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These faux-leather hardcover books contain countless pages of gorgeous poetry spanning from the 14th to the 20th centuriescomplete collection, includes all five volumes: 'langland to spenser', 'marlowe to marvell', 'milton to goldsmith', 'blake to poe' and 'tennyson to yeats'oxfam shop scarborough poets of the english languagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe books are in excellent conditionthese books would make an excellent gift for yourself or any poetry lovers in your lifeeach book has a decorated spine and a gold ribbon bookmarkthe spine is detaching from the front cover on the second volume, but all other copies are perfectly intact, and free from any marks or damage except on the fourth volume as photographed
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In the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forcesits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastwilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twainunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itselfjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights region" see oxfam website for delivery information read morejohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable cityoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firm"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationwith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianitybanias' story starts in canaanite times
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the works of no great composer between the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries have undergone a more spectacular reassessment than those of giuseppe verdifor those who have not spent years with verdi literature or who may just be starting to explore some aspect of the giant's life and works, this foundation may seem daunting indeedit is primarily for these researchers that this volume is intended, although it is hoped that specialists will also find it to be usefulsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis verdi biography is dealt with as a simple story to be read in one go - in which thoughts concerning personal and professional events in his life flow in simplicity, while continuing to respect the importance of chronological orderit is not surprising that a figure such as verdi should have inspired an enormous amount of books, articles, essays, and critical evaluationtoday, verdi scholars build their work on a vast foundation of earlier researchhis death brought a crowd of several hundred thousand people to mourn not only the passing of a great artist but also a beloved national heroits purpose is to index and describe some of the most significant studies about the composer and his music, presenting enough material - in a sort of stream of consciousness, using annotations that readers may survey the myriad directions verdi research has gone, ascertain the relevance of individual items to their individual interests, and easily pursue significant patterns and threads in which they are interested
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham spanning the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, here are the authentic voices of our ancestors as they went about their daily lives: loving, hating, gossiping and scheming in the kitchens, bedchambers and narrow cobbled streets of old londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreusing the actual records from the london church courts at doctor's commons, these are the often harrowing true stories from beyond the grave
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Volume iii: susan higman (ednorthern european booksmillard architectural collectionsun wear on spine of dust jacketmillard architectural collection in the national gallery of art, washingtonitalian and spanish bookssmall tear in front cover of dust jacket; sun wear on spine of dust jacketour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeeach volume is a clothbound hardcover with dustjacket and b/w illsixteenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppfifteenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppvolume iv: frances kianka (edcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolume i: dora wiebenson, the mark jvery nice set of 4 volumes (complete set) on old books of architecture from the mark jvolume ii: susan higman (edsixteenth to early nineteenth centuries, new york ppbibliographical info and an indexseventeenth through nineteenth centuries, new york ppare 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 website
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In centuries of change bestselling historian ian mortimer takes you on a whirlwind tour of the last ten centuries of western historycenturies of change is a journey into the past like no otherthere are two sections of colour illustrationsthe pages show some signs of use and a small 1-2cm stain on the first few pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a journey into a past vividly brought to life and bursting with ideas, that pits one century against another in his quest to measure which century saw the greatest changethe pages are tightthe black cloth boards are in very good conditionwe journey from a time when there was a fair chance of your village being burnt to the ground by invaders, and dried human dung was a recommended cure for cancer, to a world in which explorers sailed into the unknown and civilisations came into conflict with each other on an epic scaledust jacket shows some minor shelf wearhere is a story of godly scientists, shrewd farmers, cold-hearted entrepreneurs and strong-minded women - a story of discovery, invention, revolution and cataclysmic shifts in perspectiveoxfam bookshop bath a hardback in good conditionour understanding of change will never be the same again, and the lessons we learn along the way are profound ones for us all
