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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into ...
Christopher de HamelNoted authority Christopher de Hamel invites the reader into intimate conversations with these texts to explore what they tell us about nearly a thousand years of medieval history - and sometimes about the modern world too.
The Medieval Book: Glosses from Friends & Colleagues of ...
Christopher De HamelThis book was presented on the occasion of Christopher de Hamel's sixtieth birthday, and celebrates his many accomplishments during his years at Sotheby's and more recently as the Gaylord Donnelley Fellow Librarian of the Parker Library at ...
A History of Illuminated Manuscript
Christopher De HamelWith its lively narrative and many new and superb illustrations, this new edition of a much-praised book provides the perfect introduction to a large and fascinating subject.
Hamel, the Obeah Man
Cynric R. WilliamsHamel, the Obeah Man is set against the backdrop of early nineteenth-century Jamaica, and tells the story of a slave rebellion planned in the ruins of a plantation.
Sydney Carlyle Cockerell
Christopher De HamelThe poet and memoirist Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) was also a life-long bibliophile, and his wide-ranging reading and collecting interests had a demonstrable effect on his writing
Scribes and Illuminators
Christopher De HamelLooks at the work of medieval paper, parchment, and ink makers, scribes, illuminators, binders, and booksellers
Army and Power in the Ancient World
Preview1 ' C'est ainsi que nous résumons les conculsions de la soigneuse analyse de Debra Hamel, qui réfute le point de vue opposé de Lawrence Tritle. Voir D. HAMEL, 'Strategoi on the Bema. The Separation of Political and Military Authority in ...
Who Is Phaedrus?: Keys to Plato's Dyad Masterpiece
Marshell Carl Bradley4 A Herm was a sculpture with a head above a plain lower section, usually squared off, on which male genitals were carved. Debra Hamel describes Herms as “like big Pez dispensers with penises” (Hamel, The Mutilation of the Herms, 1).
Les Bettencourt: derniers secrets
Ian HamelAu-dela de l'affaire politique, Ian Hamel retrace l'histoire familiale des Bettencourt et met a jour les racines du conflit opposant Liliane a sa fille.
L'affaire Bettencourt : derniers secrets
Ian HamelAu-delà de l'affaire politique, Ian Hamel retrace l'histoire familiale des Bettencourt et met à jour les racines du conflit opposant Liliane à sa fille.
La vérité sur Tariq Ramadan: Sa famille, ses réseaux, sa ...
Ian HamelIan Hamel révèle un Tariq Ramadan aux antipodes de tous les écrits sensationnalistes qui lui sont consacrés depuis une décennie.
Trying Neaira: The True Story of a Courtesan's Scandalous ...
Debra HamelBuilding on Apollodorus' speech from the trial and other source material, Debra Hamel recreates Neaira's life and experiences from her lowly origins in a brothel in Corinth, to a highly paid courtesan and sex slave, her retirement and 30 ...
The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination: ...
Christopher De HamelAn introduction to the history and techniques of manuscript illumination that offers a thorough and accessible historical overview of techniques and processes, illustrated with examples, diagrams, and photographs of craftspeople at work.
The Book: A History of the Bible
Christopher De HamelA compelling, highly readable history of the Bible as a book.
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts
Christopher de Hamel'An endlessly fascinating and enjoyable book' Neil MacGregor 'Full of delights' Tom Stoppard An extraordinary exploration of the medieval world - the most beguiling history book of the year This is a book about why medieval manuscripts ...
Xavier Bertrand: les coulisses d'une ambition
Ian HamelPour raconter l'ascension de ce faux gentil, Ian Hamel a interrogé les hommes politiques, ses frères du Grand Orient et ses copains du "Club 33", qui réunit chaque mois les notables de Saint-Quentin.
The Rothschilds and their collections of illuminated manuscripts
Christopher De HamelThe family art collections of the Rothschilds were legendary for their extravagance and refinement. This is the first history of the Rothschilds as bibliophiles and especially as collectors of medieval illuminated manuscripts.
Disbound and dispersed: the leaf book considered
Christopher De HamelAs was common in early atlases, the letterpress text that relates to the engraved map is printed on the verso, making the leaf something that can be read as well as admired. 38. Martin Hutner The making of the Book of Common Prayer of 1928 ...
Ubuntu Linux Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for Power Users
Christopher NegusChristopher Negus. As always, I dedicate my work on this book to my Wife, Sheree. — Christopher Negus About the Author Christopher Negus has more than 25 years.
Cambridge University List of Members Up to 31 December 1988
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The Man Who Created the Middle East: A Story of Empire, ...
Christopher Simon SykesChristopher Simon Sykes ... WilliamCollinsBooks.com This eBook first published in Great Britain by William Collins in 2016 Copyright © Christopher Simon Sykes 2016 Christopher Simon Sykes asserts the moral right to be identified as the ...
Behind the Desk with... Matt Christopher: The #1 ...
Dale ChristopherAndbefore hewas even outof high school, Matt Christopher began to wonder if maybe writing stories was something he could do.To beawriter — that became his ultimate dream. Mattknewit wasn't goingtobe easy to makehisdream a reality.
About: Gary Hamel, C.K. Prahalad: "Competing For The ...
André BerndtThe book is divided into 12 chapters, which I am succeeding going to summarise.
Disce Mori by Christopher Sutton
Christopher SuttonChristopher Sutton. LEARN TO DIE. 189 our first affections ascend, and then we follow after. XI. All these riches remain not, help not in time of need; “they take them wings often and fly from us,” and are but straw and stubble, whereupon we ...
Matt Christopher's Football Jokes and Riddles
Matt ChristopherMATT CHRISTOPHER Football Jokes and Riddles What's the hardest thing about being tackled?* Football bloopers, puzzlers, fun facts, and wacky stories— Matt Christopher, the number one sports writer for kids, scores a touchdown with this ...
A Supplement to the Remarks on a Pamphlet [by Christopher ...
Christopher RobinsonChristopher Robinson, IRELAND [Ireland -1922]. Parliament . . . t . ,[ 5 ] , this Bill in the Manner they did, the House of_ Commons of IreZand had done no more than what they were well intitled to do in Affirmance of their inherent constitutional ...
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