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This book offers a highly readable translation of the twenty books of the etymologies, one of the most widely known texts for a thousand years from isidore's time615 and the early 630s and it takes the form of an encyclopedia, arranged by subject matteroxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear this work is a complete english translation of the latin etymologies of isidore, bishop of seville (cisidore provides etymologies for most of the terms he explains, finding in the causes of words the underlying key to their meaningit contains much lore of the late classical world beginning with the seven liberal arts, including rhetoric, and touches on thousands of topics ranging from the names of god, the terminology of the law, the technologies of fabrics, ships and agriculture to the names of cities and rivers, the theatrical arts, and cooking utensilsisidore compiled the work between csee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It invites a wide community of readers to discover the richness and complexity of the turbulent years in germany before hitler's rise to powerthis will be a major resource and reference work for students and scholars in history; art; architecture; literature; social and political thought; and cultural, film, german, and women's studiesgood overall condition a laboratory for competing visions of modernity, the weimar republic () continues to haunt the imagination of the twentieth centuryits thirty chapters explore germany's complex relationship to democracy, ideologies of "reactionary modernism," the rise of the "new woman," bauhaus architecture, the impact of mass media, the literary life, the tradition of cabaret and urban entertainment, and the situation of jews, intellectuals, and workers before and during the emergence of fascismwhile devoting much attention to the republic's varied artistic and intellectual achievements (the frankfurt school, political theater, twelve-tone music, cultural criticism, photomontage, and urban planning), the book is unique for its inclusion of many lesser-known materials on popular culture, consumerism, body culture, drugs, criminality, and sexuality; it also contains a timetable of major political events, an extensive bibliography, and capsule biographiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moredrawing from such primary sources as magazines, newspapers, manifestoes, and official documents (many unknown even to specialists and most never before available in english), this book challenges the traditional boundaries between politics, culture, and social lifeits political and cultural lessons retain uncanny relevance for all who seek to understand the tensions and possibilities of our agethe weimar republic sourcebook represents the most comprehensive documentation of weimar culture, history, and politics assembled in any languageoxfam bookshop glossop road creasing to cover and spine
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Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth the fruit of four years' work, lawrence published his translation of homer's epic under the pseudonym of tshaw, after george bernard shawsee oxfam website for delivery information read morereading like a novel, it was described in the new york herald tribune as perhaps the most interesting translation of one of the world's most interesting books', while the book of the month club news called it one of the notable books of our time'
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Still selling over copies every year in the uk and having been adapted for the silver screen by steven spielberg and peter jackson in , the adventures of tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publicationoxfam bookshop hampstead the adventures of tintin, volume 1: tintin in the land of the soviets / tintin in the congo join the world's most famous travelling reporter in two exciting adventures as he heads for the land of the soviets and the congotintin in the congo the young reporter tintin and his faithful dog snowy set off on assignment to africabut a sinister stowaway follows their every move and seems set on ensuring they come to a sticky endtintin and snowy encounter witch doctors, hostile tribesmen, crocodiles, boa constrictors and numerous other wild animals before solving the mystery and getting their storytintin in the land of the sovietssee oxfam website for delivery information read morejoin the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical and political events, and thrilling mysteriesaccompanied by his dog snowy, tintin leaves brussels to go undercover in soviet russiahis attempts to research his story are put to the test by the bolsheviks and moscow's secret policesince then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th
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Now james finley, who for six years lived, prayed, and studied with brother louis, as merton was known at the abbey of gethsemani, shares with us the gifts passed on to him by this towering figure on thomas merton's path to the palace of nowherein the end we find ourselves in what the taoist sage chuang tzu called the palace of nowhere, where all the many things are onefirst presented at a series of popular retreats, this full eight-cd program takes a participatory approach to merton's most useful teachings, helping us to discover our true selfthere is an eastern teaching called transmission of mind, in which the enlightened mind embodied in the master is manifest in the student's awakeningto disappear into god; to be submerged into his peace; to be lost in the secret of his face, as merton said, through daily practices including contemplation, prayer, and faithhis writings, which bridge eastern and western spiritual thought, continue to inspire us with their real possibilities for immediate and direct experience of the divineoxfam bookshop newark this is not a bookthomas merton, trappist monk, author, and student of zen, remains one of the most important and beloved figures in the modern christian contemplative movementit is in this spirit that james finley invites us to follow thomas merton's path to the palace of nowheresee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cd's cardboard holder is a little worn around the edges
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Here, fremantle, who worked closely with chögyam trungpa on the translation of the tibetan book of the dead (shambhala), brings the expertise of a lifetime of study to rendering this intriguing classic more accessible and meaningful to the livingusing vivid and dramatic imagery, the tibetan book of the dead presents the notion that most of us are living in a dream that will continue from lifetime to lifetime until we truly awaken by becoming enlightenedaccording to the buddhist view, nothing is permanent or fixedluminous emptiness features in-depth explanations of: the tibetan buddhist notions of death and rebirth the meaning of the five energies and the five elements in tibetan buddhism the mental and physical experience of dying, according to the tibetan buddhist tradition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston shambhala, , paperback good condition, some stains to front cover the tibetan book of the dead, a best-seller for three decades, is one of the most widely read texts of tibetan buddhismthe entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and disappearing at every momentluminous emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work, elucidating its mysterious concepts, terms, and imageryover the years, it has been studied and cherished by buddhists and non-buddhists alikefremantle relates the symbolic world of the tibetan book of the dead to the experiences of everyday life, presenting the text not as a scripture for the dying, but as a guide for the living
