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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 johnit is new in appearance and has a protective cellophane covermuch new information has come to light, and many facets of jewish life in sicily have been uncoveredthe worst of them was the massacre in modica inalthough john continued the policies of his father alphonso towards the jews of the island, there is a distinct deterioration in their position during his timesoxfam 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 totherefore, again, many documents had to be reported in summary formthe 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 islandduring 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 sicilysee oxfam website for delivery information read morenearly 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 neighbours
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Bacon's portrayal of henry was extremely influential for the following three centuriesat the request of charles, prince of wales he began work on a follow-up account of the reign of henry viii, but only completed a brief introductionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteat the time of writing bacon had recently fallen from political power, and completed the work in late and sent a copy to james iit was published the following yearlondon - edition - 241p, 20cmx15cm - condition: good, original leather boards, with rubbing and wear to boards, rebacked with cloth spine with title label, renewed endpapers, engraved title page loosening, but present, w/o francis bacon frontispiece as is usually missingcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableit charts the reign of the first tudor monarch henry vii who took the throne from his rival richard iii inrare important historic work on the life of king henry the seventh by bacon history of the reign of king henry vii is a work by the english writer francis baconour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store"the historie of the reigne of king henry the seventh" by francis bacon rthe book remains his only completed work of historyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam bookshop cotham hill first edition grey boards and spine with gilt embossed title to spine light shelf-wear to corners and top and bottom of spine but otherwise clean small marks to dust cover which is not price-clipped light bumps to edges of cover rough-cut pages are clean and bright with no marks, creases, or tears book and spine are bright and tight previous owner's pencil commentary to front end flap ("far outshines any since") consisting of fewer than two hundred verses written in an obscure if not impenetrable language and style, patanjali's yoga sutra is today extolled by the yoga establishment as a perennial classic and guide to yoga practicewhite brings to life the improbable cast of characters whose interpretations-and misappropriations-of the yoga sutra led to its revered place in popular culture todayvirtually forgotten in india for hundreds of years and maligned when it was first discovered in the west, the yoga sutra has been elevated to its present iconic status-and translated into more than forty languages-only in the course of the past forty yearswhite retraces the strange and circuitous journey of this confounding work from its ancient origins down through its heyday in the seventh through eleventh centuries, its gradual fall into obscurity, and its modern resurgence since the nineteenth centuryas david gordon white demonstrates in this groundbreaking study, both of these assumptions are incorrectfirst introduced to the west by the british orientalist henry thomas colebrooke, the yoga sutra was revived largely in europe and america, and predominantly in englishtracing the remarkable trajectory of this enigmatic work, white's exhaustively researched book also demonstrates why the yoga of india's past bears little resemblance to the yoga practiced todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It brings together the latest work on a subject which is central to an understanding not just of the french revolution but of much french political controversy over the past two centuriesoxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacketthe book is in very good condition with just some light shelfwear and a little bumping to the top corners of the dust jacketthe binding is sound, the corners of the hard cover are good and the pages are all clean and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough the framework of this book is a narrative, the main themes of the counter-revolution are also covered in order to set the events in their wider context of europe, much of which at some time was occupied by the french
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Though the biblical text was admittedly jewish in origin, "the text and the meaning are ours," claimed chrysostom; and the great bulk of extant remains reveals the pastoral priority given to this often obscure materialstudents and exegetes of the old testament and its individual authors and books will be introduced here to antioch's distinctive approach and interpretation by commentators reading their local form of the greek bibleoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the period between the councils of nicea and chalcedon in the fourth and fifth centuries, the faithful in the churches of the ecclesiastical district of antioch were the beneficiaries of the ministry of the word from distinguished pastorsin the course of this survey, readers will gain an insight also into antioch's worldview and its approach to the person of jesus, to soteriology, morality and spiritualitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluded in this ministry were homilies on the old testament by john chrysostom and written commentaries by his mentor diodore and his fellow student theodore, and later by theodoret
