"American Architecture: A Vintage Postcard Collection" from: AUD$80.99
Images Publishing Group
American Architecture: A Vintage Postcard Collection Description: This unique book presents a vast selection of postcards dating from 1900 to 1940. These postcards are not only noteworthy because they provide a pictorial history of the architecture of the New World, but also because of the specific nature of the images. The illustrations represent a range of techniques from hand-drawn pictures to photographs taken with gigantic plates and copies of original engravings. Great attention has been paid to the captions including, whenever possible, details of the current state of the building.... Read More about the "American Architecture: A Vintage Postcard Collection" on the The Nile Book Store Website
"Books Of Hours" from: AUD$15.49
Phaidon Press Limited
Books Of Hours Description: This edition brings together selections taken from examples of the Book of Hours. The pages are positioned in the order in which they would have appeared in a traditional Book of Hours. Short texts provide an explanation of the scenes depicted and the significance of the various prayers.... Read More about the "Books Of Hours" on the The Nile Book Store Website
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"Painted Labyrinth" from: AUD$25.99
British Library
Painted Labyrinth Description: The illustrated manuscript is thought to have been produced during the eighth century in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria. Curator of illuminated manuscripts at The British Library, Brown looks at the world and the western archipelago at that time, aspects of the production and content of the Gospels, and the meaning of the work then and now. The treatment is popular rather than academic. Color illustrations abound. There is no index. Distributed in the US by the University of Toronto Press. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknewsCom)... Read More about the "Painted Labyrinth" on the The Nile Book Store Website
"The Lindisfarne Gospels" from: AUD$24.99
Phaidon Press Limited
The Lindisfarne Gospels Description: Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-94) and index.... Read More about the "The Lindisfarne Gospels" on the The Nile Book Store Website
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