British Library Leaflet
Author : British Library of Information (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher :
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 29,25 MB
Release : 1941
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN :
The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination
Author : Christopher De Hamel
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 34,64 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Art
ISBN :
Book Description
The British Library's collection of manuscripts is mined for a wealth of examples, illustrated in color, to this guide to illumination for the general reader. De Hamel (now librarian, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, UK, he's a leading scholar in the field) discusses first why then how manuscripts were illuminated. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The British Library Guide to Writing and Scripts
Author : Michelle P. Brown
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 29,43 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 : 27,17 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.
The Magnificent Maps Puzzle Book
Author : Philip Parker
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,10 MB
Release : 2020-04
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780712352994
Book Description
The British Library has one of the largest and most impressive cartographic collections in the world, including manuscript maps and atlases, administrative records and plans, large-scale surveys, and digital maps. From this rich resource, 100 fascinating examples ranging from world and city maps, celestial and sea charts, literary and statistical maps, curiosities and fake maps have been selected as the basis for this puzzle book. Each map is faithfully reproduced with a description of its creation and use, followed by details showing areas of particular interest. Readers are asked to scrutinize the maps to answer a series of historical and geographical questions, all the while enjoying new perspectives on the world we live in provided by our eclectic and extensive archive.
The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination
Author : Christopher De Hamel
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 44,98 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780802081735
Book Description
An 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 British Library Guide to Bookbinding
Author : P. J. M. Marks
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 40,9 MB
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780802081766
Book Description
An introduction to the history and techniques of bookbinding that offers a thorough and accessible historical overview of techniques and processes, illustrated with examples, diagrams, and photographs of craftspeople at work.
Library Leaflet
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 914 pages
File Size : 45,79 MB
Release : 1899
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
ISBN :
Book Description
Historian's Guide to Early British Maps
Author : Helen Wallis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 33,43 MB
Release : 1995-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521551526
Book Description
Great Britain and Ireland enjoy a rich cartographic heritage, yet historians have not made full use of early maps in their writings and research. This is partly due to a lack of information about exactly which maps are available. With the publication of this volume from the Royal Historical Society, we now have a comprehensive guide to the early maps of Great Britain. The book is divided into two parts: part one describes the history and purpose of maps in a series of short essays on the early mapping of the British Isles; part two comprises a guide to the collections, national and regional. Now available from Cambridge University Press, this volume provides an essential reference tool for anyone requiring to access maps of the British Isles dating back to the medieval period and beyond.
Bulletin of the British Library of Political Science
Author : British Library of Political and Economic Science
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 22,28 MB
Release : 1920
Category : Economics
ISBN :
