The Voynich Manuscript (Clemens Raymond)(Pevná vazba)

The Voynich Manuscript (Clemens Raymond)(Pevná vazba)

'For people who like a good historical mystery, this first authorized publication of the fifteenth- or sixteenth-century Voynich Manuscript will fascinate.'--Rebecca Onion, Slate 'The Voynich MS has inspired generations of enthusiasts dedicated to deciphering it . . . This beautiful facsimile will

Introduction to Manuscript Studies (Clemens Raymond)(Paperback)

Providing a comprehensive and accessible orientation to the field of medieval manuscript studies, this lavishly illustrated book by Raymond Clemens and Timothy Graham is unique among handbooks on paleography, codicology, and manuscript illumination in its scope and level of detail. It will be of

The Voynich Manuscript: The Complete Edition of the World' Most Mysterious and Esoteric Codex (Skinner Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

A UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO THE WORLD'S most mysterious manuscript. Since its creation in the first half of the 15th century, the Voynich Manuscript has fascinated and obsessed students of the esoteric, of magic and of alchemy, yet to date no one has managed to crack its code. It truly is one of a kind:

Raymond Depardon: Rural (Depardon Raymond)(Pevná vazba)

Raymond Depardon photographs the gorgeous French countryside in all of its contradictions: shimmering and bleak, lively and secludedDuring the 1990s and 2000s, French photographer Raymond Depardon (born 1942) crisscrossed rural France with his 6x9 view camera. In the photographer's words: 'To

Splendor Solis: The World's Most Famous Alchemical Manuscript (Skinner Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

The only high-quality yet affordable edition available of the classic alchemical manuscript Splendor Solis, described as 'the most magnificent treatise on alchemy ever made'. Includes up-to-date commentary from experts in the field and a modern translation of the 16th-century text. A magnificent

Raymond Cauchetier's New Wave (Cauchetier Raymond)(Pevná vazba)

First ever monograph in English devoted to the film photography of Raymond Cauchetier featuring previously unseen images of the French New Wave cinema. Foreword by Philippe

Lowering the Tone & Raising the Roof (Gubbay Raymond)(Pevná vazba)

In this much-anticipated autobiography, Raymond Gubbay brings to life his extraordinary fifty-year career as one of the most experienced and well-connected impresarios in British music and entertainment. With a provenance rich in history and talent, he retraces the musical legacy of his family,

The Night Before Christmas (Moore Clemens)(Pevná vazba)

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house . . . Clement Clarke Moore's timeless poem about Christmas Eve is beautifully brought to life by illustrator Lisbeth Zwerger and her unique interpretation of Santa's fantastic midnight visit. The poem--originally titled, 'A Visit from St

The Readers' Room (Laurain Antoine)(Pevná vazba)

'A master storyteller' Huffington PostWhen the manuscript of a debut crime novel arrives at a Parisian publishing house, everyone in the readers' room is convinced it's something special. And the committee for France's highest literary honour, the Prix Goncourt, agrees. But when the shortlist is

An Introduction to the New Testament (Brown Raymond E.)(Pevná vazba)

From the experience of a lifetime of scholarship, preaching, teaching, and writing, Raymond E. Brown covers the entire scope of the New Testament with ease and clarity. He walks readers book by book through the basic content and issues of the New Testament. While a wealth of information is

Medieval Monsters (Kempf Damien)(Pevná vazba)

The medieval world was teeming with monsters--on the edges of manuscript pages, on the fringes of maps, not to mention crowding in from all sides of the known world. Believed to dwell in exotic, remote areas, these inexplicable parts of God's creation aroused fear, curiosity, and wonder in equal

Father Christmas (Briggs Raymond)(Pevná vazba)

Time For Lights Out (Briggs Raymond)(Pevná vazba)

In his customary pose as the grumpiest of grumpy old men, Raymond Briggs contemplates old age and death... and doesn't like them

A Christmas Carol: The Original Manuscript Edition (Dickens Charles)(Pevná vazba)

Every year at the holidays, the historic Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan displays one of the crown jewels of its extraordinary collection: the original manuscript of Charles Dickens sA Christmas Carol, with its detailed emendations, deletions, and insertions in Dickens s own hand. Here, for

Brother Egbert's Christmas (Eggleton Steve)(Pevná vazba)

In the style of an illuminated manuscript, with calligraphy and illuminations throughout, this is a brand new way of retelling the Christmas story Brother Egbert is a monk at Willingford Abbey. He spends most of his time copying out pages from the Bible in beautiful handwriting, but on Sunday

The Book of Unexplained Mysteries: On the Trail of the Secret and the Strange (Pearson Will)(Paperback)

Everybody loves a good mystery and sometimes the questions can be more interesting than the answers. Will Pearson investigates twenty unique mysteries with their broad spectrum of strangeness. Some, like the sudden disappearance of the sailing ship Mary Celeste's passengers and crew have gained

The Snowman (Briggs Raymond)(Pevná vazba)

Illus. in full color. A wordless story. The pictures have 'the hazy softness of air in snow. A little boy rushes out into the wintry day to build a snowman, which comes alive in his dreams that night. The experience is one that neither he nor young 'readers' will ever regret or forget.'--(starred)

Flowers of Battle, Volume I: Historical Overview and the Getty Manuscript (Leoni Tom)(Pevná vazba)

The warriors of medieval Italy practiced a complex and complete martial art, which included the wielding of sword, axe and spear with wrestling, knife-fighting and mounted combat. In the waning years of the 14th century, Fiore dei Liberi was a famed master of this art, whose students included some

Wrong Goodbye (Yahagi Toshihiko)(Pevná vazba)

A classic slice of Japanese hard-boiled noir paying homage to the master of the genre: Raymond

Who Needs a World View? (Geuss Raymond)(Pevná vazba)

One of the world's most provocative philosophers attacks the obsession with comprehensive intellectual systems--the perceived need for a world view. We live in a unitary cosmos created and cared for in all its details by a benevolent god. That, for centuries, was the starting point for much

Empire of Lies (Khoury Raymond)(Pevná vazba)

Empire is a sweeping thriller in the tradition of The Man in the High Castle, Fatherland and Underground Airlines from New York Times bestselling author Raymond Khoury.Istanbul, 1683: Mehmed IV, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, is preparing to lay siege to Vienna, capital of the Holy Roman Empire,

To Save the Country: A Lost Treatise on Martial Law (Lieber Francis)(Pevná vazba)

Francis Lieber's lost Civil War-era manuscript on emergency powers--and only now rediscovered in the National Archives--addresses an important contemporary debate in constitutional law and political philosophy: how much power should an executive have during a state of

Alice's Adventures Under Ground: The Original Manuscript (Carroll Lewis)(Pevná vazba)

One 'golden afternoon' in Oxford, in July 1862, the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, accompanied three young sisters, Lorina, Alice, and Edith, on a boating trip. To keep the children amused, Dodgson, began to tell a tale about an inquisitive youngster called Alice, and her escapades in an

Feng Shui and Destiny for Managers (Lo Raymond)(Pevná vazba)