The 31st century
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The base has been added in the 1st half of the 19th centurydimensions: height 37,5cm; width 23cm *** free worldwide shipping with ups *** read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe bust is placed on a later pedestal marble base engraved to the front with the name of the emperorplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitean important marble bust of the emperor titus, cuirassed, with a toga draped over het left shoulder and held together by a round fibulaour 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
1377 €
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Renaissance style holy water stoup in historiated majolica, manufactured in the 20th century, when reproductions of 16th and 17th century artefacts were back in fashionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia saint, perhaps magdalene, is depicted in the central part, with an architectural landscape on the background, embellished with two columns on the sides and a cherub headit measures approximately 29x17x9 cmthe item shows an old cartouche with a house crest on the back, likely the owner’s coat of armsno cracks, losses or gluing tracesplease 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
61 €
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In the 19th century there was a classic revival such as grand tour culture, bertel thorvaldsen announced, hebe againearly 20th century large garden sculpture of marble 60 cm high diameter base: 13 cm it's a heavy statue 6 kilos condition is reasonable the statue has been in a garden for years, charming at least in my vieware you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe shipping costs are higher than average because i pay extra attention to packaging and insurancethis sculpture seems inspired by the work of thorvaldsenhebe, old greek: ?ß? / hêbê) was in the ancient greek religion the goddess of youth, a daughter of zeus and hera she was a daughter of zeus and heraafter classical exampleshe was a patron to the gods on the olympushebe represented as a natural goddess the flourishing nature in spring, but this significance gradually got to the backgroundplease 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 storehebe goddess of youthshipping 35 euros within the netherlandscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
84 €
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His specialism was english monastic history from the 10th century to the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th centurythe sarum lectures in theology were established through a fund left by john bampton in the 18th centuryoxfam shop cowley road hardback with blue boards and gilt lettering on spinelettering on spine is fadedthey ran from tohardback, no dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book was previously in a convent library, but shows few signs of use internally except for the bookplate and note on the front endpaperpages are clean and brightdavid knowles osb (born michael clive knowles, ) was an english benedictine monk who was regius professor of modern history at the university of cambridge from topublished by oxford university pressfirst edition
14 €
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For each factory, lesley jackson gives a brief history and an outline of its work during the centuryoxfam bookshop ilkley this reference book is a survey of domestic factory-produced glass through the 20th century - from the organic shapes and iridescent colours of the art nouveau period to the simple clean lines of contemporary designat the end of the book are individual bibliographies and listings of which museums hold collections of the glass -which ranges from the extremely valuable to items found in homes world-wideshe summarizes the styles and techniques for which each factory is best known and profiles key designers, including some of the great names of 20th-century design, such as louis comfort tiffany and paolo veninithere are also examples of each factory's marks so that collectors can identify and date itemsthe book looks at over 100 glass factories in detail, with the entries in alphabetical order for ease of referencesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
30 €
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Extraordinary majorcan bench, from the late 18th century, made with the headboard of a bed from the 18th century, polychromed, hand painted with pink, blue and gold flowers and a central cartouche with the virgin and the child, very characteristic of this piece of furniture in provençal majorcan or catalan spanish styleare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe seat, made of solid walnut wood, on the sxix, following the style of the bench and polychromy in a soft blue as on the backresta piece of great character and personality the piece will be properly packed, with tracking number and shipping insuranceplease 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 storea singular and unique piece, which would be spectacular with cushions on a porch or a veranda, in a country house or youth roomcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
453 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibiographical notes: illarione, born in , was one of the four sons of vincenzo mari (the greatest cabinetmaker of the 19th century)guido, born in , was one of illarione's sons; he mainly worked as a street vendor of inlaid furniture produced by his familythe mari workshop was active since the first half of the 19th century; the last cabinetmakers were active in the decades following world war iilabelled underneath the top and produced by the prestigious mari illarione and sons workshop, rolo (reggio emilia)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 storerestored in a professional and conservative way (small cracks closed, woodworm treatment and grouting)it has small inevitable imperfectionsshipping to italy and europe onlyelegant coffee table with central foot, inlaid with a bird decoration in the middle, in light wood on a dark walnut briar backgroundcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe courier delivers to street floor
268 €
