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"shakespeare" identified in edward de vere, the seventeenth earl of oxford j466 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 stampsoriginator of the oxfordian theory, j condition: overall condition good, tight binding, all pages clean and intact with no notes or markingssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis 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 argues his case with a wealth of historical detail in a book that will be of interest to shakespearian scholars and historians alikehowever, 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 vere
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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 contentsthis edition is frompart 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 contentstwo 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 parisa study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store
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Age: seventeenth to eighteenth centuryapproximately: 20 feet, 13 inches wide york sandstoneyou are extremely welcome to come and have a good look
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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 centurysieges, battles, maps and plans are missing, which means that some pages of text are also missingsome pages are loose or cutincluding 55 other engravings and etchings of costumes, portraits, nobles, princes, queens and emperorsespecially in the second part, quires are sometimes tannedtwo title pages and one engraved title page, also with a full-page portrait of the author leti ()catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store
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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 leavesother than arguments of logic and metaphysics, the codex includes a compendium pneumatice (ispine with five raised bands; fillet pane with central fleuron and dotted friezes on the inner corners, all printed in goldred sprayed edgesa theological treatise on the spirit, which also dwells on angels) and an institutio moralisthe main reason for interest of the book lies, perhaps, in the rich ornamentation, with a pleasant and whimsical effectin excellent condition; limited retouches to the binding; slightly browned interiorthe rare and interesting volume includes various writings of philosophy and theology96 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 figurecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available302 sheets handwritten in pen in italics with texts in latinplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesome ornate initials; beautiful tailpieces drawn in pen with friezes, natural and landscape elementsare 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 storetwo 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)considering the content of the pages, it is not unlikely that the volume contains study texts in use at a monastery or conventcoeval full brown spotted leather binding
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Two (2) figurines in seventeenth century clothes dimensions: height 12both need to be cleaned5 cm total weight 686 grams silver fineness hallmark 800 in a circle and silversmithâs hallmark 23 alin good condition, no shortcomingsall solid silvercatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store
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seventeenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppvolume iii: susan higman (edvolume i: dora wiebenson, the mark jfifteenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppitalian and spanish booksvery nice set of 4 volumes (complete set) on old books of architecture from the mark jbibliographical info and an indexeach volume is a clothbound hardcover with dustjacket and b/w illcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablemillard architectural collection in the national gallery of art, washingtonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisixteenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppvolume ii: susan higman (edsixteenth to early nineteenth centuries, new york ppmillard architectural collectionvolume iv: frances kianka (edsun wear on spine of dust jacketplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storesmall tear in front cover of dust jacket; sun wear on spine of dust jacketnorthern european books
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The bible texts all seem to be from the dutch authorised version from the seventeenth century(11) an additional illustrated title page with a print, also by pieter van den berge (signed with âp(by the way: many psalms are said to have been written by king davidhis bookseller's address was âop de cingel bij de appelmarktâ; in he lived on 't water for a short time[iii] - cm this is the second edition of a beautiful collection of emblems from the end of the golden ageâ (see photos) sweerts (cornelis of kornelis), later written as zweerts, which spelling has been preserved by his descendants, born in amsterdam 20 febthe binding is not so goodon the opposite page is a print with a quote from the psalms on which the image is basedon the inside is an ex-libris including coat of arms, âbibliotheque itwede druk naukeurig door hem zelf nagezien en vertert11) is accompanied by a text that says verse 9, but this is actually verse 6 in the dutch translationdied in maarssen 23 march, buried in amsterdam in the nieuwe kerk 29 march , was a poet, playwright and publisherat 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 andererare collection of 18th-century emblemsgedicht en zamengestelt door kornelis zweerts met hondert en vyftig printverbeeldingen versiertclean, solid and crisp and with gilt edgescatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablet'amsterdam, by jacob ter beek, boekverkooper bezyden de beurs, in de gekroonde bybelare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe was a son of hieronymus sweerts and on 10 january he became a member of the amsterdam bookseller's guildin 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 inon one page is a quote from both the old and new testament and from the apocryphathe spine is in fine condition with beautiful motifs and the titlethe edition has two variant title pages; one (like this copy) with and the other without mention of âsecond editionâ(2) followed by a message to the reader (11) and seven poems (by aon 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)â) condition: the bookblock is in excellent conditionthe 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)berge, delin: et schulp;â the book starts with a dedication to kornelis kalkoen (), schepen of amsterdamin the last twenty pages there is a spot at the bottom right (see pictures) the book consists of 150 contemplations and as many copper engravingsfor instance, the vierde harpzang (p) below the quote from psalms is an explanation of the image with a concluding observation in capitalsthere are, however, small errors in the exact reference to the psalmslater leather binding - [xxxii]301 pprotgans, among others) written in response to this bookeach of the 150 contributions occupies two pagesbelow this quote, a contemplation is included under the title âzielzuchtâthe frontispiece is by pieter van den berge, signed at the bottom with âphowever, the front cover is loosening and the back cover is missingwijnman (): nieuw nederlandsch biografisch woordenboekschorschâ, a collector of emblem booksplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethe binding is from a slightly later time, late 18th / early 19th century, just like the marbled endpaperskornelis zweerts - zede- en zinnebeelden over koning davids harpzangen: nevens daar op toegepaste zielzuchten
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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 developmenthe 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 churchsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreluther 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 easieroxfam 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 issuesafter 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 churchthe protestant tradition stems mainly from luther, calvin, and the sectarianssome page edge and board wear, jacket is cut
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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, staileen dawson is a curator in the department of medieval and later antiquities at the british museumsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecloud, chantilly, mennecy and villeroy
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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 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 moreoxfam 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 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 patterns
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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 presentcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store
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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 unitedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe established churches of the british isles had broken away from the roman catholic europe and were now national, royal, and protestantoxfam books & music beaconsfield this book surveys the transformation of the british isles in the sixteenth centuryin 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 centurya little shelf wear to the cover but otherwise in very good conditionyet 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 monarchyat the start of the period, england was an effectively governed monarchy, its government regal but also consensualwith 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 expansionin europe, england was a significant trading partner, but its language unknownthe 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 historychapters 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 period
