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The Corpus Iuris Civilis in the Middle Ages

Manuscripts and Transmission from the Sixth Century to the Juristic Revival

By: Charles Radding,Antonio Ciaralli

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The Corpus Iuris Civilis in the Middle Ages

Manuscripts and Transmission from the Sixth Century to the Juristic Revival

By: Charles Radding,Antonio Ciaralli

Using documents, glosses, legal commentaries, and the first paleographical study of manuscripts since the mid-nineteenth century, the authors of this book trace the circulation of the Corpus Iuris Civilis from late antiquity until the early twelfth century. They demonstrate that only the Novels found any significant readership in the early Middle Ages, and that Justinian’s Institutes, Code, and Digest emerged from obscurity only in the mid-eleventh century, when they were taken up by northern-Italian specialists in Lombard law. Separate chapters then consider the evidence for the textual history and reception of the Institutes, Code, and Digest. Included in the volume are plates of all of the most important early manuscripts of Justinian’s works, most of which have never been published before.

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BRILL

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9047411552

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9789047411550

The Household Book of Poetry

By: Charles A. Dana

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The Household Book of Poetry

By: Charles A. Dana

Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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3382310848

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9783382310844

Etruscan Roman Remains and the Old Religion

Gods, Goblins, Divination and Amulets

By: Charles Godfrey Leland

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Etruscan Roman Remains and the Old Religion

Gods, Goblins, Divination and Amulets

By: Charles Godfrey Leland

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Routledge

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0710307624

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Techniques for Evaluating Insect Resistance in Crop Plants

By: Charles M. Smith,Z. R. Khan,Mano Dutta Pathak

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Techniques for Evaluating Insect Resistance in Crop Plants

By: Charles M. Smith,Z. R. Khan,Mano Dutta Pathak

This comprehensive book is the first illustrated volume to provide detailed discussions of all plant genera regarding techniques developed to evaluate plant resistance to insects. Many of the book's references have never before appeared in a volume on this subject. The authors systematically discuss techniques used to evaluate different types of insect behavior and plant morphological and phytochemical factors responsible for plant resistance and susceptibility to insects.

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336

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CRC Press

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0873718569

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9780873718561

Roman Letters

By: Charles Shere

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Roman Letters

By: Charles Shere

Reflections on daily life, politics, restaurants, art, and history during two months in Rome. With a detailed listing of restaurants. 258 pages; b&w photos by the author.

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Lulu.com

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0615166008

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9780615166001

Groundwater Science

By: Charles R. Fitts

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Groundwater Science

By: Charles R. Fitts

Groundwater Science, Third Edition covers physical and chemical aspects of groundwater science, with emphasis on applications in the hydrologic cycle and in water supply, including contamination, mining, and construction issues. This interdisciplinary text weaves important methods and applications from the disciplines of physics, chemistry, mathematics, geology, biology, and environmental science, introducing the mathematical modeling of groundwater flow and contaminant transport. This fully updated edition includes all new case studies, expanded ancillary materials (including software), and expanded problems. The book is a valuable resource for students and instructors in the geosciences, environmental sciences, and civil engineering with a focus on hydrology and hydrogeology. - Offers discussions of groundwater modeling, calibration, parameter estimation, and uncertainty - Includes content on well construction and design, surface water hydrology, groundwater/ surface water interaction, slug tests, pumping tests, and mounding analysis - Provides free software tools for slug test analysis, pumping test analysis, heat flow analysis, groundwater flow modeling - Includes end-of-chapter problems, some quantitative and some conceptual - Student web site includes links to software and numerous videos that illustrate concepts in the book

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Academic Press

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0128114568

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Etruscan Roman Remains

By: Charles G. Leland

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Etruscan Roman Remains

By: Charles G. Leland

Cast a spell against gossips, deflect unwanted romantic attention, or bring the dead back to life. The renowned 19th-century folklorist and expert on witchy cultures Charles Leland believed he had uncovered the secrets of practical domestic magic as the ancient pagans of Italian Tuscany performed it, and he shared all in this classic 1892 study. Considered by the author to be his own masterwork, this enthralling work--one still the subject of heated debate among modern pagans, some of whom embrace it while others deny its accuracy--here are detailed examinations of the "gods and goblins" of the region as well as the time-honored incantations, divinations, medicines, and amulets of the Tuscans.

