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London's Parish Churches
by John Leonard
This is a new edition of John Leonard's popular London's Parish Churches, first published in 1997. With over 200 new colour photographs by the author, it provides both an historical account of churches in the capital from Anglo-Saxon beginnings to the dawn of the twenty-first century, and also an invaluable guide to over 120 of the finest parish churches. London contains a high proportion of the greatest post-Reformation churches in the ...
Hardback. Price US$80.00

Frühe Quellen zum buddhistischen Stufenweg in Tibet: Indische und tibetische Traditionen im »dPe chos« des Po-to-ba Rin-chen-gsal
by Ulrike Roesler
English Description:During the 11th and 12th centuries, Tibetan culture underwent fundamental changes. It was during this period that Buddhism became firmly rooted on the Tibetan plateau and its major traditions originated. At the same time, Tibetan Buddhist teachers and scholars created new and influential genres of Buddhist literature. One of these teachers is Po-to-ba Rin-chen-gsal, whose instructions on the "graded path" (to awakening) ...
Hardback. Price US$117.00

Als die Lettern laufen lernten: Medienwandel im 15. Jahrhundert. Inkunabeln aus der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek München
edited by Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München
German summary: Aus den reichen Inkunabelbeständen der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek zeigt diese Ausstellung die bedeutendsten Stücke: die Gutenberg-Bibel, den Türkenkalender von 1454 oder Hartmann Schedels persönliches Exemplar seiner Weltchronik. Sie geben Einblick in die Drucktechniken im 15. Jahrhundert und zeigen, wie der Buchdruck allmählich die Handschriften verdrängte. ~
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Hardback. Publisher's Price US$29.95, Our Price US$24.95

Persian Language in History
Edited by Mauro Maggi and Paola Orsatti
The volume - of interest to students of Persian, Iranian philology, and comparative and general linguistics - contains fourteen papers that cover a diversity of themes relating to the history of the Persian language, including Middle Persian. Editions of so far unpublished texts and new language materials are also included.

In Part I (Historical and descriptive grammar of Persian), Claudia A. Ciancaglini traces the formation of the ...
Hardback. Price US$115.00

Antiquaries & Archaists: The Past in the Past, the Past in the Present
edited by Megan Aldrich and Robert J. Wallis
This book explores the ever-changing view of the past, from Saxon times to the present day, from the British Isles to modern-day China: how the Middle Ages populated ancient sites with dragons and elves; how people responded to the historic landscape many centuries ago; how the landscapes and buildings of the past came to be interpreted and codified by the great antiquarians William Stukeley and Thomas Rickman. The modern perception and ...
Paperback. Price US$39.95

Mauern als Grenzen
edited by Astrid Nunn
English summary: Encountering the "Other" has always been an ambiguous affair. In general, groups of people can start a war, enter a dialogue, or barricade themselves behind high walls. In 2009, the fall of the Berlin Wall had its 20th anniversary.

This is the occasion to start a journey through the history of walls as borders - from the earliest highly developed civilisations until today. Why and to what purpose were long ...
Hardback. Price US$45.00

Swimming with Dr Johnson and Mrs Thrale: Sport and Exercise in Eighteenth-century England
by Julia Allen
In this fantastically well researched and highly readable exploration of the history of British sport, Julia Allen shows that our nation's obsession with sport is no new phenomenon.

Drawing extensively on contemporary writings, reports and journals, Allen introduces Dr Johnson and Mrs Thrale while exploring the medical theories upon which eighteenth-century notions about exercise were based. The role of the physician, the work of the ...
Paperback. Price US$40.00

Wells Coates
by Elizabeth Darling
The architect-engineer Wells Wintemute Coates (1895-1958) numbers amongst the most significant figures in the history of 20th-century British architecture. Through projects such as the Lawn Road Flats of 1934; the Sunspan Houses of the mid-1930s; Embassy Court Flats 1936; Palace Gate Flats, 1939 and the Telekinema for the Festival of Britain, 1951, he is recognised as one of those who brought about the introduction and development of ...
Paperback. Price US$40.00

Ägypten und Levante /Egypt and the Levant. Internationale Zeitschrift für ägyptische Archäologie und deren Nachbargebiete /International Journal for Egyptian Archaeology and Related Disciplines / Ägypten und Levante XX (20)/2010 Egypt and the Levant XX (2
edited by Manfred Bietak
Abkürzungen/ Abbreviations Vorwort/lntroduction von/by Manfred Bietak A. Ahrens, A Stone Vessel of Princess Itakayet of the 12th Dynasty from Tomb VII at Tell Misrife/Qatna (Syria) Ao Ashmawy Ali, Tell El- Yahudia: New Information from Unpublished Excavations F. Breyer, Hethitologische Bemerkungen zum Keilschrift "Zipfel" aus Qantir/Pi-Ramesse J. Budka, Varianz im Regelwerko Bestattungsabliiufe im Monumentalgrab von Anch-Hor, ...
Paperback. Price US$149.00

Dictionary of Theologians to 1308
by Jonathan Hill
An exhaustive guide to every significant Christian theologian who lived from the first century to 1308, the year in which John Duns Scotus died. The dictionary encompasses the Catholic, Orthodox, Nestorian and Monophysite traditions, including information not previously available in English. Thoroughly indexed, the dictionary incorporates common variants of names and concepts which will help and direct the reader. The main criterion for inclusion ...
Paperback. Price US$125.00