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The Pink House: The Legendary Residence of Edwin Bradford Hall and His Succeeding Generations in Wellsville, New YorkThe history of The Pink House is unique because it is one of the few Victorian-era residences to remain in the possession of the same family for four generations. Victorian residences are 19th century fantasies created as monuments to their original owner's financial success...
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La Mandrágora de Las Doce Lunas: Una NovelaAl-Ándalus, siglo IX. Oso, un cristiano de vida irregular, está a punto de ser ejecutado por orden de un tribunal musulmán. Cuando la sentencia va a ejecutarse, Oso ofrece conseguir una planta mágica a cambio de que se respete su vida. El pacto es...
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The Rebel NunMarj Charlier's The Rebel Nun is based on the true story of Clotild, the daughter of a sixth-century king and his concubine, who leads a rebellion of nuns against the rising misogyny and patriarchy of the medieval church.At that time, women are afforded few...
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Communities of Print: Books and Their Readers in Early Modern EuropeThis book provides a new perspective on book history, with essays from leading scholars showing how communities of writers, publishers and readers across early modern Europe shaped the consumption of print.Author: Rosamund OatesPublisher: BrillPublished: 11/25/2021Pages: 268Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9789004448919About the AuthorDr Rosamund Oates (PhD,...
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Ancient Egyptian Architecture in Fifteen MonumentsAn authoritatively written overview of ancient Egyptian architecture from the point of view of an archaeologist and architectural historian The monuments of ancient Egypt have held scholars and tourists in their thrall for centuries. The sheer mass of the pyramids of Giza, the interaction...
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Spot the Difference: Architecture: A Hard Search and Find Books for Adults - Puzzle Books for Adults, Teens and Seniors - Find the DifferenSpot the Difference Architecture! A Hard Search and Find Books for Adults Take a world tour of stunning architecture. Each magnificent color spread features a picture of the same building on same pages, but with 7 differences between the original and the altered image.Author:...
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Emilio Sanchez Revisited: A Centenary Celebration of the Artist's Life and Work- A selection of visually unique paintings, watercolors, drawings, and etchings by the 20th-century Cuban American artist Emilio Sanchez - A cabinet of wonders that include letters, photographs and ephemera associated with the life and work of Sanchez - A collection of works by...
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London's Railway StationsA comprehensive introduction to the history and architecture of the great railway termini of London. The book is a short history and guide to London's principal mainline railway stations, from the first to be opened (London Bridge, 1836) to the last of the Victorian...
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Visual Translation: Illuminated Manuscripts and the First French HumanistsVisual Translation breaks new ground in the study of French manuscripts, contributing to the fields of French humanism, textual translation, and the reception of the classical tradition in the first half of the fifteenth century.While the prominence and quality of illustrations in French manuscripts...
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TidepoolNominated for a 2022 Bram Stoker Award."Wilson's plot hits all the right beats...Devotees of cosmic horror will enjoy this woman-centered take on familiar tropes."-Publisher's Weekly If ye give not willingly, the Lords will rise... In 1913, Henry Hamilton disappears while on a business trip,...
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The House of the Seven GablesA brother and sister occupy their family home, which has been linked to a series of unfortune events including the death of its original owner. They attempt to avoid their ancestor's fate and escape their looming legacy. Hepzibah and Clifford Pyncheon live in a...
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Islamic Gardens and LandscapesWestern admirers have long seen the Islamic garden as an earthly reflection of the paradise said to await the faithful. However, such simplification, Ruggles contends, denies the sophistication and diversity of the art form. Islamic Gardens and Landscapes immerses the reader in the world...
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Sonic Bodies: Text, Music, and Silence in Late Medieval EnglandWhat is the body when it performs music? And what, conversely, is music as it reverberates through or pours out of a performing body? Tekla Bude starts from a simple premise--that music requires a body to perform it--to rethink the relationship between music, matter,...
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Providence Lost: The Rise & Fall of Cromwell's Protectorate'A compelling and wry narrative of one of the most intellectually thrilling eras of British history' Guardian.***************** SHORTLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020 England, 1651. Oliver Cromwell has defeated his royalist opponents in two civil wars, executed the Stuart king Charles I, laid...
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The Tudor Socialite: A Social Calendar of Tudor LifeJan-Marie Knights documents the social calendar of Tudor high society in a series of bite-sized chunks. The book covers weddings, feasts, funerals and more - allowing the reader to immerse themselves in the glamor, affluence and human drama of a gilded world. Delivered in...
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Abject Eroticism in Northern Renaissance Art: The Witches and Femmes Fatales of Hans Baldung GrienHans Baldung Grien, the most famous apprentice and close friend of German artist Albrecht Dürer, was known for his unique and highly eroticised images of witches. In paintings and woodcut prints, he gave powerful visual expression to late medieval tropes and stereotypes, such as...
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Balaam's Ass: Vernacular Theology Before the English Reformation: Volume 1: Frameworks, Arguments, English to 1250For over seven hundred years, bodies of writing in vernacular languages served an indispensable role in the religious and intellectual culture of medieval Christian England, yet the character and extent of their importance have been insufficiently recognized. A longstanding identification of medieval western European...
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SanctuaryTwo enemies find themselves trapped together in an abandoned church on the far edge of Sherwood. Robin of Loxley and the Sheriff of Nottingham are both wounded, and without weapons, in the care of a hedge-priest.Sanctuary is the second book in Spiteful Puppet's Robin...
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The Deadliest SinCrispin Guest is summoned to a London priory to unmask a merciless killer. Can he discover who is committing the deadliest of sins? 1399, London. A drink at the Boar's Tusk takes an unexpected turn for Crispin Guest, Tracker of London, and his apprentice,...
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Drawing Climate: Visualising Invisible Elements of ArchitectureRepresentation of climate in designEphemeral phenomena like fire, precipitation, shade, and wind have emerged as important contemporary protagonists for environmental design due to their dynamic impact on buildings and cities. The importance of including these forces in architecture has gained rapid momentum in the...
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