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Book of Beasts - The Bestiary in the Medieval World
Av Elizabeth Morrison, Larisa Grollemond m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
561 kr
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Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing imaginary creatures, such as the unicorn, siren and griffin; exotic beasts, including the tiger, elephant and ape; as well as animals native to …
Beasts Factual and Fantastic
Inbunden, 2007
275 kr
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'Beasts Factual and Fantastic' is the first in the Medieval Imagination series of small, affordable books that will draw on manuscript illuminations from the Middle Ages and early Renaissance. Often, as is in the case of the imaginary beasts that readers will encounter in this volume, artists …
Right Word
Making Sense of the Words that Confuse
E-bok, 2012
103 kr
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The quality of your written English is your passport to both academic and career success. Whether you're a native speaker or learning English as a second language, it's very easy to get confused and make mistakes. This book is your essential guide to mastering the subtleties and becoming an expert …
Engines of Influence
Newspapers of Country Victoria, 1840- 1890
Häftad, 2005
396 kr
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Engines of Influence is a fifty-year history of Victoria's country newspapers, beginning with James Harrison's ""Geelong Advertiser"" in 1840 and ending in December 1890 when 166 papers were being published in 122 country towns. This significant book identifies all press sites and newspapers of the …
Flemish Manuscript Painting in Context
Av . Morrison, Elizabeth Morrison m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
580 kr
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A companion to the prize-winning exhibition catalogue "Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe", edited by Thomas Kren and Scot McKendrick (2003), this volume contains thirteen selected papers presented at the two conferences held in conjunction with the …
Imagining the Past in France – History in Manuscript Painting, 1250–1500
Inbunden, 2010
745 kr
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From around 1250 to the close of the fifteenth century, the most important and original work being done in secular illumination was unquestionably in French vernacular history manuscripts. This volume celebrates the vivid historical imagery produced during these years by bringing together some of …
Adventures of Gillion de Trazegnies - Chivalry and Romance in the Medieval East
Av Zrinka Stahuljak, Elizabeth Morrison
Inbunden, 2016
459 kr
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One of the finest works from the golden era of Flemish manuscript illumination, the Getty's copy of the Romance of Gillion de Trazegnies tells of the adventures of a medieval nobleman. Part travelogue, part romance, and part epic, the text traces the exciting exploits of Gillion as he journeys to …
Knight for the Ages - Jacques de Lalaing and the Art of Chivalry
Inbunden, 2018
515 kr
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The Livre des faits de Jacques de Lalaing (Book of the Deeds of Jacques de Lalaing), a famous Flemish illuminated manuscript, relays the audacious life of Jacques de Lalaing (1421-1453), a story that reads more like a fast-paced adventure novel. Produced in the tradition of chivalric biography, a …
Book of Marvels
A Medieval Guide to the Globe
Av Larisa Grollemond, Kelin Michael m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
379 kr
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From the classical encyclopedias of Pliny to famous tales such as The Travels of Marco Polo, historical travel writing has had a lasting impact, despite the fact that it was based on a curious mixture of truth, legend, and outright superstition. One foundational medieval source that expands on the …
Those Were the Days
Australia in the Sixties
Av Elizabeth Morrison, Ron Morrison
E-bok, 2013
294 kr
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In photographs and words, this beautifully presented book rekindles memories while providing glimpses of the 1960s in Australia: the Vietnam War and the conscription lottery; the Swinging Sixties, with its mini-skirts and changing fashions, the Beatles, Rolling Stones and the Australian group, The …
David Syme
Man of the Age
Häftad, 2014
387 kr
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The Melbourne Age dominated the newspaper stage in Australia from the 1870s to the end of the colonial period. In the 1880s its circulation was far in excess of any other daily throughout all British colonial possessions and its proprietor, the driven, talented Scotsman David Syme, was acknowledged …
Power of Patriarchs
Qisong and Lineage in Chinese Buddhism
Inbunden, 2010
2596 kr
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The Chan monk Qisong (1007-1072), an important figure in Northern Song religious and intellectual history, has garnered relatively little scholarly attention. This book provides a detailed biography with a focus on the influential historical writings he composed to defend Chan claims of a …
