The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author : Library of Congress
Publisher :
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 26,97 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Catalogs, Union
ISBN :
Catalogue
Author : Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher :
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 49,46 MB
Release : 1945
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
ISBN :
Book Description
Spanish Books in the Europe of the Enlightenment (Paris and London)
Author : Nicolás Bas Martín
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 21,94 MB
Release : 2018-02-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9004359524
Book Description
In Spanish Books in the Europe of the Enlightenment (Paris and London) Nicolás Bas examines the image of Spain in eighteenth-century Europe, and in Paris and London in particular. His material has been scoured from an exhaustive interrogation of the records of the book trade. He refers to booksellers’ catalogues, private collections, auctions, and other sources of information in order to reconstruct the country’s cultural image. Rarely have these sources been searched for Spanish books, and never have they been as exhaustively exploited as they are in Bas’ book. Both England and France were conversant with some very negative ideas about Spain. The Black Legend, dating back to the sixteenth century, condemned Spain as repressive and priest-ridden. Bas shows however, that an alternative, more sympathetic, vision ran parallel with these negative views. His bibliographical approach brings to light the Spanish books that were bought, sold and ultimately read. The impression thus obtained is likely to help us understand not only Spain’s past, but also something of its present.
French Book-plates
Author : Walter Hamilton
Publisher :
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 23,24 MB
Release : 1892
Category : Bookplates
ISBN :
Book Description
The Purchase of the Past
Author : Tom Stammers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 45,1 MB
Release : 2020-06-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 1108478840
Book Description
Offers a broad and vivid overview of the culture of collecting in France over the long nineteenth-century.
Intentions
Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher :
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 21,20 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Art critics
ISBN :
Book Description
The Letters of The Younger Pliny
Author : the younger Pliny
Publisher : Lebooks Editora
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 30,77 MB
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 6558942380
Book Description
The Letters of Pliny the Younger, also known as the Epistles of Pliny the Younger, have been studied for centuries, as they offer a unique and intimate glimpse into the daily life of Romans in the 1st century AD. Through his letters, the Roman writer and lawyer Pliny the Younger (whose full name was Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus) discusses philosophical and moral issues; but he also talks about everyday matters and topics related to his administrative duties. One of these letters, Letter 16 from Book VI, addressed to Tacitus, holds unparalleled historical value. In it, Pliny describes the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which destroyed the city of Pompeii. Many scholars claim that with his letters, Pliny invented a new literary genre: the letter written not only to establish pleasant communication with peers but also to publish it later. Pliny compiled copies of every letter he wrote throughout his life and published those he considered the best in twelve books. This edition presents selected letters chosen for their various characteristics and covering several books, focusing mainly on Books I, II, and III. The work is part of the famous collection: 501 Books You Must Read.
Instructions Concerning Erecting of a Library
Author : Gabriel Naudé
Publisher :
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 13,91 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Books
ISBN :
Book Description
Bibliography of Eighteenth Century Art and Illustrated Books
Author : J. Lewine
Publisher :
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 16,8 MB
Release : 1898
Category : Art
ISBN :
Book Description
A Companion to the Abbey of Le Bec in the Central Middle Ages (11th–13th Centuries)
Author :
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 30,31 MB
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9004351906
Book Description
This Companion to the Abbey of Le Bec in the Central Middle Ages (11th–13th Centuries) offers the first major collection of studies dedicated to the medieval abbey of Le Bec, one of the most important, and perhaps the single most influential, monastery in the Anglo-Norman world. Following its foundation in 1034 by a knight-turned-hermit called Herluin, Le Bec soon developed into a religious, cultural and intellectual hub whose influence extended throughout Normandy and beyond. The fourteen chapters gathered in this Companion are written by internationally renowned experts of Anglo-Norman studies, and together they address the history of this important medieval institution in its many exciting facets. The broad range of scholarly perspectives combined in this volume includes historical and religious studies, prosopography and biography, palaeography and codicology, studies of space and identity, as well as theology and medicine. Contributors are Richard Allen, Elma Brenner, Laura Cleaver, Jean-Hervé Foulon, Giles E.M. Gasper, Laura L. Gathagan, Véronique Gazeau, Leonie V. Hicks, Elizabeth Kuhl, Benjamin Pohl, Julie Potter, Elisabeth van Houts, Steven Vanderputten, Sally N. Vaughn, and Jenny Weston.