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Routledge

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113618631X

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9781136186318

Astrobiology

Understanding Life in the Universe

By: Charles S. Cockell

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Astrobiology

Understanding Life in the Universe

By: Charles S. Cockell

A guide to understanding the formation of life in the Universe The revised and updated second edition of Astrobiology offers an introductory text that explores the structure of living things, the formation of the elements required for life in the Universe, the biological and geological history of the Earth, and the habitability of other planets. Written by a noted expert on the topic, the book examines many of the major conceptual foundations in astrobiology, which cover a diversity of traditional fields including chemistry, biology, geosciences, physics, and astronomy. The book explores many profound questions such as: How did life originate on Earth? How has life persisted on Earth for over three billion years? Is there life elsewhere in the Universe? What is the future of life on Earth? Astrobiology is centered on investigating the past and future of life on Earth by looking beyond Earth to get the answers. Astrobiology links the diverse scientific fields needed to understand life on our own planet and, potentially, life beyond. This new second edition: Expands on information about the nature of astrobiology and why it is useful Contains a new chapter “What is Life?” that explores the history of attempts to understand life Contains 20% more material on the astrobiology of Mars, icy moons, the structure of life, and the habitability of planets New ‘Discussion Boxes’ to stimulate debate and thought about key questions in astrobiology New review and reflection questions for each chapter to aid learning New boxes describing the careers of astrobiologists and how they got into the subject Offers revised and updated information throughout to reflect the latest advances in the field Written for students of life sciences, physics, astronomy and related disciplines, the updated edition of Astrobiology is an essential introductory text that includes recent advances to this dynamic field.

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646

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119550351

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9781119550358

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 18, 1870

By: Charles Darwin

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The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 18, 1870

By: Charles Darwin

The year leading up to the publication of Descent of Man, Darwin's first treatment of human evolution.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521768896

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9780521768894

Our Sentimental Garden

By: Agnes Castle,Egerton Castle

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Our Sentimental Garden

By: Agnes Castle,Egerton Castle

Agnes and Egerton Castle's 1914 work describes the garden and gardening of "Villi no Loki" in the southern moorlands of Surrey, with background information on the people and events of the area.

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342

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Applewood Books

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142901394X

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9781429013949

Italian Neorealism

A Cultural History

By: Charles L. Leavitt IV

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Italian Neorealism

A Cultural History

By: Charles L. Leavitt IV

This book seeks to redefine, recontextualize, and reassess Italian neorealism - an artistic movement characterized by stories set among the poor and working class - through innovative close readings and comparative analysis.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487507100

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9781487507107

From Signs to Design

Environmental Process and Reform in Early Renaissance Rome

By: Charles Burroughs

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From Signs to Design

Environmental Process and Reform in Early Renaissance Rome

By: Charles Burroughs

Applying the latest practices from critical theory and discourse to the builtenvironment of early Renaissance Rome, Charles Burroughs sees the city as a field of visualcommunication and rhetoric. He explores the symbolic dimension of the cultural landscape and theoperation of architectural and other visual signs in the urban environment. The result is a profoundreconceiving of the implications for the study of Renaissance Rome of the notion of the city as"text." Central to Burrough's project is the articulation of a model of cultural mediation andproduction that is distinct from the standard notion of patronage as a unilateral transaction.On onelevel From Signs to Design focuses on the production of social meaning in and through environmentalprocess during the pontificate of Nicholas V, celebrated for his intimate links to the new cultureof humanism and as an archetypal patron of the arts and literature. On another, it is an elucidationof the origins and the ideological impact of architectural and urbanistic motifs and conceptions ofspatial order that were central to the Western tradition of monumental city planning.Burroughsbrings an especially wide range of explanatory models - from social history, cultural anthropology,iconology and semiotics - to bear in his analysis of urban reform and the shifts in architecturaldesign that emerged in early Renaissance Rome. He focuses in particular on the material basis andcontext of these shifts, which he studies through the examination of contrasting neighborhoods,social milieus, and institutions, as well as of individuals prominently involved with importantbuilding projects or with the general maintenance and improvement of urban facilities andinfrastructure. Burroughs provides a concrete and differentiated picture of the intersection ofpapal/ecclesiastical and local interest and initiatives, placing this within the context of markedpolitical changes. And he devotes extensive discussions to the artistic expression of papal agendasand concerns in Nicholas's private chapel and in Alberti's Tempio Malatestiano.Charles Burroughs isAssociate Professor of Art History at the State University of New York at Binghamton.Contents: UrbanPattern and Symbolic Landscapes. Interior Architectures: Discordance and Resolution in the Frescoesof Nicholas's Private Chapel. Far and Near Perspectives: Urban Ordering and Neighborhood Change inNicholan Rome. Middlemen: Lines of Contact, Mutual Advantage, and Command. The Other Rome: Sacralityand Ideology in the Holy Quarter. Mirror and Frame: The Surrounding Region and the Long Road.Epilogue: The River, the Book, and the Basilica.

