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Unique Library
A singular library existed in 1535, at Warsenstein, near Cassel. The books composing it, or rather the substitutes for them, were made of wood…
A Treatise on Adulteration of Food and Culinary Poisons
A treatise on adulteration of food, and culinary poisons, exhibiting the fraudulent sophistications of bread, beer, wine, spirituous liquors, tea, oil, pickles, and other articles employed in domestic economy. And ...
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Square is a mild-mannered inhabitant of Flatland who is conventional in every way until he is visited by an other-worldly creature: a Sphere. Square leaves two-dimensional Flatland to visit one-dimensional ...
The Emperors’ Album: Images of Mughal India
Commissioned by the great emperors Jahangir and Shahjahan, these works were meant for private enjoyment—images to be shared with delight by the imperial family and their close friends. These pictures ...
Chinese and Sumerian
A fascinating book that seeks to establish a relationship between the Sumerian language/script and the earliest Chinese writing. However, C.J. Ball’s theory is not without its critics… Read the book ...
The Academy of the Sword
Between 1500 and 1800 fencing was known as “the art and science of defense.” The books and weapons included in The Academy of the Sword offer an overview of ways ...
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Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy
The aim of this book is twofold: first, to provide beginning students with step-by-step guidance in drawing hieroglyphs; and secondly, to supplement the observations of Gardiner in the Sign List ...
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Ancient Art From Cyprus
Dating from about 2500 B.C. to about A.D. 300, these works rank among the finest examples of Cypriot art from the prehistoric, Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods.
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Ancient Art in Miniature: Ancient Near Eastern Seals
The rulers, gods, demons, and monsters that move in stately procession around the ancient Near Eastern seals give us important insights into the real and magical worlds of the ancients.
A Time-Traveling Adventure
On Aug. 10, 1901, Charlotte Anne Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain were visiting Versailles when they were overcome by a feeling of oppression. They became lost and…