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The story of the nine 'kaffir' wars, fought in the 18th and 19th centuries between the whites and the xhosa nation, form the heart of this astonishing bookexternally the bottom right corner of the front cover has been creased and the is some slight signs of edge wear on the front and back coversoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionit was here that the crucial frontier was variously to be found - the volatile border where colonial expansion met local intransigence and brutal warfare proved the only solution to the impassenoel mostert vivdly recounts this momentous story and its appalling aftermath - the self-immolation of the xhosain an epilogue he observes that the end of the wars did not mean the end of the agony, but rather a legacy of pain and anger that to this day shapes south african societyhis starting point is the arrival of the first visitors to the cape, the portugeuse, inin a comparatively small area of land, eastwards from the cape, on territory demarcated by the great fish and the great kai riversinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehalf-cover page, beautiful etched frontispiece with agricultural-astrological subject, cover page with title and typographic frieze, 8 numbered pages, on the third page with dedication there is a large engraved heraldic coat of arms, 296 numbered pages, 2 tipped-in plates folded several times, the first with a table, the second one depicting an interesting table on the average age of the moon, on new moons and full moons, on the average quadratures from the year to ; on the back, handwritten ownerâs note: libro di me venturini, giugnoin good condition, some slight, sporadic mildewthe author experimented with a revolutionary method of cultivation, for which he obtained a patent from the venetian republic inthe first edition dates back tocatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablemid-nineteenth-century half leather and decorated paper binding; author, title and fillets in gold on the spinea conceptually simple and historically revolutionary idea: to halve the grain surfaces to replace a part of them with clover meadows, dedicating to the remaining wheat surface the largest working force made available and the mass of manure obtained from the highest load of cattle allowed by the new crop of fodder96) emphasises it as the most useful one, thanks to the additions by scottoniin the 18th century, in addition to the present one, a beautiful edition was published in bergamo in" the work had about fifteen editions over the centuries, almost all in the eighteenth centurywith regards to the one under examination, re (iv, pour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethe greater number and care of the processing, together with the most abundant fertilizers will allow ab increase in wheat productionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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They journey from amphora's beginnings in the turn-teplitz region of what was once bohemia, to foreign markets where their artworks garnered mass appeal and on to the world's largest art exhibitions of the late 19th and early 20th centuriesoxfam bookshop victoria here is the definitive account of the house of amphora, the innovative ceramic artworks bearing that name in fact or by association, and the five workshops that produced themcognizant that all works of art reflect the times from which they emerge, the authors discuss the vital relationship between the ceramic workshops and the many movements - political, economic and artistic - that swept through europe and the rest of the world at that timewith access to the most extensive amphora collections worldwide and recently unearthed archives and records from the czech republic, the authors - all three specialists in their fields - piece together a fascinating story of talent, ambition, family ties and innovationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluded are hundreds of specially commissioned photographs with detailed descriptions, chapters on collecting, care and conservation, and a lengthy study of marks, signatures and the amphora numbering system
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He describes how kepler's work on planetary orbits led newton to formulate his theory of gravity, and how two centuries later irregularities in the motion of mars inspired einstein's theory of general relativitymathematics, professor stewart shows, has been the driving force in astronomy and cosmology since the ancient babyloniansthis in turn led cosmologists to posit features such as dark matter and dark energyoxfam shop macclesfield as new copy of ian stewart's up-to-the-minute guide to the cosmos which moves from the formation of the earth and its moon to the planets and asteroids of the solar system and from there out into the galaxy and the universeeighty years ago the discovery that the universe is expanding led to the big bang theory of its originsbut does dark matter exist? could another scientific revolution be on the way to challenge current scientific orthodoxy? these are among the questions ian stewart raises in his quest through the realms of astronomy and cosmologysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it will endin crystal-clear terms he explains the fundamentals of gravity, spacetime, relativity and quantum theory, and shows how they all relate to each otherhe considers parallel universes, what forms extra-terrestrial life might take, and the likelihood of earth being hit by an asteroid
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La lĂ©gende des siĂšcles is a compilation of poems by victor hugo, conceived as a huge collection intended to depict the history and evolution of humanityplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteles petites epopĂ©es, published in , is the first series of this monumental workblack cloth binding,with gilded titles, in a publisherâs slipcase with a mounted illustrated sticker and gilded titlesin these nine thousand verses, the poet contemplates the wall of the centuries, vague and terrible, on which all the scenes of the past, present and future are drawn and interwoven, and where the long procession of humanity unfoldsthe poems, sometimes lyrical, sometimes epic or satirical, form a continuation of the human adventure, seeking not to summarise but to illustrate the history of the human race, to bear witness, in the original sense of the term, to its long journey from darkness to lightthe present illustrated edition, entrusted to pierre georgel, an eminent hugo specialist, who deliberately chose eclecticism in order to best bring the images to life with these powerfully evocative versescatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethe reader is thus invited to rediscover these poems in the context of works ranging from the middle ages to the present daycitadelles & mazenod - x 24 cm - 600 pageshugo sought neither historical accuracy much less thoroughnessour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeedition of numbered copiesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikion the contrary, he was more inclined to focus on obscure figures, most often made up, but which embodied and symbolised their era and century