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At 13 years old, they and their mother are sold: romulus to gladiator school, fabiola into prostitution, where she will catch the eye of a most powerful man in rome, and their mother to the salt minesromulus and fabiola are twins, born into slavery after their mother is raped by a drunken noblemanbrennus is a gaul; the romans killed his entire familysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham historical fictiontarquinius is an etruscan, a warrior and soothsayer, enemy of rome, but doomed to fight for the republic in the forgotten legionhe rises to become one of the most famous and feared gladiators of his day and mentor to the boy slave, romulus, who dreams night and day of escape and of revengethe lives of these four characters are bound and interwoven in a marvelous story which begins in a rome riven by corruption, violence and political enmities, but ends far away, at the very edge of the known world, where romulus, brennus and tarquinius find themselves fighting against the parthians and overwhelming odds
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Martin 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 youngare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableeach volume is illustrated by copious engravingscoeval 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-platecover page; 722 numbered pages, inside, 16 tipped-in engraved plates, depicting french views except for one, depicting mont blanc seen from chamouniplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe 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 tofourth 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 ina 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 yellowinghere we describe the fourth volume of the original london edition, which tells of the trips to francethe first story is "a journey to paris in the year " by drour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Through notes on conversations with wittgenstein, letters to a student of philosophy and correspondence of almost 30 years with rush rhees, drury gives shape to what he had learned from wittgensteinbeautifully written and carefully selected, each piece reveals the impact of wittgenstein's teachings, shedding light on the friendship and thinking of one of the most important philosophers of the 20th centuryalongside a foreword by monk and an introduction presenting a new biography of drury, analysing the relationship between him and wittgenstein, this collection features previously unpublished archival sourcessee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether discussing philosophy, simone weil or the power of hypnosis, he makes fascinating excursions into the bearing of wittgenstein's thought on philosophy and the practice of medicine and psychiatrythe subsequent course of drury's life and thought was to be enormously influenced by his teachercentral to the collection is the danger of words, the text described by ray monk as 'the most truly wittgensteinian book published by any of wittgenstein's students'the selected writings of maurice o'connor drury brings together the best of his lectures, conversations, and letters on philosophy, religion and medicineoxfam bookshop preston maurice o'connor drury was among wittgenstein's first students after his return to cambridge in
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Oxfam shop magdelen street get ready for the most extensive journey ever into the brilliant mind of graham annable! a classically trained animator with credits in film (including storyboard artist on coraline), television, and video games, annable has for years spent his free time creating some of the funniest, most poignant comics anywherealternately poetic and hilarious, grickle presents a strange twist on the everyday with heart and humorif you haven't, there's no better introduction than book of grickle! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreif you've experienced grickle before, this is the greatest collection yetas befits his animation background, annable's fluid art pulses with life, in stories that practically jump off the page
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen fifty years on from its original publication, hla hart's the concept of law is widely recognized as the most important work of legal philosophy published in the twentieth century, and remains the starting point for most students coming to the subject for the first timepublished in see oxfam website for delivery information read morein this third edition, leslie green provides a new introduction that sets the book in the context of subsequent developments in social and political philosophy, clarifying misunderstandings of hart's project and highlighting central tensions and problems in the work
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Whether he was writing about his native ohio, the natural world, love lost and found, or the luminous resonant italy of his later work, wrights mastery of language and his powerful, haunting voice marked him out as one of the finest writers of his time, a poet whose work caught the spirit of americas anxious yet hopeful post-war yearshis collected poems won the pulitzer prize for poetrysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop arnold james wright is one of the most significant, most enduring figures in modern american poetry, the central figure of a greatly talented generationjames wright was born in martins ferry, ohio, in
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Looking back over more than sixty years of family life, teaching, inspecting schools, writing and public speaking, gervase never fails to unearth humour, character, warmth and wisdom from the most diverse of experiences, whether they be growing up in rotherham with the most un-yorkshirelike of names or describing why loud mobile phone users get his goatas this sparkling collection of his very best humorous writing shows, he may be 'out of the woods' but he is certainly not 'over the hill'for gervase phinn growing old is not about a leisurely walk to the pub for a game of dominoes or snoozing in his favourite armchairbrimming with nostalgia, gently mocking life's absurdities, never shy of an opinion, this is gervase phinn at his wittiest, twinkly-eyed bestsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Ses has been the specialist in creative toys for more than 40 yearswatch out for the shark! playing in the bath and shower is always greatwho will catch the most or the most extraordinary fish from beneath the bath bubbles?
