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Bell's Cathedrals

St. David's

By: Philip A. Robson

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This treatise is little more than a careful digest of numerous works, of the more important of which a list is given. A sincere note of obligation is due to Messrs. Jones and Freeman's scholarly and accurate History of St. David's and to Mr. John Murray's Handbook to the Welsh Cathedrals; but the list is given quite as much to assist future students as to emphasise those writers to whom the author has been under special obligations. Those who may wish to visit St. David's will find it remarkably inaccessible, and they will be well advised to travel to Haverfordwest by train, sleep there, and drive on, over the sixteen miles and seventeen hills, to St. David's on the next day. For cyclists there is a much better road from Letterston station, but the other is preferable from the picturesque point of view. The illustrations are mostly from the author's own photographs, but his special thanks are due to Mr. A. David and Mr. Morgan, to whose hearty co-operation on the spot a large meed of whatever success they may attain is unhesitatingly given. The general views are from photographs by Valentine, Frith and Co., and Poulton; the general measured drawings are reduced from the elaborate plans of J. Taylor Scott, F.R.I.B.A., which won the silver medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1882; a few illustrations are taken from old prints in the author's collection, and for some reproductions we have been indebted to the excellent plates in Messrs. Jones and Freeman's History of St. David's. PHILIP A. ROBSON.

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anboco

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3736415419

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9783736415416

Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, 1940–1947

By: Philip Phillips,James A. Ford,James B. Griffin

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Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, 1940–1947

By: Philip Phillips,James A. Ford,James B. Griffin

Documents prehistoric human occupation along the lower reaches of the Mississippi River A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication The Lower Mississippi Survey was initiated in 1939 as a joint undertaking of three institutions: the School of Geology at Louisiana State University, the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, and the Peabody Museum at Harvard. Fieldwork began in 1940 but was halted during the war years. When fieldwork resumed in 1946, James Ford had joined the American Museum of Natural History, which assumed co-sponsorship from LSU. The purpose of the Lower Mississippi Survey (LMS)—a term used to identify both the fieldwork and the resultant volume—was to investigate the northern two-thirds of the alluvial valley of the lower Mississippi River, roughly from the mouth of the Ohio River to Vicksburg. This area covers about 350 miles and had been long regarded as one of the principal hot spots in eastern North American archaeology. Phillips, Ford, and Griffin surveyed over 12,000 square miles, identified 382 archaeological sites, and analyzed over 350,000 potsherds in order to define ceramic typologies and establish a number of cultural periods. The commitment of these scholars to developing a coherent understanding of the archaeology of the area, as well as their mutual respect for one another, enabled the publication of what is now commonly considered the bible of southeastern archaeology. Originally published in 1951 as volume 25 of the Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, this work has been long out of print. Because Stephen Williams served for 35 years as director of the LMS at Harvard, succeeding Phillips, and was closely associated with the authors during their lifetimes, his new introduction offers a broad overview of the work’s influence and value, placing it in a contemporary context.

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626

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University of Alabama Press

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0817350225

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9780817350222

The Lower Niger Bronzes

Beyond Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, and Benin

By: Philip M. Peek

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The Lower Niger Bronzes

Beyond Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, and Benin

By: Philip M. Peek

This book demonstrates that copper-alloy casting was widespread in southern Nigeria and has been practiced for at least a millennium. Philip M. Peek’s research provides a critical context for the better-known casting traditions of Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, and Benin. Both the necessary ores and casting skills were widely available, contrary to previous scholarly assumptions. The majority of the Lower Niger Bronzes, which we know number in the thousands, are of subjects not found elsewhere, such as leopard skull replicas, grotesque bell heads, ritual objects, and humanoid figures. Important puzzle pieces are now in place to permit a more complete reconstruction of southern Nigerian history. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, African studies, African history, and anthropology.

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251

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Taylor & Francis

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1000096874

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9781000096873

The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary

Fourth Edition

By: Philip D. Morehead

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The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary

Fourth Edition

By: Philip D. Morehead

The Essential Dictionary for Every School, College, Office, and Home—With More Than 16 Million Copies In Print! Inside The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary you’ll find more features than any other pocket dictionary, including: • Boxed inserts on etymologies and language usage • Pronunciation key on each page • Current phrases, slang, and scientific terms • Special notes on word origins • World gazetteer PLUS • Tables of weights and measurements • Languages and language families • Tables of signs and symbols • Forms of address • Comprehensive listing of abbreviations ...AND MORE! With highly readable type, clear, precise definitions, and easy-to-follow advice on correct usage and grammar, this handy dictionary is the world’s most authoritative tool for mastering the English language.

