The 16th and 17th centuries
List the 16th and 17th centuries
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Oxfam bookshop skipton number of discs:Â 1 "this cd is a one hour, beautiful rendition of the original, where purcell combines styles from lyrical ballads of the 16th and 17th centuries with masque traditions in english music, absorbing italian and french influences from such as the early opera composer, monteverdi, to produce a masterpiece of early opera (even though it was an unfinished piece)based on a play by sir robert howard with a libretto written by poet/playwright john dryden, purcell's romance is not the sentimental kind, but his music seems soar into the heavens, or maybe it's coming from heaven!" (amazon review) see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe intriguing and complex plot involves a peruvian (inca) princess, orazia; a mexican queen, zempoalla; and the mexican heir to the throne, montezuma
11 €
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It was later used by royal courts during the renaissance, and contributed to the increasingly brutal prosecution of witchcraft during the 16th and 17th centuriesgrey marbled paper covered slipcase, a little wear to open corner tipsinternal pages are clean and unmarkedit was written by the catholic clergyman heinrich kramer and first published in the german city of speyer inbook bound in black cloth with metallic red and silver design on the front, title and silver design on the spine which is barely fadedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop horsham an english translation of the best known treatise on witchcraft
35 €
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Ivan mevrcio - antwerp - friar antonio de guevara, spanish writer and clergyman, one of the most popular authors of the renaissance (it has been estimated that his works were published during the 16th and 17th centuries more than 600 times throughout europe)of index, facsimile title page on old paper, the first 32 pages are missing, the text starts in page 33are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki2nd part, 383 ppadviser to charles v, his influence in imperial politics was importantfirst part [- second part] 1st part, title page, 400 ppepistolas familiares de don antonio de guevara, obispo de mondoñedo, en las cuales ay cosas notables, razonamientos muy altos y curiosos, con exposiciones de figuras, authoridades, medallas, letreros, historias, epitaphios de sepulturas, leyes y costumbres antiguas, doctrinas y exemplos para todo estado de gente al estilo de marco aurelio, porque el author es todo unoof index, foxed pages, marginal bookworm (see the photos, please)please 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 won’t find in just any storeit’s quite possible that he wrote for him the important speeches he had to give: first, before the courts of monzón in response to the challenge of francis i (june ); and then in rome before pope paul iii in , on the occasion of his coronation as emperorlarge 8vo, 19 x 13 cmparchment spine with titlecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis is also reflected in the work for sale here, a first-hand document of the political and social ins and outs of the time of emperor charles v
57 €
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Gies cosyns was a painter and painted mainly flemish landscapes, inspired in the style of the masters from the 16th and 17th centuriesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithese will be professionally and carefully packed and sent by mail with a track & trace codethe artwork can easily be mounted on the wallthe work shows a beautiful landscape and was named ‘maartse buien’total dimensions: height 78 cmdimensions of the image: height 48 cmplease 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 won’t find in just any storeclassic lithography professionally framedthe work was signed by the artist (gies cosyns) by hand and was made in issue of 100 copiescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis concerns circulation number 17
55 €
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Set of bronze candlesticks with baluster shaped stem from the 16th/early 17th centurycombined weight: 3diameter top: 10 cmused condition, newly rivetedheight: 27 cmdiameter foot: 11
177 €
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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 centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimortar is in used but very nice conditionalso see photos for the condition5 cm diameter base 9 cmit has few signs of usemortar is clearly cast by a master caster and has a very nice patinasee also the description, from the book die mörsersammlung ernst genz on the photomortar has a beautiful elegant design where lines in the foot and edge are applied as decorationweight: grams length pestle 20 cmpestle 600 grams total weight gramsplease 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 won’t find in just any storethe design of the pestle shows that it is a very old versionthe lot will be sent carefully packaged and by registered mailcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
138 €
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Dates back to the 16th and 17th century these are only dutch archaeological finds from the 70s - 80sa thin-walled small spherical medicine bottle on a flat foot, can be dated 17th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki5 cm high undamaged conditionvarious fragments of rummers, berkemeyers and pasglassesfour green/blue medicine bottles, can be dated around to 12 cm highundamaged conditionconsisting of: large green seal - bottle, with glass seal with the coat of arms of "marquis de pomerue" francevery beautiful irisationplease see all the photos for a good impressionplease 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 won’t find in just any storecan be dated arounda thin-walled green medicine bottle, with pontil and high punt 9catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available5 cm high can be dated around undamaged condition
46 €
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Cross terminal in gilded and chiselled bronze of the 16th century whose dimensions are: 7 x 6 cm, with putto headare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease 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 won’t find in just any storecondition: good casting, good condition of the gilding as per photos! read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
40 €
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The carpets made in the 14th and 17th centuries are comparable to persian carpets in every wayare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe oldest carpets found in turkey date back to the 13th century and were discovered in the town of konya, which used to be the main production centre of carpets in turkeyorigin: turkey dimensions: 364 x 273 cm very good quality hand-spun wool rare piece, no longer produced anatolian rugs originate from turkeyplease 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 won’t find in just any storesold with certificate imported in the '80s delivery by dhl, it is possible to pick it up on sitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
604 €
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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 period see oxfam website for delivery information read morerepresents 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
14 €
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Original manuscript - 16th century - paper - cmthis is an original sheet from the 16th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the paper is slightly browned and has some spotselements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthe text is written with brown and red inkthis 16th-century manuscript sheet is from a low german prayer book written in germanyall text on this sheet is handwrittenthis is a masterpiece in any serious collectionplease 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 won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
56 €
