The 15th and 16th centuries
List the 15th and 16th centuries
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This type of pestle was used in the 15th and 16th centuriesvery beautiful heavy bell-shaped bronze mortar with original pestle from the 16th or 17th centuryplease 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 catawikithe design of the pestle shows that it is a very old versionthe lot will be sent carefully packaged and by registered mailpestle 600 grams total weight gramscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemortar is clearly cast by a master caster and has a very nice patinamortar has a beautiful elegant design where lines in the foot and edge are applied as decoration5 cm diameter base 9 cmweight: grams length pestle 20 cmsee also the description, from the book die mörsersammlung ernst genz on the photoit has few signs of useour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemortar is in used but very nice conditionalso see photos for the condition
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Each section covers a different period of theatre history, covering the minstrels and strolling players of the 15th and 16th centuries, the "fashionable" theatre of walter scott's day, through to 20th-century theatrethis volume celebrates the theatre in all its manifestations in scotlandoxfam shop darlington paperbackpublisher:polygonused very good conditionpictorial front cover, blue and black letter corners creasedall edges cleanpictorial spine, red and black letters, minor creases through readingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall pages very clean and completeback red cover, white and yellow letters, unmarked
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The term "renaissance" literally means "rebirth" - in the 15th and 16th century, antiquity (the classical greek and roman world) was a source of inspirationthe name atlant is derived from atlas, the mythological holder of the skyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein architecture and sculpture, an atlant or telamon is a pillar in the form of a male figure who carries the entablature of a buildingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidimensions approxantique large format renaissance style oak sculpture / ornament - 19th centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewas part of a larger whole (interior or furniture)the last 2 photos are for informational purposes only47 x 18 x 13 cmin my opinion, this is a renaissance representation of the roman war god mars with a corinthian columnour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe female variant of the atlant is the caryatid
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Rare! reference: ornamenal prints from the 15th and 16th century in the national museum in amsterdam, page 93 no'': architectural perspectives, such as streets, squares, courtyards and roomsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteat the top is a statue of moses with the tablets of lawin exceptionally good condition, excellent print apparently for slanting of the corners and with beautiful plate toneare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiopen hall with columns of the corinthian order on pedestalsthe print was first etched in by brothers lucas and johannes deuticum, known for their engraving work for bruegel printson the right is a building with a pediment above the door) son of pieter baltens de costere from antwerpnot in the british museum, not in the national museumone was found in the university library of salzburg, catalogued there as hans vredeman de vries, circaprint from the series 'scenographiae, suie perspectivaecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit is apparently a very rare work for which no further information can be foundthis is a very rare variant without numberingfamous perspective print designed by hans vredeman de vries (leeuwarden ) was groundbreaking in terms of perspective and probably the most influential architecture painter everour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe print was probably made by dominicus custos (ca
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Rare! reference: ornamental prints from the 15th and 16th century in the national museum in amsterdam, page 93 no'': architectural perspectives, such as streets, squares, courtyards and roomsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein exceptionally good condition, excellent print apparently for slanting of the corners and with beautiful plate toneare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe print was first etched in by brothers lucas and johannes deuticum, known for their engraving work for bruegel prints) son of pieter baltens de costere from antwerpone was found in the university library of salzburg, catalogued there as hans vredeman de vries, circathe frieze is decorated with ‘moresken’not in the british museum, not in the national museumprint from the series 'scenographiae, suie perspectivaecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit is apparently a very rare work for which no further information can be foundthis is a very rare mirror-image edition without numbering and signaturefamous perspective print designed by hans vredeman de vries (leeuwarden ) was groundbreaking in terms of perspective and probably the most influential architecture painter everin the back is a sculpture on an elevationour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe print was probably made by dominicus custos (cathe pedestals of the columns are decorated with arabesques in the foregroundinterior of a basilica in the corinthian order
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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 centuriesrepresents a broad range of approaches from the seminal to the innovativepresents work by scholars who have been at the forefront of reinterpreting the scientific revolution great condition copy of a excellent book for students and historians of the period see oxfam website for delivery information read morecovers a wide range of topics including astronomy, science and religion, natural philosophy, technology, medicine and alchemy
