Search Results: Authors starting with G from Setton Book Collection

287 pages. Very Good, with dust jacket; slightly bumped corners; inscribed by author.
Abbot Gabriel. Fr. Astrik L Gabriel, O.Praem (1907 - 2005), the world's leading authority on the history of the medieval university, was Director and Professor Emeritus of the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and founder of the Astrik L Gabriel Collection on Medieval Universities, probably the world's most comprehensive collection of books, journals, photocopies, articles, mocrofilms, offprints, commentaries, etc. concerning all aspects of medieval university life, particularly at the University of Paris.

In Latin. Dedicated to Prof. K.M. Setton (1914-1995), eminent medievalist at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study (at this time at the University of Pennsylvania). Bears his bookplate and an inscription in Latin to him from Abbot Gabriel.

Fr. Astrik L Gabriel, O.Praem (1907 - 2005), the world's leading authority on the history of the medieval university, was Director and Professor Emeritus of the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and founder of the Astrik L Gabriel Collection on Medieval Universities, probably the world's most comprehensive collection of books, journals, photocopies, articles, mocrofilms, offprints, commentaries, etc. concerning all aspects of medieval university life, particularly at the University of Paris.

The present work presents hitherto unpublished material concerning receipts received and expenses for the academic years 1425/1426 to 1493/1494. It also discusses the territorial origin of the scholars (who came from seventy-six dioceses) to pursue the… Read More

Book is as new except for a lightly bumped corner. Dust jacket shows some wear at bottom front, light foxing on spine of dust jacket.
Abbot Gabriel's thorough and meticulous work on the extraordinary corpus of Ambrosiana microfilm at The Mediaeval Institute of the University of Notre Dame. The works follow scientific progress from the 10th to the eighteenth centuries, including works in all branches of science from giants of scientific progress like Euclid, Galen, Pliny, Avicenna, Neckham, Bacon, Da Vinci, Newton, Galileo and many more.
In some cases, these microfilms are now the only source of these documents, owing to war damage, etc. Abbot Gabriel researched and verified all references and items in the Abrosiana.
Fr. Astrik L Gabriel, O. Praem (1907 - 2005) was, among many other accomplisments,, the world's leading authority on the history of the medieval university; he was Director and Professor Emeritus of the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and founder of the Astrik L Gabriel… Read More

348 pages. Small tear on front corner of dust jacket, binding slightly cocked; otherwise volume in excellent condition. Spine of dust jacket is tanned.

3 Parts in 5 volumes. In Italian. Not an ex-library copy. Bears written name of original owner. All bindings tight, pages completely unmarked, with a little age-browning. Vol.1, parts 1&2 have a couple of bumped corners, part 1 has a couple of light spots. Vol.2, part 1 has a loose rear hinge. Vol 3, part 1 has a little crinkling of spine ( see photograph) and part 2 has a small tear at head of spine.Originally intended as an anthology for college preparatory Italian State Examinations, this 5-volume work traces Italian literature from the duecento to the first half of the novecento, from Bonaventure to Cesare Pavese, placing the creation of literary art in the context of time, place, society, worldview, philosophy, belief, and "gli spiriti e le forme" of the world in which the artists finds vision,To this end, each part of the anthology is preceded and "framed" by an historical introduction which aims to elucidate the conditions of life, customs and beliefs in which the anthologized works were… Read More

214 pages. Volume in Near Fine condition, no corner bumping, staining, etc. All pages intact, tight, bright and clean.Prof. Gist's landmark study analyzing the difference between the history, economic, political and social conditions and the literary, romantic and idealized versions of them prevalent in two key areas of Medieval English life. The differences highlight the Weltanschauung of Medieval England and help to understand what was convention, what was reality and what was contemporary understanding of the difference.Bears signature of former owner, K.M. Setton (1914-1995) of The Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

A hard-to-find non-library copy of Goering's classic and learned work, probably the most comprehensive and complete treatment in English, if not in any language, of the development of English criminal law and procedure, from the Franks, Anglo-Saxons, Normans, through the Conquest, the Middle Ages, etc.A publication of the Foundation for Research in Legal History at Columbia University School of Law; 455 pages. Corners slightly bumped, small crack in title label, a few spots on cover, spine somewhat tanned; a little fraying on heel of spine, but binding tight, all pages clean and bright, no other damage, no marks. Volume One was the only volume published.Gift of Arthur Charles Howland (1869-1952, H.C.Lea Professor Emeritus of Medieval History, University of Pennsylvania) to Prof. K. M. Setton (1914-1995) of the Institute for Advanced Study.

A little corner bumping, small chip and fraying at head of spine, Front hinge starting, some age-darkening, all pages clean, unmarked and intact. Some light pencil writing on front pastedown. Gilding on spine worn.
Printed on heavy stock with 25 illustrations. Tissue-protected frontispiece. Full blindstamped pictorial cover showing armored and visored St. George slaying the dragon, with sun, castle, distressed damsel and SCUS GEORGIUS in lower panel, bordered by stag and hound, lions, gryphons, castle walls, suns, florals.
Elizabeth Oke Buckland Gordon (born c. 1825) was a writer and the biographer of her father, distinguished geologist, paleontologist, theologian and Dean of Westminster William Buckland.
This a careful and considered account of the saint as an historical figure as well as a history of the knights of St. George, the Order of the Garter, and St. George's powerful military and symbolic influence on Christianity. The widespread commemoration of him in liturgy, customs, traditions, art… Read More

201 pages on glossy paper. Includes typed note by author, unsigned, to A.M. Blackburn of the Township Press. Binding tight and all pages clean and intact. Some shelf wear, with a little scratching on back board, and a small tear at head of spine. NO dust jacket.Gress's (1872-1934) comprehensive and fascinating survey and examples of American typographic styles over 150 years. He provides examples and illustrations in practically every conceivable field and application, and a great many black and white drawings, prints, posters, mastheads, brochures, advertisements, circulars, letterheads, stock cuts, etc. etc.A classic and unparalleled work by the preeminent American expert on typology of the 20th century.

Three volumes, 1994 pages. In Latin and Italian. Some bumping and abrasion to the Inside edge of the rear board of volume lll, a little corner-bumping to the front board of volume ll, some abrasion to the title label of volume ll, two very small stains on top edges of pages of volumes l and lll. All bindings tight, all pages bright and unmarked; interior of all volumes in fine condition. Bears bookplate of Prof. K.M. Setton (1914-1995) of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study.This is a very good copy of Sabbadini's exhaustive and hard-to-find edition of the famous epistolary of Guarino da Verona (Guarino Veronese, also Guarino Guarini) (1374-1460). Guarino left relatively little written work as he was primarily a teacher (and an evidently inspiring one), but he was extremely influential in establishing the groundwork and the ethos of the Italian Renaissance, and one of the most prominent early Renaissance humanists. His written legacy consists chiefly of this large collection of letters,… Read More