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L' Urbanisme de Paris et l'Europe (1600-1680): Travaux et Documents Inédits Présentés par Pierrre Francastel
150 reproductions of C17th architectural drawings and archive documents relating to the urban expansion of the city of Paris with associated essays and commentaries by art historian Pierre Francastel. Text in French. Paperback. 284 pages.
Hodskinson's Map of Suffolk in 1783
A complete map of Suffolk reproduced in book form to its original scale and showing the county as it was before industrialisation, accelerated population growth, and improved communications. Large format paperback. 30 pages. Near new condition. Cat No 5104
A Guide to British Topographical Collections
Arranged by county, this compendium lists and describes topographical collections that comprise drawings, prints and photographs of historic places and buildings. Hardback. 159 pages. In very good condition. Cat No 5088
Livre d'Aneaux d'Orfevrerie par Pierre Woeiriot - Reprinted in Facsimile
The Livre d’Aneaux was a pattern book of ornamental jewellery published in 1561 by jeweller to the royal families of Lorraine and France and is the fullest record of the Fontainebleu style as applied to the smallest yet most symbolic of jewels.
Le Gouaches De Hamilton: Quaranta Tempere Del British Museum
A very large heavy thick card portfolio containing forty folio-size reproductions of the original paintings by Pietro Fabris held by the British Museum which formed the basis of Sir William Hamilton’s 1779 publication 'Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanos of the Two Sicilies'.
The Past of Macau: Collection of Postcards
Large album reproducing picture postcards of old Macau dating from the 1890’s and 1900’s assembled by a single dedicated collector.
The Jay T Snider Collection Of Historical Americana
A huge tombstone of a catalogue containing 346 lots of exceptional examples of historic Americana including rare documents, manuscripts, maps, charts, engravings and a selection of hard-to-find books, each illustrated in colour with lengthy descriptions including provenance and citations.
Persian-Tajik Poetry in 14th-17th Century Miniatures from U.S.S.R. Collections
Illustrates in excellent colour plates the delicate paintings and adornments that decorate 103 ancient poetic manuscripts from Tabriz, Herat, Mahshhad, Shiraz and Bukhara. Each is captioned listing the subject matter, date, style and calligrapher.
Maps and History in South-West England
Six essays that consider the practical and political purposes for which maps were used through the history of South-Western England and the ways in which map evidence can be employed to recover facts about the past including the interpretation of enclosure maps and tithe surveys.
Icelandic Sagas & Manuscripts
The history of settlement and governance of Iceland as told through a series of medieval illuminated manuscripts held at the Arnamagnean Institute in Copenhagen. The lengthy text is complemented by fine colour reproductions of many of the manuscripts. Harback. 96 pages.