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MIT Press

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0262022982

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9780262022989

Etruscan Roman Remains

By: Charles Godfrey Leland

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Etruscan Roman Remains

By: Charles Godfrey Leland

The Etruscans are one of history's great mysteries -- a sophisticated society that flourished at the heart of the Classical world and then vanished, leaving relatively few archaeological remains and few records of their culture. The Etruscans were adept at magic, and Etruscan books of spells were common among the Romans but they have not survived. While greatly influenced by the Greeks, the Etruscans retained elements of an ancient non-Western culture, and these archaic traits contributed greatly to the civilization once thought of as purely Roman (gladiators, for example, and many kinds of divination). Leland retrieves elements of Etruscan culture from the living popular traditions of remote areas of the Italian countryside where belief in "the old religion" survives to an astonishing degree. Recorded when many of these secret beliefs and practices were fading away, this remarkable volume deals with ancient gods, spirits, witches, incantations, prophecy, medicine, spells, and amulets, giving full descriptions, illustrations, and instructions for practice.

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401

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Cosimo, Inc.

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1602066663

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9781602066663

Familiar Allusions: a Hand-Book of Miscellaneous Information

By: William Adolphus Wheeler,Charles Gardner Wheeler

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Familiar Allusions: a Hand-Book of Miscellaneous Information

By: William Adolphus Wheeler,Charles Gardner Wheeler

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

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3385106443

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9783385106444

The Epicurean

The Classic 1893 Cookbook

By: Charles Ranhofer

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The Epicurean

The Classic 1893 Cookbook

By: Charles Ranhofer

Complete culinary encyclopedia, with more than 3,500 recipes and nearly 800 black-and-white illustrations. This edition of the great classic is available in a splendid hardcover facsimile of the rare 1893 original.

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Courier Dover Publications

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1606601059

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9781606601051

Leocha's Ski Snowboard America (2009)

Top Winter Resorts in USA and Canada

By: Charles Leocha

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Leocha's Ski Snowboard America (2009)

Top Winter Resorts in USA and Canada

By: Charles Leocha

Evaluates ski resorts in North America, and gives information on conditions, lodging, and non-skiing activities, including snowboarding facilities.

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World Leisure Corporation

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0915009889

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9780915009886

Encyclopedia of Materials Characterization

Surfaces, Interfaces, Thin Films

By: Charles A. Evans

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Encyclopedia of Materials Characterization

Surfaces, Interfaces, Thin Films

By: Charles A. Evans

This is a comprehensive volume on analytical techniques used in materials science for the characterization of surfaces, interfaces and thin films. This flagship volume is a unique, stand-alone reference for materials science practitioners, process engineers, students and anyone with a need to know about the capabilities available in materials analysis. An encyclopedia of 50 concise articles, this book will also be a practical companion to the forthcoming books in the series."--Knovel.

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Gulf Professional Publishing

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0750691689

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9780750691680

Urbanism Without Effort

Reconnecting with First Principles of the City

By: Charles R. Wolfe

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Urbanism Without Effort

Reconnecting with First Principles of the City

By: Charles R. Wolfe

How do you create inviting and authentic urban environments where people feel at home? Countless community engagement workshops, studies by consulting firms, and downtown revitalization campaigns have attempted to answer this age-old question. In Urbanism Without Effort, Chuck Wolfe argues that “unplanned” places can often teach us more about great placemaking than planned ones. From impromptu movie nights in a Seattle alley to the adapted reuse of Diocletian’s Palace in Split, Croatia, Wolfe searches for the “first principles” of what makes humans feel happy and safe amid the hustle and bustle of urban life. He highlights the common elements of cities around the world that spontaneously bring people together: being inherently walkable, factors that contribute to safety at night, the importance of intersections and corners, and more. In this age of skyrocketing metropolitan growth, he argues, looking to the past might be our best approach to creating the urban future we dream about. A whirlwind global tour, Urbanism Without Effort offers readers inspiration, historical context, and a better understanding of how an inviting urban environment is created.

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