Priestley: Plays Four
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Two little-known Priestley plays, which, whilst being quite different, have important features in...
Classical Music Encyclopedia
Stanley Sadie, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Charles Wilson
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The Classical Music Encylopedia, now fully updated, traces the development of Western music from...
Lismore: The Great Garden
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This island of Lismore boasts a remarkably rich heritage, both in terms of historic monuments and of...
Red: A Natural History of the Redhead
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A New York Times bestseller, Red is the first book to explore the history of red hair and...
The Scourging Angel: The Black Death in the British Isles
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Nothing experienced in human history, before or since, eclipses the terror, tragedy and scale of the...
How to Read London: A Crash Course in London Architecture
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Over 2,000 years of settlement give London its unique architectural heritage. Unlike Haussmann's...
Animal: A Beastly Compendium
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This sumptuous book presents a selection of over one hundred stunning artworks, depicting animals...
Symbols of Power in Art
Paola Rapelli and Nicole Garnier-Pelle
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This title is a superbly illustrated and insightful guide to the symbols of power in Western art....
Dante and Islam
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Dante put Muhammad in one of the lowest circles of Hell. At the same time, the medieval Christian...
The Praise of Folly
Anthony Grafton and Desiderius Erasmus
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Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) was a Dutch humanist, scholar, and social critic, and one of the most...