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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 developmentluther 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 easierhe 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 churchsome page edge and board wear, jacket is cutoxfam 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 morethe protestant tradition stems mainly from luther, calvin, and the sectariansafter 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 this fascinating new book explores what life was like during the templars' stay in somerset during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuriesthe author has found compelling evidence to suggest the church was not only built on templar land, but had a connection with the grand master of the order himselfrichly illustrated and compiled using original research, this book is sure to appeal to everyone interested in medieval historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit reveals the struggles over land ownership in the county, and introduces the reader to little known historical characters including william de marisco, revealing his struggle with the templars, and claim to the throne of englandthe final chapter explores the controversy surrounding a carved wooden man's head discovered in a somerset church
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The mahabharata was probably compiled between the 3rd century bce and the 3rd century ce, the original events related by the epic probably fall between the 9th and 8th centuries bcehis translation published as the mahabharata of krishna-dwaipayana vyasa translated into english prose between and , by protap chandra rai (), a calcutta bookseller who owned a printing press and raised funds for the project it narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the kurukshetra war and the fates of the kaurava and the pa??ava princes and their successorscondition volumes included i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi (vii not included) viii, ix, x, xi, xiiganguli) an indian translator first complete translation of the sanskrit epic mahabharata in englishgenerally good conditionbinding slightly-loose in volume iii & ivthese 11 volumes have been translated from the original sanskrit languageapprox 500 pages each volumecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewith original red cloth covers, slight bumped cornersthis is the early edition of english translation in these volumesprinted calcutta - kolkata indiathese volumes are an important translation which gives westerners a glimpse of this ancient indian civilisationour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeref:wikipedia kisari mohan ganguli (also k4th century ce) this vast storehouse of indian knowledge is normally hiddenplease 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 catawikithe mahabharata - mahabharata is one of the two major sanskrit epic of ancient india, the other being the ramaya?atraditionally, the authorship of the mahabharata is attributed to vyasathe text probably reached its final form by the early gupta period (c
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peoplesin travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter cin addition to these travel narratives, this anthology features rare pictures from sixteenth-century printed books, including images of brazil, roanoke, guiana, and india, which, together with the accounts themselves, provide a detailed understanding of the many ways in which fifteenth and sixteenth century travelers and readers imagined other worlds see oxfam website for delivery information read moreunlike other collections, travel narratives from the age of discovery offers a global view of travel at a crucial stage in world, and human, history, with accounts written by non-european authors, including two new translationsmancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this erawritten by authors from spain, france, italy, england, china, and north africa describing locations that range from brazil to canada, china to virginia, and angola to vietnam, these accounts provided crucial insight into unfamiliar cultures and environments, and also betrayed the prejudices of their own societies, revealing as much about the observers themselves as they did about faraway landsfrom christopher columbus to lesser-known figures such as the huguenot missionary jean de léry, this anthology brings together first-hand accounts of places connected by the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceansincluded here are the mughal emperor babur's first thoughts of india upon establishing his empire there, the chinese chronicler ma huan's report detailing chinese travel to the middle east during the fifteenth century, and an account of africa written by the man known as leo africanusaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever before
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English history of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries often overlooks the contribution of ireland, scotland and wales to the formation of the british stateoxfam bookshop wallingford though british history and identity in the early modern period are intensively researched areas, the role of literature in the construction of 'britishness' is under-examinedin this volume, a team of leading renaissance literary critics read a broad range of texts from the period, including plays of shakespeare, in light of british historyprominent historians respond to the issues raised by the volumehistorians describe 'britain' as a multiple kingdom, with a long history of conflictthis collection opened up a different kind of literary history and has pressing relevance for discussions of 'britishness' see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Though the biblical text was admittedly jewish in origin, "the text and the meaning are ours," claimed chrysostom; and the great bulk of extant remains reveals the pastoral priority given to this often obscure materialincluded in this ministry were homilies on the old testament by john chrysostom and written commentaries by his mentor diodore and his fellow student theodore, and later by theodoretstudents and exegetes of the old testament and its individual authors and books will be introduced here to antioch's distinctive approach and interpretation by commentators reading their local form of the greek bibleoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the period between the councils of nicea and chalcedon in the fourth and fifth centuries, the faithful in the churches of the ecclesiastical