Download or read book Stained Glass and the Victorian Gothic Revival written by Jim Cheshire and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By looking at stained glass from the perspective of both glass-painter and patron, and by considering how stained glass was priced, bought and sold, this enlightening study traces the emergence of the market for stained glass in Victorian England. Thus it contains new insights into the Gothic Revival and the relationship between architecture and the decorative arts.Beautifully illustrated with color plates and black and white illustrations, this book will be valuable to those interested in stained glass and the wider world of Victorian art.
Download or read book The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Embracing Recent Changes in Counties Dioceses Parishes Etc Index written by John Marius Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 1426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book They Do What written by Javier A. Galván and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This single-volume work covers many traditions, customs, and activities Westerners may find unusual or shocking, covering everything from the Ashanti people's funeral celebrations to wife-carrying competitions in Finland. In Maharashtra, India, a tradition exists to throw newborn babies off the tops of buildings. At the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, Thailand, some people ritualistically pierce their cheeks and faces with swords and knives. How did these surprising customs come to be? From camel wrestling to cheese-rolling competitions to a tomato-throwing festival, this fascinating single-volume encyclopedia examines more than 100 customs, traditions, and rituals that may be considered strange and exotic to U.S. readers. This work provides high school and undergraduate students with a compelling and fascinating exploration of world customs and traditions. Comprising entries by anthropologists, religious leaders, scholars, dancers, musicians, historians, and artists from almost every continent in the world, this encyclopedia provides readers a truly global and multidisciplinary perspective. The entries explore the origins of the custom, explain how it was established as a tradition, and describe how and where it is practiced. A thematic guide enables readers to look up entries by the type of tradition or custom, such as birth, coming of age, courtship and wedding, funeral, daily customs, holidays, and festivals.
Download or read book Allen Wilson Walker 1926 2011 written by Jim Walker and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-05-18 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Genealogical research of Allen Wilson Walker and his Ancestors, going back 35 generations.
Download or read book The Transition Handbook written by Rob Hopkins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2008-02-25 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Move from feeling anxious about the oil crisis to developing a positive visions and taking traction action to create a more self-reliant existence with this ground-breaking book. We live in an oil-dependent world, and have become reliant in a very short space of time, using vast reserves of oil in the process – and without planning for when the supply is not so plentiful. Most of us avoid thinking about what happens when the oil runs out (or becomes prohibitively expensive), but the reality may not be as bad as we think. The Transition Handbook shows how the inevitable and profound changes ahead could have a positive effect. Written by permaculture expert Rob Hopkins, he discusses the possibility of a rebirth of local communities, which will generate their own fuel, food and housing. These will encourage the development of local currencies, to keep money in the local area, and unleash a local 'skilling-up', so that people have more control over their lives. The growth in interest in the Transition model continues to be exponential. There are now more than 35 formal Transition Initiatives in the UK, including towns, cities, islands, villages and peninsulas, with more joining as the idea takes off. With little proactivity at government level, communities are taking matters into their own hands and acting locally. If your community has not yet become a Transition Initiative, this upbeat guide, filled with beautiful black and white photographs, offers you the tools to get started. The Transition Handbook is the perfect manual to guide communities, as they begin this 'energy descent' journey.
Download or read book The Schools of Medieval England written by A F Leach and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published 1915. This reprints the edition of 1969. When originally published this volume was the first history of English schools before the Reformation, reckoned from the accession of Edward VI.
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Download or read book Great Britain written by Barbara Fuller and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great Britain is a small country with interesting people, traditions, and diverse food. It has seen kings and queens, castles and wars, and has evolved into its present state through years of historical moments. This book delves into Great Britain, discussing how the country started, its economy and environment, and the ways it influences the world today. All books of the critically-acclaimed Cultures of the World® series ensure an immersive experience by offering vibrant photographs with descriptive nonfiction narratives, and interactive activities such as creating an authentic traditional dish from an easy-to-follow recipe. Copious maps and detailed timelines present the past and present of the country, while exploration of the art and architecture help your readers to understand why diversity is the spice of Life.
Download or read book Supernatural Signs Symbols and Codes written by Beryl Dhanjal and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at signs, symbols, and codes throughout history, including pyramids, hearts, and pentagrams.
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Download or read book Carnival and Other Christian Festivals written by Max Harris and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a riotous mix of saints and devils, street theater and dancing, and music and fireworks, Christian festivals are some of the most lively and colorful spectacles that occur in Spain and its former European and American possessions. That these folk celebrations, with roots reaching back to medieval times, remain vibrant in the high-tech culture of the twenty-first century strongly suggests that they also provide an indispensable vehicle for expressing hopes, fears, and desires that people can articulate in no other way. In this book, Max Harris explores and develops principles for understanding the folk theology underlying patronal saints' day festivals, feasts of Corpus Christi, and Carnivals through a series of vivid, first-hand accounts of these festivities throughout Spain and in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad, Bolivia, and Belgium. Paying close attention to the signs encoded in folk performances, he finds in these festivals a folk theology of social justice that—however obscured by official rhetoric, by distracting theories of archaic origin, or by the performers' own need to mask their resistance to authority—is often in articulate and complex dialogue with the power structures that surround it. This discovery sheds important new light on the meanings of religious festivals celebrated from Belgium to Peru and on the sophisticated theatrical performances they embody.
Download or read book Massachusetts Bay Connections written by Judy Jacobson and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work commences with the settlement of Massachusetts by John Winthrop, followed by succinct accounts of the founding and the founders of the towns along the Bay. The bulk of this volume, however, consists of genealogical essays on the following Massachusetts Bay families: Aspinwall, Baker, Balch, Collins, Gardner, Hull, Lobdell, Maverick, Nash, Palfrey, Payne/Paine, Porter, Preston, Russell, Sharp, Stone, Stubbs, Talmadge, Ward, and Weston.
Download or read book An Attempt to Discriminate the Styles of Architecture in England written by Thomas Rickman and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
