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Author : British Library
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Book Rating : 4.:/5 (9 download)
Download or read book The British Library Treasures in Focus written by British Library and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nicolas Barker
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ISBN 13 : 9780712304092
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Treasures of the British Library written by Nicolas Barker and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : British Library
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Treasures of the British Library written by British Library and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This handsome volume tells the story of the Bristish Library and considers its treasures not just individually but as landmarks in the history of Britain's national library, from its origins in some of the great royal, noble and monastic collections of the Middle Ages to present day"--Book jacket.
Author : Claire Breay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780712352024
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms written by Claire Breay and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anglo-Saxon period stretches from the arrival of Germanic groups on British shores in the early 5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. During these centuries, the English language was used and written down for the first time, pagan populations were converted to Christianity, and the foundations of the kingdom of England were laid. This richly illustrated new book - which accompanies a landmark British Library exhibition - presents Anglo-Saxon England as the home of a highly sophisticated artistic and political culture, deeply connected with its continental neighbours. Leading specialists in early medieval history, literature and culture engage with the unique, original evidence from which we can piece together the story of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, examining outstanding and beautiful objects such as highlights from the Staffordshire hoard and the Sutton Hoo burial. At the heart of the book is the British Library's outstanding collection of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, the richest source of evidence about Old English language and literature, including Beowulf and other poetry; the Lindisfarne Gospels, one of Britain's greatest artistic and religious treasures; the St Cuthbert Gospel, the earliest intact European book; and historical manuscripts such as Bede's Ecclesiastical History and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. These national treasures are discussed alongside other, internationally important literary and historical manuscripts held in major collections in Britain and Europe. This book, and the exhibition it accompanies, chart a fascinating and dynamic period in early medieval history, and will bring to life our understanding of these formative centuries.
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Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Treasures of the British Library written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philip Howard
Publisher : Scala Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The British Library written by Philip Howard and published by Scala Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Library holds one of the world's greatest collections of books and manuscripts, spanning almost three millennia and from all parts of the world. They include such famous documents as The Lindisfarne Gospels, the Diamond Sutra, Gutenberg's 42-line Bible, the Magna Carta and Shakespeare's First Folio. Among the thousands of manuscripts are copies of some of the best-known works of English literature and world-renowned collections of maps, music, stamps, photographs, patents, newspapers and sound recordings. Scala has commissioned newspaper columnist and author, Philip Howard, to write the text for this important book. With his usual witty and refreshing approach, Philip avoids the traditional collection-by-collection analysis, but sets out to give a retrospective trawl through the areas of universal knowledge within the library, highlighting its treasures to illustrate his themes. The range and scope of the library's treasures are unparalleled, and this superb new book in Scala's series on the great libraries of the world gives a flavour of the richness of the library's collection in an innovative and entertaining way. 150 colour illustrations
Author : Robert M. Edsel
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338251317
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (382 download)
Download or read book The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History: The Story of the Monuments Men (Scholastic Focus) written by Robert M. Edsel and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert M. Edsel brings the story of his #1 NYT bestseller for adults The Monuments Men to young readers for the first time in this dynamic, narrative nonfiction project packed with photos. Robert M. Edsel, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Monuments Men, brings this story to young readers for the first time in a sweeping, dynamic adventure detailing history's greatest treasure hunt.As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of 11 men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of Western civilization. As the war raged, these American and British volunteers -- museum curators, art scholars and educators, architects, archivists, and artists, known as the Monuments Men -- found themselves in a desperate race against time to locate and save the many priceless treasures and works of art stolen by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.
Author : Tom Harper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780712353328
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (533 download)
Download or read book Atlas written by Tom Harper and published by . This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the publication in 1595 of the first "atlas" by the Flemish cartographer Gerhard Mercator, the term has become a universally adopted title for books containing accurate, uniform and evenly spread maps of all or some of the world. This is an atlas with a difference. Few of the maps in this book could reasonably be called "accurate" in the modern sense and could almost certainly not be used to plan a journey. Yet this atlas can help us to travel in a way that regular atlases do not, because by looking at old maps and getting to know their stories we can be transported back to the times in which they were made. The generous, full-color illustrations of each map in this large-format book range from the Klencke Atlas (1660) to Hokusai's map of China (1840-41), from a 1682 pirate map of Guatemala to 20th-century cartographic postcards featuring maps of Australia.
Author : Tiffany Jenkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198817185
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)
Download or read book Keeping Their Marbles written by Tiffany Jenkins and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past two centuries and more, the West has acquired the treasures of antiquity to fill its museums, so that visitors to the British Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris and the Metropolitan in New York - to name but a few - can wonder at the ingenuity of humanity throughout the ages. However, in the opinion of most people, many of these items are looted property and should be returned immediately. In 'Keeping Their Marbles', Tiffany Jenkins tells the intriguing and sometimes bloody story of how the West came to acquire these treasures. Originally published: 2016.
Author : Claire Breay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781846828669
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (286 download)
Download or read book Manuscripts in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms written by Claire Breay and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manuscripts that were made and used in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms before the Norman conquest of England are treasure troves of art and text. Many of these books and documents were brought together in the British Library exhibition, 'Anglo-Saxon kingdoms: art, word, war.' Together, these manuscripts illuminate extensive intellectual connections as well as widespread scribal and artistic networks that developed within the islands of Britain and Ireland, and further afield across much of early medieval Europe. Using new scientific methods, as well as textual criticism, art historical analysis, and historical research, the essays in this richly illustrated volume, written by leading scholars, present innovative research that focuses on manuscripts that were copied, decorated, or used in the early English kingdoms and their neighbours across a 500-year period from the advent of Christianity among the English, c.600, to the age of conquest in the eleventh century.
Author : Brunetto Latini
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780815307631
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (76 download)
Download or read book The Book of the Treasure written by Brunetto Latini and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1993 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : British Library
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Book Rating : 4.:/5 (87 download)
Download or read book One Hundred Treasures from the British Library written by British Library and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Caroline Alexander
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426208146
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)
Download or read book Lost Gold of the Dark Ages written by Caroline Alexander and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a history of England from the departure of Roman forces in 450 A.D. to the Norman invasion of 1066, focusing on the gold and silver artifacts of the Staffordshire Hoard found in 2009 to highlight the events and art of the period.
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Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (164 download)
Download or read book British Library Treasures written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Claire Breay
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ISBN 13 : 9780712357630
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (576 download)
Download or read book Magna Carta written by Claire Breay and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it was granted by King John in 1215, the Magna Carta was a practical solution to a political crisis. In the centuries since, it has become a potent symbol of liberty and the rule of law. Drawing on the rich historical collections of the British Library--including two original copies of Magna Carta from 1215--this book brings to life the history and contemporary resonance of this globally important document. It features treasured artifacts inspired by the rich legacy of Magna Carta, including Thomas Jefferson's handwritten draft of the Declaration of Independence and an original copy of the Bill of Rights.
Author : Ian Jenkins
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674023888
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (238 download)
Download or read book Greek Architecture and Its Sculpture written by Ian Jenkins and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Athens and Arcadia on one side of the Aegean Sea and from Ionia, Lycia, and Karia on the other, this book brings together some of the great monuments of classical antiquity--among them two of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the later temple of Artemis at Ephesos and the Mausoleum at Halikarnassos. With 250 photographs and specially commissioned line drawings, the book comprises a monumental narrative of the art and architecture that gave form, direction, and meaning to much of Western culture.
Author : Wormsley Library
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Wormsley Library written by Wormsley Library and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
