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"shakespeare" identified in edward de vere, the seventeenth earl of oxford jthis is a  print-on-demand edition, hence some pages are marred by black ink marks and the title on the front cover is slightly blurred466 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 stamps condition: overall condition good, tight binding, all pages clean and intact with no notes or markingssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, pages are somewhat yellowed and corners of cover curledthomas looney culturally important work examining the contention that shakespeare's plays and poems were written by edward de vereoriginator of the oxfordian theory, jthomas looney argues his case with a wealth of historical detail in a book that will be of interest to shakespearian scholars and historians alike
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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 centuriespresents 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 innovativecovers a wide range of topics including astronomy, science and religion, natural philosophy, technology, medicine and alchemy see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 catawikia study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itthe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printthis edition is fromour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât 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 websitetwo 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 pariscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Age: seventeenth to eighteenth centuryyou are extremely welcome to come and have a good lookapproximately: 20 feet, 13 inches wide york sandstone
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock twenty-four italian songs and arias of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries arranged for the medium high voice and pianoslight damage from label at top right corner of cover and very slight marking on back coversee oxfam website for delivery information read more very good conditioncover and pages clean and tightly boundschirmer's library of musical classics volume
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Volumes 1 and 2 of this famous book about the history of the dutch republic in the seventeenth centurytwo title pages and one engraved title page, also with a full-page portrait of the author leti ()are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiincluding 55 other engravings and etchings of costumes, portraits, nobles, princes, queens and emperorssome pages are loose or cutour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeespecially in the second part, quires are sometimes tannedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablesieges, battles, maps and plans are missing, which means that some pages of text are also missing
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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 catawikiconsidering the content of the pages, it is not unlikely that the volume contains study texts in use at a monastery or conventother than arguments of logic and metaphysics, the codex includes a compendium pneumatice (iin excellent condition; limited retouches to the binding; slightly browned interiorsome ornate initials; beautiful tailpieces drawn in pen with friezes, natural and landscape elementscoeval full brown spotted leather bindingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethe rare and interesting volume includes various writings of philosophy and theologyplease 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)red sprayed edgesa theological treatise on the spirit, which also dwells on angels) and an institutio moralisspine with five raised bands; fillet pane with central fleuron and dotted friezes on the inner corners, all printed in gold96 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 figure302 sheets handwritten in pen in italics with texts in latinthe main reason for interest of the book lies, perhaps, in the rich ornamentation, with a pleasant and whimsical effectcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Two (2) figurines in seventeenth century clothes dimensions: height 125 cm total weight 686 grams silver fineness hallmark 800 in a circle and silversmithâs hallmark 23 alall solid silverare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiboth need to be cleanedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein good condition, no shortcomingscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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seventeenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppsmall tear in front cover of dust jacket; sun wear on spine of dust jacketplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesixteenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppvolume i: dora wiebenson, the mark jeach volume is a clothbound hardcover with dustjacket and b/w illour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storebibliographical info and an indexvolume iii: susan higman (ednorthern european bookssixteenth to early nineteenth centuries, new york ppvolume ii: susan higman (edmillard architectural collection in the national gallery of art, washingtonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisun wear on spine of dust jacketmillard architectural collectionfifteenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppvery nice set of 4 volumes (complete set) on old books of architecture from the mark jitalian and spanish booksvolume iv: frances kianka (edcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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The bible texts all seem to be from the dutch authorised version from the seventeenth centuryschorschâ, a collector of emblem bookshowever, the front cover is loosening and the back cover is missingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteat the end of the book there is a 3-page overview in which the back list of the printer is shown: âregister van boeken die by jacob ter beek gedrukt of te bekomen zyn, beneffens veele andere(by the way: many psalms are said to have been written by king davidwijnman (): nieuw nederlandsch biografisch woordenboekrare collection of 18th-century emblems) below the quote from psalms is an explanation of the image with a concluding observation in capitalsbelow this quote, a contemplation is included under the title âzielzuchtât'amsterdam, by jacob ter beek, boekverkooper bezyden de beurs, in de gekroonde bybelon the inside is an ex-libris including coat of arms, âbibliotheque ithe binding is not so good(2) followed by a message to the reader (11) and seven poems (by athe spine is in fine condition with beautiful motifs and the titleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storehe was a son of hieronymus sweerts and on 10 january he became a member of the amsterdam bookseller's guildon the blank page of the marbled front endpaper is, in pencil, a phrase from the song of solomon (6:10) written in english: âwho is she who looks forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sunâ (see pictures)twede druk naukeurig door hem zelf nagezien en verterton one page is a quote from both the old and new testament and from the apocryphathe chosen verses and images will sometimes still be very recognisable today, as with the seventh harp song: âhy valt in den kuil voor anderen gegraevenâ (see photos)in addition to âdavids harpzangenâ 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 inthe binding is from a slightly later time, late 18th / early 19th century, just like the marbled endpapersthe frontispiece is by pieter van den berge, signed at the bottom