AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WIDE RANGE OF ILLUSTRATED CHINESE BOOKS, FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS OF PRINTING TO RECENT EXAMPLES, IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY. DR. FRANCES WOOD IS SENIOR RESEARCH ASSISTANT, DEPARTMENT OF ORIENTAL MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS, THE BRITISH LIBRARY.

Chinese illustration

History

Frances Wood

Asia

The British Library Publishing Division

Japanese book illustration

Arts & Photography

Brown, Yu-Ying

History & Criticism

First edition. With 45 illustrations in the text. 88 pages. stiff paper wrappers.. small 4to..

The City in Maps: Urban Mapping to 1900

Reference

James, Elliott

Atlases & Maps

Aspects of Recorded Sound: An Oral History Catalogue

Laurence Stapley

Music

4 Compact Discs of 0riginal BBC Broadcasts of All That Fall (1957), From an Abandoned Work (1957), Embers (1959), The Old Tune (1960), Words &amp; Music (1962), Cascando (1964), Rough For Radio (1976) /Duration 240 minutes

Samuel Beckett

SAMUEL BECKETT

Literature & Fiction

In the great tradition of other volumes in the "Records of Early English Drama", "Lincolnshire" presents an exhaustive collection of primary archival materials related to drama, music, custom, and ceremony in Lincolnshire county from 1236-1642. Covering the City of Lincoln, its cathedral, and numerous towns, villages, religious houses, and private households, its extensive research reveals the nature and development of drama in the area.

Lincolnshire: Records of Early English Drama

Stokes, James

Murder at the Manor: Country House Mysteries (British Library Crime Classics)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Martin, Edwards

Mystery

Using the collections of the British Library and the National Library of Wales, this work is a source of information on books and journals on Rugby Union from throughout the English-speaking world.

A Rugby Compendium

Jenkins, John M.

Spanning almost three millennia from all continents of the world, the treasures of the British Library include some of the most famous documents, such as the Lindisfarne Gospels , a magnificent example of the illuminator's art, the Diamond Sutra , the world's earliest printed book, Gutenburg's 42-line Bible, the first book printed with moveable type, and Shakespeare's First Folio. Other items such as the Magna Carta are included, while among the many thousands of manuscripts are the earliest versions of some of the best-known works of English literature, from Beowulf to Alice's Adventures Under Ground . In addition, there are rich collections of other materials - maps, music, stamps and sound recordings - all of which include world-renowned works. This CD-ROM presents 100 images of outsanding items from the collection, each accompanied by a short commentary.

100 Treasures of the British Library CD-Rom

Unnamed, Unnamed

This biography introduces the life of one of England's most popular writers. It gives an account of the main events of Jane Austen's life, emphasizing the importance of her family connections in developing the milieu from which she drew the inspiration for her novels. The illustrations, drawn from British Library manuscripts and many other sources, complement the text in conveying the people and places Jane knew and the social fabric of her world.

British Library Writers Lives: Jane Austen (The British Library Writers' Lives) (British Library Writers' Lives S)

Deirdre Le Faye

Biographies & Memoirs

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