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This engrossing book surveys an era that has fired the historical imagination for centurieswhile most books about gothic cathedrals focus on a particular building or on the cathedrals of a specific region, the gothic enterprise considers the idea of the cathedral as a humanly created spacescott explores why medieval people built gothic cathedrals, how they built them, what conception of the divine lay behind their creation, and how religious and secular leaders used cathedrals for social and political purposesscott also explains such things as the role of relics, the quarrying and transporting of stone, and the incessant conflict cathedral-building projects caused within their communitiesoxfam bookshop brighton the great gothic cathedrals of europe are among the most astonishing achievements of western culturescott discusses why an impoverished people would commit so many social and personal resources to building something so physically stupendous and what this says about their ideas of the sacred, especially the vital role they ascribed to the divine as a protector against the dangers of everyday lifeevoking feelings of awe and humility, they make us want to understand what inspired the people who had the audacity to build themsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefinally, by drawing comparisons between gothic cathedrals and other monumental building projects, such as stonehenge, scott expands our understanding of the human impulses that shape our landscapethe author describes the difficulties master-builders faced in scheduling construction that wouldn't be completed during their own lifetimes, how they managed without adequate numeric systems or paper on which to make detailed drawings, and how climate, natural disasters, wars, variations in the hours of daylight throughout the year, and the celebration of holy days affected the pace and timing of workscott's narrative offers a wealth of fascinating details concerning daily life during medieval timesas a traveller's companion or a rich source of knowledge for the armchair enthusiast, the gothic enterprise helps us understand how ordinary people managed such tremendous feats of physical and creative energy at a time when technology was rudimentary, famine and disease were rampant, the climate was often harsh, and communal life was unstable and incessantly violent
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Beautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only ÂŁ10the year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhismsikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurus by om books international the sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inhe was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faith
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This thrilling adventureâbased on existing records of bernard cornwellâs ancestorsâdepicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on christian england, an assault that came very close to destroying englandabove all, though, he wishes to recover his fatherâs land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern seapaperback - good condition - 333 pages this is the story of the making of england in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which king alfred the great, his son and grandson defeated the danish vikings who had invaded and occupied three of englandâs four kingdomshe certainly has no love for alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for viking savagery, yet when alfred unexpectedly defeats the danes and the danes themselves turn on uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sidesthe story is seen through the eyes of uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the northmen begin their assault on wessex (alfredâs kingdom and the last territory in english hands) uhtred almost thinks of himself as a daneby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wall
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The language of the courts was french for the next three centuries and the norman ambience prevailedspelling variations of this family name include: woodewese, woodiwiss, woodewiss, wooddisse, widdiwiss, widdiwisse, wode, woodwyn, woodwiss, woodwise and many moreearly 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 possiblemigration 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 europemore 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 researchat some point in time he may have merged with the kitchener livery stables from cheltenham and became kitchener & woodiwiss coach builders as a limited companythe âwoodiwissâ name can be traced back to the norman conquest of britainvictorian/edwardian governess cart made by henry woodiwiss a very rare piece of equestrian and livery historymainly because of its safety record, due to its low centre of gravity of the âtubâ which sat low between the wheels, which made it difficult to overturn or capsizethe other benefit was its lightweight structure and it was marketed as such âthat even a lady could harness and operate itâ or words to that effectsold 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 4sâviewing is recommended and welcome by appointmentthis particular governess car is in very good, original un-restored, useable condition but unfortunately, the small access door is missinga 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 âkitchener livery companyâ of cheltenham, to become âkitchener woodiwissâ, who went on to build coachwork bodies for rolls royce motor cars in the âs, namely the door tourer by kitchener woodiwisssir 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 areahis son abraham junior, was mayor from andthis governess car is manufactured by mr henry woodiwiss, whom started out as wheelwrights, later becoming carriage and coachbuilders based in bakewell, derbyshire, englandmigrants settled ithe eastern seaboard from newfoundland, to maine, to virginia, the carolinas, and to the islandsbut saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year in robert de wudeese who held landsearly origins of the woodiwiss family: the surname woodiwiss was first found in yorkshire where they held a family seat as lords of the manoranother 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 possibleâk w bodies ltd of blackpool also known as kitchener & woodiwiss who evolved from wheelwrights into carriage buildersâ in the following sale of a charabanc built by henry woodiwiss was recorded: sale of charabanc called âthe kingâ built by henry woodiwiss of bakewellthis item is situated on a farm in cheshirethank you for looking at my items! while youâre here, please take a look at my other items?sir abraham woodiwiss, a duffield stone merchants son, was mayor fromthe hub caps on this governess cart for sale here today, still bear the name, âwoodiwiss of bakewellâ, derbyshire, englandabout the governess cart concept: the âgoverness carâ or âcartâ or âtub cartâ was a preferred choice of transport by victorian & edwardian governesses or tutorsthe saxon influence of english history diminished after the battle of hastings inby the âs 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 region