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Mutual hostility inspired centuries of attacks, counter-attacks and wall-building, until the northward spread of china in the 20th century made the wall redundanthe covers two millennia of history, from the countrys first unification to the present day, when the great wall, built and rebuilt over centuries of war, has become a symbol of tranquillityestimates of its length vary from to milesyet behind the confusion are great simplicitiesmyths surround iteven its name is deceptive it is not an it, a single entity, but many walls (hence the uncertain length), built at different timesfor this riveting account, john man travelled the wall from the far western deserts to the pacific, exploring the grandest sections and many wild onesfor years, the wall marked the border between china and nomadic peoples to the north and westoxfam bookshop cheltenham chinas great wall north of beijing is one of the worlds most famous sightssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe is the first writer to describe two unknown walls in mongoliathe many walls are united by two ideas self-protection and unity which go back to the first emperor, who founded the nation in 221 bcmany believe that the stone barrier marches across all china, that it has been in existence for over years, and that it is the only man-made structure visible from the moonwe all feel we know the wallit cannot even be seen from earth orbit, let alone the moonit is too big, too varied, too complex to be captured by a few images or a day-tripin fact, most of it is made of earth, and much of it is not there at allbut we are wrongmillions every year climb the line of stone snaking over mountains
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With the passion of a birdwatcher and hoarder of words, gibson has spent fifteen years collecting the literary and artistic forms our affinity for birds has taken over the centuriesgorgeously illustrated, woven from centuries of human response to the delights of the feathered tribes, the bedside book of birds is for anyone who is aware of birds, and for everyone who is intrigued by the artistic forms that humanity has created to represent its soulas divine messengers, symbols of our yearning for the heavens, or avatars of glorious song and colour, they have stirred our imaginations from the moment we first looked into the skywhether as the christian dove, or quetzalcoatl the aztec plumed serpent or in plato s vision of the human soul growing wings and feathers, religion and philosophy have looked to birds as representatives of our better selves that part of us not bound to the earthnor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwinsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirationswas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselfbirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezfrom the book: "stevenson remembered the story of a monk who had been distracted from his copy-work by the song of a birdbirds appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and the went into the garden to listen more closely, and when he returned, after what he thought were only a few minutes, he discovered that a century had gone by, that his fellow monks were dead and his ink had turned to dustthey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedoxfam bookshop knutsford in this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher graeme gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birdsthe song of the bird had given him a taste of paradise, where an instant is as a hundred years of earthly time
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In centuries of darkness, a group of archaeologists presents a controversial challenge to this claim" their discoveries lead to a questioning of the so-called dark age and the purposes which belief in it has servedas a result, our notions about the trojan war, the foundation of rome, the origins of the greek alphabet, and the golden age of solomon all have to be reexamined, revolutionizing our view of the ancient worldoxfam shop lytham the old world has confronted archaeologists with many riddles, perhaps the most tantalizing of which is the dark age, an economic and cultural recession so devastating that it is supposed to have lasted for 400 years, from to 800 bcthe dates for the near east and mediterranean are derived from the highly regarded chronology of ancient egyptsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredeciphering the clues from papyri and pottery, they search layer by layer through the excavated treasures of a vast area from spain to france and from denmark to the sudan, until they reach egypt - where they unearth 250 years of "ghost historyin this intricate piece of scholarly detective work, the authors propose a pioneering theorypeter james and his team ask whether those dates might have been miscalculated
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Anyone alive in the 18th century would have known that 'the longitude problem' was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centuriesthe quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in , parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom (gbp) to anyone whose method or device proved successfulthousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolutionlacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of landtext block cleanthe scientific establishment throughout europe - from galileo to sir isaac newton - had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answerdust jacket unmarkedin stark contrast, one man, john harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solutionno highlighting or other notesfull of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, longitude is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmaking see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude, and the unlikely triumph of an english geniusexcellent condition for its age, with little signs of use
