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December 2024
CODES of HONOR
Heraldry and the Secret Language of Symbols: An Illustrated History of Europe Gabriele Reina, PhD This beautifully illustrated book, with over 100 high-quality illustrations, is a unique work of literature in the world. Written by Europe's foremost heraldic authority, Codes of Honor is a rich exploration into the mysterious language of heraldry, the strange symbolism of that language, the provenance and significance of heraldic badges and the history of Europe's great dynastic families by means of the historic assembly of coats of arms. Fabriano papers, 350pp; 175 illustrations. 12 in x 12 in; hardcover. $250.00. Please click on the image for more details.
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Old Masters Editore
The publishing imprint of Old Masters International
Luxury edition books and customs books curated and edited by the last Editor-in-Chief of Italy's leading art and aesthetics magazine FMR (Franco Maria Ricci), who was as well the Books editor of that publication and responsible for the editorial content and design of what are today considered highly valuable collectors' items. These works were of extraordinary presentation, quality of paper and literary scholarship, a tradition of centuries which we continue today.
Latest Series: The America Series: 2023-2024
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To the left: George B Loring's 1911 classic on the aristocratic roots of American democracy and the spirit of patrician public service that once pervaded American idealism. Hardcover, 90pp, original artwork, fine Fabriano papers and beautifully finished dark purple cloth with gold lettering. Please see click on image for further details.
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Lawyers in the Constitutional Convention:
Profiles of the Great Figures of Law and Philosophy of Law Who Became
the Architects of America
Six Volumes
Edited with commentary by the editors of Old Masters International
Profiles of the Great Figures of Law and Philosophy of Law Who Became
the Architects of America
Six Volumes
Edited with commentary by the editors of Old Masters International
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In the great task of nation building, lawyers were then the constructive architects of the governmental structure. Of the state papers of the first Continental Congress, Lord Chatham declared them unsurpassed. Lawyers made up more than half the Constitutional Convention; of the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence thirty had been lawyers, including its author Jefferson and thirty-nine had been members of the first or second Continental Congress. The legal minds behind that incredible era comprised the source-origin of the remarkable documents that created the United States and which Chatham praised so highly; Featuring excerpts from the writing of thirty of the most prominent lawyers at the Convention, beautifully written critical biographical profiles by great scholars of yester-decade and century, and with accompanying illustrative portraiture done in a classical "Old Masters" tradition by an acclaimed Milanese artist himself descended from the "founding families" of Lombardy. Apprx. 150 to 190 pages per volume, each measuring 10.3 in x 6.5 in.
$450.00 for the six-volume series, hard cover. $150.00 soft cover
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$450.00 for the six-volume series, hard cover. $150.00 soft cover
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Other literary works:
Four brilliant scholars and fast friends struggle to understand the world philosophy cannot explain. A darkly comic, language-rich and poignant "novel of ideas". 650pp. $25.00 softcover.
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The fall of Austria-Hungary and the rise of America: two worlds meet over the course of one evening during the sale of a family estate; an ensuing debate over aristocracy and democracy results in a greater understanding of common humanity. 175 pp. $20.00 softcover
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A collection of fifteen superb essays ranging from two thousand to six thousand words each on the "civilization we have not quite lost", previously published in conservative literary media. Written in the introspective and learned style of the classic art of the essay. 250 pp. $20.00 softcover.
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