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Oxfam books & music wells very good condition16xcd audiobookthe 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 undone sweeping aside the gossip, slander, and distortion that have shrouded the borgias for centuries, gsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremeyer offers an unprecedented portrait of the infamous renaissance family and their storied milieu
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T26 - ric rattles the enemy through the centuries eo - close to the new t32 - ric rattles black court eo close to the new t38 - ric rattles to crime eo close to the new t42 ric rattles deadly list eo - close to the new t43 ric rattles the messengers of the trepas eo - close to the new t44 ric rattles against sherlock eo - close to the new all are in eo rt close to the new see for yourself read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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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 centuriesit appears that the clandestine vatican-sanctioned catholic sect opus dei has now made its moveunless 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 foreveroxfam bookshop cheltenham robert langdon, harvard professor of symbology, receives an urgent late-night call while in paris: the curator of the louvre has been murderedalongside the body is a series of baffling cipherssee oxfam website for delivery information read morelangdon and a gifted french cryptologist, sophie neveu, are stunned to find a trail that leads to the works of da vinci - and further
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, american missionary encounters in the middle east set foundations for later umissionaries presented examples of american culture to middle eastern peoples, just as they interpreted the middle east for americans back homethis 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 eastcontributors 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 moresee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese engagements prompt larger questions about the consequences of american christian cultural projection into the wider worldmiddle eastern relations
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Joost van den vondel has been a historical figure in dutch cultural history over the centuriesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevondels palamedes, of vermoorde onnozelheitvondel's palamedes is intended as an indictment of the death of oldenbarnevelt, a political murder in vondel's eyessupplemented with hekeldigten, 154 ppin addition to religious and political poems, he also wrote a large number of playsbeautiful and complete copy in good antiquarian condition without loose pages or tearscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availabletreurspel, met aantekeningen uit 's digters mondt opgeschreven, 82 ppjoost van den vondel (), âthe prince of the poetsâ, is one of the most important writers of the golden agewith engraved title page and portrait of vondel + some folding engravingsin , grand pensionary van oldenbarnevelt was sentenced to death for high treason by the prince of orange (maurice of nassau) after a mock trialour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storehe was depicted on postage stamps and on the last five guilder banknote, and had many streets named after him, for instance the amsterdam vondelparkone note on the title pageare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiamersfoort, pieter brakman
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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 centuriestext block is clean and tight and free from annotation and marginaliavarious superficial scuffs and dents, discolouration to outer edges and spinethe invaluable series of 36 plates shows 56 examples of english handwriting from cblue cloth covered boards, some scuffs, marks and discolourationglossy blue pictorial dust jacketpale blue endpaperssee oxfam website for delivery information read more700 to the middle of the nineteenth century
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Luther was the revolutionary genius; because of his acute sense of paradox his teaching is difficult to understand, but dr whale's summing-up makes it a good deal easierhe speaks with conviction and vigour about issues including religious tolerance and intolerance and the conflict between church and state; he closes with a plea for unity the churchafter 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 churchsome page edge and board wear, jacket is cutthe protestant tradition stems mainly from luther, calvin, and the sectarianssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle first published in , this book was intended to offer a new interpretation of early protestantism and, against this background, a searching treatment of modern religious issuesthe sectarian movement was steadily gaining strength in england in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; dr whale examines its teachings and tells of its later development
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Now it's about to be foundbut they also provided the key to staving off apocalypse: a flawless sapphire of incomparable beauty carved into the perfect likeness of a human skullthe ancient mayans predicted the end of days with uncanny precisionbut can we now uncover the secret that may yet save the world? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenhamtime is running outthe date is setfor more than four centuries, the skull, and its legacy of dark intrigue and murder, have been hidden, protected by a code few can break
