This book provides a guide to the very extensive and important philatelic collections maintained at the British Library, and is at the same time an introduction to the history of philately

STAMPS

R.F.Schoolley- West

British Library Publishing Division

A History of Writing

Arts & Photography

Albertine Gaur

History & Criticism

English Manuscript Studies, 1100-1700: v. 3

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Peter Beal

Antiques & Collectibles

Machines in the Home (Discoveries & Inventions) (Discoveries & Inventions S.)

Rodney Dale

Rebecca Weaver

History

<p>The catalogue of British drawings in the India Office Library by Mildred Archer, published in two volumes in 1969, covered nearly 11,000 works, and revealed the riches of a collection that is a valuable visual resource for all aspects of life during the British period in South Asia. The present volume provides a detailed listing of all the drawings acquired since 1969, a total of 5500 representing over 300 individuals, including additional works by artists of the stature of William and Thomas Daniell, Thomas Hickey and George Chinnery, important drawings by William Simpson and Joseph D'Arcy, together with a large number of artists not previously represented in the collection - soldiers, civil servants, and their wives and daughters - whose work ranges from important early topographical studies to humorous sketches of everyday life. More than 60 drawings are reproduced in monochrome.</p>

British Drawings in the India Office (v. 3)

The Mirror of Alchemy: Alchemical Ideas and Images in Manuscripts and Books from Antiquity to the Seventeenth Century

Gareth Roberts

In medieval Britain the seal was, for some three hundred years, the way most documents were authenticated. Seals and seal impressions are useful as evidence in problems of social and economic history, the history of art, law, and diplomacy, but to date they have not been thoroughly discussed. In this groundbreaking work the authors examine every kind of seal used for authenticating documents - their development, design, and use - with reference to contemporary records. An index of mottoes and inscriptions provides invaluable and practical help in identifying seals in other collections. The volume is abundant with illustrations, mainly depicting seals from the extensive collections of The British Library and the Public Record Office, London. Designed to fill a long-standing gap in the literature, this lucid introduction to British medieval seals is aimed at graduate students, archivists, historians, and anyone interested in medieval documents and artefacts.

A Guide to British Medieval Seals

P. D. A. Harvey

Andrew McGuinness

Europe

The Book of Kells: Its Function and Audience (British Library Studies in Medieval Culture)

Carol A. Farr

Be Merry and Wise: Children's Books in Britain Before 1850

Alderson, Brian

Oyens, Felix de Marez

Children's Books

With more than 800 examples, the most comprehensive compilation of Agnes Miller Parker?s wood engravings.

The Wood Engravings of Agnes Miller Parker

Ian Rogerson

Graphic Design

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