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ENGLISH MEDIEVAL MISERICORDS - THE MARGINS OF MEANING
Written by Paul Hardwick.
Stock no. 1325296
Published by The Boydell Press. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Boydell Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture series. An analysis of misericords in relation to other cultural artefacts of the period. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 189 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781843836599. Minimal bumping to spine.

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MASTER OF GLASS
Written by Margaret Stavridi.
Stock no. 1825596
Published by John Taylor Book Ventures. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Charles Eamer Kempe 1837-1907 and the work of his firm in stained glass and church decoration. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1871224004. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Pencil erasure of old price to top corner of free front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased, rubbed to top of spine with small nick, scuffed to rear panel.

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THE DOUCE APOCALYPSE: PICTURING THE END OF THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Nigel Morgan.
Stock no. 1825594
Published by Bodleian Library. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Douce Apocalypse, an illuminated luxury manuscript, was made for prince Edward, later Edward I, and his wife Eleanor of Castile in 1270. The text and images had a contemporary significance in the 13th century are were interpreted in the context of prophecies concerning the coming of the Antichrist. This volume conveys both the beauty of the original illuminated manuscript and the enduring fascination of its contents. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781851243600. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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CARLISLE AND CUMBRIA: ROMAN AND MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE, ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Written by Mike McCarthy; David Weston.
Stock no. 1825580
Published by The British Archaeological Association. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

The British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions XXVII. Edited by McCarthy & Weston. Cardwraps. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 1902653696. A lovely copy.

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THE GLORY OF BYZANTIUM AND EARLY CHRISTENDOM
Written by Antony Eastmond.
Stock no. 1825578
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Gold coloured cloth with dark blue titles. All edges gilt. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714848105. A few scuff marks to boards. Contents clean.

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MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STAINED GLASS IN THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
Written by Paul Williamson.
Stock no. 1825575
Published by V&A Publications. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The stained glass collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum is the largest in the world. This book represents a treasury of medieval and Renaissance imagery. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1851774033. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded, minor scuffing to rear panel.

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SEARCHING FOR BEAUTY: LETTERS FROM A COLLECTOR TO A STUDIO POTTER
Written by Richard Jacobs.
Stock no. 1825566
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In these forty letters from a collector to a studio potter, Richard Jacobs attempts two momentous revisions to the spirit of the times. The first is a reinsatement of the word 'beauty' as a meaningful and unapologetic description in our daily lives... Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 095488406X. A lovely copy.

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WALKING IN THIS WORLD: THE PRACTICAL ART OF CREATIVITY
Written by Julia Cameron.
Stock no. 1825556
Published by Jeremy P. Tarcher; Putnam. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The long-awaited sequel to The Artist's Way. The author presents Part Two in her course of discovering and recovering the creative self. Cream cloth spine, beige paper boards, gilt titles. ISBN: 1585421839. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf bumpt5ed, base of spine at front edge has a tiny nick. Lower edge of rear board bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges, a little grubby to rear panel.

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AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT
Written by Mary Greensted.
Stock no. 1825553
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Writings by Ashbee, Lethaby, Gimson and their Contemporaries. Edited by Mary Greensted. An introduction to the ideas behind the Arts and Crafts Movement in England in its own words, and a vivid picture of the people and events which shaped the Movement. Cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0853319235. Corners rubbed. Text block slightly marked. Contents clean.

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THE HOLY LAND
Written by David Roberts. Illustrated by David Roberts.
Stock no. 1825547
Published by Studio Editions. 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. 123 Facsimile lithographs and the Journal from his visit to the Holy Land. ISBN: 1851702601. Reprint. Base of spine and lower corners lightly rubbed. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased at top.

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THE HISTORY OF STAINED GLASS: THE ART OF LIGHT MEDIEVAL TO CONTEMPORARY
Written by Virginia Chieffo Raguin.
Stock no. 1825478
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780500287521. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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PORTRAITS: A HISTORY
Written by Andreas Beyer.
Stock no. 1825477
Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. Circa 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A fascinating overview of portraiture in all its manifestations: individual and group portraits; official and casual settings; sitters ranging from the famous to the anonymous; renderings of lovers, friends, and family; artists' powerful depictions of themselves; idealized visions along with warts-and-all realism. Large format. Red cloth boards, blind titles. Colour illustrations throughout. A hefty volume. ISBN: 0810945398. 2nd printing. A lovely copy in a pictorial dustwrapper which is lightly faded in places.

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