with âpkornelis zweerts - zede- en zinnebeelden over koning davids harpzangen: nevens daar op toegepaste zielzuchtenberge, delin: et schulp;â the book starts with a dedication to kornelis kalkoen (), schepen of amsterdamon the opposite page is a print with a quote from the psalms on which the image is basedrotgans, among others) written in response to this bookgedicht en zamengestelt door kornelis zweerts met hondert en vyftig printverbeeldingen versiertdied in maarssen 23 march, buried in amsterdam in the nieuwe kerk 29 march , was a poet, playwright and publisherthe edition has two variant title pages; one (like this copy) with and the other without mention of âsecond editionâin the last twenty pages there is a spot at the bottom right (see pictures) the book consists of 150 contemplations and as many copper engravingsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilater leather binding - [xxxii]301 pp[iii] - cm this is the second edition of a beautiful collection of emblems from the end of the golden age(11) an additional illustrated title page with a print, also by pieter van den berge (signed with âpâ) condition: the bookblock is in excellent conditionthere are, however, small errors in the exact reference to the psalmshis bookseller's address was âop de cingel bij de appelmarktâ; in he lived on 't water for a short timefor instance, the vierde harpzang (pclean, solid and crisp and with gilt edges11) is accompanied by a text that says verse 9, but this is actually verse 6 in the dutch translationeach of the 150 contributions occupies two pagesâ (see photos) sweerts (cornelis of kornelis), later written as zweerts, which spelling has been preserved by his descendants, born in amsterdam 20 febcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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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 developmentoxfam 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 issuessee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome page edge and board wear, jacket is cutluther 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 easierthe protestant tradition stems mainly from luther, calvin, and the sectarianshe 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 churchafter 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 church
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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 onwardsthis 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 villeroyaileen dawson is a curator in the department of medieval and later antiquities at the british museumsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 outbreakthe 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 epidemicssee 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 patternsthese discoveries have changed the course of history, affected human evolution, stimulated advances in medicine and saved countless livesoxfam 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 history
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"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 wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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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 unitedat the start of the period, england was an effectively governed monarchy, its government regal but also consensualchapters 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 periodsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 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 centurythe established churches of the british isles had broken away from the roman catholic europe and were now national, royal, and protestantyet 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 monarchywith 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 centuryin europe, england was a significant trading partner, but its language unknowna little shelf wear to the cover but otherwise in very good condition
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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 equipmentthere 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 coverfully illustrated with over 100 photographs and diagramsotherwise the book is in very good condition with the hard cover showing very little wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst published , this version reprintedthere is a little foxing to the top edges of the pages but internally the pages are clean and unmarkedoxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket and plastic cover
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Oxfam bookshop skipton draws together a rich variety of music from oriental, medieval and renaissance composers to the beginning of the seventeenth centurysigned 'joyce l collins' by a previous ownersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoriginal dustcover, binding tight and pages clean
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A history of french dramatic literature in the seventeenth century ii (johns hopkins, ); rougier, francis lfrom the work of jean desmarets de saint-sorlin (), lâariane de monsieur des marets conseiller du roy et controlleur general de lâextraordinaire des guerres de novveav rĂ©vevĂ«, et avgmentee de plusieurs histoires par l'autheur, et enrichie de plusieurs figuresare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe author jean desmarets de saint-sorlin was a french poet, dramatist, and novelist, who was born and died in paristhe book is written in the manner of dâurfeâs more famous astrĂ©e, to which it is indebted for themes, narrative techniques, atmosphere, and elements of characterizationâ (hall, 110)set amidst neroâs persecution of christians in 1st century rome, two boys from syracus, mĂ©linte and palmĂ©de, visit rome where they fall in love with two girls: mĂ©linte with ariane and palmĂ©de with her maid Ă©picharisour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteintroduced as a slave belonging to ariane, Ă©picharis proves to be the long-lost sister of the hero mĂ©lintemeanwhile mĂ©linteâs friend palmĂ©de proves to be arianeâs lost brother and has, as a result, stature enough to marry Ă©picharis, whom he loves all alongâjean desmarets de saint-sorlinâ in the catholic encyclopedia iv (new york: robert appleton, )gaston, richelieu's desmarets and the century of louis xiv (); lancaster, hcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Herman moll (c) moll was one of the most important figures in the english map trade in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries7cm, and with chamfered or canted angles and laid down within a conserving paper frame]; an actuall survey of the north west road from london to holy head &c]; () an actuall survey of the road from london to bath [his son gilles hendrick obviously predeceased his father, while the surviving daughter, henderina amelia moll, is little more than a name on a willplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteeach map leaf 29]; and a further five road mapsit 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 inmoll later claimed that he was employed by prince rupert to assist them]; an actuall survey of the road from london to the lands-end [our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât 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 accountsshortly after the pitt atlas project failed, moll tried to establish a business as a mapmaker, or âgeographerâ as he termed himself, but was unsuccessfulhowever, very little is known about his backgroundit 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 publicationstwentieth-century blue morocco gilt over marbled boards, endpapers marbled en suiteit seems likely that he came from germany, possibly bremen, and was in london byan 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 [in moll commenced work on his most famous publication, âthe world describedâ, a collection of two sheet maps of the worldmoll first appears in as an engraver working on moses pittâs âthe english atlasâ with sir robert hooke, one of the patrons of the projectare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki]; a pocket companion of ye roads of ye north part of great britain called scotland []; an actuall survey of the rod from london to aberistwith (sic, aberystwyth) [he 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 âmoll firmâ disappears without trace]; an actuall survey of ye road from london to stvery handsomely done toocatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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First edition with dust jacket in used conditionauthor: ellis peterspublisher: headline book publishing1st page has initials and date of sept 89 in blue ink
