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RICHARD III
Written by Charles Ross.
Stock no. 1831623
Published by Eyre Methuen Ltd..
1st
1981.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Richard III ruled England for a mere twenty-six months, yet few English monarchs remain as compulsively fascinating, and none has been more persistently vilified. In his absorbing and universally praised account, Charles Ross assesses the king within the context of his violent age and explores the critical questions of the reign. Black cloth boards, gilt title in red title block to spine. B/w illustrations. liii and 265 pages including index. ISBN: 0413295303. Boards clean. Text block lightly browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily sunned/faded to spine and lightly worn at corners.
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- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- ROYALTY
- BIOGRAPHY
HENRY VI
Written by Bertram Wolffe.
Stock no. 1831620
Published by Eyre Methuen Ltd..
1st
1981.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
In this widely acclaimed biography, Bertram Wolffe challenges the traditional view of Henry VI as an unworldly, innocent, and saintly monarch and offers instead a finely drawn but critical portrait of an ineffectual ruler. Black cloth boards, gilt title on red title block to spine. B/w illustrations. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 0413320804. Text block slightly grubby/dusty. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily sunned/faded to spine and has a small label to front flap.
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EDWARD IV
Written by Charles Ross.
Stock no. 1831619
Published by Eyre Methuen Ltd..
1st
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This classic study by Charles Ross places the reign firmly in the context of late medieval power politics, analyzing the methods by which a usurper sought to retain his throne and reassert the power of a monarchy seriously weakened by the feeble rule of Henry VI. Peach cloth boards, gilt title on green title block to spine. B/w illustrations. xvi and 479 pages including index. Top edge green. ISBN: 0413286800. Boards clean. Top edge dusty. Text block foxed with some bleeding to page margins. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some browning to endpapers. White pictorial dustwrapper is browned, a little grubby, author's' name in red has faded on spine, price-sticker to front flap has surface paper damage.
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MEDIEVAL CERAMIC STUDIES IN ENGLAND
Written by Maureen Mellor.
Stock no. 1831568
Published by English Heritage.
1st
1994.
Very good condition.
A review for English Heritage. This review assesses the health of medieval pottery studies in terms of available resources and academic strength: identifies those areas where significant progress has been made, and contributes to the discussion on those steps necessary to ensure the continuing health and development of the study of medieval pottery in academic progress, staff training, career development, and the efficient use of financial and other resources. Large format. Blue cardwraps. vii and 76 pages. ISBN: 1850744831. Covers are scuffed. Contents clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- CERAMICS
- POTTERY
- ARCHAEOLOGY
THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SCOTTISH MEDIEVAL CHURCH 1100-1560
Written by Richard Fawcett.
Stock no. 1831498
Published by Yale University Press.
1st
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The first in-depth survey of Scotland's medieval church architecture covers buildings constructed between the early 12th century and the Reformation in 1560. From majestic cathedrals and abbeys to modest parish churches and chapels, Richard Fawcett places the architecture in context by considering the varied sources of ideas that underlay church designs. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w photos. xiii and 456 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300170498. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Top corners of boards bumped giving rise to a light corner cease to contents (minor). Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
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- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- MIDDLE AGES
- SCOTLAND
- CHURCHES
EARLY MEDIEVAL SCULPTURE IN THE WEST HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS
Written by Ian Fisher.
Stock no. 1831496
Published by The Royal Commission On The Ancient And Historical Monuments Of Scotland.
1st
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The results of two extensive surveys, covering over 150 sites from the southernmost islands of Argyll to the most northerly of the Hebrides. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. xiii and 178 pages including index. ISBN: 090390330X. Some light scuffing to boards. Else boards and contents lovely and clean.
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- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- SCULPTURE
- SCOTLAND
- ARGYLL
ESTATE ACCOUNTS OF HENRY DE LACY, EARL OF LINCOLN FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1277 TO 1278
Written by Eric Foster.
Stock no. 1831491
Published by Ranulf Higden Society.
1st
2016.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Transcribed and translated from the original document as held by Nottinghamshire Archives as part of the Foljambe collection. The accounts published in this volume are for a large part of the estates of Henry de Lacy (1249-1311), earl of Lincoln. He was one of the wealthiest landowners in late thirteenth century England, a soldier and diplomat and a close friend and associate of King Edward I. Edited by Eric Foster. Plum pictorial cardwraps. xv and 238 pages including index. ISBN: 9780957073739. Light creasing to top corner of front cover. Initials and date in ink to top corner of title page. Contents clean.
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- BUSINESS
THE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1986: XIV MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE DIOCESE OF ST ANDREWS
Written by John Higgitt.
Stock no. 1831471
Published by The British Archaeological Association.
1st
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Papers on the history of the medieval diocese, on the cult of St Andrew, on the eleventh to thirteenth century churches of St Andrews, Dunfermline and Arbroath as well as on facades and piers and distinctively Scottish architecture of the later Middle Ages. Edited by John Higgitt. Mustard yellow pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. viii and 231 pages plus b/w plates to rear. ISBN: 0901286443. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean. A very nice copy.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- ART
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- CHURCHES
EDWARD I
Written by Michael Prestwich.
Stock no. 1331244
Published by Guild Publishing.
1988.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This study is much more than a biography, the author re-examines Edward and his reign in the light of the very considerable quantity of surviving evidence to provide a definitive analysis of a complex and highly significant period dominated by a remarkable king. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 618 pages. B/w photos. Pages are lightly browned and foxed at edges. Name, date and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso and is slightly edge rubbed and slightly faded to spine.
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- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- BIOGRAPHY
THE CAMBRIDGE URBAN HISTORY OF BRITAIN (3 VOLUMES)
Written by D.M. Palliser; Peter Clark; Martin Daunton.
Stock no. 1830885
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
2000.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The complex and diverse evolution of British towns from the earliest Anglo-Saxon settlements to the mid-twentieth century. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spines. Volume I: 600 - 1540; Volume II: 1540-1840; Volume III:P 1840 - 1950. A heavy set. A lovely set. Dustwrappers are lightly scuffed.
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- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANGLO-SAXON
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTELLECTUAL CONTEXT: STUDIES IN HONOUR OF PETER KIDSON
Written by Peter Kidson; Eric Fernie; Paul Crossley.
Stock no. 1830884
Published by The Hambledon Press.
1st
1990.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Presented by ex-pupils and friends to Peter Kidson, Professor of Medieval Architecture at the Courtauld Institute, as a mark of respect and affection for arguably the most influential historian of medieval architecture of his generation in the English-speaking world. The essays in this volume reflect the range of Peter Kidson's own interests and are united in following his approach to medieval architecture and art: a determination to see buildings and objects in the intellectual terms of the time in which they were created. Edited by Eric Fernie and Paul Crossley. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. xxvii and 304 pages including list of subscribers to rear. ISBN: 1852850345. Neat name in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed. Includes letter from and signed by Peter Kidson.
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THE MEDIAEVAL ARCHITECT
Written by John Harvey.
Stock no. 1830883
Published by Wayland (Publishers) Ltd..
1st
1972.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of the mediaeval architect is here told to a great extent in the words of contemporaries, translated into modern English in the case of documents in Latin or foreign languages. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 296 pages including index. ISBN: 0853400229. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Boards clean. Text block browned with some minor foxing. Minor surface papper loss/damage to frontis and facing title page. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and scuffed, small closed tear (no loss) to lower edge of rear panel.
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- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- MIDDLE AGES