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This book outlines the little we know of ancient sparta, describes greek reaction to the ambiguous institutions of the great rival to democratic athens, makes a first attempt to follow the subsequent fortunes of the debate, and indicates sparta's role, over twenty-five centuries, in the intellectual history of europe""ancient polemics on sparta (by plato, aristotle, plutarch and others) have had a remarkable after-life in the political and educational thought of renaissance italy, the france of the philosophes, whig england and nazi germanyoxfam bookshop newport first published as a hardback in , this is the paperback first editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Gieves has had many illustrious patrons over the centuries including charlie chaplin and laurence oliverthe name was modified to gieves ltd after end of great warthe inside of the case has a couple of embellishments to hold helmet in place  measurement: inner circumference approx 22"whilst it cannot be verified the helmet is probably made from cork & canvas see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe helmet is still in good condition despite some staining on the shell the helmet was produced by gieves ltd (royal navy outfiters) at 21 bond streetgieves acquired hawkes in and became gieves & hawkes and relocated to saville row  the pith helmet comes complete with it is own (admittedly bruised and battered) trunk casethe case whilst personalised also carries the gieves coat of armsgieves ltd started trading as 'gieve matthews seagrove ltd' in by royal appointment and developed a name for themselves as a supplier for the royal navythis pith helmet is most likely from the interwar perioda wonderful white pith helmet the case has a clasp for fastening and handle for carrying a marvellous piece of memorabilia for any collection
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham this fascinating new book explores what life was like during the templars' stay in somerset during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuriesrichly illustrated and compiled using original research, this book is sure to appeal to everyone interested in medieval historythe final chapter explores the controversy surrounding a carved wooden man's head discovered in a somerset churchthe author has found compelling evidence to suggest the church was not only built on templar land, but had a connection with the grand master of the order himselfit reveals the struggles over land ownership in the county, and introduces the reader to little known historical characters including william de marisco, revealing his struggle with the templars, and claim to the throne of englandsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Zero disappeared for centuries, then swept from the east into the medieval world with fears and superstitions crouched around itoxfam bookshop cheltenham forced into our awareness years ago by the need to count ever larger multitudes, zero began its career as two wedges pushed into a wet lump of sumerian claysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe nothing that is reveals how the gigantic body of mathematics swings on the smallest of pivotsthe subsequent history of the notion 'nothing' and its mathematical representative 0 was far from straightforwardwas it the devil's work? did we discover or invent it? is it a number or a fiction? its users came to see that it held immense power to unriddle the universe
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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'the books are in excellent conditionthe 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 photographedthese books would make an excellent gift for yourself or any poetry lovers in your lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeach book has a decorated spine and a gold ribbon bookmarkoxfam shop scarborough poets of the english language
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In the centuries since, mozart's requiem has come to be embraced as a masterpiece of vocal compositionsome water damage to top edgespublishd by doverbut his dubious patronage arrived only weeks before the rapid decline in mozart's health that would end in the composer's death by the year's endone of the most recorded and performed standards of the repertoire, here reprinted in an authoritative edition, it combines the voices of orchestra, chorus, and soloists into a deeply moving, elegiac work of great intensityoxfam books & music fareham wolfgang amadeus requiem full scorethe requiem was not only one of mozart's most inspired works, it was one of his lastit was commissioned in the summer of to memorialize the deceased wife of count walsegg-stuppach, an amateur musician who was in the habit of ordering works from composers and presenting them as his own compositionssee oxfam website for delivery information read more in good conditionat the invitation of mozart's widow, one of the master's pupils worked from oral instructions and sketches to finish the nearly completed work
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Epping forest now belongs to london, and the story of its liberation and preservation as a playground is as interesting as its long and colourful pastthe normans, the plantagents, the tudors, the stuarts have have all played their parts in its great history- a history of sport, romance and intriguesee oxfam website for delivery information read moretoday, the londoner and his wife, seeking relief from the turmoil of the great city, can find within the forest depths calm and quiet peace, with mile upon mile of unfettered walking in beautiful sylvan surroundingsepping forest has, over the centuries, been the hunting ground of the kings and queens of the real- by virtue of their royal rights in it
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No one has set eyes upon it since his death in the heat of a legendary battletime is running out for poisoned queen ehlana and if she is to be saved sparhawk must find a powerful artefact called the bhelliom before it's too latethe evil god azash has plans for it himself, and ghwerig the mad troll-dwarf has been ceaselessly searching for the artefact for centuries, intending to retrieve it at any costto make things worse, sparhawk and his allies are not the only party looking for the bhelliombut finding the rose-shaped sapphire, once mounted in the crown of the thalasian king sarak is no simple taskoxfam bookshop cheltenham book two of the classic elenium trilogysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe quest for the jewel of life continues
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