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De Uiris Illustribus / On Famous Men | |
Hardback, 1028 pages 228 x 152 mm 8 pages of plates ISBN 1851243674 RRP £120.00 Publication 04 Aug 2010 |
Equipped with a commission from Henry VIII, John Leland began to record the contents of English monastic libraries in 1533 before they were dispersed. This title offers a testament to medieval and early modern habits of book collecting, and also to history and national identity, lay incomplete at Leland's death. Add To Basket |
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The Original Rules of Tennis | |
Hardback, 64 pages 155 x 100 x 13 mm illustrations ISBN 1851243186 RRP £5.99 Publication 04 Jun 2010 |
While Jeu de paume has been played in France for hundreds of years and was associated with the French and English medieval and renaissance courts, the modern game of tennis dates from 1874, when the rules were defined by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield. This book examines the history of the rules of tennis. Add To Basket |
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Terence's Comedies Institutional Version | |
CD-ROM, ISBN 1851243283 RRP £193.87 Publication 01 Jun 2010 |
The six Latin Comedies of "Publius Terentius Afer" ("Terence"), written in the earlier second century BC, were well known in the ancient Roman world and continued to be popular into early modern times. This title includes illustrations occurring at the beginning of each scene, based on earlier Carolingian models. Add To Basket |
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Terence's Comedies Individuals Version | |
CD-ROM, ISBN 1851243240 RRP £55.00 Publication 01 Jun 2010 |
The six Latin Comedies of Publius Terentius Afer ('Terence'), written in the earlier second century BC, were well known in the ancient Roman world and continued to be popular into early modern times. There are over 600 surviving manuscript witnesses for the plays. Add To Basket |
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John Aubrey and the Advancement of Learning | |
Paperback, 112 pages 250 x 183 mm Illustrations ISBN 1851243194 RRP £25.00 Publication 01 May 2010 |
Celebrates the 350th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Society. Add To Basket |
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The Itineraries of William Wey | |
Hardback, 272 pages 234 x 156 x 30 mm Illustrations, maps ISBN 1851243046 RRP £27.99 Publication 01 Apr 2010 |
William Wey, fifteenth-century Devon priest, Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, and Bursar of Eton College, made three pilgrimages between 1456 and 1462 - to Compostella, Rome and the Holy Land. Add To Basket |
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John Fuller and the Sycamore Press | |
Hardback, 160 pages 216 x 138 mm Illustrations, ports. ISBN 1851243232 RRP £29.99 Publication 01 Apr 2010 |
Established in 1968, John Fuller's Sycamore Press published some of the most influential and critically acclaimed writers. This title includes an interview with John Fuller and personal reflections by Sycamore Press authors about John Fuller, the press, and the works it produced. Add To Basket |
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Crossing Borders | |
Paperback, 128 pages 250 x 184 mm col. Illustrations ISBN 1851243135 RRP £24.99 Publication 17 Nov 2009 |
Tells the largely unfamiliar story of intellectual transmission, cultural exchange and practical cooperation, social interaction, and religious toleration between Jews and non-Jews in the Muslim as well as Christian world during the late Middle Ages. This title presents different aspects of Jewish life in a non-Jewish medieval society. Add To Basket |
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The Life of Anthony Wood in His Own Words | |
Hardback, 256 pages 234 x 156 x 28 mm Illustrations ISBN 1851243089 RRP £35.00 Publication 01 Nov 2009 |
Anthony Wood is one of the most colorful and informative chroniclers of seventeenth-century Britain. His account of his own life is full of famous people, including Christopher Wren, John Locke, the physician John Lower, the Catholic Ralph Sheldon, and the mathematician John Wallis. Add To Basket |
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Talking About Detective Fiction | |
Hardback, 144 pages 196 x 129 mm ISBN 1851243097 RRP £12.99 Publication 23 Sep 2009 |
Dealing with the craft of detective writing and sharing her personal thoughts and observations on one of the most popular and enduring forms of literature, the author examines the challenges, achievements, and potential of this genre. Add To Basket |
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