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850

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Penguin

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0451219058

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9780451219053

Suffering and Sentiment in Romantic Military Art

By: Philip Shaw

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Suffering and Sentiment in Romantic Military Art

By: Philip Shaw

In a moving intervention into Romantic-era depictions of the dead and wounded, Philip Shaw's timely study directs our gaze to the neglected figure of the common soldier. How suffering and sentiment were portrayed in a variety of visual and verbal media is Shaw's particular concern, as he examines a wide range of print and visual media, from paintings to sketches to political prose and anti-war poetry, and from writings on culture and aesthetics to graphic satires and early photographs. Whilst classical portraiture and history painting certainly conspired with official ideologies to deflect attention from the true costs of war, other works of art, literary as well as visual, proffered representations that countered the view that suffering on and off the battlefield is noble or heroic. Shaw uncovers a history of changing attitudes towards suffering, from mid-eighteenth century ambivalence to late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century concepts of moral sentiment. Thus, Shaw's story is one of how images of death and wounding facilitated and queried these shifts in the perception of war, qualifying as well as consolidating ideas of individual and national unanimity. Informed by readings of the letters and journals of serving soldiers, surgeons' notebooks and sketches, and the writings of peace and war agitators, Shaw's study shows how an attention to the depiction of suffering and the development of 'liberal' sentiment enables a reconfiguring of historical and theoretical notions of the body as a site of pain and as a locus of violent national imaginings.

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261

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Routledge

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1351547453

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9781351547451

The Clive Cussler Adventures

A Critical Review

By: Steven Philip Jones

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The Clive Cussler Adventures

A Critical Review

By: Steven Philip Jones

The author of more than 50 books--125 million copies in print--Clive Cussler is the current grandmaster of adventure literature. Dirk Pitt, the sea-loving protagonist of 22 of Cussler's novels, remains among the most popular and influential adventure series heroes of the past half-century. This first critical review of Cussler's work features an overview of Pitt and the supporting characters and other heroes, an examination of Cussler's themes and influences, a review of his most important adventures, such as Raise the Titanic! and Iceberg, and a look at adaptations of his work in other media. Cussler joins the pantheon of such as Rudyard Kipling, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Ian Fleming, and this overdue volume demonstrates that beneath Cussler's immense popularity lies a literary depth that well merits scholarly attention.

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McFarland

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0786478969

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9780786478965

The Art of French Horn Playing

By: Philip Farkas

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The Art of French Horn Playing

By: Philip Farkas

First to be published in the series was The Art of French Horn Playing by Philip Farkas, now Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Music at Indiana University. In 1956, when Summy-Birchard published Farkas's book, he was a solo horn player for the Chicago Symphony and had held similar positions with other orchestras, including the Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, and Kansas City Conservatory, DePaul University, Northwestern University, and Roosevelt University in Chicago. The Art of French Horn Playing set the pattern, and other books in the series soon followed, offering help to students in learning to master their instruments and achieve their goals.

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100

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Alfred Music

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145740009X

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9781457400094

New Mexico's Best Ghost Towns

A Practical Guide

By: Philip Varney

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New Mexico's Best Ghost Towns

A Practical Guide

By: Philip Varney

This useful guidebook surveys more than eighty ghost towns, grouped by geographic area. First published in 1981 and now available only from the University of New Mexico Press, it has been praised in particular for its instructions on how to reach even the most obscure sites.

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UNM Press

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0826310109

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9780826310101

The Night Stalker

The Life and Crimes Of Richard Ramirez

By: Philip Carlo

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The Night Stalker

The Life and Crimes Of Richard Ramirez

By: Philip Carlo

This updated 10th anniversary edition of the definitive account of America's most feared serial murderer--Richard Ramirez--features a shocking new chapter and 24 pp. of shocking photos. Reissue.

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Pinnacle Books

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0786018100

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9780786018109

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Bell's Cathedrals

Bell's Cathedrals

Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, 1940–1947

Archaeological Survey in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, 1940–1947

The Lower Niger Bronzes

The Lower Niger Bronzes

The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary

The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary

Suffering and Sentiment in Romantic Military Art

Suffering and Sentiment in Romantic Military Art

The Clive Cussler Adventures

The Clive Cussler Adventures

The Art of French Horn Playing

The Art of French Horn Playing

New Mexico's Best Ghost Towns

New Mexico's Best Ghost Towns

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

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