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Jeremy aynsley heads the department of design history at the royal college of art in londonshe has curated several exhibitions relating to twentieth-century art, decorative arts, and designsince , he has been director of the arts and humanities research council centre for the study of the domestic interiorabout the author sarah schleuning is a curator at the wolfsonian-florida international university
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the structure of big historythis thought-provoking study presents a single straightforward structure which unites the latest scientific views on the history of the universe, the solar system, the planet, life and humankindthe focus on the formation, differentiation and transformation of configurations, regimes, and on the ever-changing reactions and interactions between them produces a simple, dynamic and reality-congruent structure with which to view the whole of historyvery good conditionthe social and natural sciences have more in common than most of us may suspectfrom the big bang until todayit contributes to a better understanding of some long-standing academic controversies such as the root causes behind the origins of humankind, the rise of agriculture and the emergence of early statessee oxfam website for delivery information read morea few traces of erased pencil markings to first page
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Please view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insureddivine i: mammaliaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisome rubbing to the corners*buyer please pay within 3 days* read morei have taken a photo of all the platesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store112 pages with full page coloured 17 platesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitejohn richardson, william dallas, spencer cobbold et al - the museum of natural history: being a popular account of the structure, habits, and classification of the various departments of the animal kingdom: quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, shells, and insects, including the insects destructive to agriculture - glasgow: william mackenzie caplates of which are colouredthis book is carried on from divine idivine 1 is slightly split along the front gutter as shown in the last photovolumes 1 and 2published by william mackenzie ca very rare gilded & embossed illustrated hardcover bookdivine ii: mammaliagilt edges to all 3 sides of each bookspines are firm and intactcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Five-part series charting the history of design from the industrial revolution through to the present daysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreepisodes comprise: 'ghosts in the machine', 'designs for living', 'blueprints for war', 'better living through chemistry' and 'objects of desire'oxfam shop kendal case and discs in very good condition
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A truly interdisciplinary work, the history of humanity sheds new light on many hitherto unknown features of our common pastthe new edition, now called history of humanity, is a radical new work providing an account of cultural and scientific achievements in the light of new facts and methods of historiographical investigationafter almost fifteen years of intensive work, unesco presents an entirely revised and updated edition of this major work in seven volumesparticular attention is given to archeological aspectssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis major undertaking required an international commission and the co-operation of some 450 distinguished specialists, in a great number of disciplines, from all over the worldstarting from the origins of humankind to the first societies years ago, the events, chronologically charted, present a comprehensive picture of how civilization emerged and developed over this periodforty internationally renowned specialists from various countries provide a broad introduction to the study of the eve of civilization
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This book has a place on every designer's bookshelf, including yours!" david sherwin, principal designer at frog and author of creative workshop: 80 challenges to sharpen your design skills "universal methods of design is a landmark method book for the field of designoxfam bookshop brighton "universal methods of design is an immensely useful survey of research and design methods used by today's top practitioners, and will serve as a crucial reference for any designer grappling with really big problemsthis essential guide: - dismantles the myth that user research methods are complicated, expensive, and time-consuming - creates a shared meaning for cross-disciplinary design teams - illustrates methods with compelling visualizations and case studies - characterizes each method at a glance - indicates when methods are best employed to help prioritize appropriate design research strategies universal methods of design distills each method down to its most powerful essence, in a format that will help design teams select and implement the most credible research methods best suited to their design culture within the constraints of their projectswhether research is already an integral part of a practice or curriculum, or whether it has been unfortunately avoided due to perceived limitations of time, knowledge, or resources, universal methods of design serves as an invaluable compendium of methods that can be easily referenced and utilized by cross-disciplinary teams in nearly any design projectthe authors have taken away our excuse for not using the right method for the job, and in so doing have elevated its readers and the field of designthis tidy text compiles and summarizes 100 of the most widely applicable and effective methods of design-research, analysis, and ideation-the methods that every graduate of a design program should know, and every professional designer should employumod is an essential resource for designers of all levels and specializations, and should be one of the go-to reference tools found in every designer's toolbox" -william lidwell, author of universal principles of design, lecturer of industrial design, university of houston this comprehensive reference provides a thorough and critical presentation of 100 research methods, synthesis/analysis techniques, and research deliverables for human centered design, delivered in a concise and accessible format perfect for designers, educators, and studentsmethods are concisely presented, accompanied by information about the origin of the technique, key research supporting the method, and visual examplessee oxfam website for delivery information read morewant to know about card sorting, or the elito method? what about think-aloud protocols? this book has them all and more in readily digestible form
