The fourth and sixth centuries
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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 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 pastorsthough 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 materialincluded 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 theodoretstudents 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 biblein 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 more
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With the gupta period india entered upon the classical phase of sculptureother wise the book is in very good order, with intact dust jacket and clean binding in scarlet clothvarious black and white photographs throughoutgood condition, with one front page only, carrying library stamp, to publisher pagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe foundation of the gupta empire in the 4th century aoxfam bookshop ludlow ex library copy, first editionby the efforts of the centuries, techniques of art were perfected, definite types were evolved, and ideals of beauty were formulated with precision
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge all the episodes from the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh series of the british drama which follows events at james herriot (christopher timothy)'s rural veterinary practice in the yorkshire dalesseason 5 episodes are: 'against the odds', 'place of honour', 'choose a bright morning', 'the playing field', 'when dreams come true', 'a new chapter', 'a present from dublin', 'the salt of the earth', 'cheques and balances', 'the female of the species', 'the jackpot' and 'two of a kind'the healing touch', 'city slicker' and 'for richer, for poorer'series 6 episodes are: 'here and there', 'the course of true love', 'the call of the wild', 'the nelson touch', 'blood and water', 'where sheep may safely graze', 'the new world', 'mending fences', 'big fish, little fish', 'in whom we trust', 'the rough and the smooth' and 'the best time'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreseries 4 episodes are: 'one of nature's little miracles', 'barks and bites', 'the bull with the bowler hat', 'the pig man cometh', 'hail caesar!', 'only one woof', 'ace, king, queen, jack', 'season 7 episodes are: 'the prodigal returns', 'knowin' how to do it', 'if music be the food of love', 'a friend for life', 'spring fever', 'out with the new', 'food for thought', 'a cat in hull's chance', 'a grand memory for forgetting', 'old dogs, new tricks', 'hampered', 'promises to keep' and 'brotherly love'
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The fourth oldie annual by richard ingrams (paperback / softback) amazing valuetitle: the fourth oldie annual format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: quartet uk release date: language: english
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Introduces students to the best recent writings on the scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuriesoxfam shop bishop's stortford this book introduces students to the best recent writings on the scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuriesrepresents a broad range of approaches from the seminal to the innovativepresents work by scholars who have been at the forefront of reinterpreting the scientific revolution great condition copy of a excellent book for students and historians of the period see oxfam website for delivery information read morecovers a wide range of topics including astronomy, science and religion, natural philosophy, technology, medicine and alchemy
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Here we describe the fourth volume of the original london edition, which tells of the trips to francefourth volume of a collection of the most renowned and interesting travels in all parts of the world, consisting of 17 volumes written by the scottish historian and poet john pinkerton, published for the first time in britain inplease 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 catawikicover page; 722 numbered pages, inside, 16 tipped-in engraved plates, depicting french views except for one, depicting mont blanc seen from chamounithe first story is "a journey to paris in the year " by drcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecoeval full havana-coloured binding with embossing and gold edging on the plates; spine redone with inadequate leather; marbled edges and endpapersbookplate of thomas fitz gerald on the front counter-platea six-volume american edition of pinkerton's travel collection was published in philadelphia incopy in good condition, except for the redone spine and sporadic mildew or yellowingmartin lister, an english naturalist and physician; travels during the years and followed, with a focus on the agricultural resources of france described by the agronomist arthur youngour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe last two narratives concern the mountains: horace-bénédict de saussure’s story "an account of the attempts that have been made to attain the summit of mont blanc"; and louis-fransois ramond's "journey to the summit of mont perdu" dates back toeach volume is illustrated by copious engravings
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3d silver george v coin the fourth year of the great war supplied in a plastic sleeve for storage and protection read more
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Item: the fourth of effanbee legend series george washington made in usa measurements: 43 cm condition: perfect with tags made: made between to (this one is ) in the usa please check out my other items09 / or collection freewelcome to dark and grim ltd price: ÂŁ / postage: ÂŁ4
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An afternoon on the course the fourth tee piece jigsaw puzzle - free del
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Ncis los angeles: the fourth seasonwatched once, in as new condition
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Title: in search of the fourth chordlabel: demon music groupartist: status quoformat: audio cd
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Doctor who bbc companions of the fourth doctor collector figure set
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The inspector and silence is followed by the sixth book in the series, the unlucky lotterythings soon take a sinister turn, however, when a young girl's body is discovered in the woods, raped and strangled; and yellineck himself disappearsas the body count rises, a media frenzy descends upon the town and the pressure to find the monster behind the murders weighs heavily on the investigative teambut van veeteren's investigations at the pure life go nowhere fastchief inspector van veeteren is recruited to help solve the mysteryyet even in the face of these new horrors, the remaining members of the sect refuse to co-operate with van veeteren, remaining largely silentfinally van veeteren realizes that to solve this disturbing case, faced with silence and with few clues to follow, he has only his intuition to rely onin the beautiful forested lake-town of sorbinowo, sergeant merwin kluuge's tranquil existence is shattered when he receives a phone call from an anonymous womanshe tells him that a girl has gone missing from the summer camp of the mysterious the pure life, a religious sect buried deep in the woodshĂĄkan nesser's the inspector and silence is the fifth gripping crime novel in the van veeteren seriesthe strange priest-like figure who leads the sect - oscar yellineck - refuses even to admit anyone is missingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a swedish crime writer as thrilling as mankell, a detective as compelling as wallanderin the heart of summer, the country swelters in a fug of heat
