Welcome to Addison, one of England's last handmade book publishing houses and home of beautiful, collectable handcrafted books. Addison has been publishing and distributing some of the world's most beautiful and collectable books since 2003, offering our clients a highly personalised service and sharing with them a passion for bespoke craftsmanship and British heritage.
Our books are handcrafted using the finest materials and sophisticated twenty-first century printing techniques. These majestic publications provide owners with an alternative investment asset that engages their passion for rare fine art and the opportunity to own a source of timeless knowledge and enlightenment for future generations.
Our books are handcrafted using the finest materials and sophisticated twenty-first century printing techniques. These majestic publications provide owners with an alternative investment asset that engages their passion for rare fine art and the opportunity to own a source of timeless knowledge and enlightenment for future generations.
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The Natural History of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Islands limited edition sets provide the opportunity to rediscover the age of enlightenment through the wonder of art, and view the natural world through the eyes of one of the age's most eminent naturalists.
Each of the 265 images has been hand-printed, one colour at a time, using the stochastic lithographic process, that replicates the meticulous precision and vibrant colours of the original.Scholarly advice on Mark Catesby's Natural History of North America text has been provided by Leslie K. Overstreet, Curator of Natural History Rare Books, Smithsonian Libraries.
Each of the 265 images has been hand-printed, one colour at a time, using the stochastic lithographic process, that replicates the meticulous precision and vibrant colours of the original.Scholarly advice on Mark Catesby's Natural History of North America text has been provided by Leslie K. Overstreet, Curator of Natural History Rare Books, Smithsonian Libraries.
With the exception of a few scattered Anglo-Saxon charters, all English local history begins with Domesday. When William the Conqueror commissioned Domesday Book in 1085, it was the most complete guide to a country ever undertaken. Nearly one thousand years later, it still is. Such is its authority that it was last consulted for legal precedent in the 1980's.
For anyone interested in where they live now or where they come from, Domesday reveals fascinating facts about customs, value and ownership of their village, town and county more than 900 years ago. It is the beginning of all local history. Only 1,000 numbered copies of each Domesday county were created from the unique manuscript in the National Archive at Kew.
This Digital Domesday is the only version of the Domesday manuscripts to provide access to high-resolution images of all folios from Great and Little Domesday. The images were taken from the 10 x 8 inch transparencies shot in 1985 at the time the 413 folios of Great and 475 of Little Domesday were unbound for restoration.
Exceptionally sumptuous and imposing, the Breslau Psalter is one of the most impressive manuscripts to have survived from the Middle Ages. This treasure is kept at the world-renowned Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, who say that this 'Psalter displays the piety, wealth and cosmopolitan tastes of its ducal patrons'.
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