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Theory & Practice: Ancient Books & Documents

A facsimile of the groundbreaking work of German mineralogist Abraham Werner's standardisation of colours translated to English by painter Patrick Syme and published in 1814.  Includes modern biographies of Werner and Syme.  Paperback.  52 pages.  Cat No 4970

Region: Eastern Europe

This book provides the reader with a vivid picture of the Gothic paintings and wood carvings of the parish church in Lipany. Slovakia.  Excellent colour photographs depict individual monuments, including the oldest known Pietà of Slovakia, and other examples of late medieval sacred art.

Region: Britain - S. England

This large book tells the prehistory and history of a formerly rural area on the eastern outskirts of Oxford which underwent rapid urbanisation after 1850 and is now an integral part of the city.