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The reader focuses on the most recent and up-to-date contributions to the field of development economicsoxfam bookshop beverley this book draws together the most authoritative articles on development economics published in the past few years, is aimed at undergraduate level and is suitable for students with little or no background in economicscondition: light shelf wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe development economics reader should be an invaluable resource for all students of the disciplinethe main themes include poverty, foreign aid, agriculture and human capital, with essays by such luminaries as amartya sen, jeffrey sachs, jagdish bhagwati, joseph stiglitz, paul romer, dani rodrik, william easterly, robert barro, kenneth arrow, hernando de soto, daron acemoglu, muhammad yunus, anne krueger, abhijit banerjee, esther duflo, michael kremer and martin feldsteininstead of collecting "classic" contributions-which are already available through many sources-the articles chosen reflect recent developments in the discipline (for instance, in the area of geography and development) and include contributions that address recent events (the dramatic resurgence of a debt relief movement)
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An intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in yearsseen through macgregor's eyes, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imaginedoxfam bookshop ealing neil macgregor's a history of the world in 100 objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined themsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea stone pillar tells us about a great indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empireencompassing a grand sweep of human history, a history of the world in 100 objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the olduvai gorge in africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in today
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Oxfam bookshop victoria not for many years has there been such a divisive issue as brexit, and like all divisive issues it has provided a bonanza for cartoonistswith the emphasis much more on ordinary people than on the politicians, the penguin book of brexit cartoons will bring together at christmas-time even the most riven familiessome of the cartoons favour one side or the other, but most celebrate (or at least commemorate) a period of unique bafflementsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis generous selection of pocket cartoons captures the sheer bewilderment and exasperation which have bedevilled us all since the referendum
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Now, after seven years of research and study, he finally has his chance to return to the abysshe's determined to prove that megalodon still feeds in the ocean's unexplored depthsdiving deeper than ever before, jonas will face terror like he's never imaginedthe meg is about to surface and, when she does, nothing and no one is going to be safebut jonas knows what he saw was realis no longer historyseven miles down, on a top secret dive into the pacific's deepest trench, commander jonas taylor came face-to-face with the largest and most ferocious predator ever to inhabit the planet - carcharodon megalodon, the 60-foot, -pound prehistoric ancestor of the great white sharksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans the most fearsome predator in historyincludes meg: originsjonas escaped with his life - the dive's sole survivor - but his navy career was over, his nightmare encounter written off as a hallucination
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This clarinet is two years old and has 3 years warranty remainingproducing a lovely tone this clarinet would suit beginners to advancing musiciansplease find for sale this wooden bb clarinet, designed by peter pollock - one of the most sought after instrument designers in the uk
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Very sad sale he is the most laid back tb you could wish to meet he can be left months without riding and go back and get straight on him no problem been in same home for last 7 years has done abit of every discipline over the years only selling as ive really no time for him and it's not fair on him read more
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While going through his archive, bruce botnick uncovered a cache of rough mixes from the sessions that hadn't been played in 50 yearsthe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectthe set also includes a second disc of 14 completely unreleased tracks: nine recently discovered "rough mixes" from the album recording sessions and five live songs from a september copenhagen showplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis 2-cd/1-lp collection features a new version of the album's original stereo mix on both cd and 180-gram vinyl lp, which has been newly remastered from the original master tapes by bruce botnick, the doors' longtime engineer/mixergranted, your playback quality will ultimately be determined by the system you have, but at least you re working with a file that should at least in theory, mimic that of the original recordingthe doors ?– waiting for the sun label: elektra ?– , rhino records (2) ?