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"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 wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website1 "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 endpaperscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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The work is a treatise on the theories of the famous french philosopher and scientist of the seventeenth century renĂše descartes by a jesuit native of rouenare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitext in french; woodcut typographic friezesin the text, about twenty small woodcut scientific illustrations, some of them with re-use of the same woodcut matrices( numbered pages, including the cover pagegabriel daniel was best known as a historian of the kingdom of france, but he also wrote controversial and popular works on descartes and pascalthe work, of anti-libertine stance, is interesting in particular for the treatment of cartesian theories on emptiness and "heavenly mechanics"our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetipped-in: a woodcut plate depicting the moon, printed on a folded sheet, repeated three timescoeval 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 first four parts of the work were first printed in , while the fifth and final part was first printed in the edition under consideration herecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablea 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 moon
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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 morethe three novels cover the life and school career of teenager pennington, and are aimed at a 'young adult' readershipthe volumes are in very good condition, with very good unclipped dust jackets protected by mylar coversoxfam bookshop sevenoaks a set of three first edition novels by k m peyton featuring the character patrick pennington
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âde betoverde wereldâ (the world bewitched) led to one of the most extensive polemics in the second half of the seventeenth centurythis book was very influential in the fight against the belief in sorcery and was translated into german, french and englishare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiparchment with beautiful patinacondition: very goodbekker was a theologian and preacheraccording 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 himselfour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storealso, seemingly paranormal events should not be linked to sorceryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebekkerâs questioning of the devilâs existence was a bridge too far for manyalso in the following centuries the book continued to attract attentionin the netherlands, bekker was taken to court by opponents and deposed from the ministry innowadays, together with the work of spinoza, the book is considered a representative of the so-called âradical enlightenmentâ, the early dutch forerunner of the enlightenmentthis deventer edition is the most complete edition of the âbetoverde wereldâthe 4 books in 1 volume, each with its own title page, are in excellent conditionhis free interpretation of the bible and his criticism of the authorised version were particularly met with resistance from the established churchthe bookblock is in near mint condition, without notes or tears and virtually without age discolourationcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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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 lifeembarking 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 storysee oxfam website for delivery information read morekennan has forged one of the most illustrious careers in the annals of american letters and politicsgraceful 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 sonshis 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 centuryas a consummate statesman and prolific writer, kennan has distinguished himself as one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century" 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 forebearsfilled 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 agonow in his late nineties, kennan turns an eye to a matter closer to his heart in an american family: the kennansoxfam shop dumfries accompany george kennan as he explores his family's roots in the american past
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Oxfam bookshop preston jacob jordaens (), together with rubens and van dyck, was one of the great flemish baroque masters of the seventeenth centurylarge coffee-table book presented in a cardboard slipcasesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis 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 draughtsmanhis 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 elite
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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 pastthe 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 awardcan 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 more1 ladies' detective agency series the one with the woman who lost her past
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It also shows how special worship became a recurrent focus and expression of religion and political contention during the seventeenth centurymany of these acts of special worship and most of the texts have escaped historical noticethe 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 remembrancenational prayerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morespecial 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 commemorationsthey 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 prayeredited by natalie mears, alasdair raffe, stephen taylor and philip williamson (with lucy bates)these special prayers, special days of worship and anniversary commemorations were national events, reaching into every parish in england and wales, in scotland and in irelandit 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 ireland
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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 worksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis work was reproduced from the original artefact, and remains as true to the original work as possibleoxfam 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 it
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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"see oxfam website for delivery information read more 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 italy
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