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Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter

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Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter

Paperback. An introduction to this ancient library that describes the difficult history of attempts to unwind the damaged rolls. This book discusses the texts that have been deciphered and puts them in the context of literacy and Roman society of the time. It also describes the form of books in antiquity and the papyrus sheets on which they were written. Num Pages: 128 pages, 40 b & w illustrations, 42 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; GLM; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 191 x 10. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892367993
ISBN
9780892367993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 875 color photos. BIC Classification: WBA; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 281 x 12. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764306211
ISBN
9780764306211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.45

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

€ 37.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. This new edition updates the bibliography and the new preface by Hughes presents his recent thoughts about terminology and methods of liturgical abbreviation. Num Pages: 470 pages, music, facsims. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRCR; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 173 x 32. Weight in Grams: 920.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802076694
ISBN
9780802076694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.13
€ 51.10

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

€ 136.74
€ 131.38

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226814186
ISBN
9780226814186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

Hardback. A work about the rich holdings of Greek manuscripts and miniatures in Princeton, New Jersey, housed in the Firestone Library and the art museum of Princeton University, in the Scheide Library, and in Princeton Theological Seminary. It features key monuments in the history of Byzantine illumination. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 544 pages, 250 color illus. 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVG; GBCR; HBLC; HBLH; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 312 x 236 x 49. Weight in Grams: 2982.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143873
ISBN
9780691143873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.30
€ 178.18

Paperback. Editor(s): Dennis, Rodney G.; Falsey, Elizabeth. Series: Houghton Library Publications. Num Pages: 212 pages, 40 plates. BIC Classification: DSB; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914630074
ISBN
9780914630074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 4halftones, 35line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGC; KNTP; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 303 x 231 x 9. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914630111
ISBN
9780914630111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. Catches the culture of the medieval book at its height, not only in Bibles but in brevaries, lectionaries, commentaries and works of the Doctors and Fathers of the Church. Num Pages: 120 pages, 25halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGC; HRCG; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 217. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974396347
ISBN
9780974396347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.85

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
€ 20.71

Hardcover. A Guide to Early Printed Books and Manuscripts provides a concise introduction to the language and concepts employed in bibliographical studies and textual scholarship as they pertain to early modern manuscripts and printed texts. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405124126
ISBN
9781405124126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.76

Hardcover. This catalogue describes 24 manuscripts from the collection of Thomas Ryburn Buchanan presented to the Bodleian Library in 1939 and 1941, including illuminated manuscripts from before the mid-sixteenth century. The collection consists primarily of late medieval devotional books from France, the Netherlands and renaissance Italy. Num Pages: 209 pages, b/w illlustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; GBCR; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Bodleian Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851240593
ISBN
9781851240593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

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

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Hardcover. Highly illustrated with colour images of manuscripts, rare books, and artefacts, this book showcases the many important Korean antiquities held in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford in a single volume for the first time. Num Pages: 160 pages, 82 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 1FPK; AGC; WCS; WTHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 920. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University. 160 pages, 82 colour illustrations. Highly illustrated with colour images of manuscripts, rare books, and artefacts, this book showcases the many important Korean antiquities held in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford in a single volume for the first time. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 1FPK; AGC; WCS; WTHM. Dimension: 258 x 217 x 20. Weight: 920.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851242870
ISBN
9781851242870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardcover. Continuing the artist-designed 'Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive' series, 'Weddings' presents 200 images from the turn of the century that captures all the stages of the ceremony. Series: Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive. Num Pages: 112 pages, 202 halftones. BIC Classification: AJB; AJCP; WCS; WJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444. Vintage People on Photo Postcards. Series: Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive. 112 pages, 202 halftones. Continuing the artist-designed 'Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive' series, 'Weddings' presents 200 images from the turn of the century that captures all the stages of the ceremony. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AJB; AJCP; WCS; WJW. Dimension: 202 x 184 x 16. Weight: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243693
ISBN
9781851243693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

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

€ 117.72
€ 89.88

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

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

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

€ 112.96
€ 86.38

Hardback. Series: Postmillennial Pop. Num Pages: 316 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FZG; JHB; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479814336
ISBN
9781479814336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

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