– r format: vinyl, lp, album, reissue, remastered, stereo, 180 gram cd, album, reissue, remastered, stereo cd, album, stereo box set, deluxe edition, numbered, 50th anniversary country: uk, europe & us released: 14 sep genre: rock style: blues rock, psychedelic rock * description 50th anniversary deluxe numbered, limited edition 180g lp & 2cd setmqa (master quality authenticated) has offered to us music lovers a way to listen to our favorite tunes in a manner that was intended by the original recording artists, without the limitations of file sizes previously describedremastered audio + 14 unreleased studio & live recordingsit was the band's third platinum album in less than two years, and the first to top the album chartcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefeatures: • 50th anniversary deluxe edition • housed in a numbered, limited edition hardbound book • 180g vinyl lp & 2cd set • original stereo mix remastered on cd and vinyl • remastered from the original master tapes by bruce botnick, the doors' longtime engineer/mixer • 14 never-before-released studio and live recordings • cd - mqa encoded see pictures for details" when the doors recorded waiting for the sun in , they were among the first bands to use dolby a301 noise reduction processors, which was cutting-edge recording tech at the timesince its debut, the album has sold millions of copies around the globe and contributed to the doors' legendary canon, including the #1 smash, "hello, i love you"our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebotnick says: "i prefer some of these rough mixes to the finals, as they represent all of the elements and additional background vocals, different sensibilities on balances, and some intangible roughness, all of which are quite attractive and refreshingthis is fully compatible with standard cd playersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe doors released their third studio album, waiting for the sun, in julyonce that file gets processed through an mqa encoder (more on that in a bit), it then "unfolds" the file back to its fullest and highest resolution, thus providing us with a very similar resolution to what was produced in the recording studiosimilarly, the most advanced sound recording innovations were used to make the anniversary edition of waiting for the sunthe doors waiting for the sun deluxe numbered, limited edition 180g lp & 2cd set the box: nrthe cd in this set has been encoded with the mqa process (master quality authenticated)to commemorate the 50th anniversary the doors release waiting for the sun: 50th anniversary deluxe editionwhen connected to an mqa enabled device it will play the same disc in hi-res 176khz/24 bitusing a manner of "folding" the music files like origami, mqa is able to take the original analog recording resolution, and deliver it in a smaller file
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The board corners are bumpedi have here a very rare beautifully illustrated book entitled narrative of a ten years' residence at tripoli in africa: from the original correspondence in the possession of the family of the late richard tully, the british consul, comprising authentic memoirs and anecdotes of the reigning bashaw, his family and other persons of distinction also an account of the domestic manners of the moors, arabs and turksbrown endpapers, with bookplate to the inside of the front boardplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe female members of tully's family were on intimate terms with the bashaw's family and were admitted into all the life of the seragliocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis first edition was published in by henry colburn, londonthis is an ex- library copy with the usual stampsthe boards having an embossed crosshatch patternbound in full leather boardsgilt title lettering on a red block to the spineour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis is one of the most important records of tripolitan life during the 18th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilight foxing to the title page and tanning to the page edges370 pages, 28cm 23 cm read moreat some stage in its' life it has been sympathetically restored with a new leather spinethis book is in very good condition, the pages are tightly bound with no loose pages'it is a delicious mixture of sensational subject-matter and deadpan delivery' very readable and interesting includes the plague, moor customs and beliefs, african gardens, inside the great mosque, bey of tripoli murdered etc etcillustrated with 3 hand coloured full page plates plus a fold out map (unfortunately 2 of the original plates are missing there should have been 5 plates and a map)the work is particularly valuable for its details of family life in the seraglio
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A few years later he received national and international recognition with exhibitions in the netherlands and germanyduring the most recent years he has further developed his ceramic skills and works with creamy white wafer-thin slices of porcelain that are mounted into cubes or pyramidsimportant works from that time include towers, pyramids and other constructions, some being pure geometric abstractions, others being interpretations of the mythical tower of babelplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehans meeuwsen (, the netherlands) graduated from the visual arts academy in tilburg to initially become a teacher in visual arts at an upper secondary schoolhans further developed his ceramic skills during residencies at the european ceramic work centre in the netherlands and working periods in new zealand, lithuania and the japanese island hiradothe wall thickness is about a millimetre, so there is some transparency in the porcelainhe applies his decades-long experience to create a dialogue between inner and outer space, between geometric and organic, between order and chaosthe signature, in relief, is visible in the photoscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableby stacking these geometric shapes in repetitive patterns he creates sculptures that are reminiscent of the dutch zero-movement and in particular