The fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
List the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peoplesin addition to these travel narratives, this anthology features rare pictures from sixteenth-century printed books, including images of brazil, roanoke, guiana, and india, which, together with the accounts themselves, provide a detailed understanding of the many ways in which fifteenth and sixteenth century travelers and readers imagined other worlds see oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluded here are the mughal emperor babur's first thoughts of india upon establishing his empire there, the chinese chronicler ma huan's report detailing chinese travel to the middle east during the fifteenth century, and an account of africa written by the man known as leo africanusfrom christopher columbus to lesser-known figures such as the huguenot missionary jean de léry, this anthology brings together first-hand accounts of places connected by the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceanswritten by authors from spain, france, italy, england, china, and north africa describing locations that range from brazil to canada, china to virginia, and angola to vietnam, these accounts provided crucial insight into unfamiliar cultures and environments, and also betrayed the prejudices of their own societies, revealing as much about the observers themselves as they did about faraway landsmancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this eraaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever beforein travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter cunlike other collections, travel narratives from the age of discovery offers a global view of travel at a crucial stage in world, and human, history, with accounts written by non-european authors, including two new translations
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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 centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 englandrichly 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 church
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The mahabharata was probably compiled between the 3rd century bce and the 3rd century ce, the original events related by the epic probably fall between the 9th and 8th centuries bcethis is the early edition of english translation in these volumesganguli) an indian translator first complete translation of the sanskrit epic mahabharata in englishref:wikipedia kisari mohan ganguli (also kour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition volumes included i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi (vii not included) viii, ix, x, xi, xiihis translation published as the mahabharata of krishna-dwaipayana vyasa translated into english prose between and , by protap chandra rai (), a calcutta bookseller who owned a printing press and raised funds for the project it narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the kurukshetra war and the fates of the kaurava and the pa??ava princes and their successorsthese volumes are an important translation which gives westerners a glimpse of this ancient indian civilisationgenerally good conditionapprox 500 pages each volumewith original red cloth covers, slight bumped cornersthe mahabharata - mahabharata is one of the two major sanskrit epic of ancient india, the other being the ramaya?aprinted calcutta - kolkata indiacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethese 11 volumes have been translated from the original sanskrit languagebinding slightly-loose in volume iii & iv4th century ce) this vast storehouse of indian knowledge is normally hiddentraditionally, the authorship of the mahabharata is attributed to vyasathe text probably reached its final form by the early gupta period (cplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam bookshop skipton number of discs:Â 1 "this cd is a one hour, beautiful rendition of the original, where purcell combines styles from lyrical ballads of the 16th and 17th centuries with masque traditions in english music, absorbing italian and french influences from such as the early opera composer, monteverdi, to produce a masterpiece of early opera (even though it was an unfinished piece)the intriguing and complex plot involves a peruvian (inca) princess, orazia; a mexican queen, zempoalla; and the mexican heir to the throne, montezumabased on a play by sir robert howard with a libretto written by poet/playwright john dryden, purcell's romance is not the sentimental kind, but his music seems soar into the heavens, or maybe it's coming from heaven!" (amazon review) see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It was later used by royal courts during the renaissance, and contributed to the increasingly brutal prosecution of witchcraft during the 16th and 17th centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop horsham an english translation of the best known treatise on witchcraftgrey marbled paper covered slipcase, a little wear to open corner tipsit was written by the catholic clergyman heinrich kramer and first published in the german city of speyer inbook bound in black cloth with metallic red and silver design on the front, title and silver design on the spine which is barely fadedinternal pages are clean and unmarked
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Included 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 theodoretin 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 morestudents 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 biblethough 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 materialoxfam 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 pastors
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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 booksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionin 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 societyit 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 impassehis starting point is the arrival of the first visitors to the cape, the portugeuse, innoel mostert vivdly recounts this momentous story and its appalling aftermath - the self-immolation of the xhosainternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedin a comparatively small area of land, eastwards from the cape, on territory demarcated by the great fish and the great kai riversexternally 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 covers
