Seventeenth to eighteenth century
List seventeenth to eighteenth century
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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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Ancient greek amphora, described by christies auctions about 6-8 years ago, late hellenistic 2nd to 1st century bc valued at that time ÂŁ800 to ÂŁ without provenancesize approximately inches tall being sold without provenance collection from exeter, devon, uk only, no shipping offeredi have seen similar on sale for ÂŁ to ÂŁ can be tested to prove date but testing is expensive by company accepted by many auctions globallycash on collection only
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead the worst of crimes: homosexuality and the law in eighteenth century london in the eighteenth century homosexuality became an issue, especially in london with its fast growing populationthere are a slight dust marks to the jacket and marks to the cover boardssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe inside pages are clean and unmarkedmoving from the old bailey to the court of king's bench, the author discusses the anomalies, inconsistencies and miscarriages of justice that arose as our ancestors decided what to do with defendants accused of the so-called 'worst of crimesthere is sight edge wear to the jacket top spineno one dared to say publicly that it should be tolerated, yet the reactions of men and women to the homosexuals in their midst were varied and complexin good condition' by studying original trial documents and other manuscript sources netta murray goldsmith has discovered hitherto unsuspected facts about some cases, including one important instance in which a prosecutor, aided by members of the judiciary, was able to pervert the course of justiceshe also shows a how reactivated sodomy law put all eighteenth-century male homosexuals in fear and suggests it led to a distorted concept of masculinity
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A lovely 18th century sterling silver fork with âfermierâ hallmark hallmarkare 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 storefor heavy items other hallmarks to be identified (see photos) monogrammed âgarnier llf "s"â the tips are worn down due to useweight: 75 grams length: 19 cm secure shipping with tracking read moreplease 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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A lovely 18th century sterling silver fork with âfermierâ hallmark - âaâ with crown: hallmarkare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiweight: 75 grams length: 19for heavy items other hallmarks to be identified (see photos) monogrammed âgarnier b5 cm secure shipping with tracking read moreour 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 websiteâ the tips are worn down due to usecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Planned and established by the late t the dust jacket is in good condition with minor sun fade to the spinethe book itself has grey covered boards and gilt letteringhowever, this is a good clean copy with no notes or highlighting throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere will be ten volumes, six of which have been published to dateoxfam bookshop newport bl reissued with a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliographical supplementwithdrawn ex-library with all the usual markingsmoody, a new history of ireland is harvesting of modern scholarship on irish history from the earliest times to the presentthere are stickers on the title page, endpapers, and stamps on the text block
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Oxfam shop covent garden this book provides an historical perspective on the growth of russian military power, studying the emergence of the russian regular army from until the end of the eighteenth centuryin the process he evaluates the relative importance of western and native influences on the creation of this formidable military machine, and indicates the ways in which russian power was projected in the westthe book includes general discussions of the russian soldier, the russian officer and the rapacious cossacks, and concludes by identifying certain important continuities between the russian past and presentsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In a decisive victory in a war with spain lasting less than four months, it acquired territories in the caribbean and pacific, and positioned itself so that the twentieth century became to manywas the year in which the united states first became a world power
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A early to mid-20th century british merchant naval red ensign flag, red, blue and white fabric, cotton, some holes and discolorationlarge 42â x82â Â Â this vintage flag is in fair condition with some holes and staining did to its age double sided and hand stitched valued at ÂŁ100 to ÂŁ150 with insurance ce value if ÂŁ250can provide valuation report if required read more
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9th-10th century. scale - 1:72. add to favourites.
