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		Rene Lalique
		Exceptional Jewellery 1890-1912		Crafts & Hobbies
		Yvonne Brunhammer     (Edited by)
		Skira 2007  282 pages
		Paperback  Illustrated  8861300995  281x240mm		Qty
		Published Price £34.95		Our Price £14.99
	Although Rene Lalique is probably more famous now for his glass, between the mid 1890s and 1909, jewellery was the focus of his work and of his ambition 'to make something no one had ever seen before'. Presenting a magnificent array of jewellery, corsage and hair ornaments, Lalique's own design sketches and works by his contemporaries, this catalogue of the exhibition held at Musee du Luxembourg in 2007 also contains essays on the artist's life and work, his motifs of women and nature, and the era to which he belonged.

		Wales
		An Illustrated History		British Isles History
		Prys Morgan     (Edited by)
		Tempus 2005  360 pages
		Paperback  Illustrated  0752429701		Qty
		Published Price £17.99		Our Price £7.99
	Prys Morgan, Professor of History at the University of Wales, Swansea, presents a well-illustrated, narrative history of Wales, from the hunter-gatherer communities in prehistory to devolution in 1999. As well as conquests, wars and rebellion, the contributors describe the impact of the Reformation, printing and wider education and the development of a unique national culture characterized by Puritanism, Romanticism, radicalism and revolt.

		The Panorama of the Renaissance
		With Over 1000 Images		History
		Margaret Aston     (Edited by)
		Thames & Hudson 1996  368 pages
		Hardback  Illustrated  0500017271  279x218mm		Qty
		Published Price £29.95		Our Price £14.99
	Each generation reinterprets the Renaissance in its own way, but the tangible legacy of the period lives forever in the remarkable works of art and architecture to be found in cities and galleries across Europe. This authoritative guide reproduces more than 1000 pictures, organized in chapters on the major themes of the period, such as the rediscovery of antiquity, science, invention and discovery and the relationship of God and Man. The book also includes a biographical dictionary of prominent Renaissance figures, timelines and bibliographies.

		Tiffany Lamps and Metalware
		An Illustrated Reference to Over 2000 Models		Crafts & Hobbies
		Alastair Duncan
		Antique Collectors' Club 2007  527 pages
		Hardback  Illustrated  1851495177  295x234mm		Qty
		Published Price £95.00		Our Price £60.00
	Between the late 1890s and the late 1920s, Tiffany Studios produced a seemingly inexhaustible range of lamps and metalware: oil and electric lamps (bases and shades), chandeliers and sconces, boxes, planters, inkstands, paperweights, desk sets and jewellery boxes as well as a miscellany of household goods such as mirrors, candlesticks and humidors. This volume provides an encyclopedic visual record of this extraordinary output, with over 2000 photographs and reproductions from original sources, and brief introductions to the various categories. Slip-cased.

		Asil Arabians: The Noble Arabian Horses
		Fifth edition		Natural History
		W Georg Olms     (Edited by)
		Georg Olms 2000  1000 pages
		Hardback  Illustrated  3487084058  280x184mm		Qty
		Published Price €98		Our Price £14.99
	Asil means 'pure-bred' in Arabic and describes only the purest stock of Arabian horses, bred originally by Beduoin with emphasis on performance and temperament rather than beauty. The international Asil Club is dedicated to the preservation of the bloodlines. In this volume of 'documentation', the Club presents a stud book with photographs and pedigrees of over 300 Arabians, plus articles on the horse, it history and breeding and reproductions of paintings featuring Arabian horses. Text in English, German and Arabic.

		Leper Knights
		The Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem in England, c 1150-1544		History
		David Marcombe
		Boydell 2004  322 pages
		Paperback  Illustrated  1843830671		Qty
		Published Price £19.99		Our Price £8.99
	One of the most unusual aspects of the crusading era was the leper knight - a response to the scourge of leprosy and the shortage of fighting men in the Latin kingdom during the 12th century. Originating in the leper hospital of St Lazarus in Jerusalem, the Order of St Lazarus founded establishments across Western Europe to support its hospitaller and military vocations. This book explores the important contribution of the English branch of the Order, based at Burton Lazars in Leicestershire, from its foundation in 1150 to suppression by Henry VIII in 1544.

 

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