Early Modern & Modern
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A Day of Gladness: The Sabbath Among Jews and Christians in Antiquity [Hardback]
Herold Weiss (Author)
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ISBN: 9781570034688
Published by : University of South Carolina Press
The Sabbath is traditionally considered to be the day of rest but, as Herold Weiss reveals, there are differences in the way in which the early Jewish and Christian faiths regarded and theologised about this day. This study looks at the differe... .... Learn More -
Victorian Architecture: Diversity and Invention [Hardback]
J. S. Curl (Author)
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ISBN: 9781904965060
Published by : Spire Books
Although more than a century has passed since the end of the Victorian era, the great achievements of the period 1837-1901 are grossly undervalued. Phrases such as 'Victorian monstrosity' are bandied about by many who ought to know better. Prof... .... Learn More -
Anglican Church-Building in London 1915-1945 [Hardback]
John Salmon (Author); Michael Yelton (Author)
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ISBN: 9781904965145
Published by : Spire Books
This is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated record of London's inter-war church-building activity. It shows the rich variety of Anglican churches erected for the capital's expanding population, some of them by famous and disting... .... Learn More -
Ervin Bossanyi: Vision, Art and Exile [Hardback]
Jo Bossanyi (Editor); Sarah Brown (Author)
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ISBN: 9781904965152
Published by : Spire Books
Ervin Bossanyi (1891-1975), best known for his glorious stained glass, was a master in many art forms. His work, expressed in a language of strong colour and skilful draughtsmanship, speaks of harmony, serenity, and human dignity which tells mu... .... Learn More -
Living, Leisure and Law: Eight Building Types in England 1800-1914 [Paperback]
Geoff Brandwood (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781904965275
Published by : Spire Books
The nineteenth and early twentieth centuries brought into being many new building types and radically transformed other existing ones. Many of these have received little attention before and this book brings together eight examples, all of them... .... Learn More -
Episodes in the Gothic Revival: six church architects [Hardback]
Christopher Webster (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781904965343
Published by : Spire Books
The stylistic shift during the nineteenth century which saw the Classical tradition challenged by a renewed interest in Gothic was one of the centurys most profound architectural developments. It was the result of a diverse range of influences,... .... Learn More -
The Present State of Ecclesiastical Architecture in England [Hardback]
Michael Fisher (Author); A. W. N Pugin (Author)
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ISBN: 9781904965404
Published by : Spire Books
Pugin's writings and buildings changed the course of British architecture. The Present State , published in 1843, is significant in marking the transition from Pugin the Gothic propagandist and polemicist to Pugin the working architect and des... .... Learn More -
Visions of Antiquity: The Society of Antiquaries of London 1707-2007 [Hardback]
Susan Pearce (Editor)
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ISBN: 9780854312870
Published by : Society of Antiquaries of London
Series: Archaeologia
Volume: 111
This fascinating portrait of the Society of Antiquaries of London, founded in 1707, assesses the impact that individual Fellows and the Society as a whole have had in influencing the way we visualise and understand the past. There are, for exam... .... Learn More -
Culture, Censorship and the State in Twentieth Century Italy [Hardback]
Guido Bonsaver (Editor); Robert Gordon (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781900755955
Published by : Legenda
Recent work on the cultural history of modern Italy has radically challenged received opinion about the relationship of state and culture during the twentieth century. In this rich interdisciplinary book the complex interactions a... .... Learn More -
The Old English Farming Books Vol. III: 1793-1839 [Paperback]
George Edwin Fussell (Author)
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Published by : Pindar Press
The two previous volumes in Dr. Fussell’s study of The Old English Farming Books have become the standard works of reference on the agricultural literature of England from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries, and their... .... Learn More