the works by jan schoonhoven, but in the end clearly bears the artists’ own signaturethe artist has signed this work with two porcelain applications, one is his first name and the first letter of his last name, on the other are two japanese characters, raku and yakimonoour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihans meeuwsen is a “prix de rome” nominee of and a fletcher challenge ceramic merit award winner of and ever since then his work has found its way to many national and international collectionsrolling, pressing and cutting provided him with little flat clay squares that he used to built cubic shapes looking like hermetically closed cellsthis is a unique handmade objecthis main specialism was drawing, but he accidentally discovered the potential of clay as a visual arts mediumthis work is a study from a series inspired by the reliefs of jan van schoonhoventhe artwork will be packed in a custom-made wooden box with foam rubber liningthe artwork is made of porcelain, oxidise fired at cby applying porcelain as a building material, a dimension is added to itupon shipment, this box will be packed “box in box”, filling the gaps with shock-absorbing environmentally friendly materials
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A few years later he received national and international recognition with exhibitions in the netherlands and germanyduring the most recent years he has further developed his ceramic skills and works with creamy white wafer-thin slices of porcelain that are mounted into cubes or pyramidsupon shipment, this box will be packed “box in box”, filling the gaps with shock-absorbing materialsimportant works from that time include towers, pyramids and other constructions, some being pure geometric abstractions, others being interpretations of the mythical tower of babelplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehans further developed his ceramic skills during residencies at the european ceramic work centre in the netherlands and working periods in new zealand, lithuania and the japanese island hiradothe wall thickness is about a millimetre, so there is some transparency in the porcelainhe applies his decades-long experience to create a dialogue between inner and outer space, between geometric and organic, between order and chaosthe signature, in relief, is visible in the photoscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableby stacking these geometric shapes in repetitive patterns he creates sculptures that are reminiscent of the dutch zero-movement and in particular the works by jan schoonhoven, but in the end clearly bears the artists’ own signaturethe artist has signed this work with two porcelain applications, one is his first name and the first letter of his last name, on the other are two japanese characters, raku and yakimonoour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihans meeuwsen (, the netherlands) graduated from the visual arts academy in tilburg to initially become a teacher in visual arts at an upper secondary schoolhans meeuwsen is a “prix de rome” nominee of and a fletcher challenge ceramic merit award winner of and ever since then his work has found its way to many national and international collectionsrolling, pressing and cutting provided him with little flat clay squares that he used to built cubic shapes looking like hermetically closed cellsthis is a unique handmade objecthis main specialism was drawing, but he accidentally discovered the potential of clay as a visual arts mediumthis work is a study from a series inspired by the reliefs of jan van schoonhoventhe artwork will be packed in a custom-made wooden box with foam rubber liningthe artwork is made of porcelain, oxidise fired at cby applying porcelain as a building material, a dimension is added to it
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Amid the worst drought to ravage australia in a century, it hasn't rained in small country town kiewarra for two yearsas questions mount and suspicion spreads through the town, falk is forced to confront the community that rejected him twenty years earlierbecause falk and luke hadler shared a secret, one which luke's death threatens to unearthoxfam bookshop hertford jane harper's new novel, the survivors, is now available for pre-orderwinner of the british book awards crime thriller book of the year winner of the cwa gold dagger award amazonpraise for the dry'spellbinding' ian rankin'riveting' mail on sunday'stunningly atmospheric' val mcdermid see oxfam website for delivery information read moreread it!' david baldacci'packed with sneaky moves and teasing possibilities that keep the reader guessingpoliceman aaron falk returns to the town of his youth for the funeral of his childhood best friend, and is unwillingly drawn into the investigationthe dry is a breathless page-turner' janet maslin, new york timeswho really killed the hadler family?i just can't understand how someone like him could do something like thattensions in the community become unbearable when three members of the hadler family are brutally murderedcom's no 1 pick for best mystery & thriller 'one of the most stunning debuts i've ever readand as falk probes deeper into the killings, secrets from his past and why he left home bubble to the surface as he questions the truth of his friend's crimeeveryone thinks luke hadler, who committed suicide after slaughtering his wife and six-year-old son, is guilty