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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 centuriescovers a wide range of topics including astronomy, science and religion, natural philosophy, technology, medicine and alchemyrepresents a broad range of approaches from the seminal to the innovative see oxfam website for delivery information read morepresents 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
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Through five centuriesoxfam books & music perth the university of glasgowsee oxfam website for delivery information read more published by the university, cream card covers illustrated in blue on the front cover with the dates
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Five centuries of verseexcellent conditionthe essential book of poetryi accept paypalcan be posted by arrangementany questions, please feel free to contact me
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Oxfam bookshop truro this book is the first to tell the full story of killigarth's most colourful three centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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5 centuries of tilemotifs i to xviwith stampplease see the photos for an accurate impressioneverything is on displayregistered shipping via ctt
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Bought many years ago for £40 from gems in scarborough, many centuries old, prefer collection but will post for £3 extra, very unusual item read more
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Very old ring, many centuries old, bought from gems in scarborough ago, just been in a drawer ever since i can remember, prefer collection but will post for £3 extra read more
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The abundance of historical records in the archives of the crown and of local authorities compares favourably with the relative scarcity of surviving documentation in earlier centuriesit is the sequel to the first five volumes and covers the events during the rule of king johnduring that period the jewish minority of sicily continued to flourish economically and sociallyafter years of incitement by the members of the mendicant orders, anti-jewish riots broke out in various parts of the sicilynearly a thousand documents, many of them published here for the first time, record the fortunes of the jews and their relationships with the authorities and their christian neighbourstherefore, again, many documents had to be reported in summary formthe worst of them was the massacre in modica insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hampstead the jews in sicily, volume ) by shlomo simonsohn this volume in the series documentary history of the jews in italy illustrates the history of the jews in sicily from tomuch new information has come to light, and many facets of jewish life in sicily have been uncoveredthe inside pages are clean and brightthe volume is provided with additional bibliography and indexes, while the introduction has been relegated to the end of the series on the jews of the islandit is new in appearance and has a protective cellophane coveralthough john continued the policies of his father alphonso towards the jews of the island, there is a distinct deterioration in their position during his times
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The language of the courts was french for the next three centuries and the norman ambience prevailedbut saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year in robert de wudeese who held landsmigrants settled ithe eastern seaboard from newfoundland, to maine, to virginia, the carolinas, and to the islandshis son abraham junior, was mayor from and“k w bodies ltd of blackpool also known as kitchener & woodiwiss who evolved from wheelwrights into carriage builders” in the following sale of a charabanc built by henry woodiwiss was recorded: sale of charabanc called “the king” built by henry woodiwiss of bakewellspelling variations of this family name include: woodewese, woodiwiss, woodewiss, wooddisse, widdiwiss, widdiwisse, wode, woodwyn, woodwiss, woodwise and many moremore in depth detail: a genuine rare original woodiwiss governess car (c to ) built by henry woodiwiss, of bakewell, derbyshire, englandearly history of the woodiwiss family: this web page shows only a small excerpt of our woodiwiss researchthis governess car is manufactured by mr henry woodiwiss, whom started out as wheelwrights, later becoming carriage and coachbuilders based in bakewell, derbyshire, englandthe ‘woodiwiss’ name can be traced back to the norman conquest of britainthe hub caps on this governess cart for sale here today, still bear the name, ‘woodiwiss of bakewell’, derbyshire, englandthis particular governess car is in very good, original un-restored, useable condition but unfortunately, the small access door is missingsold by isaac gaunt holmes of bakewell to samuel and joseph bradbury cab proprietors of bakewell for v100a2/33 or psv & hgvs such as commer avengers & seddon mk 4s”migration of the woodiwiss family to the new world and oceana: some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from europesir abraham woodiwiss, a duffield stone merchants son, was mayor fromat some point in time he may have merged with the kitchener livery stables from cheltenham and became kitchener & woodiwiss coach builders as a limited companyviewing is recommended and welcome by appointmentthe