syphilis   crucially, the atlas of disease will also explore how cartographic techniques have been used to combat epidemics by revealing previously hidden patternsoxfam bookshop brighton behind every disease is a story, a complex narrative woven of multiple threads, from the natural history of the disease, to the tale of its discovery and its place in historythe atlas of disease is the first book to tell these stories in a new an innovative way, interweaving new maps with contemporary illustrations to chart some of the world's most deadly pandemics and epidemics

  10 €

• Albert Smith / John Leech (ill) - The Marchioness of

  

  "the marchioness of brinvilliers: the poisoner of the seventeenth century; a romance in old paris" by albert smith and illustrated by john leech london: richard bentley & son, - first thus uk edition - 313p, 20cmx15cm - condition: good, original binding with gilded figure on front board, some wear to boards and spine middle, some soiling on front endpapers, foxing, one plate loose, all 15 leech plates presentare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available

  32 €

• The sixteenth century,

  

  By the early seventeenth century, the london-based english government had developed and extended its effective authority over the north and wales, ireland was subjugated and colonised, the english and scottish crowns unitedyet its authority was not easily enforced beyond the more developed south-east and midlands and it was exercised indirectly in wales and ireland, while scotland was an independent monarchythe established churches of the british isles had broken away from the roman catholic europe and were now national, royal, and protestantsee oxfam website for delivery information read morechapters focus on political history and ideas of the state; the change in religion; britain's overseas role; the economy and society; and the renaissance in cultural life in this perioda little shelf wear to the cover but otherwise in very good conditionin europe, england was a significant trading partner, but its language unknownwith the english bible and shakespeare, english had reached the maturity of a potential world language, while the british peoples stood poised on the edge of a global expansionthe book also includes a detailed chronology, maps, illustrations, and a guide to further reading to provide a full and dynamic picture of this significant era in british historyoxfam books & music beaconsfield this book surveys the transformation of the british isles in the sixteenth centuryat the start of the period, england was an effectively governed monarchy, its government regal but also consensualin this book, a team of leading scholars consider these important transformations in the english monarchical polity, ranging widely to consider relations between the various parts of the isles throughout the sixteenth century

  12 €

• Horses and Saddlery

  

  An account of the animals used by the british and commonwealth armies from the seventeenth century to the present day with a description of their equipmentfirst published , this version reprintedthere is a little foxing to the top edges of the pages but internally the pages are clean and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket and plastic coverotherwise the book is in very good condition with the hard cover showing very little wearfully illustrated with over 100 photographs and diagramsthere is a very small tear to the plastic cover on the spine and there is slight bumping to the top corners and top of the spine of the dust jacket and plastic cover

  15 €

• Historical Anthology of Music Vol 1

  

  Oxfam bookshop skipton draws together a rich variety of music from oriental, medieval and renaissance composers to the beginning of the seventeenth centuryoriginal dustcover, binding tight and pages cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read moresigned 'joyce l collins' by a previous owner

  9 €

• Abraham Bosse () after Claude Vignon () -

  

  A history of french dramatic literature in the seventeenth century ii (johns hopkins, ); rougier, francis lare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigaston, richelieu's desmarets and the century of louis xiv (); lancaster, hour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeintroduced as a slave belonging to ariane, épicharis proves to be the long-lost sister of the hero mélinteplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe book is written in the manner of d’urfe’s more famous astrée, to which it is indebted for themes, narrative techniques, atmosphere, and elements of characterization” (hall, 110)the author jean desmarets de saint-sorlin was a french poet, dramatist, and novelist, who was born and died in parisfrom the work of jean desmarets de saint-sorlin (), l’ariane de monsieur des marets conseiller du roy et controlleur general de l’extraordinaire des guerres de novveav révevë, et avgmentee de plusieurs histoires par l'autheur, et enrichie de plusieurs figuresset amidst nero’s persecution of christians in 1st century rome, two boys from syracus, mélinte and palméde, visit rome where they fall in love with two girls: mélinte with ariane and palméde with her maid épichariscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available“jean desmarets de saint-sorlin” in the catholic encyclopedia iv (new york: robert appleton, )meanwhile mélinte‘s friend palméde proves to be ariane’s lost brother and has, as a result, stature enough to marry épicharis, whom he loves all along

  39 €

• U.K., Great Britain; Moll (Herman) - Great Britain -

  

