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This is a useful microphysics handbook for conservators and specialists in physics, chemistry, architecture, engineering, geology and biology dealing with the environment and works of art. A rigourous treatment and a background familiarity with th...

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A landmark illustrated history of rural church monuments - the forgotten national treasures of England and Wales Deep in the countryside, away from metropolitan abbeys and cathedrals, thousands of funerary monuments are hidden in parish churches. ...

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In the highly politicized memory space of postwar South Korea, many families have been deprived of their right to mourn loved ones lost in the Korean War. Only since the 1990s has the government begun to acknowledge the atrocities committed by Sou...

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In the highly politicized memory space of postwar South Korea, many families have been deprived of their right to mourn loved ones lost in the Korean War. Only since the 1990s has the government begun to acknowledge the atrocities committed by Sou...

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Shajar al-Durr--known as "e;Tree of Pearls"e;--began her remarkable career as a child slave, given as property to the Ayyubid Sultan Salih of Egypt. She became his favorite concubine, was manumitted, became the sultan's wife, served as gov...

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Shajar al-Durr--known as "e;Tree of Pearls"e;--began her remarkable career as a child slave, given as property to the Ayyubid Sultan Salih of Egypt. She became his favorite concubine, was manumitted, became the sultan's wife, served as gov...

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Discover and explore the most incredible statues, monuments, temples, bridges, and ancient cities with this unparalleled survey of the most famous buildings and structures ever created by humans.From Stonehenge to the Sagrada Familia, from the Gre...

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From ancient dwellings to modern high-tech skyscrapers, discover everything there is to know about the history of architecture worldwide.Covering over 6,000 years of human history, Architecture charts the most important developments in building ma...

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Essays on the restoration and revival of Jewish sites in post-Holocaust, post-Communist Poland: "e;Highly recommended."e; -ChoiceIn a time of national introspection regarding the country's involvement in the persecution of Jews, Poland has...

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This book is the first comprehensive treatment in any language of the most consequential work of art ever to be executed in Russia—the equestrian monument to Peter the Great, or The Bronze Horseman, as it has come to be known since it appeare...

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'A treasure-trove of inspiration . . . [Beyond the Footpath] shows us how to make the most of the calm beauty of the natural world that surrounds us, as well as offering practical guidance on where to find - and how to travel to - those special pl...

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Microclimate for Cultural Heritage: Conservation and Restoration of Indoor and Outdoor Monuments, Second Edition, is a cutting-edge, theoretical, and practical handbook concerning microclimate, environmental factors, and conservation of cultural h...

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Microclimate for Cultural Heritage: Measurement, Risk Assessment, Conservation, Restoration, and Maintenance of Indoor and Outdoor Monuments, Third Edition, presents the latest on microclimates, environmental issues and the conservation of cultura...

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How war has been remembered collectively is the central question in this volume. War in the twentieth century is a vivid and traumatic phenomenon which left behind it survivors who engage time and time again in acts of remembrance. This volume, co...

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A history of U.S. Civil War monuments that shows how they distort history and perpetuate white supremacyThe United States began as a slave society, holding millions of Africans and their descendants in bondage, and remained so until a civil war to...

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How leading American artists reflected on the fate of humanity in the nuclear era through monumental sculptureIn the wake of the atomic bombings of Japan in 1945, artists in the United States began to question what it meant to create a work of art...

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The classic guide to one of America's architectural treasures-now with magnificent new color photos and a foreword by Princeton's dean of religious lifeLike the medieval English cathedrals that inspired it, the Princeton University Chapel is an ar...

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George Washington was an affluent slave owner who believed that republicanism and social hierarchy were vital to the young countrys survival. And yet, he remains largely free of the elitist label affixed to his contemporaries, as Washington evolve...

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The streets and public spaces of London are rich with statues and monuments commemorating the city''s great figures and events ? from Nelson''s Column in Trafalgar Square and Sir Christopher Wren''s Great Fire Monument to the charming Peter Pan st...

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Respectable Burial also highlights how important a role Montreal played in Canada's history. The cemetery is the final resting place of politician Alexander Galt, poet F.R. Scott, hockey star Howie Morenz, explorer David Thompson, bank presidents,...

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Fondé en 1852, le cimetiäre Mont-Royal est depuis longtemps un espace public cher aux Montréalais. C''est le lieu où sommeillent du repos éternel l''homme politique Sir John Abbott, le poäte F.R. Scott, l''étoile du hockey Howie Morenz, l''...

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Lavishly illustrated, Persuasion and Propaganda is the first study of these works of art within the framework of colonial politics and political culture. While examining the rise of the idea of the public in the modern world, Joan Coutu also explo...

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A sustained and rigorous consideration of the intersections of memory, place, and rhetoric Though we live in a time when memory seems to be losing its hold on communities, memory remains central to personal, communal, and national identities....

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An investigation into the relationship between history, art, architecture, memory, and diplomacy. Between 1948 and 1956, the United States government planned an enormous project to build fourteen permanent overseas military cemeteries in Euro...

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Is it "e;Stalinist"e; for a formerly communist country to tear down a statue of Stalin? Should the Confederate flag be allowed to fly over the South Carolina state capitol? Is it possible for America to honor General Custer and the Sioux N...

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Set in the first half of the twentieth century, but reaching back to Bavaria in the late nineteenth century, The Stone Carvers weaves together the story of ordinary lives marked by obsession and transformed by art. At the centre of a large cast of...

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Recent years have witnessed growing scholarly interest in the history of death. Increasing academic attention toward death as a historical subject in its own right is very much linked to its pre-eminent place in 20th-century history, and Germany, ...

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In Baghdad, an enormous monument nearly twice the size of the Arc de Triomphe towers over the city. Two huge forearms emerge from the ground, clutching two swords that clash overhead. Those arms are enlarged casts of those of Saddam Hussein, showi...

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At the height of her career, Bell journeyed into the heart of the Middle East retracing the steps of the ancient rulers who left tangible markers of their presence in the form of castles, palaces, mosques, tombs and temples. Among the many sites s...

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At the height of her career, Bell journeyed into the heart of the Middle East retracing the steps of the ancient rulers who left tangible markers of their presence in the form of castles, palaces, mosques, tombs and temples. Among the many sites s...

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