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The shepherd by John Seymour
The pinball effect : how renaissance water gardens made the carburetor possible, and other journeys through knowledge by James Burke
Photographer's guide to slide duplication and enhancement by Ben Duben
Shawls and scarves: the best of Knitter's magazine by Nancy J. Thomas
Uniforms of the elite forces by Leroy Thompson
The way of the West: the reorganization of Europe 1300-1760 by Arthur Joseph Slavin
The exploration of Africa : from Cairo to the Cape by Anne Hugon
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Currently readingMargaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, 1473-1541 : loyalty, lineage and leadership by Hazel Pierce
The life and career of William Paulet (c.1475-1572), Lord Treasurer and first Marquis of Winchester by D. M. Loades
The structures of everyday life: The limits of the possible. (Civilization and capitalism, 15th-18th century v.1) by Fernand Braudel
The library at night by Alberto Manguel







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posted by infiniteletters at 3:51 pm (EST) on Sep 25, 2009
posted by infiniteletters at 1:03 pm (EST) on Sep 25, 2009
thats great, next time I am in Paris I will go and see it. You have a lot of 16th century related books that are right up my street, Cheers, Ken
posted by kend at 7:35 am (EST) on Jul 25, 2009
posted by kend at 7:29 pm (EST) on Jul 24, 2009
posted by usnmm2 at 8:05 pm (EST) on May 25, 2009
Thank you
posted by usnmm2 at 6:16 am (EST) on May 21, 2009
I'm also reading my first Cherryh - for some reason I thought that she wrote only fantasy.
I admire the few books that we have in common here. Have you actually read The English Medieval House? It's an all-time favorite "look at pictures and browse" book, but now I think that I may tackle it. I also wonder what you thought of A Distant Mirror. I read Froissart in some form and wasn't particularly impressed with Ms. Tuchman's take on him although I'm generally awed by her.
And so, it may be that you'll make your comments private to avoid me and my ilk, but I feel compelled to voice agreement.
Peggy
posted by LizzieD at 9:38 am (EST) on Apr 6, 2009
posted by stellarexplorer at 11:14 pm (EST) on Apr 5, 2009
(with complete respect for that decision, as previously expressed)
posted by stellarexplorer at 11:13 pm (EST) on Apr 5, 2009
posted by stellarexplorer at 10:31 pm (EST) on Apr 5, 2009
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posted by lachatte at 2:50 pm (EST) on Mar 26, 2009
posted by Porius at 2:56 am (EST) on Mar 24, 2009
Yes, it is Jon the Lean. Though not so "lean" any more.
How are you doing?
posted by John_R_Edgerton at 2:19 pm (EST) on Feb 27, 2009
Yes, it's me. I took your suggestion and finally got onto LibraryThing.
I have a question: I keep losing my tags, or they kee moving to other books. I thought at first it was because I used the quick edit button, but several of the books I've added this morning(without that button) have moved and others have been lost completely. Where am I going wrong?
Please let me know if I should be asking LibraryThing rather than you.
Thanks,
Lynn
posted by LDownward at 2:50 pm (EST) on Feb 14, 2009
Thanks for your response to my query at the Tea group site on the composition of Scottish Breakfast tea. I see that further down in the messages list someone actually acquired it and her/his review was less than glowing. I will stick with my hearty Irish Breakfast for the nonce.
Susan
posted by swankyankee at 9:01 pm (EST) on Jan 23, 2009
I have a couple of books on the Bacon-Shakespeare Controversy as well in my Shakespeare Collection.
posted by moibibliomaniac at 3:44 pm (EST) on Jan 22, 2009
As for Queen Elizabeth, I don't know what her contributions, if any, were to the Royal Collection. Ironically, last week, a friend of mine was down-sizing his library, and I was selling his copy of
Camden's Elizabeth, but he changed his mind and decided to keep the book instead.
posted by moibibliomaniac at 7:30 am (EST) on Jul 29, 2008
At length, I've seen your post about having a copy of Jane Pettigrew's A Social History of Tea, which you kindly said you'd look at and let me know about. As it took me so long to notice it, I thought I'd go ahead and ask. Have you had a chance to peruse it, yet?
I lift my teacup to you, in any case. Cheers!
Julie
posted by Eurydice at 8:23 pm (EST) on Nov 3, 2007