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The English Book in Eighteenth Century Germany(Hardback)
The British Library Publishing Division
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01/01/1992
An accessible study of the impact of English literature and culture on the emergent national culture of 18th century Germany. The text traces the bibliographic evidence for the spread of English inf...
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Music, Print and Culture in Early Sixteenth Century Italy(Paperback)
The British Library Publishing Division
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15/03/1995
Examines the impact of the spread of printing on the publication of music in early 16th-century Italy, where the first collections of printed music were printed and the market was created. This volu...
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The Introduction of Arabic Learning into England(Paperback)
The British Library Publishing Division
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01/11/1997
Arabic learning was pervasive in medieval England from the 11th to the 13th centuries, the period covered by this book, with many manuscripts being studied and translated by Western scholars. This t...
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A History of Bookbinding as a Mirror of Society(Paperback)
The British Library Publishing Division
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01/11/1998
In this illustrated survey, the author explores the use and purpose of bookbindings - over and above protecting the text inside them - and the purpose of the study of the book as a physical object. ...
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The Lost Books of Medieval China(Paperback)
The British Library Publishing Division
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15/11/2000
The lectures in this title discuss the dynamics of loss and survival, the role of the imperial state in manipulating book culture through classification and selective preservation, and significance ...
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The Manuscript Library of Sir Robert Cotton(Paperback)
The British Library Publishing Division
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01/10/1994
Following the dissolution of the monastaries in and after 1536, libraries of books, manuscripts and other written records were dispersed. Salvaging what he could, Sir Robert Cotton (1571-1631) forme...
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Maps as Prints in the Italian Renaissance(Paperback)
The British Library Publishing Division
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28/11/1996
In the 15th and 16th centuries, maps changed their format and function. From being a specialized tool of the navigator or scholar, or an official communal artefact, they became part of everyday life...
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