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The Medieval Vision : Essays in History and Perception
by Erickson, Carolly
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Edition per same date on both Title & Copyright pages and no other printings noted. Hard cover in very good condition with brown boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings to note. Former owner's book plate pasted on verso of ffp; age toning to all the papers; start of foxing to verso of boards and to the end papers. Dust jacket good with shelf & edge wear, small chips at head of spine, closed tear on rear flap with minor loss, 1/2"" split at top of rear fold. Minor foxing to the white areas along the fold lines. Not price clipped. * From the jacket front flap, "". . .a visionary world view and distinctive habits of mental and corporeal sight defined the boundaries of medieval reality. . . In nine closely related essays.. . . traces the visionary imagery that formed the interwoven natural and spiritual landscapes of the middle ages, drawing on chronicles, biographies, and historical and theological writings.""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M000947
- Title
- The Medieval Vision : Essays in History and Perception
- Author
- Erickson, Carolly
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Medieval civilization, Religious thought - Middle Ages 600 to 1500, Civilization - History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; History of Medieval Age & the Renaissance;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2015
Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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