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The archbishop of canterbury has selected power and passion as his lent book forwe discover the subtle power of pilate's wifeoxfam bookshop cheltenham samuel wells vividly paints the stories surrounding jesus' cross and resurrectionthe book offers opportunities at the end of each chapter for prayer and discussionand in peter and mary magdalene we find the true power of resurrection, bringing forgiveness and ending the stranglehold of death, thus transforming all human passionwe see the weakness of pontius pilate and barabbas, and the compromised character of joseph of arimathea and nicodemusin this book, structured with one chapter for each week of lent, wells guides us from the deathly power that put jesus on the cross to the new power brought by jesus' resurrectionthrough close readings of the gospel texts, wells demonstrates the significance of these characters for faith and life todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Colomiès, librarian to the archbishop of canterbury, is best known for his work gallia orientalis, a biographical dictionary of 152 distinguished french christian hebraiststhe two title-pages use red and black ink, with woodcut vignettesthe two works are separately paginated, but were presumably printed to be published as one workcontemporary full brown leather binding in good condition, some rubbing and corners bumpedbookplate of aberdeen grammar school library to fpditem is as picturedwe are pleased to offer a very good copy of this scarce work by paul colomiès (), the french huguenot librarian and scholarthe revised and enlarged second edition of which ‘serves as volume ii to la rhetorique de l'honnête homme’ hereare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikioverall this is an ideal chance to acquire a piece of french publishing history in excellent condition[iv]+]+[viii]+216spine in good condition, wear to head and tailinternally very good, no markings or annotationsadditionally there are woodcut initials, and head- and tail-piecesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storespine with raised bands, gilt lettering, and extensive gilt decorationwoodcut flourishesthis book is made up of two parts in one volume, the second is the supplementary work bibliotheque choisie de m
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Thomas cranmer, the architect of the anglican book of common prayer, was the archbishop of canterbury who guided england through the early reformation;and henry viii through the minefields of divorce from this vivid account cranmer emerges a more sharply focused figure than before, more conservative early in his career than admirers have allowed, more evangelical than anglicanism would later find comfortablediarmaid macculloch, one of the foremost scholars of the english reformation, traces cranmer through his tangled clife storythis is the first major biography of him for more than three decades, and the first for a century to exploit rich new manuscript sources in britain and elsewherewinner of whitbread biography awardoxfam bookshop chipping norton paperback yale up ex library with plastic coversee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Caravan ?– canterbury tales (the best of caravan) (decca ?– dkl-r) made in uk gatefold compilation 2lp-set | vinyl: nm (mint-) | cover: nm (mint-) uk progressive rock band from canterbury, kentstuart was repleced by john gare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiformed in january by richard coughlan (drums), pye hastings (guitar), david sinclair (organ) and richard sinclair (bass)dave left in august and was replaced by steve millersteve left with richard in july when geoffrey richardson (viola), stuart evans (bass) and derek austin (organ) joinedcaravan ?– caravan (mgm records ?– ) made in uk reissue of album | vinyl: nm (mint-) | cover: nm (mint-) a beauty! - their first album! 2please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecaravan (prog rock, psychedelic rock) 1perry in february and derek by the return of david sinclair in april
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The archbishop of new york, lenny belardo (law), has been elected to the papacy as pope pius xiii, the first american pope in historyoxfam shop billericay jude law stars in the title role of this ten-part drama written by paolo sorrentinohe brings an unorthodox approach to the heart of catholicism, leading to many within the vatican trying to find a way to bring him downas he reveals his plans and decides what type of leader he wishes to become, pius must navigate the politics of the city while factions within the church work to discredit himsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A lovely original drawing of the west gate, canterburydimensions: h28cm x w35cm x d1artist is eric buckman and is signed5cm buyer to collect
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Oxfam bookshop preston in , the society of saint pius x was founded by archbishop marcel lefebvre to preserve and propagate the traditional catholic priesthood and traditional catholic latin mass, and given approval by romethis book answers numerous questions, including who lefebvre was, what the society is, and what catholics are to think of vatican iisee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop canterbury rod rosenquist cambridge university press (30 augan as new unread copy see oxfam website for delivery information read morecontaining illuminating examinations of wyndham lewis, laura riding and henry miller, this study will be invaluable reading for those interested in modernism and its complicated legacyfor example, how does one create an original work when the 'new' has already been established, marketed and institutionalised? rod rosenquist's study focuses on the writers and poets who emerged after modernism's high-water mark year of , in which ulysses, the waste land and the early cantos were publishedmodernism remains deeply connected to ideas of innovation, and this has created problems for successive generations of writersseeking to refine our own understanding of the high modernists through the frequent difficulties encountered by the generation that succeeded them, this study discusses issues of cultural value, the relationship of history to innovation, and the market for new works in an era already dominated by the likes of joyce, eliot and pound
