Brian colless (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The pearlers we meet in this book were early monks of Syria, Mesopotamia (Iraq), and Persia (Iran), They saw themselves as pearl-divers and pearl-merchants searching, through asceticism and prayer, for the precious pearls of mystical experience. Their quest led them into the wilderness, to a state of silent solitude in remote caves and hermitages. Working from Syriac manuscripts in the British Museum and the Vatican Library, and from the Greek monastery of Saint Catherine in the wilderness of Sinai and the Coptic monastery of the Syrians (Der es-Suriani) in the Egyptian desert, Brian E. Colless has produced a volume which draws modern readers into this little known world.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. 216pp hardback, black boards gilt in a tape-secured wrapper in clear removable plastic jacket, ex-library with usual stamps and labels.

hardback octavo with d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

second edition, octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Religion in New Zealand Society By Brian Colless (Edited by), Peter Donovan (Edited by). Very good hardback with jacket.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 215 pages. cover worn.