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Beautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only ÂŁ10he 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 faiththe 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 in
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The 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 (alfred’s kingdom and the last territory in english hands) uhtred almost thinks of himself as a danepaperback - 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 england’s 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 sidesthis thrilling adventure—based on existing records of bernard cornwell’s ancestors—depicts 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 englandby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wallabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern sea
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Sikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurusthe year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhismthe 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 faithbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only ÂŁ10 read more
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This is a study of the epidemiology of the plague, covering religious belief, plague in the ancient world, middle ages up to the 18th and 19th centuriesthis covers vectors of plague ie rats, fleas, other rodents, human transmission of plague, finally dealing with methods of containment and controloxfam shop macclesfield the conquest of plague, by l fabian hirst, md, oxford university press, pp including indexsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
40 €
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Oxfam bookshop preston the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries witnessed the transformation of the old rural order to the modern class societywhile historians have studied this transition as it occurred in individual countries, jerome blum offers the first view of it as a european experience that transcended political frontierssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is in very good condition for its age, with clean, white pages throughout
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Oxfam shop clitheroe the only book of its kind in any language, travel in the ancient world offers a lively, comprehensive history of ancient travel, from the first egyptian voyages recorded in old kingdom inscriptions through greek and roman times to the christian pilgrimages of the fourth and sixth centuriesrich in anecdote and colorful detail, it now returns to print in paperback with a new preface by the authorsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth this book is about the homes of the rural poor during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and in particular the materials, techniques and processes used to build themit is based on evidence derived from the buildings themselves,documents and contemporary descriptionssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The oxford handbook of modern and contemporary american poetry provides a comprehensive approach to the debates that have defined the study of american verse of the twentieth and twenty-first centuriestopics include: the influence of jazz on beat poetry; surrealist influences on american verse; disability poetics; asian american poetry; and moreboards and dust wrapper in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, first edition, oxford university press
25 €
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock twenty-four italian songs and arias of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries arranged for the medium high voice and pianosee oxfam website for delivery information read morecover and pages clean and tightly boundschirmer's library of musical classics volumeslight damage from label at top right corner of cover and very slight marking on back cover very good condition
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Formed in by former the motions guitarist robbie van leeuwenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemanufactured and distributed by philips records quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) shocking blue profile: dutch rock groupformed in the netherlands by twin brothers chris and gerard koerts, and most popular in the s when fronted by singer jerney kaagman, earth and fire had many chart topping hits in the netherlands and elsewhere in europe, though they never gained much popularity in the united kingdom or the americasthe motions ?– terug in de tijd label: negram ?– hjn 205 format: vinyl, lp, compilation country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: beat quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) the motions profile: the motions from the hague were one of the bigger groups of the s dutch beat explosionquality: vinyl: vg++ cover: vg++ (small sticker damage) earth & fire profile: earth and fire were a dutch progressive and symphonic rock band who over time evolved into a pop groupthe early atlantis () and song of the marching children (), are recommended? includes insert with lyrics, etcearth & fire were able to make some great albums in the processultra rare albums by famous dutch bands shocking blue, the motions and earth & fire            the albums:                                        shocking blue ?– at home label: penny farthing ?– pels 500, penny farthing ?– pelsmanufactured by philips records ltdcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableon cover, second on labelpink labels with bicycle logoshortly thereafter, mariska veres came as lead vocalistin and , the group enjoyed a worldwide chart success with “venus”, followed by several other hit singlesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesee pictures for detailsthe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectthey were formed out of the remnants of ritchie clark and the ricochets in and went on to become hitmakers for the next several years in the '60sare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiearth and fire ?– atlantis label: polydor ?– format: vinyl, lp, album, gatefold, first press country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: prog rock, symphonic rock notes all songs published by new dayglow music, hilversumtheir first single hit the dutch top 40 intheir biggest international hit was "weekend", a number one single in the netherlands, switzerland, germany, denmark and portugalprinted and made by garrod & lofthouse ltd500 format: vinyl, lp, album country: uk released:v genre: rock, pop, folk, world, & country style: pop rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock notes comes in a front-laminated flipback cover