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Oxfam shop canterbury extended cut of the second film in peter jackson's epic adaptation of jwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together, they must unite against the powerful forces coming from orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrwith the fellowship divided, frodo and sam (elijah wood and sean astin) are lost in the hills of emyn muil when they realise they are being followed by gollum (andy serkis), a creature who promises to show them the way to mount doomtolkien's fantasy trilogymeanwhile, aragorn (viggo mortensen), legolas (orlando bloom) and gimli (john rhys-davies) search for merry and pippin (dominic monaghan and billy boyd) in the kingdom of rohan, which is under attack from saruman (christopher lee)'s orc armiessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop canterbury the mystery of the spanish chest is a novella by agatha christie which was first published in three instalments in women's illustrated from 17 september to 1 october with illustrations by zelinksi in the u the three issues in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe story was also gathered and published as part of the adventure of the christmas pudding and a selection of entrées in october
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Published by canterbury pressreading for the principal, second and third services on sundays, principal feasts and principal holy days (temporale) as authorized by the church of englandin very good conditionoxfam books & music fareham the word of the lord year b hardback with marker ribbonmark to page edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop canterbury the acquisition of the german case system by foreign language learners (processability approaches to language acquisition research & teaching) kristof baten john benjamins publishing company (31 july ) see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop canterbury weihong bao fiery cinema: the emergence of an affective medium in china, university of minnesota press see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop canterbury the abcs of classroom management pamela akramer ertel routledge; 2 edition (21 octa very good unread copy see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This is a short pictorial history of the city50 overseas box 7 read morethis item is available for cash on collection or p&p £2
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It was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inthe voyage to australia and tahitiall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coveras a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inthe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousthey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manyvolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastit covers the coast of north americathe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadaoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsthe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiivery small tear to spine on volume iithe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksthese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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They are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesmeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayin 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earththey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearswhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handsfrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from oversee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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All of them have been sold out and retiredthe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)it includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series “bold chevaliers)characteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxregiment of the line, by king and countrycuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countryreferences na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)each king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original catalogueit includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresfrench light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontbritish coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontthe king´s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countryit also includes srreferences na111it contains 380 items, 318 by king and country (recreating the typical british squares defending themselves against the french cavalry charges) ang 62 by britains (recreating the defense of hougoumont)coldstream guards (the 2nd regiment of the foot guards), integrating close to 60 soldiers 60 by king and country, references na125, na126, na126, na128, na 129, na 130, na 131, na 132, na 133, na 134, na 135, na 136 (these references represent the whole series “on campaign”)french artillery, by king and countrythe french army commanded by napoleón - the french 3rdit consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargereferences na013, na014, na015, na016, na017, na018, na019, na020, na021, na022, na023, na024, na028, na033, na034, na100, na101, na102, na103, na104, na105, na106, na107, na108, na109, na110 (the whole series “vive l´empereur”)na112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series “cuirassiers”)it consists of 11 figuresreferences andthese figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo l´iber, valencia, spain)it includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)tomas picton by britains, referenceit includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresthe british and ally army commanded by wellington: - black watch (royal highland regiment), integrating close to 80 soldiers square by king and country, references na035, na036, na037, na 38, na047, na048, na049, na050, na051, na052, na053, na054, na055, na067, na068 and na077 (these references represent the whole series “scotland the brave”)references na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series ¡“vive l´emperatrice!”) - 7thare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the “charge of the greys”garde impériale (dragons de l´emperatrice), by king and coubtryit consists of close to 32 figuresplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe 71th, integrating close to 35 soldiers square by king and country, references na001, na002, na003, na004, na05, na006, na007, na008, na009, na010, na011, na012, na030, na031, na032 (these references represent the whole series “scum of the earth”)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethey are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramareferences na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole “to take the king´s shilling series)