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Peter capaldi stars as number 10's ferociously foul-mouthed policy enforcer malcolm tucker, whose job is to bully and cajole the wayward ministers of the department of social affairs and citizenship (dosac) through a catalogue of gaffes, crises, prime ministerial resignations and possible election datessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans the complete series 1-3 plus both specials of the award-winning bbc satirical political comedy drama written and directed by armando iannucci
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Peter capaldi stars as number 10's ferociously foul-mouthed policy enforcer malcolm tucker, whose job is to bully and cajole the wayward ministers of the department of social affairs and citizenship (dosac) through a catalogue of gaffes, crises, prime ministerial resignations and possible election datessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam music shop reading the complete series 1-3 plus both specials of the award-winning bbc satirical political comedy drama written and directed by armando iannucci
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Peter capaldi stars as number 10's ferociously foul-mouthed policy enforcer malcolm tucker, whose job is to bully and cajole the wayward ministers of the department of social affairs and citizenship (dosac) through a catalogue of gaffes, crises, prime ministerial resignations and possible election datesoxfam shop crosby the complete series 1-3 plus both specials of the award-winning bbc satirical political comedy drama written and directed by armando iannuccisee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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His renown is undisputed, and his work lives not only in the pages of dance history but in the ballet repertoire of most companies todayin excellent condition, but with some areas of text highlighted and some minor annotations (used as a study book)"these highly entertaining memoirs of marius petipa, the great franco-russian choreogapher had never before been translated into english before their first publication inpetipa's memoirs reveal many interÂesting details of his career and of the people he worked with, including tchaikovsky and the young pavlova, and give an insight into his character and genius that it is not possible to gain from any other sourcewilling to post if postage is paid for by buyer, or collection availableas virtual dictator of the russian ballet in the second half of the 19th century, petipa moulded its course for many years and may have been said to have created the style of classical dancing still known as russianpictures show examples of some highlighted areas, all text is still entirely legibleno cash in handwritten towards the end of his long life, in a mood of disillusion, when his work was neglected and in decline, he would have been delighted to know that his great ballets such as sleeping beauty, swan lake, and la bayadere are more popular today than ever before
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Since the dawn of human history life has battled for survival, with human beings evolving to dominate this process on planet earthfor to be human, is to know unequivocally that one day you will die and it is this truth which has precipitated a passion for knowledge and the pursuit of immortality initially through divine methods but more recently through scientific endeavoursee oxfam website for delivery information read morehuman knowledge is a fractured system of investigation born out of mathematics, literacy and imageryoxfam shop macclesfield mr carbon atom and the theory of carbon entromorphology
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The rear of the binding has some damp damage and page edges are slightly foxed but the main pages are tight and in good condition (dog-ear at pages )see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop macclesfield a privately owned copy, with a dedication, of the reset edition of this wide-ranging work (people, places, battles
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford a 'view from the interior' examines design history from a feminist perspectiveit exposes the socially constructed nature of design history and the assumptions of male designers and architects about women's tastes, women's place and the way women liveit does more than add women's names to textbookssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreant it illuminates women's relationship to design, both as designers and those designed for
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Art of embroidery: history of style & design by lanto synge (hardcover, )condition is mainly good23 x 28 x 3 cmsmany illustrationsno click and collect as i have had items go missingsent by royal mail tracked 48 hoursome water marks in the dust cover (please see photographs) but the book is goodpriced accordingly
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I love those earrings: a popular history from ancient to modern, hardcover by merrill, jane; filstrup, chris (con), isbn , isbn-13 , like new used, free shipping in the us examines the history of earrings, from the byzantine era to contemporary artisans, discussing the styles of design, relationships to dress, and the symbolism
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Examining how american history is written from europe, the contributors shed light on how history is written in the united states and, indeed, on the way history is written anywherethe innovative perspectives included in historians across borders are designed to reinvigorate american historiography as the rise of global and transnational history is creating a critical need to understand the impact of place on the writing and teaching of historyoxfam bookshop knutsford in this stimulating and highly original study of the writing of american history, twenty-four scholars from eleven european countries explore the impact of writing history from abroadsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome minor annotations in ink as shown in digital imagesix distinguished scholars from around the world add their commentariesarguing that historical writing is conditioned, crucially, by the place from which it is written, this volume identifies the formative impact of a wide variety of institutional and cultural factors that are commonly overlookedthis book is designed for students in historiography, global and transnational history, and related courses in the united states and abroad, for us historians, and for anyone interested in how historians work
