The English Historical Library
Author : William Nicolson
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 18,79 MB
Release : 1714
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
A History of American English
Author : J. L. Dillard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 35,66 MB
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1317899598
Book Description
This impressive volume provides a chronological, narrative account of the development of American English from its earliest origins to the present day.
English Historical Syntax
Author : David Denison
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 31,31 MB
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1317887697
Book Description
This study brings together many of the resources needed for the exploration of English historical syntax and deals with many of the important changes in English sentence structure from Old English to present. It also features a survey of published research from both classical and modern linguistic traditions, as well as new research by the author. Provides guidance on methodology, important reference materials, and the general history of the English language.
The British Library Guide to Writing and Scripts
Author : Michelle P. Brown
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 29,61 MB
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780802081728
Book Description
An introduction to the history and techniques of writing that offers a thorough and accessible historical overview of techniques and processes, illustrated with examples, diagrams, and photographs of crafts people at work.
Treasures of the British Library
Author : Nicolas Barker
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 34,58 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Library resources
ISBN : 9780712304092
Book Description
In this highly-illustrated account, Nicolas Barker reveals the history of the British Library's treasure house of books and manuscripts. The Library's holdings cover collections spanning almost three millennia, from the establishment of the British Museum, which brought together the libraries of Sir Hans Sloane, Sir Robert Cotton and Robert Harley, first Earl of Oxford, to the foundation of the British Library in 1973 and to some outstanding acquisitions of the present day.
Royal Historical Society Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History
Author : Gerald K. Helleiner
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 11,28 MB
Release : 1991-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198202943
Book Description
The Royal Historical Society's Annual Bibliography provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of books and articles on historical topics published in a single calendar year. It is divided into sections covering British and Irish history from Roman Britain to the present day, and is arranged alphabetically.
The English Historical Review
Author : Mandell Creighton
Publisher :
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 45,20 MB
Release : 1888
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN :
Book Description
The Irish Historical Library
Author : William Nicolson
Publisher :
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 13,93 MB
Release : 1724
Category : Ireland
ISBN :
Book Description
Form and Meaning in the History of the Book
Author : Nicolas Barker
Publisher : London : British Library
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 41,63 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Design
ISBN :
Book Description
Nicolas Barker, OBE FBA, has made many contributions to the study of the book. In celebration of his 70th birthday, the British Library has published a selection of his essays that show the range of his interests in a number of related fields: books and texts; books and people; typography and early printing; the history of the book; bookselling; and forgery. None of these essays has previously been reprinted and collectively they offer a series of authoritative insights into various aspects of the book as physical and cultural artefact. The collection is prefaced by an introduction by Alan Bell, former Librarian of the London Library.
Catalogue of the Library of the Massachusetts Historical Society
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 48,57 MB
Release : 2022-10-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 337512130X
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1859.
