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    589,-

    Representing four centuries of collecting and 1,000 years of Jewish history, this book brings together extraordinary Hebrew manuscripts and rare books. Saved for posterity by religious scholarship, intellectual rivalry and political ambition, these collections offer a fascinating journey through Jewish intellectual and social history.

  • av Julie Anne Lambert
    509,-

    Advertisers in the nineteenth and early twentieth century pushed the boundaries of printing, manipulated language, inspired a new form of art and exploited many formats, including calendars, bookmarks and games. This collection of essays examines the extent to which these standalone advertisements - which have survived by chance and are now divorced from their original purpose - provide information not just on the sometimes bizarre products being sold, but also on class, gender, Britishness, war, fashion and shopping. Starting with the genesis of an advertisement through the creation of text, image, print and format, the authors go on to examine the changing profile of the consumer, notably the rise of the middle classes, and the way in which manufacturers and retailers identified and targeted their markets. Finally, they look at advertisements as documents that both reveal and conceal details about society, politics and local history. Copiously illustrated from the world-renowned John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera and featuring work by influential illustrators John Hassall and Dudley Hardy, this attractive book invites us to consider both the intended and unintended messages of the advertisements of the past.

  • av Chris Thorogood
    245,-

    This veritable marine treasure trove of a book is richly illustrated by the author, with fifty of the most beautiful, easily encountered, and sometimes astonishing marine organisms found on British coasts, from seemingly exotic seahorses and starfish, to peculiar sea-potatoes and sea lemons.

  • - England 1970-2015
    av Daniel Meadows
    435,-

    Daniel Meadows is a pioneer of contemporary British documentary practice. Drawing on the archives now held at the Bodleian Library, this book includes important work from Meadows' ground-breaking projects and offers a moving and insightful commentary on forty-five years' of life in Britain.

  • - Books, Images and Ideas from Leonardo to the Present
     
    589,-

    Through essays on some of the world's greatest artists and thinkers and in-depth analysis of over forty manuscripts and books, 'Thinking 3D' tells the story of the development of the techniques used to communicate three-dimensional forms on the two-dimensional page and contemporary media.

  • - A Compendium of Literature from the Clay Sanskrit Library
    av Camillo A. Formigatti
    799,-

    This beautiful collection brings together passages from the renowned stories, poems, dramas and myths of Classical Asian literature, including the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Drawing on the translations published by the Clay Sanskrit Library, this is the perfect introduction for anyone interested in Sanskrit literature and Asian manuscript art.

  • av Caroline Ball
    349,-

    From the Blenheim Orange to the Ribston Pippin, this book tells the intriguing stories behind each variety, how they acquired their names, and their merits for eating, cooking or making cider. Beautifully illustrated and including practical advice on how to choose and grow your own trees, this is the perfect book for apple-lovers and growers.

  • av Diego Zancani
    365,-

    Pizza, pasta, pesto and olive oil: how did these foods - and many more Italian ingredients - become so widespread and popular? Richly illustrated, this book maps the extraordinary progress of Italian food, from the legacy of the Roman invasion to its current, ever-increasing popularity.

  • av Claire Cock-Starkey
    159,-

    Bursting with quirky facts, intriguing statistics, lists and legendary curators, this is the perfect gift for all those who love to visit museums and galleries.

  • av Yossef Rapoport
    589,-

    Spanning the Islamic world, from ninth-century Baghdad to nineteenth-century Iran, this book tells the story of the key Muslim map-makers and the art of Islamic cartography. Lavishly illustrated with stunning manuscripts, beautiful instruments and Qibla charts, this book provides a window into the worldviews of Islamic societies.

  • - Twenty Famous Fictional Dwellings
    av Christina Hardyment
    365,-

    'Novel Houses' visits unforgettable dwellings in twenty legendary works of English and American fiction. A winning combination of literary criticism, geography and biography, this is an entertaining and insightful celebration of beloved novels and the extraordinary role that houses play in their continuing popularity.

  • - Map Conventions and Where They Came From
    av Mick Ashworth
    309,-

    Many people have a love of maps. But what lies behind the process of map-making? Here is an accessible and enlightening guide to the sometimes hidden techniques of map-making through the centuries.

  • av Jerry Brotton
    589,-

    Drawing on the Bodleian Library's outstanding map collection and covering almost a thousand years, 'Talking Maps' takes a new approach to map-making by showing how maps and stories have always been intimately entwined.

  • - Adventures in Translation
    av Dennis (University of Cambridge) Duncan
    365,-

    This innovative and lavishly illustrated collection of essays shows how linguistic diversity has inspired people across time and cultures to embark on adventurous journeys through the translation of texts. From papyrus fragments to Asterix cartoons, it explores how ideas have travelled via the medium of translation.