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Oxfam bookshop hexham until recently the study of the past was almost exclusively concerned with the history of the ruling classgrassroots history - "history from below" - is not simply the history of movements, revolts and struggle, but is more fundamentally concerned with the lives and aspirations of the common people - rich and poor alike - in the different periods of the pastthis collection aims to provide a contribution to the understanding of the history of men and women in europe between the 17th century and the presentthe history of the people who were ruled was either ignored or seen through the medium of documents produced by and for the state and the establishmentin this volume of specially commissioned essays some of the pioneers of grassroots history and their successors examine approaches to the subject in the context of specific periods and eventstopics discussed range from why it was that serious political thinkers of the 17th century, including some of the most radical, could not see that the poor were "real" people, a review of the lives of the caribbean pirates and an exposition of the atavistic ambitions of the scottish covenanters, to the problems in uncovering the truth about ordinary people in the pastsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoverall in great good condition, some rubbing to the corners
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department of transport "investigation into the clapham junction railway accident" of
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department of the air force  in very fine condition  see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop malvern wedgwood 24% lead cyrstal paperweight
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The republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experienceby focusing on materials and processes intrinsic to all things and by highlighting the nature of the united states, fiege recovers the forgotten and overlooked ground on which so much history has unfoldedoxfam bookshop knutsford in the dramatic narratives that comprise the republic of nature, mark fiege reframes the canonical account of american history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurredin topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown vabraham lincoln, an unlettered citizen from the countryside, steers the union through a moment of extreme peril, guided by his clear-eyed vision of nature's capacity for improvementamong the historical moments revisited here, a revolutionary nation arises from its environment and struggles to reconcile the diversity of its people with the claim that nature is the source of libertyboard of educationcom/ see oxfam website for delivery information read morerevisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new lightfor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnaturein these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem new
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Placing maritime affairs in their larger historical context, the encyclopedia shows how seafaring has both reflected and influenced the major economic, cultural, military, and political developments in world historyit emphasizes the connections between maritime history and many related fields, including naval history, shipbuilding, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce and economics, exploration and maritime geography, oceanography and hydrology, and international maritime lawoxfam shop mutley plain this is volume 3 of this collection that continues to cover the entire history of seafaring - from ancient egyptian shipbuilders to viking sea-raiders, from nelson and the napoleonic wars to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of todayas a result, a wealth of information is available in a single reference work that can otherwise be found only with the help of an extensive librarysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe encyclopedia offers a uniquely integrated approachsome bumping at the top and tail of the spine (front edge only) and small dent near the top gutterbook in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely bound
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Original brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coversthis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workplates are clean and bright (please see pictures)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitediscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum illustrated with folding frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 13 full-page plates, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravings an account of layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsno writing or inscriptionsrichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 13 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingscondition wear at extremities with rubbing and bumping to corners5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & indexour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4internally; is almost goodpages are tight and clean with occasional, spots, light marks, or foxingapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countrysecurely bound with hinges fully intact, some instances of internal separation but text block sound with no loose or detached pagesitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regiontop of spine cover missingtitles in gilt to spineare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipublished by john murray, londonlacks 2 pages from the appendix between pages 672 and 673 (see picture 54), a couple of maps are taped but still completecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The subject is the the history and explanation of modern physicsit finds answers to the deepest questions of modern physics and ultimately describes a unified design of the universe, which has truth beauty and symmetrythis book has great clarity and removes the shrouds of mystery, which envelop one of contemporary science's greatest challengesthis paperback is in a very good clean conditionhere the genius and ironies behind those discoveries are describedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop thame this book is an essential guide for anyone inquiring about the present and future place of science in mankind's cultureevery so often science moves by large leaps,sometimes spurred by the realization that the commonly held beliefs of the day need revisingone such great change occurred at the turn of the twentieth century, when there was a revolution in modern scientific thinking
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The style of printing and general appearance of this volume have been adopted by the publishers merely to be in accordance with the design of the author, who in this work personates a lady of the seventeenth centurybinding good and tightbound in leather with blind tooling, five bands to spine and neat title label with gold letteringas relates to her domestic history, & to the eventful period of the reign of charles the first" this small book is in good condition for agegold tooling to edges of boardsmarbled endpapersfull page crest, book plate for alice courtney, plus two previous owners' names, leather is scuffed and marked as expected with age, and very rubbed at edges of boards and to spine, small split to leather at top edge of rear boardsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethird edition note "to the readeroxfam bookshop sevenoaksred edges to blockimprinted for longman, brown, green, & longmans, paternoster row over against warwick lane in the city of london
