Download or read book Barefoot Through Mauretania written by Odette Du Puigaudeau and published by Hardinge Simpole Limited. This book was released on 2010 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Odette du Puigaudeau is best known for her major ethnographic work, Arts et Coutumes des Maures, a detailed study, in words and drawings, of the cultural world of the nomads of Mauretania. The present work explains how she came to write it. Barefoot Through Mauretania is an account of her first journey across the country by camel in 1933-4, with her life-long companion, Marion Senones. The book records the adventures of the two women during that year, often with a touch of humour. Above all, however, it presents a picture of a way of life that has, as they feared, almost vanished, and their determination that it should be recorded. Odette du Puigaudeau wrote a number of other books on different aspects of nomad life, such as the salt caravans and date markets, as well as articles on prehistoric rock-drawings, and a charming tribute to her pet leopard, Rachid."

Download or read book Yvain written by Chretien de Troyes and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1987-09-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twelfth-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes is a major figure in European literature. His courtly romances fathered the Arthurian tradition and influenced countless other poets in England as well as on the continent. Yet because of the difficulty of capturing his swift-moving style in translation, English-speaking audiences are largely unfamiliar with the pleasures of reading his poems. Now, for the first time, an experienced translator of medieval verse who is himself a poet provides a translation of Chrétien’s major poem, Yvain, in verse that fully and satisfyingly captures the movement, the sense, and the spirit of the Old French original. Yvain is a courtly romance with a moral tenor; it is ironic and sometimes bawdy; the poetry is crisp and vivid. In addition, the psychological and the socio-historical perceptions of the poem are of profound literary and historical importance, for it evokes the emotions and the values of a flourishing, vibrant medieval past.

Download or read book Charles Pettigrew First Bishop elect of the North Carolina Episcopal Church written by Bennett H Wall and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Cours de chemins de fer written by Charles Bricka and published by Collection XIX. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: « Cet ouvrage est le résumé du cours de chemins de fer que nous professons depuis trois ans à l’Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées. En nous adressant à des jeunes gens au début de leur carrière, nous nous sommes attaché à exposer les principes généraux qui régissent la construction et l’exploitation plutôt qu’à décrire des procédés et des appareils exposés à disparaître peut-être à bref délai. On trouvera donc, dans ce qui suit, moins le tableau de la situation actuelle des chemins de fer que l’exposé des principales questions qui les concernent. Nous avons traité quelques-unes de ces questions avec des développements spéciaux, en raison de l’intérêt qu’elles présentent, notamment l’influence des rampes sur la traction, la théorie des enclenchements, le block-system, les tarifs et le régime des conces sions. L’étude des tracés soulève, au point de vue du choix des déclivités, des problèmes qui ne peuvent être résolus qu’à l’aide d’une connaissance exacte des conditions dans lesquelles s’effectue la traction des trains. La spécialisation inévitable des services de construction et de traction ne permet pas, en général, aux constructeurs d’avoir à ce sujet des notions suffisamment précises. Bien qu’elles soient encore incomplètes, les règles que nous avons pu formuler à ce sujet, grâce à l’obligeant concours de M. Desdouits, Ingénieur en chef adjoint du matériel et de la traction aux chemins de fer de l’Etat, seront sans doute de quelque utilité. » Fruit d’une sélection réalisée au sein des fonds de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, Collection XIX a pour ambition de faire découvrir des textes classiques et moins classiques dans les meilleures éditions du XIXe siècle.