Author: CaedmonPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231515955
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Junius Manuscript
The Junius Manuscript
Author: CaedmonPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231515955
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Junius Manuscript
The Bodleian Library
Author: Bodleian LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
It has taken over 400 years for the Bodleian Library to accrue the largest collection of academic books in Britain. To commemorate the foundation of the library by Sir Thomas Bodley in 1602 this volume gathers together contributions by the staff of the library who each discuss a particular section of the collection.
A Catalogue of Books Printed in the Fifteenth Century Now in the Bodleian Library
Author: Bodleian LibraryPublisher:
ISBN: 9780199519057
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Bodleianalia
Author: Claire Cock-StarkeyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781851242528
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Which is the smallest book in the Bodleian Library? Who complained when their secret pen name was revealed in the library's catalogue? How many miles of shelving are there in the Book Storage Facility? What is the story behind the library's refusal to lend a book to King Charles I? And, what is fasciculing? The answers to these questions and many more can be found inside this intriguing miscellaneous collection of curious facts and stories about the Bodleian Library in Oxford.Home to more than 12 million books and a vast array of treasures including the Gutenberg bible, J.R.R. Tolkien's hand-painted watercolours for 'The Hobbit', Shakespeare's First Folio and four thirteenth-century copies of Magna Carta, the Bodleian Library is one of the most magnificent libraries in the world with a fascinating history.'Bodleianalia' delights in uncovering some of the lesser known facts about Britain's oldest university library. Through a combination of lists, statistics, and bitesize nuggets of information, it reveals many of the quirks of fate, eccentric characters, and remarkable events which have contributed to the making of this renowned institution. The perfect book for trivia-lovers and bibliophiles, it also offers readers a behind-the-scenes peek into the complex workings of a modern, world-class library in the twenty-first century.
Documenting the Early Modern Book World
Author: Malcolm WalsbyPublisher: Brill Academic Pub
ISBN: 9789004258891
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
This volume examines a number of different book lists from a variety of European countries during the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries. It offers a wide-ranging re-evaluation of one of the most interesting and underused resources for early modern book history.
A Summary Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Boldleian Library at Oxford, which Have Not Hitherto Been Cataloged in the Quarto Series, with References to the Oriental and Other Manuscripts
Author: Bodleian LibraryAmerican Book Prices Current
Author: Katharine K. LeabPublisher:
ISBN: 9780914022374
Category : Book collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Catalogue of the Persian, Turkish, Hindûstânî, and Pushtû Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library
Author: Bodleian LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A catalogue of books printed in the fifteenth century now in the Bodleian Library
Author: Alan Edward CoatesPublisher:
ISBN: 9780199519064
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 2165
Book Description
The Art of Advertising
Author: Julie Anne LambertPublisher:
ISBN: 9781851245383
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Exploring the developing practice of advertising in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, The Art of Advertising presents illuminating essays alongside striking illustrations from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. Featuring rarely-seen images from the 1700s to the 1900s by a wide range of artists, including influential illustrators such as John Hassall and Dudley Hardy, this attractive book invites us to consider both the intended and unintended messages of the advertisements of the past. During this period, advertisers pushed the boundaries of a new medium by exploring innovative printing techniques, manipulating language, inspiring new art forms, and introducing advertising to unexpected formats such as 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. With contributions from Michael Twyman, Lynda Mugglestone, Helen Clifford, Ashley Jackson, and David Tomkins, The Art of Advertising is a richly informative assessment of the role advertising plays in our culture.