J. Friedlander's Books

On Art and Connoisseurship

By: Max J. Friedlander

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AMONG art historians of to-day there is hardly anyone who enjoys a position comparable to that of Dr. Max J. Friedländer. He is universally recognized as being probably the greatest living expert, notably, of course, on the early Netherlandish and German masters; and in normal times not a day passed on which pictures were not submitted to him for opinion from all parts of the world. But he is much more than the mere, if accomplished, expert, worried without respite by people eager for his verdict on their possessions: the list of his writings—all of them revealing the outlook of the born historian—makes a truly imposing series, culminating in his monumental History of Early Netherlandish Painting issued from 1924 onwards in fourteen substantial volumes. And for a long time the whole of this ceaseless activity had for its background Dr. Friedländer’s connection with the Berlin Picture Gallery and Print Room: their marvellous growth during the period in question owes in fact an enormous debt to the distinguished scholar, whose career as an official came to an end in 1933, when Dr. Friedländer relinquished the post as Head of the great Picture Gallery, to which he had been appointed as Wilhelm von Bode’s successor. It is, indeed, the very aroma of that institution in its best days which pervades the whole activity of one of the greatest of those who stand to it in the relation of at once alumnus and creator.

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Read Books Ltd

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1447495381

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9781447495383

The Golden Wand of Medicine

A History of the Caduceus Symbol in Medicine

By: Walter J. Friedlander

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The Golden Wand of Medicine

A History of the Caduceus Symbol in Medicine

By: Walter J. Friedlander

The Caduceus, two entwined snakes set upon a rod, was the ancient symbol of Hermes, the Greek god of merchants. Today, it is a common and popular symbol of the medical and allied professions. This book traces the use of the caduceus symbol and answers the question of how it came to be the symbol of medicine. The work begins with a discussion of the symbol's origin as the magic wand of Hermes/Mercury, the Greco-Roman messenger of the gods, and the later identification of Hermes with the Egyptian god Thoth, whose characteristics included wisdom and eloquence. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Friedlander says, the caduceus was associated with wise and eloquent individuals, including some physicians. However, in the early 19th century it was adopted by a medical publisher as a sign, not that he published medical books, but that he was a commercial deliverer of information. Friedlander goes on to indicate that in 1902 the sign was adopted by the U.S. Army as the insignia of its Medical Department. The sign became widely recognized after the exposure it had during World War I. It became frequently used and, once popular, bred popularity. This book will be of interest to those in medical fields, medical historians, and those interested in symbology and iconology.

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198

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313065799

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9780313065798

Being Indian in Hueyapan

A Revised and Updated Edition

By: J. Friedlander

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Being Indian in Hueyapan

A Revised and Updated Edition

By: J. Friedlander

In this revised and updated edition, Judith Friedlander places her widely acclaimed work in historical context. The book describes the lives of the inhabitants of an indigenous pueblo during the late 1960s and early 1970s and analyzes the ways that Indians like them have been discriminated against since early colonial times.

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Palgrave Macmillan

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1349949744

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9781349949748

MULTIPLE CHOICE CLUES

A guide for improving scores and reasoning skills on multiple-choice tests

By: Mitchell J. Friedlander

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MULTIPLE CHOICE CLUES

A guide for improving scores and reasoning skills on multiple-choice tests

By: Mitchell J. Friedlander

This book has been written to help test-takers more efficiently go through the reasoning process when answering multiple-choice questions. It points out a series of clues to both the distracter choices and the correct answers. These clues are inherent in the making of standardized exams, as distracter choices often point to the correct answer. Furthermore, the book studies how academic tests are constructed, and how and why certain strategies are consistently used by test-makers in the writing of these distracter choices. Test scores automatically improve when these strategies and clues are learned, as the correct answers will stick out more than ever once you have acquired this knowledge. While the focus is on helping students in academia, this book is also of value to anyone who needs to take a test to get a professional license, certification, promotion, or any type of evaluation.

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Independent

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1450743285

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Book's by J. Friedlander

On Art and Connoisseurship

On Art and Connoisseurship

The Golden Wand of Medicine

The Golden Wand of Medicine

Being Indian in Hueyapan

Being Indian in Hueyapan

MULTIPLE CHOICE CLUES

MULTIPLE CHOICE CLUES

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