district of antioch were the beneficiaries of the ministry of the word from distinguished pastorsin the course of this survey, readers will gain an insight also into antioch's worldview and its approach to the person of jesus, to soteriology, morality and spiritualitysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The story of the nine 'kaffir' wars, fought in the 18th and 19th centuries between the whites and the xhosa nation, form the heart of this astonishing bookin a comparatively small area of land, eastwards from the cape, on territory demarcated by the great fish and the great kai rivershis starting point is the arrival of the first visitors to the cape, the portugeuse, ininternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedit was here that the crucial frontier was variously to be found - the volatile border where colonial expansion met local intransigence and brutal warfare proved the only solution to the impassenoel mostert vivdly recounts this momentous story and its appalling aftermath - the self-immolation of the xhosain an epilogue he observes that the end of the wars did not mean the end of the agony, but rather a legacy of pain and anger that to this day shapes south african societysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexternally the bottom right corner of the front cover has been creased and the is some slight signs of edge wear on the front and back coversoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good condition
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Beautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only £10sikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurus by om books international the sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inhe was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faiththe year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhism
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He certainly has no love for alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for viking savagery, yet when alfred unexpectedly defeats the danes and the danes themselves turn on uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sidesby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wallthis thrilling adventure—based on existing records of bernard cornwell’s ancestors—depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on christian england, an assault that came very close to destroying englandthe story is seen through the eyes of uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the northmen begin their assault on wessex (alfred’s kingdom and the last territory in english hands) uhtred almost thinks of himself as a daneabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern seapaperback - good condition - 333 pages this is the story of the making of england in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which king alfred the great, his son and grandson defeated the danish vikings who had invaded and occupied three of england’s four kingdoms
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Sikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurusthe year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhismbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only £10 read morethe sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inhe was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faith
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Pandora bracelet and 16th charm bought as a gift worn twice as new can sell sep £30 each
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This is a study of the epidemiology of the plague, covering religious belief, plague in the ancient world, middle ages up to the 18th and 19th centuriesoxfam shop macclesfield the conquest of plague, by l fabian hirst, md, oxford university press, pp including indexthis covers vectors of plague ie rats, fleas, other rodents, human transmission of plague, finally dealing with methods of containment and controlsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop preston the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries witnessed the transformation of the old rural order to the modern class societywhile historians have studied this transition as it occurred in individual countries, jerome blum offers the first view of it as a european experience that transcended political frontierssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is in very good condition for its age, with clean, white pages throughout
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Oxfam shop clitheroe the only book of its kind in any language, travel in the ancient world offers a lively, comprehensive history of ancient travel, from the first egyptian voyages recorded in old kingdom inscriptions through greek and roman times to the christian pilgrimages of the fourth and sixth centuriesrich in anecdote and colorful detail, it now returns to print in paperback with a new preface by the authorsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is based on evidence derived from the buildings themselves,documents and contemporary descriptionsoxfam bookshop aberystwyth this book is about the homes of the rural poor during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and in particular the materials, techniques and processes used to build them
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The oxford handbook of modern and contemporary american poetry provides a comprehensive approach to the debates that have defined the study of american verse of the twentieth and twenty-first centuriesboards and dust wrapper in very good conditiontopics include: the influence of jazz on beat poetry; surrealist influences on american verse; disability poetics; asian american poetry; and moresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, first edition, oxford university press
25 €
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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 pianoschirmer's library of musical classics volumeslight damage from label at top right corner of cover and very slight marking on back covercover and pages clean and tightly boundsee oxfam website for delivery information read more very good condition