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Original brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coversthis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiterichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece ‘ north-eastern façade and grand entrance of sennacherib’s palace (kouyunjik)’, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, over 20 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps ‘map of assyria, and map of mesopotamia’ at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravings5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishers’ worksthe expedition yielded further important trophies and discoveries, including the cuneiform library of sennacherib's grandson ashurbanipal, on which most modern knowledge of assyrian culture is foundedsome rubbing to front inner hingea scarce and an original first edition copy for collectors of austen henry layard, 19th century travel books, and for those interested in nineveh, mesopotamia, iraq, babylonia, babylonians, medes, chaldeans, persians, scythians, cimmerians the middle east, travel and explorationour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4internally; is almost goodapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countrysome pencil writing on front free endpaperitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regioncondition wear at extremitiesslight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean conditiontitles in gilt to spinepages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidiscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum this volume details layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactspublished by john murray, londonnot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pagesplates are brightrubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spinesecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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A great addition to any early collection of natural history prints which have been hand coloured when published "price 3/4d plain; 2d coloured"6 x 19th century - plates illustrative of natural history - double sided & laid on linen josiah wood whymper wood engraving, hand coloured at time of publicationclay, son and taylor printersplates illustrative of natural history, with a short description annexed to each platejosiah wood whymper () was an english wood-engraver, book illustrator and watercolouristpublished under the direction of the committee of general literature and education, appointed by the society for promoting christian knowledge, condition: good - prints laid back to back on linen - handling marks and minor creases as per pictures - very strong because of the linenpublished by the society for promoting christian knowledgedimensions: " high x " wide the prints have been taken from a broken 19th century volume which had been put together with the prints laid back to back on linen which gives the buyer the choice of which print to display and has also given the paper prints added strengthpostage via registered post £ - sent flat
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This book covers important aspects of the history of italy between the years tolongman history of italy: italy in the age of the renaissance bytitle: italy in the age of the renaissance series: longman history of italy format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: longman uk release date: language: englishit concentrates on social and political issues and gives particular coverage to sicily and the south
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Oxfam bookshop brighton behind every disease is a story, a complex narrative woven of multiple threads, from the natural history of the disease, to the tale of its discovery and its place in history in the atlas of disease, sandra hempel reveals how maps have uncovered insightful information about the history of disease, from the seventeenth century plague maps that revealed the radical idea that diseases might be carried and spread by humans, to cholera maps in the s showing the disease was carried by water, right up to the aids epidemic in the s and the recent devastating ebola outbreakthe atlas of disease is the first book to tell these stories in a new an innovative way, interweaving new maps with contemporary illustrations to chart some of the world's most deadly pandemics and epidemicssee oxfam website for delivery information read more diseases covered: airborne: diphtheria; influenza; leprosy; measles; scarlet fever; sars; smallpox; tuberculosis (tb) waterborne: cholera; dysentery; typhoid insects and animals: malaria; plague; typhus; yellow fever; zika human to human: polio; ebola; hiv and aids; syphilis  crucially, the atlas of disease will also explore how cartographic techniques have been used to combat epidemics by revealing previously hidden patternsthese discoveries have changed the course of history, affected human evolution, stimulated advances in medicine and saved countless lives
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Francis bacon's penetration into human motives, his life-long experience of politics and government, and his remarkable literary skills, render this history of the reign of king henry vii a major work of english literature and an important document in the history of political thoughtthe edition also includes other relevant writings by bacon, generous editorial footnotes explaining the historical and political issues of the period, and a substantial glossarysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the text described as 'the first modern classic of english history'
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A history of england () is a series of reprints of twelve classic, magisterial volumes of different periods of english history, together constituting a continuous history from ancient roman times to the end of the 20th centuryt clanchy3) england in the later middle ages written by mthe volumes were selected by, and under the general editorship of, british historian felipe fernandez-armesto, and published by the folio societysee oxfam website for delivery information read morer elton2) early medieval england written by moxfam shop hebden bridge 5 x volumes:Â 1) england under the tudors written by gvolumes come without slipcaseh keen4) england under the stuarts written by gm trevelyan5) anglo-saxon england written by peter hunter blair edition
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