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Hardback. A study of a manuscript created in 1469 by Taddeo Crevelli, an Italian illuminator of manuscripts. Kurt Barstow discusses each of Crevelli's paintings and relates its iconography to other devotional images of the time. All 24 of Crevelli's images are reproduced along with sample leaves. Series: Monographs on Illuminated Manuscripts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39 colour & 89 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND; AGR; AKLB; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892363704
ISBN
9780892363704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.12
€ 96.59

Hardcover. Six Stickers tells the story of Adam Carroll-Smith's bid to break his duck and complete a childhood football sticker album, and at the same time rediscover his love for a much-changed game. After uncovering the almost-finished album he decided to track down and photograph the six players missing from his 1996 Premier League sticker book. Num Pages: 256 pages, additional 8-page colour photo section. BIC Classification: WCS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908051820
ISBN
9781908051820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.17

Paperback. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight in Grams: 886. A Visual History of British Imperialism. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight: 894.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243341
ISBN
9781851243341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.09

Hardcover. This illustrated catalogue presents detailed descriptions of nineteen Greek manuscripts acquired individually by the Library, during the twentieth century, and not previously described in any official Bodleian catalogue. Num Pages: 226 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: GBCR; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 250 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Bodleian Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851240715
ISBN
9781851240715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.11

Hardback. Picking out the images from 339 vellum leaves, this title gives insight into the manuscript and its creation. It is suitable for those interested in history, ancient artifacts or the gospels and with a passion for beautiful objects. Num Pages: 64 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091926342
ISBN
9780091926342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.32

Hardcover. Some of the 14 essays focus on technical issues of manuscripts such as the earliest dry-point glosses in Codex Usserianus Primus, the Book of Kells and the Corbie Psalter, and the travels of manuscripts from the continent to Ireland. Others provide information extracted from manuscripts ranging from Editor(s): Sims, Katharine; Barnard, Mr Toby. Num Pages: 344 pages, Includes 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 770. With invitation to attend launch of book in Trinity College, Dublin, Oct 1998, and obituary from Irish Times for William O'Sullivan, 2001. Fine in fine dust wrapper
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KSG0017523
ISBN
9781859282939
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 95.00

Hardcover. This collection of works, written by a sultan of the Rasulid house in the Yemen, span a variety of disciplines including agriculture, animals, astrology, astronomy, biographies, genealogy, geography and grammar. It is reproduced here in facsimilie with descriptions of the contents by the editors. Editor(s): Varisco, Daniel Martin; Smith, G. Rex. Num Pages: 576 pages, chiefly facsims. BIC Classification: DNF; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 222 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Edition
Facsimile ed
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094327
ISBN
9780906094327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.48

Hardback. There's far more to vintage football programmes than optimistic manager's notes and unreliable teamsheets. Before the era of the glossy corporate brochure, every club's programme had a unique personality, and played its part in the precious ritual of going to the match. Fully Programmed offers an irresistible window back into more innocent times. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour images throughout. BIC Classification: WCS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 247 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785310768
ISBN
9781785310768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.04

Hardcover. A unique opportunity for rare book collectors and medieval scholars to own a stunning facsimile copy of this enchanting illuminated manuscript. Num Pages: 432 pages, 338 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; ACN; AGR; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 222 x 37. Weight in Grams: 970.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Bodleian Library
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244072
ISBN
9781851244072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.92

Paperback. Explores the emergence of modern Greek language, thought and sensibility reflected in Harvards 80000 item strong collection of Greek book and manuscripts. Num Pages: 98 pages, 5halftones, 53line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AHM; AGC; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 168. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974396354
ISBN
9780974396354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.86

Paperback. A beautiful vintage collection of postcards of Kilmarnock. Series: The Postcard Collection. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; WCS; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445670348
ISBN
9781445670348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.04

Paperback. The Ormesby Psalter is perhaps the most magnificent yet enigmatic of the great Gothic psalters produced in East Anglia in the first half of the fourteenth century. This richly illustrated book casts an entirely new light on its history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 71 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACK; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 192 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243105
ISBN
9781851243105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 462 pages, 12,908 color photos. BIC Classification: WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1782. 462 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WCS. Dimension: 285 x 223 x 29. Weight: 1790.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
462
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764338625
ISBN
9780764338625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; KNPR; KNTP; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 5. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898595410
ISBN
9781898595410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.95

Paperback. "British Railway Tickets". Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 72 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WCS; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 162. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780747808442
ISBN
9780747808442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 140 full-page photos. BIC Classification: TDP; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764309304
ISBN
9780764309304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. Beautiful postcards capture old Harpenden in all its glory. Series: The Postcard Collection. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; WCS; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 309 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445659183
ISBN
9781445659183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.57

Hardcover. In the totalitarian states of the twentieth century, state-sanctioned art performed a key function, giving visual dimension to abstract political ideology. This book presents fifty postcards from the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, Spain, and China, between 1920s and the 1970s, providing a fascinating look at the art of power and its expression. Series: Postcards from.. Num Pages: 112 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKL; HBLW; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243372
ISBN
9781851243372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.74

Hardcover. A century ago, hereditary rulers governed the great world powers. Today, just ten monarchs still reign in Europe, their powers significantly curbed. Where have all the royals gone? These regal portraits hint at the values of another era and capture something of the essence of the long-vanished world of international royalty. Series: Postcards from.. Num Pages: 112 pages, 88 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKL; BGR; HBLW; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 252. Series: Postcards from. 112 pages, 88 colour illustrations. A century ago, hereditary rulers governed the great world powers. Today, just ten monarchs still reign in Europe, their powers significantly curbed. Where have all the royals gone? These regal portraits hint at the values of another era and capture something of the essence of the long-vanished world of international royalty. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AKL; BGR; HBLW; WCS. Dimension: 135 x 184 x 16. Weight: 252.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243327
ISBN
9781851243327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Keith Moxey examines woodcut images from the Nuremburg area, arguing that far from being crude representations of popular culture, they in fact represent the means by which the middle and upper classes could disseminate reformed attitudes to a broader audience. Num Pages: 166 pages, illustrations, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; AFH; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 213 x 12. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226543925
ISBN
9780226543925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.69

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