Download or read book Curiosities of Great Britain written by Thomas Dugdale and published by . This book was released on 1830* with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The A Z of Curious County Durham written by Martin Dufferwiel and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws upon the varied history and unique heritage of the County Palatine of Durham, an ancient land of saints and warlords. It is a catalogue of curious tales, odd anecdotes and quirky characters from County Durham’s past. Within its pages the reader will discover stories of hauntings, murders and mysterious deaths, while modern-day enigmas – such as the ancient structure that archaeologists remain at a loss to explain, or the lost treasure found at the bottom of the River Wear – are revisited. Inspired in part by the chronicles and compendiums of County Durham’s nineteenth-century historians and antiquarians, this book is a miscellany – at times tragic, at times comic, but always entertaining. And for those for whom the collective subjects hold a perennial fascination, it is ideal for dipping into, perhaps to learn something new about wonderfully curious County Durham.
Download or read book British Curiosities in nature and Art written by and published by . This book was released on 1713 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Church Curiosities written by David Castleton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In churches and cathedrals across Britain, tucked away among ordinary items such as pews, screens and pulpits, sit a plethora of fascinating and unexpected objects. From dragon-slaying spears and the ribs of monstrous cows, to pagan altars, reindeer horns and mummified skulls, these curiosities have intrigued generations of visitors. In this captivating history, David Castleton explores this fascinating world of lepers' squints, pancake bells, virgin garlands and sanctuary knockers, and unravels the tales, legends and folkloric ceremonies that lay behind these charming and often deeply unusual artefacts.
Download or read book The Curiosities and Beauties of England Displayed written by Frederick Newman (of Richmond, Surrey.) and published by . This book was released on 1795 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Curiosities of Great Britain written by Thomas Dugdale and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Curiosities of London written by John Timbs and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Curiosities of Heraldry written by Mark Antony Lower and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-31 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Curiosities of Heraldry" by Mark Antony Lower. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Maine Curiosities written by Tim Sample and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humorists Tim Sample and Steve Bither reveal the wild and wacky side of Maine. Describing approximately 300 oddities--people, places, animals, historic tidbits, and trivia--their unique persepctive and witty narrative is highly entertaining. From the Society for the Preservation of the Black Fly to a jeweler whose medium is moose droppings, this is a great read for anyone who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
Download or read book The Gentleman s Magazine Library Literary curiosities and notes written by George Laurence Gomme and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Itinerarium Curiosum Or An Account of the Antiquities and Remarkable Curiosities in Nature Or Art Observed in Travels Through Great Britain written by William Stukeley and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book North Carolina Curiosities written by Kent Priestley and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-04-12 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Tar Heel State has to offer! Whether you’re a born-and-raised North Carolinian, a recent transplant, or just passing through, North Carolina Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Jon Elliston, Kent Priestley, and Constance E. Richards take you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Tar Heel State. Visit DINO-Kinetics, a fascinating collection of life-size welded-steel pterodactyls and other dinosaurs that belch smoke, roar, and rattle. Learn how dozens of dachshunds dominate a town on Weiner Dog Day; how Christmas in July is a hot holiday to celebrate; and how locals make melodic mouth music at the International Whistlers Convention. Meet an out-of-this-world “ufologist”; a quirky exotic-animal-collecting rancher; and a real-life pirate and his homemade ship—definitely a treasure to behold!
Download or read book Catalogue of the Most Extensive Valuable and Truly Interesting Collection of Curious Books Now Offered by Thomas Thorpe Etc written by Thomas Thorpe (Bookseller, of Bedford Street, Covent Garden.) and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book British Curiosities in Art and Nature Giving an Account of Rarities Both Antient and Modern Likewise of the Posts Markets and Fair towns etc The 2 Ed written by [Anonymus AC09796166] and published by . This book was released on 1728 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 5000 Facts and Fancies written by William Henry Pinkney Phyfe and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fetishism and Curiosity written by Laura Mulvey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writer and film-maker Laura Mulvey is widely regarded as one of the most challenging and incisive contemporary cultural theorists, credited for incorporating film theory, psychoanalysis and feminism. Part of the pathbeating 1970s generation of British film theorists and independent film-makers, she came to prominence with her classic essay on the pleasures – and displeasures – of narrative cinema, 'Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema'. She went on to make her own avant-garde films, co-directed with Peter Wollen, and to write further, greatly influential works – including this one. Fetishism and Curiosity contains writings which range from analyses of Xala, Citizen Kane and Blue Velvet, to an extended engagement with the creations of Native American artist Jimmie Durham and the feminist photographer Cindy Sherman. Essays explore the concept of fetishism as developed by Marx and Freud, and how it relates to the ways in which artistic texts work. Mulvey returns to some of the knottier issues in contemporary cultural theory, especially the links between looking, fantasy and theorisation on the one hand, and the processes of historical change on the other. What are the modes of address that characterise 'societies of the spectacle'? How might 'curiosity' be directed towards deciphering the politics of popular culture? These are just some of the questions raised in this brilliant and subtle collection. Published as part of the BFI Silver series, this new edition of Mulvey's classic work of feminist theory features a new, specially commissioned introduction and stills from the films discussed.
Download or read book England Wales delineated by T Dugdale assisted by W Burnett Curiosities of Great Britain written by Thomas Dugdale and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
