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The folio society - the story of the renaissancea five-book box set in excellent condition, with the slipcase exhibiting very minor shelfwearlocation: beeston, nottingham, near the train station
25 €
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The title is the renaissance completethe item format is a book paperbackthe sleeve condition is newfor example: idz
34 €
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Shopping in the renaissance: consumer cultures in italy, (winner of the wolfson foundation history prize )
19 €
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Art of the renaissance, paperback by murray, peter, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free shipping in the us
24 €
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Art of the renaissance, paperback by murray, peter, isbn , isbn-13 , like new used, free shipping in the us
23 €
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Italian painters of the renaissance by bernard berenson rd impression read more
10 €
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In this outstanding work, jonathan sawday explores the dark, morbid eroticism of the renaissance anatomy theatre, and relates it to not only the great monuments of renaissance art, but to the very foundation of the modern idea of knowledgea richly interdisciplinary work, the body emblazoned re-assesses modern understanding of the literature and culture of the renaissance and its conceptualisation of the body within the domains of the medical and moral, the cultural and politicalthough the dazzling displays of the exterior of the body in renaissance literature and art have long been a subject of enquiry, the body emblazoned considers the interior of the body, and what it meant to men and women in early modern cultureoxfam books & music olneysee oxfam website for delivery information read morelight wear on the cover edges, but a very clean unmarked book an outstanding piece of scholarship and a fascinating read, the body emblazoned is a compelling study of the culture of dissection the english renaissance, which informed intellectual enquiry in europe for nearly two hundred years
21 €
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This dinner service contains at least one of every piece available in the renaissance rangeabsolutely immaculate and stunningly beautiful 87 piece royal worcester 'renaissance' 8 place dinner service75" dia 2 small oval dishes 8" x 552" x 8" 12 coasters 45" 2 open oval serving dishes 1025" dia 1 large round terrine/soup bowl with lid and spoon hole " also includes 'lady clare' felt-backed, heat-proof oblong place-mats in excellent condition in navy blue with gold trim, all still in original boxes: 4 large place-mats " x standard place-mats 975" this dinner service is really beautiful, it oozes classit's wasted on us as we are very unsociable and don't ever entertain! buyer collectssee the close-ups for best view of colour and patternhas been carefully stored25" dia 8 cereal bowls 6includes: 8 dinner plates 10it is white with very classy navy blue and gold trimor we could meet half-way for a small charge25" dia 8 desert plates 8" dia 8 side plates 6a few items used only twice, most items never used5" x 8" 1 oval serving platter " x large oval serving platter " x round serving plate 125" dia 2 round veg terrines with lids 95" dia 8 soup bowls 9
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Longman 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 souththis book covers important aspects of the history of italy between the years to
6 €
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Such a chair derived from the french curule seat and was very common in french furnishing during the renaissanceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit will be shipped via express courier the shipping price includes packaging and insurance read morethis particular folding armchair features a criss-cross frameworkour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe armchairs fold-up easily like a book by removing the backrest and are easy to storedimensions of each chair: width 63 cm, depth 50 cm, height 81 cm, seat height from ground: 44 cmit has two straight armrests joined at the back with a crossbar that becomes the backrest, usually finely carvedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe inlaid armrests ending with a lion head are hand-carved in fine wood
154 €
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Superb solid walnut chest of drawers with doors and mirror from the renaissance periodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiflat columns with crownssize: height: 221 x 105 x 56 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeoriginal shelvingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteopening on the front side with 3 drawers and 2 doors with english style light wood storage insideplant sculptures decoration, interlacing and other decorationsthe marble top board (damaged and repaired) and topped by a beautiful mirrorcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefeet on low cornice
215 €
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New ancient history from first civilizations to the renaissancebeautiful hard back new ancient history from first civilizations to the renaissancea big thick new book with beautiful illustrations and information
20 €
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New ancient history from first civilizations to the renaissancebeautiful hard back new ancient history from first civilizations to the renaissancea big thick new book with beautiful illustrations and information read more
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Carved terracotta child's head, from the renaissance period, with important traces of polychromyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikioriginal hole behind the head, to release firing gasesrests on a modern metal baseour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Chapters focus on political history and ideas of the state; the change in religion; britain's overseas role; the economy and society; and the renaissance in cultural life in this periodyet its authority was not easily enforced beyond the more developed south-east and midlands and it was exercised indirectly in wales and ireland, while scotland was an independent monarchythe established churches of the british isles had broken away from the roman catholic europe and were now national, royal, and protestantsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreby the early seventeenth century, the london-based english government had developed and extended its effective authority over the north and wales, ireland was subjugated and colonised, the english and scottish crowns uniteda little shelf wear to the cover but otherwise in very good conditionin europe, england was a significant trading partner, but its language unknownwith the english bible and shakespeare, english had reached the maturity of a potential world language, while the british peoples stood poised on the edge of a global expansionthe book also includes a detailed chronology, maps, illustrations, and a guide to further reading to provide a full and dynamic picture of this significant era in british historyoxfam books & music beaconsfield this book surveys the transformation of the british isles in the sixteenth centuryat the start of the period, england was an effectively governed monarchy, its government regal but also consensualin this book, a team of leading scholars consider these important transformations in the english monarchical polity, ranging widely to consider relations between the various parts of the isles throughout the sixteenth century
12 €