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A mid century original s cintique chair made wow with sumptuous silver grey crushed velvet fabric memory foam to sink into a stunner of a chair and completely mid century modern redesigned for the 21st century matt black paintwork it is a comfortable chair to sink into and read a book 70 wide with arms/ 60 frame 90 high seat depth 50 seat height 43 depth 75 collection central matlock or can discuss a courier read more
145 €
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Series of three large keys, france - 17th century read more3 cmwidths of the rings: 43 cmweight of the series: 412 gshipping by international post with tracking or pick up on locationseries of three large keys in wrought iron: o the 17the century, ring tending to oval, large rod and bent bit; large rings in heart shape; long rods and closed bit
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century carbon metal in excellent conditioncomes complete with the original century rod bagcollection from sittingbourne a/e £175kwags rings, all whipping and high build etc, immaculatethere's a small hole at the bottom of the bag
175 €
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Made in the early 20th century or possibly at the end of the 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifinely cast sculpture depicting a stately english bulldog in bronzeplease 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 storewith wonderful old patinacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableresting on a marble pedestal with a red tint
50 €
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It also considers its continuing relevance in the late 20th century and into the 21st centurythis examination of a phenomenon of 19th century planning traces the origins, implementation, international transference and adoption of the garden city ideasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop raeburn place fine condition
(England)
39 €
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Oxfam shop launceston the nineteenth century series - economic and industrial progress of the centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition is fair
24 €
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Set of 4 early-20th century chairs in painted wood with oval carved backrest, padded seats on shaped frames and turned legsthese chairs were made in the first half of the 20th century and are in good condition the chairs have small holes in the upholstery dimensions of each chair - height 97 cm - width 41 cm - depth 40 cm read moreare 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
120 €
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Matrix of "unique" french shuttle seal from the 13th century, 15th century, inscription a id3 centimetres long, 1,8 wide read more
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Loads of interesting records of the last centurydoring kindersley millenium 20th century day by day bookbig, heavy, coffee table bookexpensive when newbook stamped inside with library stamp and spine has separated with useminor water damage and scuffing
8 €
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This coptic manuscript is made in the 18th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease refer to the photos as they form an integral part of the descriptiona good example in age appropriate conditiontotal 86 pages with wood coversgood condition for age - some cracks to spine as shown in photographs - some soiling to pages with usual smudge marks and occasional holes, which are normal characteristics for this type of bible of this ageethiopia very old ethiopian coptic ge’ez manuscript or bible with old wood coversparchment leaves (animal skin) inscribed with black and red in the ethiopian script on both sides of the leavesthis bible is from the the early ’s, and is museum quality and a rare one of a kind item that would complement your collection or homesize are 14 cm x 8 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 storebound between two book covers made of woodprobably in ‘geez’, the language of the ethiopian churchoverall, all parts of the bible reveal an impressive old quality and usage with a beautiful patinaeach page written by hand in ge'ez on vellum using red and black ink and bound in a between 2 wood covers - vellum is fine parchment from a calf or goat skin - the red ink is used for religious saints or names of holy figures - see photographs for conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableearly 18th-century museum quality, read more
240 €
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This richly decorated piece of furniture is probably made in the second half of the 19th century in germanyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidimensions of the box: 140 x 56 x 53 cmthese are not normally visiblethese are typical for the age of the furniture and contribute to the authentic character of the box(length x width x depth) in the pictures, some repair marks can be seen at the bottom of the boxin particular, the doors that open to the side consist of beautiful carvings with representations of birds and plantsfor sale due to excessiveness, this beautiful wooden hunting boxplease 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 leaf shows some age cracksthe box is in beautiful original condition with of course the necessary traces of usecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
244 €
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The extensive research he embarked upon afterwards revealed not only the scope of the people's hardship and amazing resilience; it located in the american effort to help the armenians a unique perspective on our own nation's experience of the twentieth centuryas the new york times carried stories about the ""slow massacre of a race,"" public outrage over this tragedy led to an unprecedented philanthropic crusade spearheaded by near east relief, an organization rooted in protestant missionary endeavors in the near east and dedicated to saving the survivors of the first genocide of the twentieth centurypart of a generation who were admonished as children to ""remember the starving armenians,"" peterson went to armenia in as a peace corps volunteer and became fascinated by the country's troubled historyfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more"" the west gradually began to take noticeoxfam bookshop knutsford the persecution and suffering of the armenian people, a religious and cultural minority in the ottoman empire, reached a peak in the era of world war i at the hands of the turksin ""starving armenians,"" merrill peterson explores the american response to these atrocities, beginning with the initial reports to president wilson from his ambassador to the ottoman empire, henry morgenthau, who described turkey as ""a place of horrorbetween and as many as 15 million armenian men, women, and children died in ottoman turkey, victims of execution, starvation, and death marches to the syrian desertthe book also addresses the armenian aspirations for an independent republic under american auspices; these hopes went unfulfilled in the peacemaking after the war and ended altogether when armenia was absorbed into the soviet union""starving armenians"" is an eloquent narrative of an all but forgotten part of that experience
