Aeroscopics

Aeroscopics
Author: Patrick Ellis
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2021-07-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0520975936

In 1900, Paris had no skyscrapers, no tourist helicopters, no drones. Yet well before aviation made aerial views more accessible, those who sought such vantages had countless options available to them. They could take in the vista from an observation ride, see a painting of the view from Notre-Dame, or overlook a miniature model city. In Aeroscopics, Patrick Ellis offers a history of the view from above, written from below. Richly illustrated and premised upon extensive archival work, this interdisciplinary study reveals the forgotten media available to the public in the Balloon Era and after. Ellis resurrects these neglected spectacles as “aeroscopics,” opening up new possibilities for the history of aerial vision.

The River and Firth of Clyde, 1549-1993

The River and Firth of Clyde, 1549-1993
Author: Ben Cohen (F.R.C.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2008
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

"An annotated bibliography of materials from the sixteenth through the twentieth century concerning the river and Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Topics include bridges, charts, maps, harbours, biology and pollution, in thirteen sections, alphabetically arranged, and five appendices. Reprint of the 1995 edition, with index revised to include place names"--Provided by publisher.

When Scotland Was Jewish

When Scotland Was Jewish
Author: Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2015-05-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0786455225

The popular image of Scotland is dominated by widely recognized elements of Celtic culture. But a significant non-Celtic influence on Scotland's history has been largely ignored for centuries? This book argues that much of Scotland's history and culture from 1100 forward is Jewish. The authors provide evidence that many of the national heroes, villains, rulers, nobles, traders, merchants, bishops, guild members, burgesses, and ministers of Scotland were of Jewish descent, their ancestors originating in France and Spain. Much of the traditional historical account of Scotland, it is proposed, rests on fundamental interpretive errors, perpetuated in order to affirm Scotland's identity as a Celtic, Christian society. A more accurate and profound understanding of Scottish history has thus been buried. The authors' wide-ranging research includes examination of census records, archaeological artifacts, castle carvings, cemetery inscriptions, religious seals, coinage, burgess and guild member rolls, noble genealogies, family crests, portraiture, and geographic place names.