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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 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 init 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 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 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, âthe world describedâ, 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 pittâs âthe english atlasâ with sir robert hooke, one of the patrons of the projectcatawikiâs 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 âmoll firmâ disappears without traceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehowever, very little is known about his background]; 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 âgeographerâ 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
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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 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 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 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 itcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethis edition is from
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Furthermore, an eighteenth century tin plate (diameter 24 cmfurthermore, an eighteenth century tin sand spreader (height 10) and an eighteenth century folk art painted wooden spoon rack (height 38are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikion the bottom a mark of the maker " kamphof zwolleâ in perfect condition, with beautiful patinaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethe lot will be carefully packaged and shipped by registered mailnine tin objects and a wooden painted âfolk artâ spoon rack) with three nice clear tin hallmarks in the edgeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website5 cm) with six tin spoons with various hallmarkscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethe photos are part of the descriptionthe tin objects are a large porridge bowl (diameter 23 cm and height 8 cm)
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Beautiful northern italian canvas of the eighteenth century, full french rococo styleitalian master of the eighteenth century, "leda e il cigno", oil on canvas, 80are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease note that in the case of international sale, the item will be shipped after obtaining the export documentour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethe subject, taken from mythology, was among the most popular in the great courts of the time and tells of the loves of jupiter who turns into a swan to own the sweet ledato date, due to covid-19, its completion is further delayed by the limitations of the appointed officesin case of purchase, buyers are reminded to provide their tax code in order to issue an electronic invoiceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis usually takes about dayscomplete with certificate of authenticity and lawful origincatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablewith certificate of authenticity
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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 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
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield this book surveys the transformation of the british isles in the sixteenth centuryby 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 unitedin 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 centuryyet 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 historyat the start of the period, england was an effectively governed monarchy, its government regal but also consensual
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Oxfam shop ulverston anthems by byrd, gibbons, weekles, tomkins, blow, purcell, croft, green, boyce, battishill and attwood see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Ranging from the mid eighteenth century to the present, the book explores evidence from a host of different sources including the first histories of liverpool, a rare slaving drama set in the port, a poor house report which records the first use of 'scouse' (the dish), nineteenth century debates on gladstone's speech, the 'lost' literature of the city, early to mid twentieth century newspaper accounts of liverpudlian words, idioms and traditions, little-known essays which coined the use of 'scouse' to refer to the language of liverpool, aspects of popular culture in the s and 60s, the lern yerself scouse series, and examples drawn from contemporary literaturein addition the analysis draws on recent developments within the fields of sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology - particularly with regard to the study of language and identity and the relationship between language and a sense of place - in order to provide a radically new understanding of 'scouse' in terms of its history, its representation, and its contemporary social and cultural significancesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet the history of language in liverpool has been obscured by misrepresentation and myth-making and narratives of liverpool's linguistic past have scarcely done justice to the rich, complex and fascinating history which produced itoxfam bookshop reigate nowhere in britain is more closely associated with a form of language than liverpoolscouse: a social and cultural history presents a ground-breaking and iconoclastic account which challenges many of the forms of received wisdom about language in liverpool and presents an alternative version of the currently accepted history
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" the work had about fifteen editions over the centuries, almost all in the eighteenth centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin the 18th century, in addition to the present one, a beautiful edition was published in bergamo ina conceptually simple and historically revolutionary idea: to halve the grain surfaces to replace a part of them with clover meadows, dedicating to the remaining wheat surface the largest working force made available and the mass of manure obtained from the highest load of cattle allowed by the new crop of fodder96) emphasises it as the most useful one, thanks to the additions by scottonimid-nineteenth-century half leather and decorated paper binding; author, title and fillets in gold on the spineour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storehalf-cover page, beautiful etched frontispiece with agricultural-astrological subject, cover page with title and typographic frieze, 8 numbered pages, on the third page with dedication there is a large engraved heraldic coat of arms, 296 numbered pages, 2 tipped-in plates folded several times, the first with a table, the second one depicting an interesting table on the average age of the moon, on new moons and full moons, on the average quadratures from the year to ; on the back, handwritten ownerâs note: libro di me venturini, giugnoplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewith regards to the one under examination, re (iv, pin good condition, some slight, sporadic mildewthe first edition dates back tothe author experimented with a revolutionary method of cultivation, for which he obtained a patent from the venetian republic incatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethe greater number and care of the processing, together with the most abundant fertilizers will allow ab increase in wheat production
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Although traditionally associated with the eighteenth century, when wealthy englishmen would complete their education on the continent, the grand tour is here investigated in a wider context, from the decline of the roman empire to recent timesdocumenting the lives and travels of these personalities, professor chaney's remarkable book provides a complete picture of one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of western civilisationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefamous men, and an increasing proportion of women, all contributed to establishing a convention which eventually came to dominate european culturethe english had previously travelled to italy to study the classics; now they travelled to learn italian and study medicine, diplomacy, dancing, riding, fencing, and, eventually, art and architectureauthors from chaucer to erasmus came to mock the custom but even the reformation did not stop the urge to travelit has very minor fading but is otherwise in very good conditionoxfam shop devizes the grand tour has become a subject of major interest to scholars and general readers interested in exploring the historic connections between nations and their intellectual and artistic productionthis copy is complete with uncut dust jacketfrom the mid-sixteenth century, northern europeans justified travel to the south in terms of education