17 €
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Inspired by the “zeus altemps” of palazzo altemps in rome, a roman copy of the greek original sculpture of the 5th century bcare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifinely crafted carrara marble high relief depicting zeus, the god of the greek olympussculpture made by the todini workshop around theit will be packaged with the utmost care and shipped with insurancethe rectangular base is made of very precious rosso francia marbledimensions (including the base): 54 x 32 x 11 cm; weight: 15 kgplease 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 sculpture can be easily separated from the basecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
425 €
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Vintage plaque sculpture from the xixth century jesus and the paschal lambjesus is identified with the sacrificial lamb of the jewish tradition because he is an innocent victim sacrificed to redeem the sins of menare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikii signal the lack on the head of jesus (halo) i have the pairs (see photo)for christians, easter celebrates the resurrection of jesus and the paschal lamb (or agnus dei, the lamb of god) symbolizes christplease 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
46 €
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Jimena canales introduces readers to the revolutionary ideas of einstein and bergson, describes how they dramatically collided in paris, and traces how this clash of worldviews reverberated across the twentieth centurythe physicist and the philosopher is a magisterial and revealing account that shows how scientific truth was placed on trial in a divided century marked by a new sense of timeon april , in paris, albert einstein and henri bergson publicly debated the nature of timebergson, who gained fame as a philosopher by arguing that time should not be understood exclusively through the lens of science, criticized einstein's theory of time for being a metaphysics grafted on to science, one that ignored the intuitive aspects of timeshe also discusses how bergson and einstein, toward the end of their lives, each reflected on his rival's legacy-bergson during the nazi occupation of paris and einstein in the context of the first hydrogen bomb explosioncanales explains how the new technologies of the period-such as wristwatches, radio, and film-helped to shape people's conceptions of time and further polarized the public debateoxfam shop kendal paperback as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeinstein considered bergson's theory of time to be a soft, psychological notion, irreconcilable with the quantitative realities of physicsshe shows how it provoked responses from figures such as bertrand russell and martin heidegger, and carried repercussions for american pragmatism, logical positivism, phenomenology, and quantum mechanicsthe physicist and the philosopher tells the remarkable story of how this explosive debate transformed our understanding of time and drove a rift between science and the humanities that persists today
12 €
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Oxfam bookshop newport a record of jewish history, with special emphasis on the first century ce and the first jewish–roman war ( ce) comprising the jewish war (cthese works provide valuable insight into first century judaism and the background of early christianity, and are the chief source next to the bible for the history and antiquity of ancient palestineneatly pencilled name on front endpaper of volume 1antiquities of the jews recounts the history of the world from a jewish perspective for an ostensibly greek and roman audienceneatly inked name on flyleaf of volumes 1, 3 and 4the jewish war recounts the jewish revolt against roman occupationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morespeckled edge to text blocksrebound in in mottled glossy brown paper covered boardssporadic foxing and and generally evenly tanned throughout75) and antiquities of the jews (c
90 €
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As the twentieth century progressed, children's books provided the material for an increasing range of new media, from radio to computer games, from television to cinema blockbusteralthough such adaptations are now recognised as a significant part of the culture of childhood and popular culture in general, little has been written about the range of products and experiences that they generatesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book brings together writers whose work offers contrasting perspectives on the process of adaptation and the varying transformations - social, historical and ideological - that take place when a text moves from the page to another mediumlinking all these contributions is an interest in the changing definition of children's literature and its target audience within an increasingly media-rich societyoxfam shop colne road since the nineteenth century, children's literature has been adapted for both the stage and the screen
12 €