  Herman moll (c) moll was one of the most important figures in the english map trade in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuriesit seems likely that he came from germany, possibly bremen, and was in london byour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemuch of his career was spent as a jobbing engraver for mapmakers and publishers, particularly in the book trade for people like james knapton, providing the maps for their travel accounts]; and a further five road mapsvery handsomely done too]; an actuall survey of ye road from london to st]; an actuall survey of the road from london to the lands-end [moll later claimed that he was employed by prince rupert to assist themin moll commenced work on his most famous publication, ‘the world described’, a collection of two sheet maps of the world]; an actuall survey of the rod from london to aberistwith (sic, aberystwyth) [it was the availability of an engraver that gave the impetus to so many publishers to commission maps for publications, and may account for some of the success of such publicationsan album of 12 two-page engraved maps delineated in contemporary hand-colouring, comprising: a pocket companion of ye roads, of ye south part of great britain, called england and wales [moll first appears in as an engraver working on moses pitt’s ‘the english atlas’ with sir robert hooke, one of the patrons of the projectcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehis son gilles hendrick obviously predeceased his father, while the surviving daughter, henderina amelia moll, is little more than a name on a willhe worked hard, had a substantial output of cartographic material, as engraver, mapmaker or publisher, such that one might assume that he had assistants or apprentices to help, but there is no evidence of this, and, after his death in , the “moll firm” disappears without traceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehowever, very little is known about his backgroundit was one of the most famous english atlases of the eighteenth century, and long-lived; the atlas was completed in ; the maps, in other hand, were still being advertised for sale in]; a pocket companion of ye roads of ye north part of great britain called scotland [are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki7cm, and with chamfered or canted angles and laid down within a conserving paper frametwentieth-century blue morocco gilt over marbled boards, endpapers marbled en suiteshortly after the pitt atlas project failed, moll tried to establish a business as a mapmaker, or “geographer” as he termed himself, but was unsuccessfuleach map leaf 29]; () an actuall survey of the road from london to bath []; an actuall survey of the north west road from london to holy head &c

  594 €

• The Potter's Field - Cadfael First Edition - Seventeenth

  

  1st page has initials and date of sept 89 in blue inkpublisher: headline book publishingfirst edition with dust jacket in used conditionauthor: ellis peters

  20 €

• Rev Robert Aris Willmott - The Poets of The Nineteenth

  

  "english sacred poetry of the sixteenth seventeenth eighteenth and nineteenth centuries" selected by willmott george routldge, london - new edition - ill by various incl gilbert and engraved by brothers danziel - 419p, 25cmx20cm - condtion: good, gift inscription to ffep, some foxing, complete with all illustrations, housed in mylar coverare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available1 "the poets of the nineteenth century" by rev robert aris willmott george routledge, london - first thus edition - 394p, 20cmx15cm - condition; good, original binding with some wear and rubbing, some page foxing, some scribbling and inscription endpapers

  34 €

• Daniel Gabriel - Voyage du monde de descartes -

  

  The work is a treatise on the theories of the famous french philosopher and scientist of the seventeenth century renèe descartes by a jesuit native of rouena copy in good condition; traces of wear to the binding; a small tear along the vertical folding line on one of the three tipped-in plates depicting the moonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicoeval havana-coloured full leather binding; on the spine, red tag with tile and author at the top, then a lozenge decoration among the friezes, all printed in gold; faded red edgesthe work, of anti-libertine stance, is interesting in particular for the treatment of cartesian theories on emptiness and "heavenly mechanics"text in french; woodcut typographic friezesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe first four parts of the work were first printed in , while the fifth and final part was first printed in the edition under consideration heregabriel daniel was best known as a historian of the kingdom of france, but he also wrote controversial and popular works on descartes and pascalplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein the text, about twenty small woodcut scientific illustrations, some of them with re-use of the same woodcut matrices( numbered pages, including the cover pagetipped-in: a woodcut plate depicting the moon, printed on a folded sheet, repeated three timescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available

  53 €

• Set of three novels by K M Peyton featuring Patrick

  

  The three novels, published by oxford university press, are: pennington's seventeenth summer, published the beethoven medal, published pennington's heir, publishedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop sevenoaks a set of three first edition novels by k m peyton featuring the character patrick penningtonthe volumes are in very good condition, with very good unclipped dust jackets protected by mylar coversthe three novels cover the life and school career of teenager pennington, and are aimed at a 'young adult' readership

  20 €

• Balthasar Bekker - De Betoverde Weereld zynde een grondig

  

  “de betoverde wereld” (the world bewitched) led to one of the most extensive polemics in the second half of the seventeenth centurythe 4 books in 1 volume, each with its own title page, are in excellent conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: very goodhis free interpretation of the bible and his criticism of the authorised version were particularly met with resistance from the established churchour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebekker was a theologian and preacheralso in the following centuries the book continued to attract attentionbekker’s questioning of the devil’s existence was a bridge too far for manyalso, seemingly paranormal events should not be linked to sorcerythis book was very influential in the fight against the belief in sorcery and was translated into german, french and englishplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitenowadays, together with the work of spinoza, the book is considered a representative of the so-called ‘radical enlightenment’, the early dutch forerunner of the enlightenmentthe bookblock is in near mint condition, without notes or tears and virtually without age discolourationaccording to bekker, good or evil spirits (bekker did not deny their existence) did not affect the lives of human beingsin this book bekker disputes the existence of sorcery, magic, possession by the devil and the devil himselfcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein the netherlands, bekker was taken to court by opponents and deposed from the ministry inthis deventer edition is the most complete edition of the “betoverde wereld”parchment with beautiful patina

