Triumphs and Wonders of the 19th Century: The True Mirror of a Phenomenal Era

Triumphs and Wonders of the 19th Century: The True Mirror of a Phenomenal Era
Author: James P. Boyd
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 693
Release: 2019-11-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

"Triumphs and Wonders of the 19th Century: The True Mirror of a Phenomenal Era" by James P. Boyd contains numerous instructional and historic descriptions of some of the most important innovations in history. Wonders of electricity, naval progress and advancements, new discoveries in astronomy, the study of plants and flowers, how women progressed and moved up in the world, the revolution of the textile industry, religion, the growth of libraries, architectural marvels, and much more are listed in this fascinating and fact-filled book.

Coomassie and Magdala

Coomassie and Magdala
Author: Henry Morton Stanley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 430
Release: 1874
Genre: Abyssinian Expedition
ISBN:

Comprises accounts of Wolseley's occupation of Ashanti capital, Kumasi, Ghana, and terms with King Kofi Karikari, 1873-1874; and of Napier's occupation of Magdala, Ethiopia, to secure release of British captives from Negus Theodore II, 1867-1868.

Beyond Words

Beyond Words
Author: Jeffrey F. Hamburger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Collectors and collecting
ISBN: 9781892850263

Featuring illuminated manuscripts from nineteen Boston-area institutions, Beyond Words provides a sweeping overview of the history of the book in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, as well as a guide to its production, illumination, functions, and readership. With over 150 manuscripts on display, Manuscripts for Pleasure & Piety at the McMullen Museum focuses on lay readership and the place of books in medieval society. The High Middle Ages witnessed an affirmation of the visual and, with it, empirical experience. There was an explosion of illumination. Various types of images, whether in prayer or professional books, attest to the newfound importance of visual demonstration in matters of faith and science alike."--

Territorial Asylum

Territorial Asylum
Author: Atle Grahl-Madsen
Publisher: Oceana Publications
Total Pages: 231
Release: 1980-01-01
Genre: Asylum, Right of.
ISBN: 9780379207064