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The Bobbio missal: a Gallican mass-book (ms. Paris. Lat. 13246)

by Catholic Church.

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1991
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HBS 58/61 Catholic Church. The Bobbio missal: a Gallican mass-book (ms. Paris. Lat. 13246). (Series: Henry Bradshaw Society, volumes, 58/61). Text edited by E.A. Lowe; notes and studies by André Wilmart, E.A. Lowe and H.A. Wilson. London: Boydell Press for the Henry Bradshaw Society; Rochester, NY, USA: Boydell & Brewer, 1991. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Text of the missal… Read more about this item
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I viaggi di Pietro Della Valle. Tomo 1, Lettere dalla Persia.

by Pietro Della Valle, 1586-1652.

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1972
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Persia valle Pietro Della Valle, 1586-1652. I viaggi di Pietro Della Valle. Tomo 1, Lettere dalla Persia. A cura di Franco Gaeta e Laurence Lockhart. Roma: Istituto poligrafico dello Stato, Libreria dello Stato, 1972, xxxv, 511 pages, [3] carte di tav.: ill., notes. An impressively produced book, very heavy and large volume. This volume has the letters from Pietro Della… Read more about this item
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Pius II (Æneas Silvius Piccolomini) the humanist pope.

by Ady, Cecilia Mary, 1881-1958.

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Renaissance acmp Ady, Cecilia Mary, 1881-1958. Pius II (Æneas Silvius Piccolomini) the humanist pope. Withsixteen illustrations. London: Methuen, 1913, xiii, 367p, bib, index, publisher's ads. Red cloth with gilt to spine and front cover panel, very attractive book. The book is in good to very good condition but there is offsetting on the front… Read more about this item
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Mediaeval Orvieto. The Political History of an Italian City-State 1157-1334.

by Waley, Daniel.

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1952,
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Middle Ages wdmo Waley, Daniel. Mediaeval Orvieto. The Political History of an Italian City-State 1157-1334. Cambridge at the University Press: 1952, xxv, 170 pages, bib, index and with 4 plates, a map and 3 genealogical tables on 2 fold-outs. The book is in generally good shape althought the cover is dull; the spine is duller and has some shelf wear,… Read more about this item
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. Giovanni Boccaccio, a biographical study.

by Hutton, Edward

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1910,
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Italy hegb Hutton, Edward. Giovanni Boccaccio, a biographical study. With photogravure frontispiece & numerous other illustrations. London/New York, John Lane, the Bodley Head/John Lane, 1910, xxviii, 426p. frontispiece., 41 plates, 4 facsimiles, appendices, index, pub ads. A beautiful, bright copy, red cloth with gilt on spine and front cover panel, top edge gilt as well. From the… Read more about this item
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Christine de Pizan, her life and Works: a biography.

by Willard, Charity Cannon.

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1990, (1984)
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France wcccp Willard, Charity Cannon. Christine de Pizan, her life and Works: a biography. New York: Persea Books, 1990, (1984) 266 pages, notes, bib, index. Paperback. Fine copy. $5.00 Box 4118 Christine de Pizan or Pisan born Cristina da Pizzano (September 1364 – c. 1430), was an Italian poet and court writer for King Charles VI of France and… Read more about this item
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Dialogi de prescientia Dei et predestinatione electorum.

by Joachim, of Fiore, approximately 1132-1202

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1995
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Catholic Church jfdp Joachim, of Fiore, approximately 1132-1202. Dialogi de prescientia Dei et predestinatione electorum. Edidit Gian Luca Potesta. (Series: Fonti per la storia dell'Italia medieval). Rome: Istituto storico italiano per il Medio Evo, Roma, 1995, xiv, 158 pages, indices. Paperbound. Pages still uncut although a few were carelessly and partially uncut. Fine copy of a pretty uncommon… Read more about this item
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The Commentary on the Psalms.

by introduction by R.I. Best.