  173 €

• An American Family

  

  Beginning with the kennans' life of unmitigated poverty in scotland in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, an american family details the kennan family's passage to america and the hardships they faced as early settlers in connecticut and massachusetts, "the epitome of the backcountry family of the most remote northern fringes of new england lifegraceful yet revealing, it is a cherished reminder of three hundred years of a nation's history through the eyes and words of one of america's most remarkable sonssee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow in his late nineties, kennan turns an eye to a matter closer to his heart in an american family: the kennanskennan has forged one of the most illustrious careers in the annals of american letters and politicshis prophetic american diplomacy influenced several generations of cold war policy makers, and sketches from a life, one of the most lyrical accounts of a life in public service ever written, chronicled his extraordinary diplomatic career spanning more than half a centuryembarking on a genealogical journey spanning several decades, he traces the roots of the kennan family back more than five generations, discovering a family history that has all the makings of a classic american story" he adroitly captures life in colonial times and in the period following the revolutionary war, and chronicles the major events of a nation's early history with the rare intimacy of a family member reflecting on his forebearsoxfam shop dumfries accompany george kennan as he explores his family's roots in the american pastfilled with lively and sometimes haunting vignettes collected from archives and libraries across new england, an american family is a fascinating detective story and brings to fruition a family memoir begun by kennan's grandfather nearly a century agoas a consummate statesman and prolific writer, kennan has distinguished himself as one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century

  6 €

• Jacob Jordaens by R-A d'Hulst

  

  Oxfam bookshop preston jacob jordaens (), together with rubens and van dyck, was one of the great flemish baroque masters of the seventeenth centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis entire working life was spent in the bourgeouisie, he was a popular and successful artist, his commissions ranging from altarpieces to tapestry design, and from portraits to allegorical ceiling-piecesbut unlike rubens and van dyck, jordaens was not a court painter, nor was he a member of the aristocracy or intellectual elitethis monograph includes a fully-documented account of the artist's life and the stylistic and thematic development of his work as a painter and a draughtsmanlarge coffee-table book presented in a cardboard slipcase

  19 €

• Precious and Grace

  

  Oxfam bookshop brigg the seventeenth book in the beloved noprecious ramotswe and grace makutsi's friendship is tested by a curious case: a client who left botswana thirty years ago and remembers little of her past1 ladies' detective agency series the one with the woman who lost her pastcan mma ramotswe and mma makutsi move beyond their differing views to solve the case and bring harmony to the agency? see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe quest for the truth takes the detectives in very different directions - but what if they are both wrong? meanwhile, fanwell adopts a stray dog, mr polopetsi becomes entangled in a tricky business deal and violet sephotho could be running for a prestigious award

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• National prayers

  

  It also shows how special worship became a recurrent focus and expression of religion and political contention during the seventeenth centurythey had considerable religious, ecclesiastical, political, ideological, moral and social significance, and they produced important texts: proclamations, council orders, addresses and - in england, wales and ireland - prayers or complete liturgies which for specified periods supplemented or replaced the services in the book of common prayerit contains texts and commentaries which reveal the origins of special occasions of national worship during the reformation in both england and scotland, the development of fast days and wartime prayers later in the sixteenth century, and what we know about the origins of special national worship in irelandthese special prayers, special days of worship and anniversary commemorations were national events, reaching into every parish in england and wales, in scotland and in irelandsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenational prayersmany of these acts of special worship and most of the texts have escaped historical noticeedited by natalie mears, alasdair raffe, stephen taylor and philip williamson (with lucy bates)special worship since the reformation, in three volumes, provides the edited texts, commentaries and source notes for each of the nearly nine hundred occasions of special worship and for each of the annual commemorationsthe first volume, special prayers, fasts and thanksgivings in the british isles , has an extended introduction to the three volumes and a consolidated list of all the occasions of special worshipoxfam shop nether edge since the sixteenth century, the governments and established churches of the british isles have summoned the nation to special acts of public worship during periods of anxiety and crisis, at times of celebration or for annual commemoration and remembrance

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• Tokens Issued in The Seventeenth Century In England, Wales

  

  Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the workoxfam bookshop beverley this work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilisation as we know itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis work was reproduced from the original artefact, and remains as true to the original work as possible

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• The Revolt of Naples

  

  Oxfam bookshop wallingford the revolt of naples in was one of several contemporaneous revolts and revolutions which have been grouped together by historians as manifestations of a "general crisis of the seventeenth century"  rosario villari's account of the background to this revolt, first published in and now at last available in english, has established itself as essential reading for all those interested in the origins and character of these seventeenth-century revolts  concentrating not on the city of naples itself but on the countryside, it has new and important things to say about landlord-peasant relations, rural banditry, and the workings of spanish rule in southern italysee oxfam website for delivery information read more

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