G. Bernardini, M. Bussagli. Cataloghi di mostre, 2011-2012. Fondazione Roma. Italian Language. 360 pagine. Color photos throughout. Weighs 1,925 grams. €20 Chapters include, Instauratio Urbis Romae: la città e il sistema delle ville; L’architettura del Rinascimento Romano, da Bramante a Vignola; Il caso del Collegio Capranica da Polidoro e Maturino; Raffaello a Roma; Michelangelo; Dopo Giulio II; Sulpizio Verolano; Da…
Konemann. hardcover, coffee table sized book, plenty of photos, lots of information. Massive book, but everyone is basically giving it away on the internet, so I have to, also. Weighs 4.3 kilo €5
Daniel Brown. 2004. Softcover. Underlining throughout, brief side notes. €5. The author is the Director of the Institute for the Study of Religion in the Middle East (ISRME). He is the editor of the forthcoming Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Hadith. Easy to read, elegantly written, and at times humorous, this book bases itself solidly on the principle of critical…
Raphael Patai. 2002. Weighs 703 grams. €10 Arabs hate this book, because it objectively exposes until now unknown aspects of their culture – things they don’t want outsiders to know. The author has published more than 40 books and has taught at Princeton, Columba and other universities. This book explores the upbringing of Arab children and the intense concern with…
Sermons for all the Sundays and Feast Days of the Year by St. John Vianney. Hardcover. Neuman Press. Best price anywhere. €5
Claudio Grenzi. St. Michael the Archangel and his appearances on Mt. Gargano. Tons of Italian text and detailed photos. Weighs 2 kilo. €25. La mostra, realizzata con fondi dell’Unione Europea in un rapporto di stretta collaborazione tra la Comunità Montana del Gargano e il Centro di Studi Micaelici e Garganici, emanazione del Dipartimento di Studi Classici e Cristiani dell’Università di…
Marilda De Nuccio, Lucrezia Ungaro. 2006. 643 pages. Softcover. Catalogo della Mostra tenutasi a Roma, Mercati di Traiano dal 28 settembre 2002-19 gennaio 2003. Con fotografie in b/n e a colori. Molto ricercato. Pesa 3 kg. €75 Alcune sottolineature a matita. Poche parole tradotte in inglese a matita. Il libro ha una torsione sul fondo per essere stato posizionato verticalmente…
Helmut Berve & Gottfreid Gruben. 508 pages. Weighs 3.6 kilo. This book suffered water damage and as a result, not all the black and white photos are visible – many are stuck together (look closely at the photo). However, many photos are still visible, and what is more essential is the text with diagrams which are all still in excellent…
A Sociology of the Religion of Liberated Israel, 1250-1050 BCE (Biblical Seminar). 916 pages, paperback. This important and substantial study may well prove to represent a breakthrough in the study of the people of Israel during the formative period which preceded the monarchy. Fully aware of the current decline of comprehensive vision in favour of isolated specialisms, Professor Gottwald describes…
Walter Oakeshott. 1967. Cloth Hardcover. 388pp., 32 tipped-in color plates printed at Winterthur, 244 b/w illustrations. Weighs 2,700grams. €20. Sir Walter Fraser Oakeshott was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. He was also a Fellow of the British Academy and President of the Bibliographical Society. This is the book to have to understand the mosaics at all the various locations…