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The inspector and silence is followed by the sixth book in the series, the unlucky lotterythings soon take a sinister turn, however, when a young girl's body is discovered in the woods, raped and strangled; and yellineck himself disappearsoxfam shop colne road a swedish crime writer as thrilling as mankell, a detective as compelling as wallanderas the body count rises, a media frenzy descends upon the town and the pressure to find the monster behind the murders weighs heavily on the investigative teambut van veeteren's investigations at the pure life go nowhere fastchief inspector van veeteren is recruited to help solve the mysteryyet even in the face of these new horrors, the remaining members of the sect refuse to co-operate with van veeteren, remaining largely silentfinally van veeteren realizes that to solve this disturbing case, faced with silence and with few clues to follow, he has only his intuition to rely onin the beautiful forested lake-town of sorbinowo, sergeant merwin kluuge's tranquil existence is shattered when he receives a phone call from an anonymous womanshe tells him that a girl has gone missing from the summer camp of the mysterious the pure life, a religious sect buried deep in the woodshĂĄkan nesser's the inspector and silence is the fifth gripping crime novel in the van veeteren seriesthe strange priest-like figure who leads the sect - oscar yellineck - refuses even to admit anyone is missingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the heart of summer, the country swelters in a fug of heat
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The sectarian movement was steadily gaining strength in england in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; dr whale examines its teachings and tells of its later developmentluther 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 churchsome page edge and board wear, jacket is cutoxfam 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 issuessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe protestant tradition stems mainly from luther, calvin, and the sectariansafter 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 church
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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 centuriesthe 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 himselfrichly illustrated and compiled using original research, this book is sure to appeal to everyone interested in medieval historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit 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 englandthe 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 bcehis 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 successorscondition volumes included i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi (vii not included) viii, ix, x, xi, xiiganguli) an indian translator first complete translation of the sanskrit epic mahabharata in englishgenerally good conditionbinding slightly-loose in volume iii & ivthese 11 volumes have been translated from the original sanskrit languageapprox 500 pages each volumecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewith original red cloth covers, slight bumped cornersthis is the early edition of english translation in these volumesprinted calcutta - kolkata indiathese volumes are an important translation which gives westerners a glimpse of this ancient indian civilisationour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeref:wikipedia kisari mohan ganguli (also k4th century ce) this vast storehouse of indian knowledge is normally hiddenplease 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 catawikithe mahabharata - mahabharata is one of the two major sanskrit epic of ancient india, the other being the ramaya?atraditionally, the authorship of the mahabharata is attributed to vyasathe text probably reached its final form by the early gupta period (c
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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 travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter cin 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 moreunlike 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 translationsmancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this erawritten 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 landsfrom 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 oceansincluded 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 africanusaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever before
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English history of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries often overlooks the contribution of ireland, scotland and wales to the formation of the british stateoxfam bookshop wallingford though british history and identity in the early modern period are intensively researched areas, the role of literature in the construction of 'britishness' is under-examinedin this volume, a team of leading renaissance literary critics read a broad range of texts from the period, including plays of shakespeare, in light of british historyprominent historians respond to the issues raised by the volumehistorians describe 'britain' as a multiple kingdom, with a long history of conflictthis collection opened up a different kind of literary history and has pressing relevance for discussions of 'britishness' see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 centuriesbook 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 unmarkedoxfam shop horsham an english translation of the best known treatise on witchcraftsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregrey 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 in
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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 bookin a comparatively small area of land, eastwards from the cape, on territory demarcated by the great fish and the great kai rivershis starting point is the arrival of the first visitors to the cape, the portugeuse, ininternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedit 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 societysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexternally 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 condition
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Beautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only ÂŁ10sikh 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 faiththe year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhism
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He 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 sidesby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wallthis 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 englandthe 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 daneabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s 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 england’s four kingdoms
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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 sikhismbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only ÂŁ10 read morethe 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 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 centuriesoxfam shop macclesfield the conquest of plague, by l fabian hirst, md, oxford university press, pp including indexthis covers vectors of plague ie rats, fleas, other rodents, human transmission of plague, finally dealing with methods of containment and controlsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is based on evidence derived from the buildings themselves,documents and contemporary descriptionsoxfam 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 them
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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 centuriesboards and dust wrapper in very good conditiontopics include: the influence of jazz on beat poetry; surrealist influences on american verse; disability poetics; asian american poetry; and moresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, first edition, oxford university press
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