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Carving neapolitan jesus polychromed with glass eyes with two wooden sheep eighteenth century 18th century dimensions: x cm (jesus) x 35 cm (base) conditions: goodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiprovenance: spain read moreour 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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The penguin english library - 100 editions of the best fiction in english, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the first world waras the schlegel sisters try desperately to help the basts and educate the close-minded wilcoxes, the families are drawn together in love, lies and death' is the idea at the heart of this book, a heartbreaking and provocative tale of three families at the beginning of the twentieth century: the rich wilcoxes, the gentle, idealistic schlegels and the lower-middle class bastsoxfam bookshop ealing the penguin english library edition of howards end by efrequently cited as eforster 'the poor cannot always reach those whom they want to love, and they can hardly ever escape from those whom they love no longervery good condition: some yellowing to pages, minor shelfwear see oxfam website for delivery information read moreforster's finest work, howards end brilliantly explores class warfare, conflict and the english characterwe rich can 'only connect
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Superb edition in perfect condition of this work that marked a turning point in the aesthetic thinking of the eighteenth centuryvolume iii missingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibindings in very good condition, work in their glazed marbled calfskin (period binding), decorated ribbed spine, title and volume number labels in havana and red morocco, marbled edges - interior in very good condition, lovely headbands and end pieces, marbled endpapers - delivery service provided by chronopost within a few days - read morel'abbĂ© du bos - rĂ©flexions critiques sur la poĂ©sie et sur la peinture - pages (complete volumes)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 websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Literature: frisian ornamental spoon from the eighteenth centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiornamental spoon, second content silver, made in franeker, circa , by silversmith dirk ates jorritsma, who worked in franeker betweenthe handle crowned with symbol of love: a mother and child with a palm branchour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeu h are the initials of ulbe haijes, farmer in sexbierum (not far from franker)beautiful spoonhis master stamp: a crowned acornplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesee friese voet 199(information on js in t)handle type: woven on the back of bowl: the master stamp and inscriptions: u:h j:b andcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablehe was married to jb: jetske beerns
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Authentic glory of scientific research, not only italian, of the eighteenth centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilettera sui termometri e il calorelettera sopra un nuovo rimedio contro il veleno della viperaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storesize: 22x14 cm, pprare collection of writings, some unpublished and others published only in magazines by the distinguished chemist and physicist from trentinoprincipi generali della soliditĂ e della fluiditĂ dei corpihandwritten titleyellow stain on the very first pages, but a good copy with full margins and deckle edgesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteone of the last known works of the great gas scholar, forerunner of lavoisieropuscoli scientificidirector of the museum of physics and natural history in florence, fontana discovered, among other things, the constancy of the composition of the air and the absorbing power of coalmodern half parchment bindingcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableflorence, gaetano cambiagi
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The icon dates from the end of the eighteenth century and is in good conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis is a beautiful icon depicting the mother of god hodegetria of smolenskour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethe icon is sent with standplease 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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Oxfam shop macclesfield a historical novel, first published in , about events occurring in the ohio river valley in the late eighteenth centuryit involves the attempts by missionaries to convert native americans to christianity and features lewis wetzel, who had dedicated his life to the destruction of native americans and to the protection of white settlements in the regionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is the second in a trilogy, the first of which is "betty zane" and the last of which is "the last trail"
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Unmarked bottom, this polychrome faience bowl is of italian origin and the flower decoration is typical of lodi manufacture, near milan and dates back to mid eighteenth century circaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe plates are 4,5 cm high and a diameter of 28 cm2 beautiful large ancient italian majolica bowls / plates, a large circular basin- shaped centerpiece, with scalloped rim and vertical ribs, decorated with bouquets of colorful flowers and leavesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storein mint condition and no chips etcplease 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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The base is a very finished fragment of an eighteenth century fireplace base, carved in peperino, a sedimentary rock from lazioare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilarge and exceptional head of the emperor nero claudius caesar augustus germanicus, better known simply as nero; he was the fifth roman emperor, the last of the julio-claudian dynastyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storepiece of great charm and importance for collectors, which alone can decorate any roomhe reigned for fifteen years from 54 to 68, the year in which he committed suicideplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis sculpture has many qualities: first of all the size, surely it belonged to a large draped bust, and, not less important, the type of material, greenish alabaster used in roman times by various emperorsthis head was sculpted in neoclassical times by an exceptional sculptor and was part of an equally beautiful bustthe head alone is 44 cm high while the base is 21 cm highcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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An important eighteenth century workare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiinternally, front endpaper loose, title and subsequent few leaves loose at gutter - previous strengthening to margin, resulting in marking and tape residuecondition: the book is bound in full calf, with both boards loose but presentour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethere is wear and scuffing to the remaining calf, spine cracked, but main block holdingan essay on the treatment and conversion of african slaves in the british sugar colonies by reverend james ramsay published: london, james phillips size: 22cm x 13cm (85 inches x 5 inches) selling here is an incredibly scarce copy of ramsay's, 'essay on the treatment and conversion of african slavesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease see our images for further descriptiongeneral toning and spotting, stained to margin towards rear of book - see imagescatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablerare first editionthe books comprises of chapter i: of the various ranks in social life, ii: the advancement of slaves would augment their social importance, iii: the advancement of slaves must accompany their religious importance, iv: natural capacity of african slaves vindicated and v: plan for the improvement and conversion of african slaves
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