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1936,
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Gaelic067 The Commentary on the Psalms. With glosses in Old Irish preserved in the Ambrosian Library (MS C 301 inf). Collotype facsimile, with introduction by R.I. Best. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 1936, 59p, plus collotype reproductions. Measures approximately 21"x17", weighs almost 10 pounds. A beautifully printed book, letterpress on hand-made paper. This edition of the… Read more about this item
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Marsilio Ficino e il Ritorno di Platone. Mostra di Manoscritti Stampe e Documenti, 17 Maggio - 16 Giugno 1984. Catalogo a cura di S. Gentile, S. Niccoli, e P. Viti. Premessa di Eugenio Garin

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1984.
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Italy 1005 Marsilio Ficino e il Ritorno di Platone. Mostra di Manoscritti Stampe e Documenti, 17 Maggio - 16 Giugno 1984. Catalogo a cura di S. Gentile, S. Niccoli, e P. Viti. Premessa di Eugenio Garin. (Series: Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Istituto Nazionale di Studi sul Rinascimento) Firenze: Casa Editrice le Lettere, 1984. xiv, 212p., xxxix (plates), bib, index. An Addenda… Read more about this item
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Three Vesalian Essays to Accompany The Icones Anatomicae Of 1934. By the late Samuel W. Lambert, Willy Wiegand & William M. Ivins, Jr. Foreword by Archibald Malloch.

by Lambert, Samuel W. 1859-1942, et al.

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1952,
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Medicine 001 Lambert, Samuel W. 1859-1942, et al. Three Vesalian Essays to Accompany The Icones Anatomicae Of 1934. By the late Samuel W. Lambert, Willy Wiegand & William M. Ivins, Jr. Foreword by Archibald Malloch. (Series: The History of Medicine Series; no.11). New York: The Macmillan Company, 1952, x, 128 pages, illustrations, appendix. Nice copy in a very good dust… Read more about this item
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Primitive culture in Italy.

by Rose, H. J. (Herbert Jennings, 1883-1961).

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Ancient world 1131 Rose, H. J. (Herbert Jennings, 1883-1961). Primitive culture in Italy. London: Methuen & Company, 1926, ix, 253, bib, index. Book dusty but generally in good shape. $10.00 Contents: I. Introductory -- II. Race, religion and culture -- III. The Gods -- IV. Worship and magic -- V. Worship and… Read more about this item
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Iconologia overo descrittione di diverse imagini cavate dall'antichità, e di propria inventione

by Ripa, Cesare, 1560-1645

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1970,
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Ancient world 1114 Ripa, Cesare, 1560-1645. Iconologia overo descrittione di diverse imagini cavate dall'antichità, e di propria inventione. With an introduction by Erna Mandowsky (in English). Hildesheim/New York: Georg Olms, 1970, 523p. illus. Some light smudging to cover, some of the gilt lettering worn off. Good. Reprint of the edition published in Rome in 1603. $25.00… Read more about this item
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Lisia e la tradizione su Teramene:commento storico alle orazioni XII e XIII del corpus lysiacum

by Bearzot, Cinzia.

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1997
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Ancient world 392 Bearzot, Cinzia. Lisia e la tradizione su Teramene:commento storico alle orazioni XII e XIII del corpus lysiacum. Milano: Vitae pensiero, 1997, vi, 379p, bib, index, paperback. (Biblioteca di Aevum antiquum; 10). Signature of classics professor on front free endpaper. Inscription from the author on the flyleaf. Very good to fine copy. … Read more about this item
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Fra Girolamo Savonarola, Florentine Art, and Renaissance Historiography.

by Steinberg, Ronald M

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1977
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Art 1030 Steinberg, Ronald M. Fra Girolamo Savonarola, Florentine Art, and Renaissance Historiography. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 1977, xi, 151 pages, notes, bib, nine black and white illustrations, index. Very good in very good dust jacket. Author re-examines Savonarola, his views on art and influence on artists. … Read more about this item
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The Facetious Nights of Straparola. Now first translated into English by W. G. Waters. Choicely illustrated by Jules Garnier and E. R. Hughes. In four volumes

by Straparola, Giovanni Francesco, approximately 1480-1557?

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1898
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Italy 1000 Straparola, Giovanni Francesco, approximately 1480-1557? The Facetious Nights of Straparola. Now first translated into English by W. G. Waters. Choicely illustrated by Jules Garnier and E. R. Hughes. In four volumes. London: Privately Printed for Members of The Society of Bibliophiles, 1898: Volume I: xii, 402 pages, list of illustrations; Volume II: 376 pages, illustrations;… Read more about this item
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Gli Arabi in Italia: Cultura, Contatti E Tradizioni

by Gabrieli, Francesco And Umberto Scerrato

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1979
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IS 1000 Gabrieli, Francesco And Umberto Scerrato. Gli Arabi in Italia: Cultura, Contatti E Tradizioni. Milan, Italia: Libri Schweiwiller, 1979. 763 pages, index. Very large and heavy volume, illustrated throughout in color. . In Italian. A fabulous study of the impact of Arab culture not only in Italy and Sicily, but throughout Europe. Fine in fine dust jacket, protected… Read more about this item
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