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Paperback. Deals with the Renaissance Florence and sheds light on its celebrated art and culture by examining the city's architectural and artistic achievements in their political, intellectual, and religious contexts. This title incorporates insights from the scholarship, including gender studies, and focuses on the artists' social status, and innovations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 178 color illustrations, 7 black-and-white photographs, and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 202 x 16. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257740
ISBN
9780520257740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 43.23

Paperback. With the expansion of the publishing industry between the 16th and 18th centuries, reading for pleasure became possible for an increasing number of people. This work examines the proliferation of romances in early modern England, as well as their vilification by elite writers. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; DSK; FRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123792
ISBN
9780231123792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Wonders and the Order of Nature is about the ways in which European naturalists from the High Middle Ages through the Enlightenment used wonder and wonders, the passion and its objects, to envision themselves and the natural world. Num Pages: 512 pages, 114 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HPC; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 184 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299915
ISBN
9780942299915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. As a woman wielding public authority, Elizabeth I embodied a paradox at the very center of sixteenth-century patriarchal English society. This title illuminates the ways in which the Queen and her subjects variously exploited or obfuscated this contradiction. It is suitable for historians, literary scholars, and art historians of the period. Num Pages: 352 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; ACN; AG; HBJD1; HBLH; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226534756
ISBN
9780226534756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. This extraordinary book was one of the many gifts presented to Queen Elizabeth during her week-long visit to Oxford in the summer of 1566. A history of the University illustrated with exceptionally fine architectural drawings of its buildings, this facsimile includes a translation and commentary on this fascinating work. Editor(s): Durning, Louise. Translator(s): Knight, Sarah. Num Pages: 128 pages, 48 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 187 x 13. Weight in Grams: 592. Ms Bodley 13a, A Facsimile with Introduction and Translation. 128 pages, 48 colour illustrations. Editor(s): Durning, Louise. This extraordinary book was one of the many gifts presented to Queen Elizabeth during her week-long visit to Oxford in the summer of 1566. A history of the University illustrated with exceptionally fine architectural drawings of its buildings, this facsimile includes a translation and commentary on this fascinating work. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 258 x 187 x 13. Weight: 592. Translator(s): Knight, Sarah.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243150
ISBN
9781851243150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.29

paperback. Translator(s): Denner, Arthur. Num Pages: 132 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475436
ISBN
9780801475436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662452
ISBN
9781855662452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Hardcover. Based on an extensive study of Jianyang imprints, genealogies of the leading families of printers, local histories, documents and annotated catalogues and bibliographies, this is not just a history of commercial printing but also a wide-ranging study of the culture of the book in traditional China. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 78 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBT; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009554
ISBN
9780674009554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

Hardcover. These essays show how unpredictable attitudes to classical art turn out to be in Britain during the period 1550-1650. They aim to show how British artists, patrons and builders made informed choices from the classical vocabulary while working within systems distinct from those of classicism. Editor(s): Gent, Lucy. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 478 pages, 200 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300063813
ISBN
9780300063813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 46.96

Hardcover. This book explores the role of children and young people within early modern England's Catholic minority. It examines Catholic attempts to capture the next generation, Protestant reactions to these initiatives, and the social, legal and political contexts in which young people formed, maintained and attempted to explain their religious identity. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBTB; HRCC7; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137364494
ISBN
9781137364494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Paperback. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 374 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138831414
ISBN
9781138831414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.84

Paperback. When on 31 October 1517 an unknown monk nailed a theological pamphlet to the church door in a small university town, he set in motion a process that helped usher in the modern world. Within a few years Luther's ideas had spread like wildfire. This is his story. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; BGX; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784703448
ISBN
9781784703448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.28

Hardcover. Despite attempts to suppress early women's speech, this study demonstrates that women were still actively engaged in cultural practices and speech strategies that were both complicit with the patriarchal ideology whilst also undermining it. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230618763
ISBN
9780230618763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Paperback. Here Graves provides a summary of conflicting interpretations of Elizabethan parliaments and seeks to present a different perspective - striking a balance between business and politics. A selection of documents illustrate the political, organizational and functional aspects of parliament. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JPH; JPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582291966
ISBN
9780582291966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Hardback. The two richly illustrated volumes of Renaissance Studies in Honor of Joseph Connors demonstrate Villa I Tatti's role as the world's leading center for Italian Renaissance studies. Gathered to honor I Tatti's director from 2002 to 2010, the 177 essays represent the cutting edge of Renaissance scholarship in art history, literature, music, and more. Editor(s): Israels, Machtelt; Waldman, Louis A. Series: Villa I Tatti Series. Num Pages: 1488 pages, 128 color illustrations, 442 halftones, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 216 x 103. Weight in Grams: 2574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
(Villa I Tatti)
Number of pages
1488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073272
ISBN
9780674073272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01
€ 107.59

Paperback. Series: Classic Histories Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 117 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBLC1; HBWC; HRAM9; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750978545
ISBN
9780750978545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.54

Hardback. The print repertoire of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in England has been neglected historically. This book provides an iconographic survey of the single-sheet prints produced in Britain during the early modern era and reveals significant discoveries from this visual storehouse. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 400 pages, 270 black-&-white illustrations & 20 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 256 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300136975
ISBN
9780300136975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 46.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 339 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; HB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803264472
ISBN
9780803264472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Marcia Williams brings the Tudor kings and queens to life in her trademark comic strip style. Illustrator(s): Williams, Marcia. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 5AH; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 256 x 317 x 6. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Walker Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781406365818
ISBN
9781406365818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.66

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487520267
ISBN
9781487520267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

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