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hardcover. This book discusses literary and dramatic aspects of musical works for voices and instruments performed in English theatres (c.1650 and 1750). Editor(s): Timms, Colin; Wood, Bruce. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 b/w illus. 16 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; 3JF; AVGC3; AVGC9; AVGM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107154643
ISBN
9781107154643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.91

Hardback. This linguistic study outlines the fugitive nature of 17th-century political discourse and the pressures making its vocabulary susceptible to anachronistic reconstruction, and charts the changing relationships between the words "subject", "citizen", "resistance" and "rebellion". Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; CFA; HBJD1; HBLH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333579374
ISBN
9780333579374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780771013560
ISBN
9780771013560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.26

hardcover. This book offers a new approach to understanding the history of ignorance across politics, religion, history and science during the early Enlightenment. Num Pages: 426 pages, 6 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1QRM; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 786.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107166448
ISBN
9781107166448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.49

Paperback. The heroic legends decribed here, re-create the events and annals of the kingdom of Segu and of the Bambara tribe that formed a series of important city-states along the Niger River during the 17th century. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 2ABM; 3JD; FQ; FYB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870239298
ISBN
9780870239298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.41

Hardback. Covering the period from the accession of James I to the death of Queen Anne, this Companion provides a magisterial overview of the 'long' seventeenth century in British history. The chapters, each written by a leading expert, guide readers through the maze of scholarly debates about Stuart Britain. Editor(s): Coward, Barry (Reader in History, Birkbeck College, London). Series: Blackwell Companions to British History. Num Pages: 592 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 186 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1254.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631218746
ISBN
9780631218746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.27

Hardcover. Interesting topics include: African Americans in the fur trade; Beaver hats; Captivity narratives; Father Jean de Brebeuf learns the Huron language; Flintlock muskets; Native women and the fur trade; Richard Hakluyt and the voyages; St. Elmo's fire. Series: Discovery & Exploration S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 74 illustrations, 24 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 235 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Facts on File
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816052615
ISBN
9780816052615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226335339
ISBN
9780226335339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.68

Paperback. Some nuns in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Italy strayed far from the paradigms of monastic life. In this book, the author resurrects forgotten tales and restores to life the long-silent voices of these cloistered heroines. The nuns of early modern Italy, it shows, set the standard for religious transgression in their own age - and beyond. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HRCC7; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226534725
ISBN
9780226534725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.81

Paperback. When eight-year-old Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana (1590-1662) entered one of the preeminent convents in Bologna in 1598, she had no idea what cloistered life had in store for her. This title retells the story of Vizzana and the nuns of Santa Cristina to elucidate the role that music played in the lives of these cloistered women. Num Pages: 280 pages, 32 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; AV; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408. Nuns, Music, and Defiance in Seventeenth-century Italy. 280 pages, 32 halftones, 3 line drawings. When eight-year-old Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana (1590-1662) entered one of the preeminent convents in Bologna in 1598, she had no idea what cloistered life had in store for her. This title retells the story of Vizzana and the nuns of Santa Cristina to elucidate the role that music played in the lives of these cloistered women. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; AV; HBJD; HBLH. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226535197
ISBN
9780226535197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Hardcover. Contrary to 20th-century criticism that cast them as misguided dabblers, English virtuosi in 17th and early 18th centuries were erudite individuals with grounding in classics, appreciation for the arts, and sincere curiosity about the natural world. This title situates this group at the intersection of period's art, medicine, and antiquarianism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 colour plates, 62 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; HBJD1; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315874
ISBN
9780226315874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.11
€ 54.20

The first study on Renaissance theories of weather in five decades, Renaissance Meteorology offers a novel understanding of traditional natural philosophy and its impact on the development of modern science. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; PDX; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421401874
ISBN
9781421401874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.01

Hardback. Presenting an interpretation of England in the 1690s, this book reconstructs the reign of William III through the eyes and in the words of those who lived through it. The author employs a range of sources including popular ballads, correspondence, diaries, pamphlets, sermons, poems, and memoirs. Series: History of Early Modern England S. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; DNF; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631175452
ISBN
9780631175452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.24

Paperback. Presenting an interpretation of England in the 1690s, this book reconstructs the reign of William III through the eyes and in the words of those who lived through it. The author employs a range of sources including popular ballads, correspondence, diaries, pamphlets, sermons, poems and memoirs. Series: History of Early Modern England S. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; DNF; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631209362
ISBN
9780631209362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.58

Hardback. Between the mid-seventeenth and mid-eighteenth century more than 15,000 Londoners suffered sudden violent deaths. In the early modern period, accidental and 'disorderly' deaths - from drowning, falls, stabbing, shooting, fires, explosions, suffocation, and animals and vehicles, among others - were a regular feature of urban life. Series: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFFU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 348 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271351
ISBN
9781783271351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

Paperback. Examining race, class, and society in Brooklyn over three centuries from the colonial period to the present, A Covenant with Color maps out the genesis, transformation, and dissemination of racial beliefs-observing them in action "on the ground." Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119078
ISBN
9780231119078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

hardcover. This book provides an account of the daily experiences of women in Tudor England, using first-hand sources such as diaries, letters, and household accounts. The book focuses on the preoccupations of ordinary women, comparing the makeshift economy of the poorest with the ambitions and activities of those from wealthier backgrounds. Num Pages: 480 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 920.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780198201243
ISBN
9780198201243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906075408
ISBN
9781906075408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.30

hardcover. Considers the culture of censorship which emerged between 1625 and 1640 in England. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFMD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521876681
ISBN
9780521876681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.41

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; HPDF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691608792
ISBN
9780691608792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.95

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