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Oxfam shop lytham linked to a channel four television documentary, this is an account of the ocean liner from the mid-19th century to the presentbeginning in the age when steamships revolutionized travel, the book ends with a glimpse of the technology of the 21st century when, it is predicted, there will be floating cities up to four times the size of the largest passenger liner ever builtit explores the history of the world's great passenger ships, the lines that operated them, and the people they carriedthose who populate the story include poor emigres seeking a new life, shipping magnates and heads of government pitting their ambitions against each other, and the wealthy and famous, travelling in a style very different from that of the steerage passengerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe story encompasses changing technologies and economies, rivalry between nations, the rise and fall of empires both political and commercial, momentous events such as the sinking of the "titanic", and the conversion of many liners for use as troopships during world war ii, when conditions on board became so appalling that many soldiers died or mutinied
6 €
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Abundant decorations of characters, unfortunately beheaded during the inquisition of the 18th century(the black legend of the inquisition started in the 18th century with historians of the enlightenment, wishing to discredit christianity, which at the time was strongly associated with the concept of monarchy)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikih242 x 139 x 56cut in a pyramidal ledge decorationpresence of the putto in the upper part, symbol of benevolence on the familymade entirely of solid walnut, circahistoric piece circa for this renaissance period sideboard, coming from the sacristy of saint vincent de la commanderieplease 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 storewe can find in this masterpiece the inspiration of the school of fontainebleaucatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableopening in front by 4 leaves and 2 drawers
717 €
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New republichailed in europe as an instant classic, we, the drowned is the story of the port town of marstal, denmark, whose inhabitants sailed the world from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the second world warthe result is a brilliant seafaring novel, a gripping saga encompassing industrial growth, the years of expansion and exploration, the crucible of the first half of the twentieth century, and most of all, the sea"washington post"a generational saga, a swashbuckling sailor's tale, and the account of a small town coming into modernity both melville and steinbeck might have been pleased to read itcalled "one of the most exciting authors in nordic literature" by henning mankell, carsten jensen has worked as a literary critic and a journalist, reporting from china, cambodia, latin america, the pacific islands, and afghanistansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham an international bestsellera thrilling epic tale of the sea"we, the drowned sets sail beyond the narrow channels of the seafaring genre and approaches tolstoy in its evocation of war's confusion, its power to stun victors and vanquished alikehe lives in copenhagen and marstalthe novel tells of ships wrecked and blown up in wars, of places of terror and violence that continue to lure each generation; there are cannibals here, shrunken heads, prophetic dreams, and miraculous survivalsa gorgeous, unsparing novel
2 €
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Two famous accounts of travel to the land of the pharaohs of the nineteenth centurythey have been a valuable source of information throughout the century for those who decided to embark on the "grand tour" along the nilet de belloc "le pays des pharaons"; ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikione in english and the other in french416; size: 20 x 29 cm; paris ; half leather binding with gold engravings; numerous drawings and lithographs in the text218; size 18 x 24 cm; london ; hardcover; 49 engravings in the text protected by tissue paper; small defect on the spine and cracked plate on the back, scattered mildewbartlett "the nile boat"; ppin very good conditionplease 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
69 €
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Oxfam shop hexham a delightful brass compound microscope made by j t slugg of manchester in the 19th centurythere is a further lens, also mounted in brass, approximately 13 mm diameter of unknown purposethe objective comes in what appears to be the original cardboard tubethis letter, and the envelope in which it was posted, is includedthe lens is in excellent condition with only very small (approximately 1 mm) chips on the very edge next to the brass mountingthe case is in good condition, it has a lock but there is no keyit has rack and pinion focussing, a mechanical stage, plano-convex mirror and one ocular and one objective, all on a y-shaped basein addition, there is a bulls-eye lens mounted on a stand with heavy basethe lens is mounted in a brass ring attached to an arm on the stand, enabling the lens to be moved in three dimensionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe microscope is accompanied by a letter dated 5th june to the owner explaining that the rack and pinion had been renovated but it had not been possible to supply a new objectiveapproximately 200 mm tallthe microscope was described as "very old"
269 €
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This book introduces us to the eccentric world of the researchers and academics who investigate such phenomena as the child mummies of the chinchorro, preserved over years ago, animal mummies from ancient eygpt, the 19th century buddhist tradition of self-mummification to ward off decay, and the political mummification of 20th century demagogues like lenin and eva peronoxfam bookshop cheltenham from the dusty origins of mummification in the deserts of south america and africa to the latest technology hyped on the internet by utah's summum corporation (which promises mummification for millennia for a mere $), "the mummy congress" investigates the allure of mummiespringle also looks at the uses of mummies for today's historians and scientists and how much they tell us about ancient culturesin heather pringle visited the remote chilean port of arica for the world congress on mummy studiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis research is sometimes bizarre, but often reveals fundamental truths
4 €