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford a chronicle of england's golden age of the late 16th century, recounting the life and times of the remarkable elizabeth i in a cycle of 6 playsbox set unused and in original cellophane packaging see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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500 format: vinyl, lp, album country: uk released:v genre: rock, pop, folk, world, & country style: pop rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock notes comes in a front-laminated flipback coverformed in by former the motions guitarist robbie van leeuwentheir first single hit the dutch top 40 inin and , the group enjoyed a worldwide chart success with “venus”, followed by several other hit singlesearth & fire were able to make some great albums in the processprinted and made by garrod & lofthouse ltdultra rare albums by famous dutch bands shocking blue, the motions and earth & fire the albums: shocking blue ?– at home label: penny farthing ?– pels 500, penny farthing ?– pelscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available? includes insert with lyrics, etcmanufactured by philips records ltdquality: vinyl: vg++ cover: vg++ (small sticker damage) earth & fire profile: earth and fire were a dutch progressive and symphonic rock band who over time evolved into a pop groupthe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectformed in the netherlands by twin brothers chris and gerard koerts, and most popular in the s when fronted by singer jerney kaagman, earth and fire had many chart topping hits in the netherlands and elsewhere in europe, though they never gained much popularity in the united kingdom or the americassee pictures for detailson cover, second on labelthe early atlantis () and song of the marching children (), are recommendedmanufactured and distributed by philips records quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) shocking blue profile: dutch rock groupour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetheir biggest international hit was "weekend", a number one single in the netherlands, switzerland, germany, denmark and portugalplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepink labels with bicycle logoare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiearth and fire ?– atlantis label: polydor ?– format: vinyl, lp, album, gatefold, first press country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: prog rock, symphonic rock notes all songs published by new dayglow music, hilversumshortly thereafter, mariska veres came as lead vocalistthey were formed out of the remnants of ritchie clark and the ricochets in and went on to become hitmakers for the next several years in the '60sthe motions ?– terug in de tijd label: negram ?– hjn 205 format: vinyl, lp, compilation country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: beat quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) the motions profile: the motions from the hague were one of the bigger groups of the s dutch beat explosion
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the field and the forge offers a new approach to the pre-industrial past in europe and the mediterranean basin from the roman republic to the fall of napoleonendemic mass poverty curtailed demand, limiting incentives for investment and innovation, and keeping output growth below what was technologically possiblethe volume gives an innovative account of this potential - and why it was realized in the ancient world rather than the medieval west - together with a new analysis of the gunpowder revolution and the inability of rulers to meet the consequential costs within the confines of an organic economythe opening section considers the ensuing constraints on productivity, transportation, and the spatial organization of the economyexisting accounts of organic economies emphasize their restricted potential to support economic and political development, but this volume also considers why so much potential remained unrealizedresource shortages prevented rulers from establishing a fiscal apparatus capable of appropriating such resources as were physically availablethis is followed by an analysis of the military and economic constraints on the political integration of space through the formation of geographically extensive political units, and the volume concludes with a section on the demographic and economic consequences of the investment of manpower and resources in warbased on an original synthesis of 'structural' economic and demographic history with traditionally 'event driven' political and military history, it takes as its starting point ebut economic inefficiency also created a pool of under-utilized resources that could potentially be mobilized in pursuit of political powersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe second section analyses the constraints imposed by muscle-powered military technology and by the organic economy on the tactical, operational, and strategic use of armed force, and the consequences of the spread of firearms in recorded history's first energy revolutionwrigley's concept of 'organic economies' and their reliance on the land for energy and raw materials
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History of the world kids book the americas and the pacific, new, very good condition, free postage
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The best of the mamas and the papas cd good condition read more
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If the love the pacific islands, you will love this bookbut without the paper cover sleeve, reason for it being is incredibly reasonably pricedpolynesia: the mark and carolyn blackburn collection of polynesian artcovers hawaii, the cook islands, samoa, tonga, fiji, easter island, aotearoa (new zealand) and on across polynesiastill a gorgeous bookthis is a stunningly beautiful coffee table booklavishly produced, richly colour illustrated/photographsthe book is newhigh quality paper and printing
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This official first edition biography is signed by the author and personally dedicated sent direct post free within the ukjimmy batten boxing champion tv and film actorwhen the truth finally came out he went on to become an actor in tv and filmsjimmy reveals his struggles with east end gangs, his family links to the krays and the dodgy world of boxing officialshow, when told to stop boxing when diagnosed with brain damage, he carried on being hit by the strongest men in the world
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