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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 coverfirst published , this version reprintedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreotherwise the book is in very good condition with the hard cover showing very little wearoxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket and plastic coverfully illustrated with over 100 photographs and diagramsthere is a little foxing to the top edges of the pages but internally the pages are clean and unmarked
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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 centuryoriginal dustcover, binding tight and pages cleansigned 'joyce l collins' by a previous ownersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A history of french dramatic literature in the seventeenth century ii (johns hopkins, ); rougier, francis lthe 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)the author jean desmarets de saint-sorlin was a french poet, dramatist, and novelist, who was born and died in parisgaston, richelieu's desmarets and the century of louis xiv (); lancaster, hintroduced as a slave belonging to ariane, Ă©picharis proves to be the long-lost sister of the hero mĂ©linteâjean desmarets de saint-sorlinâ in the catholic encyclopedia iv (new york: robert appleton, )catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablefrom 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 catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeset 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©picharismeanwhile 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 alongplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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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 centuriesit seems likely that he came from germany, possibly bremen, and was in london by]; and a further five road maps]; () an actuall survey of the road from london to bath [each map leaf 29]; an actuall survey of the rod from london to aberistwith (sic, aberystwyth) [an 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 [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 publicationsit 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 inshortly after the pitt atlas project failed, moll tried to establish a business as a mapmaker, or âgeographerâ as he termed himself, but was unsuccessfulmoll later claimed that he was employed by prince rupert to assist themplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein moll commenced work on his most famous publication, âthe world describedâ, a collection of two sheet maps of the worldhis son gilles hendrick obviously predeceased his father, while the surviving daughter, henderina amelia moll, is little more than a name on a will]; an actuall survey of ye road from london to stcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki]; an actuall survey of the road from london to the lands-end [however, very little is known about his backgroundvery handsomely done toohe 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 trace7cm, and with chamfered or canted angles and laid down within a conserving paper frametwentieth-century blue morocco gilt over marbled boards, endpapers marbled en suite]; an actuall survey of the north west road from london to holy head &cmoll first appears in as an engraver working on moses pittâs âthe english atlasâ with sir robert hooke, one of the patrons of the project]; a pocket companion of ye roads of ye north part of great britain called scotland [much 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 accountsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store
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Author: ellis petersfirst edition with dust jacket in used condition1st page has initials and date of sept 89 in blue inkpublisher: headline book publishing
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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 cover1 "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 availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store
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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 rouenin the text, about twenty small woodcut scientific illustrations, some of them with re-use of the same woodcut matricesthe work, of anti-libertine stance, is interesting in particular for the treatment of cartesian theories on emptiness and "heavenly mechanics"( numbered pages, including the cover pagea 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 moontipped-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 edgescatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethe first four parts of the work were first printed in , while the fifth and final part was first printed in the edition under consideration hereplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storetext in french; woodcut typographic friezesgabriel daniel was best known as a historian of the kingdom of france, but he also wrote controversial and popular works on descartes and pascal
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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, publishedoxfam bookshop sevenoaks a set of three first edition novels by k m peyton featuring the character patrick penningtonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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
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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 englishbekkerâs questioning of the devilâs existence was a bridge too far for manybekker was a theologian and preacherhis free interpretation of the bible and his criticism of the authorised version were particularly met with resistance from the established churchalso in the following centuries the book continued to attract attentionparchment with beautiful patinaaccording to bekker, good or evil spirits (bekker did not deny their existence) did not affect the lives of human beingsnowadays, together with the work of spinoza, the book is considered a representative of the so-called âradical enlightenmentâ, the early dutch forerunner of the enlightenmentin the netherlands, bekker was taken to court by opponents and deposed from the ministry inalso, seemingly paranormal events should not be linked to sorcerythe 4 books in 1 volume, each with its own title page, are in excellent conditionthis deventer edition is the most complete edition of the âbetoverde wereldâcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecondition: very goodthe bookblock is in near mint condition, without notes or tears and virtually without age discolourationin this book bekker disputes the existence of sorcery, magic, possession by the devil and the devil himself
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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 life" 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 forebearsgraceful 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 sonsembarking 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 morenow in his late nineties, kennan turns an eye to a matter closer to his heart in an american family: the kennansfilled 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 agooxfam shop dumfries accompany george kennan as he explores his family's roots in the american pastkennan 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 centuryas a consummate statesman and prolific writer, kennan has distinguished himself as one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century
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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 centuryhis 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-piecessee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut 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
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Oxfam bookshop brigg the seventeenth book in the beloved nothe 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 award1 ladies' detective agency series the one with the woman who lost her pastprecious 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 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 more
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It also shows how special worship became a recurrent focus and expression of religion and political contention during the seventeenth centurythese special prayers, special days of worship and anniversary commemorations were national events, reaching into every parish in england and wales, in scotland and in irelandthey 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 prayersee 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 commemorationsmany of these acts of special worship and most of the texts have escaped historical noticeit 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 irelandedited by natalie mears, alasdair raffe, stephen taylor and philip williamson (with lucy bates)the 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 worshipnational prayersoxfam 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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Oxfam 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 moretherefore, 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 workthis work was reproduced from the original artefact, and remains as true to the original work as possible
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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" 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 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 revoltssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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