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Two uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 ppcontents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendixhe wrote extensively about morocco ((total of 2 books) read morecondition: both books from new college library oxford with features: embossed marking on the front cover, traces at the bottom of the spine, bookplate and coding inside front and back cover, map with a stamp in the marginare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementaryotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solidsee pictures of the table of contents) he was fascinated by the people and culture of morocco and soon after his arrival there he started to write about everything he saw and experiencedhe adopted local clothes, gave himself a local name (tahar bel mikki) and learned the local customs and languageplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store’ registered shipping‘james edward budgett meakin () was an english journalist
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The two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printpart one describes: - "the period of the antiques, the middle ages and the renaissance" - 317 pages and contains 75 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsa study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitwo specialist books on french furniture in two parts written in the french language by alfred champeaux curator of the library of the association of decorative arts in paristhis edition is frompart two includes: - "the period of the seventeenth (xvii), eighteenth (xviii) and nineteenth (xix) century" and also 317 pages and contains 108 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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It was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowerst video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridgeshould it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by a70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3the video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by athe yeomen of the guard vhs video tape
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Furthermore, feed can be weighed out, which reduces waste and also allows monitoring of overfeeding or underfeeding, and before refilling the smartbunker can be fully washed down, allowed to dry, and then refilled to keep feed fresh and cleanit will also reduce labour costs for staff as the feed will be outside of the horse’s stable and close at hand, if multiple smartbunkers are purchasedit has a unique dispensing system with an easy to use pull arm, which distributes the necessary amount of product with very little forcethis second infection path is where the smartbunker could be highly beneficialits main goals are to keep feed safe and reduce the risk of spreading infectionsmartbunker can help lessen part of the risk of equine influenza by cutting out unnecessary contact between vulnerable and transmitting animalsthe virus is predominantly spread via infected bodily fluids and secretions, such as nasal discharge, coughing and foetal fluidsworking together, it’s a win-win situation for everyone involvedin fact, smartbunkers could also help to reduce the risk of any further outbreaks of equine influenza if used consistentlythe award winning smartbunker is practical for a range of animal feedssome of the key benefits include being fully vermin proof and fully waterproof for indoor and outdoor usage(click to reveal full phone number) click to contact wwwwhat’s more, the smartbunker allows each horse’s feed and feed bucket to be kept separate, therefore reducing the risk of cross contaminationhowever, it can also be spread through contact with infected material
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Iron maiden ?– the number of the beast label: parlophone ?– series: iron maiden the studio collection remastered – format: cd, album, limited edition, reissue, remastered box set country: europe released: 16 nov tracklist 1 invaders 2 children of the damned 3 the prisoner 4 22 acacia avenue 5 the number of the beast 6 run to the hills 7 gangland 8 hallowed be thy name with eddie 1:24 scale figurine, beast collectors patch & cdiron maiden ?– the book of souls: live chapter label: parlophone ?– format: 2 × cd, album, deluxe edition country: europe released: 17 nov tracklist 1-1 if eternity should fail (qudos bank arena, sydney, australia, speed of light (grand arena, grandwest, cape town, south africa, wrathchild (3arena, dublin, ireland, children of the damned (bell centre, montreal, canada, death or glory (wroclaw stadium, wroclaw, poland, the red and the black (ryogoku kokugikan, tokyo, japan, the trooper (estadio jorge magico gonzalez, san salvador, el salvador, powerslave (piazza dell’unita d’italia, trieste, italy, the great unknown (metro radio arena, newcastle, uk, the book of souls (download festival, donington, uk, fear of the dark (arena castelao, fortaleza, brazil, iron maiden (estadio velez sarsfield, buenos aires, argentina, the number of the beast (wacken open air, wacken, germany, blood brothers (download festival, donington, uk, wasted years (hsbc arena, rio de janeiro, brazil, ) item will be shippd by registrated mailare 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 websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford the idea that the united states-a nation founded after a war of independence-operates as an imperialist power on the world stage has gained considerable traction since the turn of the twenty-first centuryas the vietnam war created a critical flashpoint, bringing the idea of american imperialism into the us mainstream, radical students of the new left turned toward marxist critiques, admiring revolutionaries like che guevaramorgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empireit is this more sophisticated strand of thinking, morgan argues, which demonstrated that empire can be an effective analytical framework for studying us foreign policy, thus convincing american scholars to engage with the subject seriously for the first timeó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gbut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-americansimultaneously, a small school of revisionist scholars, led by historian william appleman williams at the university of wisconsin, put forward a progressive, nuanced critique of american empire grounded in psychology, economics, and broader historical contextsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Karim lives with his mum and dad in a suburb of south london and dreams of making his escape to the bright lights of the big cityoxfam bookshop cheltenham the buddha of suburbia, hanif kureishi's first novel, is a tour de force of comic invention, a bizarre, often hilarious, and totally original picture of the life of a young pakistani growing up in s britainbut his father is no ordinary dad, he is 'the buddha of suburbia', a strange and compelling figure whose powers of meditation hold a circle of would-be mystics spellbound with the fascinations of the eastamong his disciples is the glamorous and ambitious eva, and when 'the buddha of suburbia' runs off with her to a crumbling flat in barons court, karim's life becomes changed in ways that even he had never dreamed ofsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop lower petergate a personal account of the spring offensive of that culminated in the capture of saigon and the end of the vietnam warin good condition, there are a number of small tears to the edge of the dust jacket, and some discolouration to the edges of the pageswritten by general van tien dung, chief of staff in the vietnam people's army and the officer in charge of the offensive, the narrative offers valuable insight into the vietnamese side of these historic eventstranslated by john spragens jr, with an afterword by cora weiss and don lucesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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His aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesjones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvingsjones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museumssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classicat once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook todayits inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic color
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The flora contains:- over species accounts that include first record, status, distribution and ecology;- more than 660 dot maps of native and frequently encountered alien spieces;- introductory chapters on geology soils, landscape, climate, historical recording and the changing environment;- discussion chapters on distribution patterns, floristic distribution patterns, floristic conservation;- 24 pages of colour plates of maps and photographs showing botanical hot spots and local notable speciesoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionon the front cover there is a small deep indentation and on the back cover there are some slight signs of wear this is the first full flora of the vice county of renfrewshire (renfrewshire, east renfrewshire, inverdyde and parts of southend north-west glasgow)it marks the culmination of over 50 years of field recording by local botanists and over 18 years of fieldwork and in-depth search of historical records by the authorinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Jürgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionhe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and frenchindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentshe explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much moreosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railways
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Idlestre and borham were much influenced by the great abbey of st albans, and indeed by alban's martyrdom and the roman muncipium of verulamium, so that the area's past is inextricably entwined with the great and the good of times ancient and laterthe hills and valleys of this busy corner of herts have been home to people for some years, and the romans chose elstree hill as a major tile-manufacturing centrehappily, a few fine late medieval buildings escaped the developer's insensitive eyeoxfam books & music hereford signed limited subscriber edition, numbered 44not long after the normans came, there was a flourishing settlement at elstree hillsigned by stephen castlecondition: as newhere are the people behind that past - edward de kendale, adam scippe, thomas newchapman and agnes, his wife; sir anthony denny and rev canon eales; george byng and wortley-montagu; murderers thurtell and hunt; macready the great actor; burton the great explorer and the photographer wellington; and of course, the legendary giants of british cinema - men like rank, danziger, balcon and blattnervery minor marks to dj otherwise clean and bright throughoutuntil recently, medieval elstree had survived largely intact, but post-war reconstruction brought considerable mutilationboreham wood's origins are mistier, but technology brought massive change and development with the coming of the railway in , and again, when cinema created britain's hollywood in this pleasant parishthe book of elstree & boreham wood brings them all to life, recapturing the history of these two places, in a fluent and considered narrative and very many fascinating picturessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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