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Wrigley's concept of 'organic economies' and their reliance on the land for energy and raw materialsthis is followed by an analysis of the military and economic constraints on the political integration of space through the formation of geographically extensive political units, and the volume concludes with a section on the demographic and economic consequences of the investment of manpower and resources in warthe second section analyses the constraints imposed by muscle-powered military technology and by the organic economy on the tactical, operational, and strategic use of armed force, and the consequences of the spread of firearms in recorded history's first energy revolutionexisting accounts of organic economies emphasize their restricted potential to support economic and political development, but this volume also considers why so much potential remained unrealizedendemic mass poverty curtailed demand, limiting incentives for investment and innovation, and keeping output growth below what was technologically possiblethe volume gives an innovative account of this potential - and why it was realized in the ancient world rather than the medieval west - together with a new analysis of the gunpowder revolution and the inability of rulers to meet the consequential costs within the confines of an organic economysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebased on an original synthesis of 'structural' economic and demographic history with traditionally 'event driven' political and military history, it takes as its starting point ethe opening section considers the ensuing constraints on productivity, transportation, and the spatial organization of the economyoxfam bookshop wallingford the field and the forge offers a new approach to the pre-industrial past in europe and the mediterranean basin from the roman republic to the fall of napoleonresource shortages prevented rulers from establishing a fiscal apparatus capable of appropriating such resources as were physically availablebut economic inefficiency also created a pool of under-utilized resources that could potentially be mobilized in pursuit of political power
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History of the world kids book the americas and the pacific, new, very good condition, free postage
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The best of the mamas and the papas cd good condition read more
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Lavishly produced, richly colour illustrated/photographspolynesia: the mark and carolyn blackburn collection of polynesian artcovers hawaii, the cook islands, samoa, tonga, fiji, easter island, aotearoa (new zealand) and on across polynesiastill a gorgeous bookthis is a stunningly beautiful coffee table bookhigh quality paper and printingthe book is newif the love the pacific islands, you will love this bookbut without the paper cover sleeve, reason for it being is incredibly reasonably priced
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This official first edition biography is signed by the author and personally dedicated sent direct post free within the ukhow, when told to stop boxing when diagnosed with brain damage, he carried on being hit by the strongest men in the worldwhen the truth finally came out he went on to become an actor in tv and filmsjimmy reveals his struggles with east end gangs, his family links to the krays and the dodgy world of boxing officialsjimmy batten boxing champion tv and film actor
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Rrp ÂŁ collection from bognor regis only or postage to be paid read morejrr tolkien collection - the hobbit and lord of the rings trilogyunread, in hard boxthe fellowship of the ring the two towers the return of the king paperback books
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Jrr tolkien collection - the hobbit and lord of the rings trilogyrrp ÂŁ collection from bognor regis only or postage to be paidunread, in hard boxthe fellowship of the ring the two towers the return of the king paperback books
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Folio society the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire i have the full 8book collection here for sale all in very good condition presented in two 4 book hard protective covers the price is ÂŁ115 if you require delivery this is at an additional cost to you collection is also welcome
115 €
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This is on both sides of the moon and heartÂŁ13 including postagethe perfect christmas present, it comes in a gift boxthis is a long chain necklace and has a large heart & moon pendant with engravingthe large rose gold plated heart has 'mom' engravedthe moon has "i love you to the moon and back" engravedrose gold colour heart & silver moon
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The binding is sound but there is some yellowing/rusting marks on the edge of the pages and inside coverplease look at photos for contents and indication of conditionschonell, published by oliver and boydfor sale the psychology and teaching of reading, fourth edition by fred j
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Excellent condition all for ÂŁ7 or mini beginning bear ÂŁ1ty beanie the beginning and the end bearcollection southend read more50 the end bear ÂŁ3 and the beginning bear ÂŁ3
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Batteries not included the green car is very in very good used conditionit has its jaw missing as shown in the last photofeel free to make offersi'm having a clear out as need some space for new toystake a look at other dinos l sellvtech switch and go dinos horns the triceratops and dinos lex the t-rexit is free from rips and stains the blue one is not as good as was played with by two brothersvtech switch and go dinos transforming car dinosaur toys with soundswill combine postage if the parcel is under 2kg
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The shield and the sabrethe desert rats in the gulf
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