The Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry school is teaming up with a French publisher to create a new series of classic books.

Running title: The book of trades Originally published in 3 v. in 1804 under the title: The book of trades, or, Library of the useful arts. Cf. BM 23:686. Editions from as early as 1818 are published ...

Geoffrey Chaucer transformed medieval English literature by elevating Middle English as a vehicle for poetic and narrative depth. At a time when French and Latin dominated, he gave voice to everyday ...