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Oxfam shop kendal all ten episodes from the second season of the drama series starring jeremy irons as rodrigo borgia, the head of the powerful family that dominated italy during the renaissancethe episodes are: 'the borgia bull', 'paolo', 'the beautiful deception', 'stray dogs', 'the choice', 'day of ashes', 'the siege at forli', 'truth and lies', 'world of wonders' and 'the confession'in this season, rodrigo makes new allies and must defend his papacy with the help of his son, cesare (françois arnaud), though conflicts within the family add more strain to his already precarious situationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipart two includes: - "the period of the seventeenth (xvii), eighteenth (xviii) and nineteenth (xix) century" and also 317 pages and contains 108 drawn images, followed by a table of contentstwo specialist books on french furniture in two parts written in the french language by alfred champeaux curator of the library of the association of decorative arts in parisour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepart one describes: - "the period of the antiques, the middle ages and the renaissance" - 317 pages and contains 75 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printa study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis edition is from
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Iris origo drew on this material to paint, in detail, a picture of italian domestic life on the eve of the renaissancethe book is rightly celebrated as one of the most engrossing of all modern books on italian life and historyin an astonishing cache, containing some letters and great numbers of business documents, came to lightfrancesco di marco datini, the 14th-century tuscan merchant who forms the central subject of iris origo's study, has now probably become the most intimately accessible figure of the later middle ages
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Bankers turned nobility and de facto rulers, the medici family defined upward mobilityin the house of medici, christopher hibbert, author of the days of the french revolution, explores the lives and misdeeds of this remarkable familyit shaped all of europe and controlled politics, scientists, artists and even popes for three hundred yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe lives with his family in henley-on-thames in oxfordshire, englandchristopher hibbert, an oxford graduate, has written more than fifty books, including wellington: a personal history, london: the biography of a city, redcoats and rebels, and the destruction of lord raglanpatrons of the arts who helped make florence one of the great cultural centers of the renaissance, they were also power-hungry and reckless, ultimately losing everythingit was the house of medicioxfam bookshop cheltenham it was a dynasty with more wealth and power than the houses of windsor, kennedy, and rockefeller combined
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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
35 €
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Oxfam shop kendal the first season of the drama series starring jeremy irons as rodrigo borgia, the head of the powerful family that dominated italy in the renaissancesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrançois arnaud, holliday grainger and lotte verbeek co-staras pope alexander vi, rodrigo sets about using his power to ruthlessly increase the family's wealth and status, while committing almost every sin imaginablewhen the borgia family use their influence to gain rodrigo, the rising power within the family, the position of pope, perhaps even they are unprepared for the manner in which their relative will abuse his position
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Pliny himself died while investigating the volcanic eruption that destroyed pompeii in ad 79, and the natural curiosity that brought about his death is also very much evident in the natural history - a book that proved highly influential right up until the renaissance and that his nephew, pliny the younger, described 'as full of variety as nature itself'this copy has slightly foxed page edges and reading creases to the spine, slight foxing to first page, but otherwise very good internallysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop kingsbridge pliny's natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoologymingling acute observation with often wild speculation, it offers a fascinating view of the world as it was understood in the first century ad, whether describing the danger of diving for sponges, the first water-clock, or the use of asses' milk to remove wrinkles
4 €
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Catalogue of the sculpture in the dumbarton oaks collection from the ptolemaic period to the renaissance, hardcover by vikan, gary, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free shipping in the us these sculptures reflect the blisses’ wide-ranging tastes and extraordinary connoisseurshipabout a quarter are greco-roman; nearly two-thirds of the rest are late antique, mostly limestone carvings from early byzantine egyptsculpture from the middle byzantine period is very rare, making the four pieces in this collection especially significant
99 €
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To be collected in person offerall illustrations in black and whitethis first edition book by john hale () is in good conditioncontents include;- the discovery of europe;- the countries of europe;- the divisions of europe etc
10 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolume i: embossed plaquettes tazze and dishesvolume iii: wrought plate of the central, northern and southern provincesvolume iv: embossed ecclesiastical and secular plate4 volumes, completeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe bindings, binding threads and interior are goodvolume ii: wrought plate of north and south-hollandplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevolume i without dust jacketcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe dust jackets show wear
96 €
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Oxfam bookshop brighton in early 15th-century florence an idea took root that was to change art and society for ever: the revival of classical rome, its values, its culture and its architectureabruptly rejecting the gothic style of the middle ages, european architects eagerly adopted a new set of principles to create some of the most wonderful buildings of all timesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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We are losing a sense of our inner selves, a process that is changing the very nature of the individualphilosophers and novelists have long sought solitude and inspiration in mountains and forests
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Oxfam bookshop skipton the instrumental music of christopher tyein good condition, cover has some fading and drop marksslight easing of the binding but all pages are tight and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
45 €
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This is a 1 sided record featuring lovely etched his master's voice detail on the backplaying side of record in excellent condition alsosee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop headingley tracklist: side one: john taverner band 1 - benedictus from mass; gloria tibi trinitas organ music band 2 - mit ganczem willen (paumann) band 3 - es gieng ein mann (buchner) band 4 - o lux, on the faburden (redford) instrumental ensemble band 5 - chanson band 6 - la la ho ho band 7 - innsbruch, ich muss dich lassen band 8 - alta (de la torre) band 9 - nous sommes de l'ordre de sant babouin (compere) band 10 - der bauern schwanz (rubinus) format: 12" vinyl front outer sleeve is in excellent conditionrear sleeve has some marking but very good condition with no damageinner sleeve is in excellent condition
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Oxfam shop ulverston the tallis scholars perform this double cd featuring works by allegri, tallis, byrd, desperez, lobo, gesualdo, palestrina, di lasso, terverner and cardoso see oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €