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1995Biography of Iakovos, former Abbot ot the Monastery of Saint David the Elder, [The Monastery of Saint David the Elder, also known as the Monastery of Saint David of Euboea, is a Greek Orthodox monastery located near the village of Drimona, near the town of Limni, on the Greek island of Euboea.] 1184p.lllus col. plates Book
1985The Early Christian Monastery of Alahan occupies a terrace high in the mountains of Isauria in southern Asia Minor. Constructed din the second half of the fifth century, Its remains include three churches, a baptistry,a colonnaded walkway running the full lenght of its site, and several subsidiary buildings. It was almost certainly founded by the Emperor Zeno,[474-491] who was a native of the region, and is stands as the finest acheivment of the Isauran stone-masons and sculptors. Alahan is a key site in the history of early Byzantine architecture. The site was excavated and studied by Michael Gough, but publication was delayed by his early death in 1974; this full report has been completed by his collaborators. Edited by Mary Gough with contributions by Gerard Bakker and Jonathan Coulston. XVIII-235p. diagrams bibliography, index fold out plan + 24 pages of plates. Text neat and unmarked, but some scuffing to wraps, else fine.. Book
1987This Orthodox monastery was first established about 1505. The main church in Byzantine style was finished in 1712. and contains many icons and a distinctive iconostasis.In 1968 it was converted to a Convent. Text in Romanian with summaries in English, French and German. 55p.illus Book
1968A short guide to the island of Patmos, particularly the Monastery of St. John the Theologian by the Archimandrite.63p. illus. A small welcome brochure is laid in Book
1669Le bref est adressé au Maître général des Dominicains, Jean Baptiste de Marinis. Semblable bref est adressé aux Pères généraux des Franciscains "appelés conventuels", des Ermites de saint Augustin et des Carmes (cf. base franciscaine en ligne)
1768pp. (2). 304 (8) [Index]. 8vo. 210 mm. Nice modern faux leather binding. Hardcover. The printer apparently transposed the X & the L of the Roman numerals, changing the correct date for this edition of 1768 to 1748. Early ownership of John Evered. The right to receive tithes was granted to the English churches by King Ethelwulf in 855. The Saladin tithe was a royal tax, but assessed using ecclesiastical boundaries, in 1188. Tithes were given legal force by the Statute of Westminster of 1285. Adam Smith criticized the system in The Wealth of Nations (1776), arguing that a fixed rent would encourage peasants to farm more efficiently. The Dissolution of the Monasteries led to the transfer of many tithe rights from the Church to secular landowners, and then in the 1530s to the Crown. The system ended with the Tithe Commutation Act 1836, which replaced tithes with a rent charge decided by a Tithe Commission. The present work gives wonderful details on the tithe "value" of various monasteries, locales, and institutions. Very good. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W153
1976pp. xv, 228. Illustrated. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. OCC 9.
1872pp. iv, 321. XLib. Inked ownership of Henry Gifford. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, beveled edges. Gilt lettered spine and gold vignette of Tzarist imperial double eagle arms on front cover. Though XLib, still a nice copy. ** PRICE JUST REDUCED!! RUSSIA/1
1987224 pages including index. "Levi's study of nearly 3,000 years of history combines a deep and unconventional historical understanding with a personal account of contemplative ideals." Only moderate wear. Usual library markings. Binding solid. Decent, clean copy. Book
1954Features: Brennan goes Trapping - a young Irishman joins a party of trappers setting out for wild country in Canada; A Matter of Command - Master and Mate did not get along; "Chink-Running" - smuggling Chinese into America across the Detroit River; Desert Cities of M'Zab - driven out of North Africa, the Mozabites fled south and settled in the Sahara; A Man of Mettle - a Kashmiri Headsman aids four R.A.F Officers on leave; The White Porpoise - what happened when a couple of youngsters used a home-made harpoon in Loch Long, Scotland; Land Without Women - Greek monasteries where females have not been allowed for almost a thousand years; Boom Boat replaces the famous boom man on the North American West Coast; Muhammad Ali's Quest - a Red Sea Tale; Ten Tragedies - 10 mutilated corpses are found in West Africa; A Witch at Work - African divination; and more. Backstrip mostly chipped away. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
1954Features: Brennan goes Trapping - a young Irishman joins a party of trappers setting out for wild country in Canada; A Matter of Command - Master and Mate did not get along; "Chink-Running" - smuggling Chinese into America across the Detroit River; Desert Cities of M'Zab - driven out of North Africa, the Mozabites fled south and settled in the Sahara; A Man of Mettle - a Kashmiri Headsman aids four R.A.F Officers on leave; The White Porpoise - what happened when a couple of youngsters used a home-made harpoon in Loch Long, Scotland; Land Without Women - Greek monasteries where females have not been allowed for almost a thousand years; Boom Boat replaces the famous boom man on the North American West Coast; Muhammad Ali's Quest - a Red Sea Tale; Ten Tragedies - 10 mutilated corpses are found in West Africa; A Witch at Work - African divination; and more. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
1927Features: The Singing Tree - a story from the Bushveld of South Africa; The Road to Romanc - Part I of the amazing round-the-world travels of Cyril Holloway; Photo of ice-fishing in Vladivostock Harbour; Timber-Laden Round Cape Horn - a windjamming tale; An Aeroplane Adventure in Waziristan - the story of a British officer who was captured by the Wazirs; A Tenderfoot in Canada, Part II - a disastrous season on a prairie farm; Trapped in the Volcano of Kilauea, in the Hawaiian Islands; The Hundredth Chance - a story from the Union-Castle cargo-steamer Ripley Castle; What Happened to Ah Fong? - an unsolved Chinese mystery; Monasteries in Mid-Air - the remarkable monasteries of Meteora, in Greece - article with excellent photos; A Mystery of the "Bad Lands" - a cowboy story from Wyoming; The Rogue - a rogue elephant in central Africa; Bakhai, the Rebel of Babban Kurmi; The Mountain of Gold - conclusion of the author's journey to Canada; Nice vintage ads, including photo of Earle E. Liederman, the Muscle Builder. Multiple pieces of red, clear and brown tape securing covers. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1913Pages 102-195 plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: The Musical Smugglers - a Hungarian liable for military service manages to evade the border patrol and escape; The Salmon Fisheries of the Pacific - article by John N. Cobb, formerly of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, supported with many wonderful photos; On the Wings of the Wind - the extraordinary story of how Mrs. S.L. Pattison met her husband in New Mexico; Four Women in the Desert - four ladies set out to penetrate the ancient Coptic monasteries of the Libyan Desert, the oldest Christian religious houses in the world - article with photos; The Lovers' Raft - a remarkable story from China, describing the fiendish punishment meted out by the wild border tribes to those who are suspected of being false to their marriage vows; Through the Land of Witchcraft (part IV) - remarkable stories of 'ju-ju' from remote districts of West Africa, with photos; The Crusoe of Soledad Bay - Beached yachters in Southern California meet a marooned criminal derelict working out his own salvation; Across the Congo part V of a lady's journey in Central Africa, with photos; Joe's Battle - Canadian timber-wolves attack a cabin; The Humours of Mountaineering - with photos; 'Tween Decks on a Cattle-Boat - a young Canadian wishing to reach England signs on as a cattleman upon a steamer at new York; Penelope in the West Indies - with great photos; Trapped in a Log-Jam - the curious adventure which befell two American college students on the Ohio River; Photo and brief write-up of Arizona convict Roy J. Meyers who invented a Tesla-like "Power Absorber" which drew energy from the atmosphere; Great group photo of Utah seniors with combined ages of ten thousand years!; Nice half-page illustrated ad for the Eagle 9-12 motorcycle by the American Motor Company; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1934Pages 225-264. Features: Cover photos of dramatic Paris rioting and street-fighting; Twelve dramatic photos of Paris street-fighting and its aftermath; Photo of the French "National" cabinet; Photo of Monte Carlo were gold sovereigns and dollars are now used instead of counters on a gaming table; Great photo of M. Martenot and his very early version of an electronic piano; Two photos of the first Munich carnival procession under Nazi hospices Two pages of photos entitled Government "Coup D'état"in Austria - military action against the socialist in Vienna and Linz; Lovely photo of exquisite Irish gold work believed to date from about 700 BC - a magnificent collar; large colour self-portrait by Richard Parkes Bonington; Page of photos of French royalists - there exiled "King", their leaders, and their newspaper; Review of the book "The Book of the Greyhound", by Edward C. Ash; Two pages of photos of wild dogs from around the world; Two pages of photos document the family tree of a new breed of "Boar-Hound", created through German experiments; Fantastic centrefold photo illustrates the courage of "Papa Gastounet" - the veteran statesman in his car in the midst of the crowd on his arrival in Paris to form a national government; Fascinating photos and text describe unknown monasteries of mysterious Tibet visited during a recent journey by the Royal Academy of Italy Expedition; Page of photos illustrates reptile skins and some fashions made from them; Chinese porcelain; Photos of great fissures in the earth in Bihar, India, caused by an earthquake; Interesting page of illustrations explains precautions against Thames pollution - testing water drift with floats; Photos of personalities of the week include Capt. B. E. Miles, Lieutenant Commander R. L. Tufnell, the signers of the Balkan Pact, Washington Singer, Dr. Bernard Hollander, Douglas Freshfield, the Maharajah of Darbhanga, Mary Duchess of Hamilton, Gen. Sir Percy Radcliffe, the young king of Afghanistan Zahir Shah, the constituent Council of the United Ireland party, and Mr. Gillie Potter at the Oxford Union; Nice one page De Reszke cigarette ad; and more. One page loose but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
1963ix, (1), 210 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white diagrams and photographic plates. "Presents a full and factual account of the origins and history of these strangest of monuments." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
1998Folio 192p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition very good d.j. good
1615In-4° grande; pp. (20), 503, (1), marca tipografica incisa su legno al frontespizio. Legatura in piena pergamena coeva con titolo manoscritto al dorso. Un libro di viaggio che ripercorre i luoghi di San Domenico. Il domenicano Giovanni Michele Pio compila in quest’opera una straordinaria storia dell’Ordine di San Domenico, letta sia attraverso le vite degli uomini che resero tanto illustre quell’ordine, sia attraverso i luoghi fisici, conventi e monasteri, che segnarono la diffusione dei domenicani in Italia e in Europa, ma anche, ciò che è specialmente interessante, in Asia e in America. Pio descrive infatti per i singoli conventi le architetture, le cose mirabili che vi sono conservate, gli eventi che vi hanno avuto luogo, e lo fa, come dichiara nella lettera al lettore, per aver viaggiato e visto lui stesso in tutta Italia, e affidandosi per l’estero a fonti scritte, come per le fondazioni in Spagna, Inghilterra, Francia, Germania, Fiandre, Polonia