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"A Final Reckoning" is an ancient Historical Adventure story book written by G. A. Henty. "A Final Reckoning" takes vicinity in South Africa during the Boer War and recounts the s …

"A Grandmother’s Recollections" is an ancient Family Saga, historical story book written through Ella Rodman Church. This exciting story of paintings explores into the author’s opinions, pr …

In this volume, a team of internationally respected contributors theorize the concept of aesthetic experience and its value. Exposing and expanding our restricted cultural and intellectual presupposi …

Sloppy Craft: Postdisciplinarity and the Crafts brings together leading international artists and critics to explore the possibilities and limitations of the idea of ”sloppy craft” – craft that is …

Louisa Waterford (1818-91), modest, retiring, of good family, renowned for her beauty, and with extraordinary grace, was the embodiment of a Victorian ideal of womanhood. But like the age itself, her …

The essays collected in this book were delivered at the XLII Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies, held in London in 2009 to accompany the exhibition Byzantium 330-1453, at the Royal Academy. The ex …

This book is the first in-depth exploration of the revolutionary designers who defined American fashion in its emerging years and helped build an industry with global impact, yet have been largely fo …

"Narrative of the Life and Travels of Serjeant B–" by way of Robert Butler is a literary masterpiece that beckons readers into a compelling journey via history and human revel in. This inc …

Mid-Century Modern Interiors explores the history of interior design during arguably its most iconic and influential period. The 1930s to the 1960s in the United States was a key moment for interior …

In history, this grand arterial 1500-mile waterway was always seen as the natural frontier between the northern provinces of the Iranian empires and the outer Turanian lands. It was for centuries cen …