other benefit was its lightweight structure and it was marketed as such “that even a lady could harness and operate it” or words to that effectearly notables of the woodiwiss family (pre ) more information is included under the topic early woodiwiss notables in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possiblea governess car c, made by henry woodiwiss the victorian horse drawn carriage builder of bakewell, derbyshire, whom, at some point in time, formed a partnership with the ‘kitchener livery company’ of cheltenham, to become ‘kitchener woodiwiss’, who went on to build coachwork bodies for rolls royce motor cars in the ’s, namely the door tourer by kitchener woodiwissthis item is situated on a farm in cheshireby the ’s kitchener & woodiwiss were building coachwork bodies for rolls royce cars eg: the rolls-royce four-door tourer, coachbuilder: kitchener & woodiwiss other information about the woodiwiss family connections in derbyshire: the woodiwiss family had strong historical connections with victorian derby, providing two former mayors and playing a major part in the development of railways in the regionabout the governess cart concept: the ‘governess car’ or ‘cart’ or ‘tub cart’ was a preferred choice of transport by victorian & edwardian governesses or tutorsthe saxon influence of english history diminished after the battle of hastings inthank you for looking at my items! while you’re here, please take a look at my other items?another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years and are included under the topic early woodiwiss history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possibleearly origins of the woodiwiss family: the surname woodiwiss was first found in yorkshire where they held a family seat as lords of the manorsir abraham woodiwiss was the partner of george benton in a company which constructed bridges, railways and a variety of buildings that included the strand located in the city centre conservation areamainly because of its safety record, due to its low centre of gravity of the ‘tub’ which sat low between the wheels, which made it difficult to overturn or capsizevictorian/edwardian governess cart made by henry woodiwiss a very rare piece of equestrian and livery history
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The centre of bologna is one of the best conserved in europe, and it is full of beautiful palaces and churches packed with artworks that bear witness to the cultural importance of the city over the centuriesmore info visit: https://wwwif you have a short time for your holidays then the best travel guide to bologna is the best for youitalians love to define bologna as a scholarly, fat and red cityuk/destinationguides/europe/italy/bologna
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The startling truth behind one of the most notorious dynasties in history is revealed in a remarkable new account by the acclaimed author of the tudors and a world undoneoxfam books & music wells very good conditionmeyer offers an unprecedented portrait of the infamous renaissance family and their storied milieusee oxfam website for delivery information read more sweeping aside the gossip, slander, and distortion that have shrouded the borgias for centuries, g16xcd audiobook
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Wooden inlays spread from syria in the 19th centuries towards morocco and spain in the west and to iran and india in the eastbefore the 18th century, armchairs were reserved for important personalitiesnacre marquetry (moussaddaf), moucharabiehs decoration, geometric sculpted diamond friezesnacre marquetrytapestries in magnificent conditiondamascus is not only the name of a city, but also the name of a fabricdimensions: chairs: 48 x 48 cm height: 73 cm stool: 44 x 44 cm height: 52 cm syria is one of the great houses of traditional arabic craftsmanship, in the continuity of a prestigious pastexceptional 2 armchairs with rounded backrest + 1 stoolfew cities in the world have a name so linked to their craftsmanshipfrom the 19th century onwards, an original "oriental" furniture with nacre inlays ("moussaddaf") was extended to large familiesexceptional furniture for loungesour 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(1 to restore, only the top)walnut and cedar with centred legsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisyria, 19th centuryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The curator, part of a secret society named the priory of sion, may have sacrificed his life to keep secret the location of a vastly important religious relic hidden for centuriesoxfam bookshop cheltenham robert langdon, harvard professor of symbology, receives an urgent late-night call while in paris: the curator of the louvre has been murderedit appears that the clandestine vatican-sanctioned catholic sect opus dei has now made its movelangdon and a gifted french cryptologist, sophie neveu, are stunned to find a trail that leads to the works of da vinci - and furtherunless landon and neveu can decipher the labyrinthine code and quickly assemble the pieces of the puzzle, the priory's secret - and a stunning historical truth - will be lost foreversee oxfam website for delivery information read morealongside the body is a series of baffling ciphers