e Portogallo, e per le relative missioni nelle Indie Orientali e Occidentali. La testimonianza di un domenicano contemporaneo è di straordinaria importanza per ricostruire la rete dei movimenti attraverso cui viaggiavano non solo I missionari e l’evangelizzazione, ma anche la cultura e l’economia europea, principalmente spagnola e portoghese: Goa, Mozambico, Cochin, Messico, Perù, Cile, Cuba, Porto Rico, Acapulco, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Filippine ecc. Nelle pagine dell’opera si legge anche la storia dell’Inquisizione, di santi e miracoli. Molto ricche le tavole d’Indice con i conventi, i monasteri delle monache, santi, religiosi e religiose, pontefici, cardinali, arcivescovi, vescovi, scrittori, e la Tavola delle cose più notabili. (Fantuzzi, voll VII, p.42; manca a Sabin) In-4th large; pp. (20), 503, (1), woodcut printer’s mark on title page. Full vellum contemporary binding with handwritten title on the spine. A travel book that follows the places of San Domenico. The Dominican Giovanni Michele Pio compiles in this work an extraordinary history of the Order of St. Dominic, read both through the lives of the men who made that order so illustrious, and through the physical places, convents and monasteries, which marked the spread of Dominicans in Italy and Europe, but also, what is especially interesting, in Asia and America. In fact, Pio describes for the single convents the architectures, the admirable things that are preserved and the events that took place there, and he does so, as he declares in the letter to the reader, for having traveled and seen himself throughout Italy, and entrusting himself for abroad to written sources, as for the foundations in Spain, England, France, Germany, Flanders, Poland and Portugal, and for the related missions in the East and West Indies. The testimony of a contemporary Dominican is of extraordinary importance to reconstruct the network of movements through which not only missionaries and evangelization traveled, but also the European culture and economy, mainly Spanish and Portuguese: Goa, Mozambique, Cochin, Mexico , Peru, Chile, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Acapulco, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Philippines etc. In the pages of the work one can also read the story of the Inquisition, of saints and miracles. The index tables with convents, monasteries of nuns, saints, men and women religious, pontiffs, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, writers, and the Table of the most notable things are very rich. (Fantuzzi, vols VII, p.42; Sabin is missing)
1998Book and jacket in virtually mint condition. 159pp. Drawing extensively on the latest archaeological research as well as the documentary evidence, the author answers the questions: who were the Cistercians, why were they so successful and what impact did they have on medieval Britain ?
1904In-8°, 1 volume pp. (6),546,(2), con 6 tavole numerate e 59 figure; 2 volume (4), LXXXI, 467, 4 tavole numerate, legatura in pergamena ad imitazione di legatura monastica (rovinata) In-8°, 1 volume pp. (6),546,(2), with 6 numbered plates and 59 figures; 2 volume (4), LXXXI, 467, 4 numbered plates, binding in parchment imitating monastic ligament (damaged)
2002ref. 56664ABSt. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, 2002. 8° (23x17), 161 S., 1 Bl., mit 9 farb Tafeln, ill OPbd, ohne Gebrauchsspuren, offensichtlich ungelesen, frisch,
2006ref. 58778ABUlm, Süddeutsche Verlagsgesellschaft im Jan Thorbecke Verlag, 2006. 4° (28x21), 576 S., mit zahlr. Abb., ill OPbd, ohne Gebrauchsspuren, offensichtlich ungelesen, frisch,
2006ref. 23830ABUlm, Süddeutsche Verlagsgesellschaft im Jan Thorbecke Verlag, 2006. 4° (28x21), 576 S., mit zahlr. Abb., ill OPbd, neuwertig, originalverschweisst,
2006ref. 58760ABAugsburg, Druckerei Frischmann (Druck), 2006. 8° (21x15), 104 S., mit zahlr. fotograf Aufnahmen, Grundriss, ill OKart (Brosch), überarbeitete und ergänzte Aufl. sauber und wohlerhalten,
1981ref. 58759ABHersbruck, Druckerei Pfeiffer (Druck), 1981. 8° (21x15), 64 S., mit zahlr. fotograf Aufnahmen, Grundriss, 1 eingefaltete historische Karte, ill OKart (Brosch), sauber und wohlerhalten,
1990ref. 58742ABSigmaringen, Jan Thorbecke Verlag, 1990. gr8° (24x18), 421 S., mit 15 Abb. auf Kunstdrucktafeln, 1 eingefalteter Plan, Oln mit ill OU, kleiner Archivstempel auf Innenspiegel unter Umschlagklappe, nahezu ungelesen, schönes gepflegtes Exemplar,