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Through the Lens of Janet Stone Portraits 1953-1979
ISBN: HB: 9781851242597, Bodleian Library Publishing, March 2018
144 pp., 24.4x20.7 cm, 65 illus.
Janet Stone's photograph albums feature informal portraits from the mid-twentieth century of many of the leading cultural figures and personalities of the day. The wife of the distinguished engraver Reynolds Stone established a kind of literary salon...
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£20,00
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What Can Cats Do?
ISBN: HB: 9781851244935, Bodleian Library Publishing, March 2018
48 pp., 24.7x20 cm, illus.
There are many things cats can do which children can't, such as lap up milk and use their tongues as combs. There are also a number of things that cats can't do, like sing children to sleep, or get down from trees... Abner Graboff combines the voice...
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£12,99
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Evelyn Waugh's Oxford
ISBN: HB: 9781851244874, Bodleian Library Publishing, March 2018
192 pp., 21x16.1 cm, 65 illus.
Oxford held a special place in Evelyn Waugh's imagination. So formative were his Oxford years that the city never left him, appearing again and again in his novels in various forms. This book explores in rich visual detail the abiding importance of O...
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Library Miscellany
ISBN: HB: 9781851244720, Bodleian Library Publishing, February 2018
144 pp., 17x11 cm
What can be found in the Vatican's Secret Archive? How many books did Charles Darwin's library aboard the Beagle hold? Which library is home to a colony of bats? Bursting with potted histories, quirky facts and enlightening lists, this book explores...
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£9,99
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Designing English
ISBN: HB: 9781851244751, Bodleian Library Publishing, February 2018
224 pp., 25.9x23.7 cm, 92 colour illus.
Early manuscripts in the English language include religious works, plays, romances, poetry and songs, as well as charms, notebooks, science and medieval medicine. How did scribes choose to arrange the words and images on the page in each manuscript?...
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£30,00
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Making Medieval Manuscripts
ISBN: PB: 9781851244683, Bodleian Library Publishing, November 2017
176 pp., 21.5x20 cm
Many beautiful illuminated manuscripts survive from the Middle Ages and can be seen in libraries and museums throughout Europe. But who were the skilled craftsmen who made these exquisite books? What precisely is parchment? How were medieval manuscri...
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£14,99
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Revolting Remedies from the Middle Ages
ISBN: HB: 9781851244768, Bodleian Library Publishing, November 2017
112 pp., 17x11 cm
"For a zitty face. Take urine eight days old and heat it over the fire; wash your face with it morning and night". In late medieval England, ordinary people, apothecaries and physicians gathered up practical medical tips for everyday use. While some...
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Heath Robinson How to be a Perfect Husband
ISBN: HB: 9781851244904, Bodleian Library Publishing, October 2017
128 pp., 18.5x12 cm, 120 black&white illus.
What makes a perfect husband? In this tongue-in-cheek guide, illustrated by Heath Robinson's inimitable cartoons and contraptions, there are many charmingly old-fashioned tips for how to succeed in almost all aspects of married life. First published...
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£9,99
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N is for Nursery
ISBN: HB: 9781851244829, Bodleian Library Publishing, October 2017
32 pp., 24.7x20 cm, fully illustrated
This beautifully illustrated alphabet book is perfect for children starting at nursery for the first time. Bright, animated pictures designed around each letter show children happily playing: building with bricks, sifting sand, listening to stories,...
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We Are Not Amused Victorian Views on Pronunciation as Told in the Pages of "Punch"
ISBN: HB: 9781851244782, Bodleian Library Publishing, October 2017
96 pp., 21x16.1 cm, 54 black&white illus.
Pronunciation governs our regional and social identity more powerfully than any other aspect of spoken language. No wonder, then, that it has attracted most attention from satirists. In this intriguing book, David Crystal shows how our feelings about...
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