  • - Rare Books, Manuscripts and Artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University
    av Minh (University of Oxford) Chung
    589,-

    Following on from the publication of the first volume of these forgotten treasures, this book collects together further important and often unique Korean objects within the University of Oxford.

  • - A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty
    av Hongping Annie Nie
    349,-

    Dating from the Ming Dynasty, the Selden Map of China reveals a country very different from popular conceptions of the time. The enthralling story revealed by this extraordinary artefact is central to an understanding of the long history of China's relationship with the sea and with the wider world.

  • - A Guide
    av Simon Hiscock
    155,-

    Lavishly illustrated with photographs taken throughout the seasons, this book not only provides a fascinating historical overview but also offers a practical guide to the Oxford Botanic Garden and its work today. Featuring a map and a historical timeline, it is guaranteed to enhance any visit, and is also a beautiful souvenir to take home.

  • - An Anglo-Saxon Story
    av Jackie Holderness
    189,-

    With stunning illustrations by award-winning artist Alan Marks, the story of Oxford's Saint Frideswide - the Anglo-Saxon princess - is retold for young children as a tale of adventure, courage in the face of danger, friendship, and kindness, with a few surprises along the way.

  • - A Handbook
    av David Pearson
    869,-

    An established reference work, this revised and expanded edition has over 200 new colour illustrations, updated bibliographies and extended international coverage of libraries and online resources. It covers inscriptions, bookplates, ink and binding stamps, mottoes and heraldry, and describes how to identify owners and track down books.

  • - Adventures in Early Printing
    av John Boardley
    429,-

    From the practical challenges of polychromatic printing or printing music staves and notes to the techniques for illustrating books with woodcuts, producing books for children and the design of the first fonts, these stories chart the invention of the printed book, the world's first means of mass communication.

  • av Yossef Rapoport
    625,-

    Lost Maps of the Caliphs provides the first general overview of The Book of Curiosities and the unique insight it offers into medieval Islamic thought.

  • av Ambrose Bierce
    189,-

    Bierce's dictionary, first published in 1906 as 'The Cynic's Word Book', brought his biting black humour to bear on spoof definitions of everyday words. Over 100 years later, Bierce's redefinitions still give us pause for thought- making for a timely new edition of this irreverent and provocative satire.

  • - Borrowed Words and their Histories
    av Alexander Tulloch
    195,-

    Did you know that marmalade, pirate, sketch and purse trace their linguistic origins back to the Athens of 500 bce? This book offers a word-by-word look at the influence of Greek on everyday words in English, telling the stories behind their etymological developments.

  • av Laurence Brockliss
    199,-

    A succinct illustrated account of the University of Oxford's colourful and controversial 800-year history, from medieval times through the Reformation and on to the nineteenth century, in which the foundations of the modern tutorial system were laid.

  • av Laurence Housman
    519,-

    Four of the most well-known tales from 'The Thousand and One Nights' are reproduced in this collector's edition: 'Sindbad the Sailor', 'Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp', 'The Story of the Three Calenders' and 'The Sleeper Awakened'. Each is illustrated with exquisite watercolours by the renowned artist Edmund Dulac.

  • av Daisy Hay
    195,-

    In this book, Daisy Hay explores the novel's time and place, its people, the relics of its long afterlife and the notebooks in which it was created. This is a compelling and innovative biography of the novel for all those fascinated by its essential, brilliant chaos.

  • - The Art of Science in the Seventeenth Century
    av Anna Marie Roos
    419,-

    This is the fascinating story of Martin Lister's great work on shells and molluscs, 'Historiae Conchyliorum'; its illustrations (over 1,000 copperplates) by his daughters, Susanna and Anna, and the early techniques behind scientific illustration together with the often unnoticed role of women in the scientific revolution.

  • av Alan Mills
    189,-

    The (very) hungry goat has a big appetite which gets him into all kinds of adventures. Abner Graboff's timeless illustrations bring this greedy animal to life in a comic rhyming tale for younger children.

  • av Claire Cock-Starkey
    155,-

    Encompassing eponyms from medicine, botany, invention, science, fashion, food and literature, this book uncovers the intriguing tales of discovery, mythology, innovation and infamy behind the eponyms we use every day. The perfect addition to any wordsmith's bookshelf.

  • - A Social History of Apollo University Lodge
    av Joe Mordaunt Crook
    589,-

    Many thousands of undergraduates have been initiated into membership of Apollo - the Masonic lodge of the University of Oxford. Illustrated with archival material, portraits and Masonic treasures, this history documents the remarkable numbers of Oxford freemasons with distinguished careers in government, law, the army and the Church.

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