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 The Landscape Painter's Workbook: Essential Studies in Shape, Composition, and Color by Mitchell Albala English | January 25, 2022 | ISBN: 0760371350 | 176 pages | PDF | 44 Mb The Landscape Painter's Workbook is the definitive hands-on guide to the time-honored techniques and essential elements of landscape painting.  The Jewellery of Roman Britain: Celtic and Classical Traditions By Catherine Johns 1996 | 246 Pages | ISBN: 1857285662 | PDF | 47 MB This work provides a survey of the jewellery of Roman Britain. Fully illustrated and accessible to both the specialist and amateur enthusiast, it surveys the full range of personal ornament worn in Britain during the Roman period, the 1st to 4th centuries AD. It emphasizes the presence of two distinct cultural and artistic traditions, the classical element introduced by the Romans and the indigeneous Celtic background. The interaction of these traditions affected all aspects of Romano-British life and is illustrated in the jewellery.; The meaning and significance of personal ornament in a wide range of cultures is discussed, including such matters as symbolism and the display of wealth and status. The principal types of Romano-British jewellery are classified in detail, drawing attention to those which can be relatively closely dated. The coverage is not restricted to precious-metal objects, but includes jewellery made of base metals and materials such as bone, jet and glass. The final chapter is devoted to the techniques of manufacture, a subject which has become better understood in recent years as a result of scientific advances. The book should appeal to anyone who practices, teaches or studies Roman archaeology, together with all those with a professional or amateur interest in the history of jewellery and design.  Kevin Ostoyich, "The History of the Shanghai Jews: New Pathways of Research " English | ISBN: 3031137604 | 2022 | 322 pages | PDF | 8 MB This volume provides a historical narrative, historiographical reviews, and scholarly analyses by leading scholars throughout the world on the hitherto understudied topic of Shanghai Jewish refugees. Few among the general public know that during the Second World War, approximately 16,000 to 20,000 Jews fled the Nazis, found unexpected refuge in Shanghai, and established a vibrant community there. Though most of them left Shanghai soon after the conclusion of the war in 1945, years of sojourning among the Chinese and surviving under the Japanese occupation generated unique memories about the Second World War, lasting goodwill between the Chinese and Jews, and contested interpretations of this complex past. The volume makes two major contributions to the studies of Shanghai Jewish refugees. First, it reviews the present state of the historiography on this subject and critically assesses the ways in which the history is being researched and commemorated in China. Second, it compiles scholarship produced by renowned scholars, who aim to rescue the history from isolated perspectives and look into the interaction between Jews, Chinese, and Japanese.  The Higher Arithmetic: An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers, 8th Edition by Harold Davenport English | November 17, 2008 | ISBN: 0521722365 | True EPUB | 250 pages | 5.4 MB Now into its Eighth edition, The Higher Arithmetic introduces the classic concepts and theorems of number theory in a way that does not require the reader to have an in-depth knowledge of the theory of numbers The theory of numbers is considered to be the purest branch of pure mathematics and is also one of the most highly active and engaging areas of mathematics today.  A.W. Cross, "The Harvest of Souls: Artilect War Book Three" English | 2018 | ISBN: 1775178765 | EPUB | pages: 255 | 0.7 mb Few survived the Artilect War. Those that did, are coming for us.The Program Omega cyborgs left the Mainland to build a future. But now their enemies have joined forces-and taken one of their own.Their only chance to fight back is to find allies, but when their hunt ends in a deadly confrontation, Ailith and the others must decide how far they're willing to go to end this battle and who might be sacrificed along the way.Because if humankind is to survive, they need to finish what the Artilect War started-even if it means destroying everything they've tried to protect.The time has come to reap what we've sowed.The Harvest of Souls is the explosive final book of the Artilect War, a series for those who love fast-paced, post-apocalyptic science fiction about cyborgs, artilects, and the future of the human race!
 Thomas Healy, "The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind-and Changed the History of Free Speech in America" English | 2013 | ISBN: 0805094563, 1250058694 | EPUB | pages: 336 | 2.2 mb A gripping intellectual history reveals how Oliver Wendell Holmes became a free-speech advocate and established the modern understanding of the First Amendment  A.W. Cross, "The Gardener of Man: Artilect War Book Two" English | 2018 | ISBN: 1775178706 | EPUB | pages: 280 | 1.2 mb We thought we knew the truth of our creation. We didn't.After a showdown with their enemies, the Program Omega cyborgs followed the signal calling them home. They wanted answers, but the truth wasn't what they expected.And neither are they.As ghosts of the past rise from the dead, a devastating attack threatens both the cyborg's lives and their fragile new partnerships. Everyone has secrets-the cyborgs, their creators, their rivals...even their new ally, Fane, whose secret is the most dangerous of all. Yet, he might just be their key to victory.And to Ailith, something more.But the truth is darker than they ever imagined and once it's exposed, they again find themselves fighting for survival and the future of the human race.Much of humankind believed we were the enemy. I'm starting to think they were right.The Gardener of Man is the second book in the Artilect War series-fast-paced, dystopian science fiction for those who love artilects, cyborgs, and heroines!  James D. Hornfischer, " The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 " English | 2016 | ISBN: 0345548701, 0345548728 | ASIN: B01BJSJMHI, B01K5V4DKQ | EPUB | pages: 602 | 15.7 mb The extraordinary story of the World War II air, land, and sea campaign that brought the US Navy to the apex of its strength and marked the rise of the United States as a global superpower.  The Falklands Conflict by Ronald Payne English | May 28, 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B089DMF45R | 230 pages | EPUB | 0.36 Mb On 19 March, 1982 a party of Argentine demolition workers landed at Leith Harbour, South Georgia, with a contract to dismantle the island's long-abandoned whaling station.  The Economies of Serious and Popular Art: How They Diverged and Reunited English | 2022 | ISBN: 3031186478 | 493 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 3 MB Combining an economic perspective with sociological and historic insights, this book investigates the separation of 'popular' and 'serious' art over a period of almost two centuries. As the boundaries between our perceptions of established art and popular become more porous, Abbing considers questions such as: Who benefitted from the separation? Why is exclusivity in the established arts so important? Did exclusivity lead to high cost, high subsidies and high prices? Were and are underprivileged groups excluded from art consumption and production? How did popular music become so successful in the second half of the twentieth century? Why does the art profession remain extraordinarily attractive for youngsters in spite of low incomes? The book also discusses the evolution of art in the twenty-first century, considering for example how the platform economy affects the arts, whether or not the established arts are joining the entertainment industry, and the current level of diversity in art. Written from the dual perspective of the author as an artist and social scientist, the book will be of interest for cultural economists and academics as well as artists and general readers interested in art. |
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