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Studied a few years under dominicus lampsonius, then left for italyin his later years he produced emblem books, his first being qthe four ages with a putti holding a running sun dail in front of themotto vaenius () painter and humanist from leiden fled to southern netherlands in because of the politicalplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefrom the first series of emblematic engravings everin deviation of later editions, this one has no text on the front of the pagehis designs were mostly engraved by his younger brother gysbrechtin the right bottom corner a snake biting his tail, the sign of eternity qcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableafter his return he settled in antwerpvaenius tried to maintain favour with the courtour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe was the most influencial tutor of pieter paul rubensare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe co-work between vaenius and the engravers have been studieduntil the return of his pupil rubens from italy, he was the leading painter in antwerphoratii flacci emblemata was a joined effort of printers, learned commentators on horace, engravers and vaenius himselfhoratii flacci emblematahe worked for rudolf ii in prague, was court painter of alexander farnese and albrecht and isabellahoratii flacci emblemata first published infrom the edition with multilingual verses on the backsideearly edition of with printed text in five languages on backside
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Amid the worst drought to ravage australia in a century, it hasn't rained in small country town kiewarra for two yearsas questions mount and suspicion spreads through the town, falk is forced to confront the community that rejected him twenty years earlierbecause falk and luke hadler shared a secret, one which luke's death threatens to unearthpraise for the dry'spellbinding' ian rankin'riveting' mail on sunday'stunningly atmospheric' val mcdermid see oxfam website for delivery information read moreread it!' david baldacci'packed with sneaky moves and teasing possibilities that keep the reader guessingpoliceman aaron falk returns to the town of his youth for the funeral of his childhood best friend, and is unwillingly drawn into the investigationthe dry is a breathless page-turner' janet maslin, new york timeswho really killed the hadler family?i just can't understand how someone like him could do something like thatoxfam shop evesham jane harper's new novel, the survivors, is now available for pre-orderwinner of the british book awards crime thriller book of the year winner of the cwa gold dagger award amazontensions in the community become unbearable when three members of the hadler family are brutally murderedand as falk probes deeper into the killings, secrets from his past and why he left home bubble to the surface as he questions the truth of his friend's crimecom's number 1 pick for best mystery & thriller 'one of the most stunning debuts i've ever readeveryone thinks luke hadler, who committed suicide after slaughtering his wife and six-year-old son, is guilty
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Sun tzu's art of war, compiled more than two thousand years ago, is a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflictthe lost art of war: written more than one hundred years after sun tzu's text, by sun bin, a linear descendant of sun tzu, this classic of political and military strategy is faithful to the principles of the art of war, while developing their practical application much furtherit is perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world todaythis comprehensive collection contains: the art of war: this edition of sun tzu's text includes the classic collection of commentaries by eleven interpretersit draws on episodes from chinese history to show in concrete terms the proper use of sun tzu's principlesthe translations, by the renowned translator thomas cleary, have all been published previously in book form, except for the silver sparrow art of war, which is available here for the first timemastering the art of war: consisting of essays by two prominent statesmen-generals of han dynasty china, zhuge liang and liu ji, this book develops the strategies of sun tzu's classic into a complete handbook of organization and leadershipsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow, this unique volume brings together the essential versions of sun tzu's text, along with illuminating commentaries and auxiliary texts written by distinguished strategiststhe silver sparrow art of war: a version of sun tzu's art of war based on a manuscript of the classic text discovered at a chinese archeological site in china's shandong province in , which contains previously unknown fragments
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We have owned him for 4 years and my daughter has ridden him since 1 years oldplease no time wasters, serious enquiries onlyhe can step it up a gear with a confident jockey2hh rising 13yrs bay geldinghe is a perfect confidence giver, he knows his job and is nicely forward goingi just feel he is being wasted and is far too good to be a field ornament! he has been ridden by all agesmidge loves jumping and has done cross country and show jumping prior to us owning himmidge also wind sucks at times however, it has never caused any problems for ushas done pc, beach rides etc and has always been a gemwe have decided to sell our lovely sec bthe right home is the most important for this special pony as he has had laminitis
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2 x 10 years old geldings and are the most friendly affectionate boys,excellent to lead and in traffic good to bath and with farrier both have been sat on bareback regularly but being sold as unbroken, the easiest ponies to catch in any size field the chestnut has had laminates so grass needs to be restricted would prefer them to go together ÂŁ700 each videos on request read more
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