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Middle eastern relationscontributors explain the distinctly american dimensions of these missionary encounters, the cultural influences they exerted on the region, and their consequences for local nationalism, print culture, education, and moreoxfam bookshop knutsford during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, american missionary encounters in the middle east set foundations for later usee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese engagements prompt larger questions about the consequences of american christian cultural projection into the wider worldthis volume focuses on regions that were once part of the ottoman empire in western asia, the balkans, and north africathis is an excellent resource for specialists in history, middle eastern studies, american studies, religious studies, missiology, and anyone interested more broadly in american engagement in the middle eastmissionaries presented examples of american culture to middle eastern peoples, just as they interpreted the middle east for americans back home
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An academic text looking at the contribution persia has made to the development of society over the centuriesit should be noted however the dust jacket is worn (but it has acquired a plastic cover to protect it) the book is in good condition the main body of the book has 421 pages see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The diamond sutra was hidden for centuries in a cave in northwest china, and it was created from seven strips of yellow-stained paper that were printed from carved wooden blocks and pasted together to form a scroll over five meters longoxfam shop burleigh street the buddhist text known as the diamond sutra is believed to be the oldest surviving printed book in the worldthe oldest dated example of wood block printing, produced some six hundred years before gutenberg's movable type printing in europe, it is clearly the product of a mature printing industry in chinait reveals how the sutra was originally made and the conservation work that the british library employs to preserve itthe diamond sutra is a stunning book for anyone curious about the earliest origins of printing and the sacred foundations of buddhismsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremade in 868 ad and written in chinese, the text contains a significant dialogue on perception, and is one of the most important sacred works of the buddhist faiththe book extensively discusses the content of the sutra and also describes the invention of paper in china and the origins of far eastern printingthis beautifully designed book, the first to focus solely on the diamond sutra, features a full-color reproduction of the work, along with an account of the discovery of the sutra by sir aurel stein in may in a hidden cave on the edge of the gobi desert
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The jukun-speaking peoples trace their ancestry to the rulers of the kingdom of kwararafa, a state which existed in western africa from the 14th through to the 18th centuriesku-jukun (last photo)a female ku-jukun sculpture, northern nigeria, fragmentary feets, shortened legs, a slender torso with a portruding navel, drop-shaped sagging breats, long arms bend inward and attached to the belly, an enlogated cylindrical neck, an oval head, abstract fascial features, on the top a helmed-like cioffure, scarification marks on the body; encrusted scarification patina, an age crack on the right leg, signs of age, and ritual usetraditionally, jukun society was governed by a monarchynowadays this region is dominated by islamists and the country is shaped by a large wave of refugees, which means that traditional culture and its ritual objects are destroyed in a way like never beforeour 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 availablesource: wikipediaare 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 website
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Oxfam bookshop newport the chief object of this book is to moderate as far as possible the difficulties of reading presented by the hand written in england for administrative, legal or business purposes during the past eight or nine centuries700 to the middle of the nineteenth centurythe invaluable series of 36 plates shows 56 examples of english handwriting from cblue cloth covered boards, some scuffs, marks and discolourationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretext block is clean and tight and free from annotation and marginaliavarious superficial scuffs and dents, discolouration to outer edges and spinepale blue endpapersglossy blue pictorial dust jacket
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After 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 sectariansoxfam 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 issuessome page edge and board wear, jacket is cutthe sectarian movement was steadily gaining strength in england in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; dr whale examines its teachings and tells of its later developmentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe 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 churchluther 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 easier
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They form a civilisation, which has now disappeared, that was established on a geographical area which extended along the borders of chad, cameroon and nigeria, between the 12th and the 14th centuriesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethese types of horsemen, named putchu guinadji, were used to combat manifestations of madnessthe oral chronicle still uses this term to refer to groups of people who live over there, near the south of the lake chadthe centre of the sao territory is currently inhabited by their direct and undisputed descendants, the kotokoour 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 availablethese talismans are given to the patient, who would wear these, or at least carry these during the healing period, and until death, when the healing was slow in comingthese are the remedies of a complex therapyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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