The History of the Library in Western Civilization. Volume IV: The Medieval World in the West. From Cassiodoru...
Co-publication. Sales Rights: worldwide except USA. Available in the USA from OAK KNOLL PRESS (ISBN 9781584561811). This work is the fourth part in an important, five-volume series addressing the unique role libraries have played in building and preserving Western culture. Mr. Staikos has become one... More info
Education in the earliest schools. Cuneiform Manuscripts in the Cotsen Collection.
This richly illustrated publication by Mark Wilson comprises an introductory essay and catalogue of the nearly two hundred tablets from the Cotsen Collection of ancient school texts, the greater number of these dating from the Old Babylonian period.The first part tells the story of the `Eduba` -... More info
Der Wunderknaul. The Wondrous Ball of Yarn Pictures and Verses
Der Wunderknaul is the beautifully illustrated tale of Inge´s adventures with a ball of yarn. This innovative picture book with verses by Margarete Kallmeyer-Mehlhorn reflects an interesting transitional period in German society from a nursery perspective: the change from traditional German society ... More info
Mr. W. Bilderdijk`s briefwisseling 1798-1806
The complete correspondence of the famous Dutch poet, lawyer and historian Willem Bilderdijk (1756-1831) between 1798 and 1806, when he lived in exile in Brunswick. More info
Licht als leidraad. Leven en werk van Frits Lensvelt (1886-1945). Met een voorwoord van Frans Leidelmeijer
Published on the occasion of two exhibitions (in Amsterdam and in Assen) on the life and works of the versatile and influential Dutch designer Frits Lensvelt. More info
Indisch Lexicon. Indische woorden in de Nederlandse literatuur.
In het Indisch Lexicon zijn bijna 19.000 Indische woorden en begrippen, zoals ze in de Nederlandse taal vanaf ongeveer 1600 gebruikt zijn, vastgelegd, omschreven en in hun context geplaatst. Van ieder woord is de betekenis gegeven op basis van reeds bestaande Indonesische, Maleise, Javaanse, Soendan... More info
Printing the Classical Text.
The first Classical text was printed at Mainz in 1465. By the end of 1500 more than 350 printers in over 70 locations had contributed to the printing of more than 1500 separate editions. Almost every Classical Latin author had been printed, many in multiple editions, and the printing of Greek author... More info
`Nel mezzo del cammin...`. A Dante Journey through 700 Years of Text and Images. Edited by Livio Ambrogio, Eng...
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Bibliotheca Wittockiana within the framework of Europalia 2003 Italia. The catalogue casts an eye over seven centuries of the `fortuna` of Dante as seen in editions of his work. Some of them are important, others are merely curious but they may yet be significa... More info
Little Rhymes by Hans Christian Andersen, with Little Photos by Harald Paetz.
This beautiful facsimile volume represents the first ever printing of Andersen`s Fotograferede Bornegrupper in English. This book is a collaboration between Andersen, who wrote the verse, and the famous early Danish photographer Harald Paetz. The illustrations in the book are albumen prints of posed... More info