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Original manuscript - 16th century - on paperthis is an original leaf from the 16th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the paper is slightly browned and has some spotselements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthis 16th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin music book that was written in the netherlandsthe text is written with black ink, the initials and some (dutch) words are indicated with red inkthis is a masterpiece in any serious collectionplease 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 won’t find in just any storeall text on this leaf is handwrittencatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
41 €
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He 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 cutluther was the revolutionary genius; because of his acute sense of paradox his teaching is difficult to understand, but dr whale's summing-up makes it a good deal easierthe protestant tradition stems mainly from luther, calvin, and the sectarianssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 sectarian movement was steadily gaining strength in england in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; dr whale examines its teachings and tells of its later development
9 €
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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 historythe final chapter explores the controversy surrounding a carved wooden man's head discovered in a somerset churchit 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 englandsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
6 €
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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 bcecondition volumes included i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi (vii not included) viii, ix, x, xi, xiiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableprinted calcutta - kolkata indiatraditionally, the authorship of the mahabharata is attributed to vyasathese volumes are an important translation which gives westerners a glimpse of this ancient indian civilisationare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihis 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 successorsthe mahabharata - mahabharata is one of the two major sanskrit epic of ancient india, the other being the ramaya?aref:wikipedia kisari mohan ganguli (also kour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith original red cloth covers, slight bumped corners4th century ce) this vast storehouse of indian knowledge is normally hiddenthese 11 volumes have been translated from the original sanskrit languagethis is the early edition of english translation in these volumesgenerally good conditionthe text probably reached its final form by the early gupta period (cbinding slightly-loose in volume iii & ivganguli) an indian translator first complete translation of the sanskrit epic mahabharata in englishapprox 500 pages each volume
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36 €
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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 peoplesunlike 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 translationsin travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter cmancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this erain 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 morewritten 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 oceansaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever beforeincluded 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 africanus
18 €
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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 statehistorians describe 'britain' as a multiple kingdom, with a long history of conflictprominent historians respond to the issues raised by the volumein 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 historyoxfam 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-examinedthis 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
22 €
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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 theodoretin 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 morestudents 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 pastors
70 €
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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 bookexternally 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 covershis starting point is the arrival of the first visitors to the cape, the portugeuse, innoel mostert vivdly recounts this momentous story and its appalling aftermath - the self-immolation of the xhosaoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionin 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 societyinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein a comparatively small area of land, eastwards from the cape, on territory demarcated by the great fish and the great kai riversit 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 impasse
10 €
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Beautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only £10the year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhismsikh 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 faith
10 €
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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 sidespaperback - 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 kingdomsabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern seathis 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 daneby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wall
1 €
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The sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inthe year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhismsikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurushe 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 faithbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only £10 read more
10 €
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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 centuriesthis covers vectors of plague ie rats, fleas, other rodents, human transmission of plague, finally dealing with methods of containment and controloxfam shop macclesfield the conquest of plague, by l fabian hirst, md, oxford university press, pp including indexsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
40 €
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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
9 €
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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
15 €
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Oxfam 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 themit is based on evidence derived from the buildings themselves,documents and contemporary descriptionssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
35 €
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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 pianoslight damage from label at top right corner of cover and very slight marking on back covercover and pages clean and tightly boundschirmer's library of musical classics volumesee oxfam website for delivery information read more very good condition
6 €
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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
12 €
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Very good dark impression printed on laid 17th century paper with a watermarkthe nile with his many children and in the back neptune riding on a shell with seahorsesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikion the back an ornamental woodcut with angels, sun and stars, allegory of firedelivered in a museum passepartoutfrom "les images ou tableaux de platte peinture des deux philostrates sophistes grecs"published by blaise de vigenore in pariscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableengraved by leonard gaulthier (), who worked in parisplease 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 won’t find in just any storein perfect condition, complete sheet with a text in poemthe rivergod the nile and neptune
58 €