Книга содержит очерки и эссе о старинной музыке Ирландии, биографии известных бардов, тексты поэм на английском и гэльском языках, описания и исторический обзор музыкальных инструментов древних ирландцев (труба и кельтская арфа), а также нотные записи избранных ирландских мелодий. Эта книга будет интересна изучающим английский язык и литературу, европейскую культуру в целом и кельтскую – в частности.

It was the era that produced some of the icons of civilization: Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and Last Supper and Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling, Pieta, and David. As masterpieces by the likes of Caravaggio, Donato Bramante, Donatello, El Greco, Filippo Brunelleschi, Sandro Botticelli, Raphael, and Titian emerged, new heights of human potential were imagined. The Historical Dictionary of Renaissance Art covers the years 1250 to 1648, the period most disciplines place as the Renaissance Era. A complete portrait of this remarkable period is depicted in this book through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 500 hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on major Renaissance painters, sculptors, architects, and patrons, as well as relevant historical figures and events, the foremost artistic centers, schools and periods, major themes and subjects, noteworthy commissions, technical processes, theoretical material, literary and philosophic sources for art, and art historical terminology.

Очень красивые украшения для женщин вязанные крючком: колье, серьги, бусы

Through violent incursions by the Vikings and the spread of Christianity, medieval Ireland maintained a distinctive Gaelic identity. From the sacred site of Tara to the manuscript illuminations in the Book of Kells, Anglo-Irish relations to the Connachta dynasty, Ireland during the middle ages was a rich and vivid culture.

Эта коллекция документов XIV-XV вв. предназначена для тех, кто изучает английскую литературу средних веков. Содержит подробную информацию и библиографические данные по всем представленным в издании документам.

История фэнтези, от зарождения жанра до 21-го столетия; специфика жанра, его разновидности; терминология, используемая в критике; связь с другими жанрами. Книга содержит обширную библиографию.

Атлас истории человечества, с древнейших времен до наших дней. Политика, экономия, демография.

This book is a complete step by step reference for building, tuning, and repairing black powder rifles, pistols, and revolvers. It also has a great historical introduction on the frontier gunsmith, with sections on tools and safety.

The 100th title in the Fortress series, this book describes and examines the Fuhrerhauptquartiere – the 14 or so headquarters built for Hitler. Revealing their locations and how they were used to direct the Nazi war apparatus, this is a fascinating insight into a range of historical sites from Berghof to the Wolf’s Lair.

The revolutions of Europe: being an historical view of the European nations from the subversion of the Roman Empire in the west to the abdication of Napoleon.
Революции Европы: исторический обзор европейских народов, начиная с Римской империи и заканчивая эпохой Наполеона

Personal protection is a hot issue in today's changing world. Currently, 42 states have some form of concealed-carry legislation. Now holders of concealed carry permits, law enforcement officers, security personnel and anyone interested in real world defensive tactics can find all the historical, safety and legal information they need in Effective Handgun Defense.

GAZ-69AM monograph is 18th book in the Model Detail Photo Monograph by Rossagraph company from Poland. The soft cover book is a bi-lingual release with al the text printed in both Polish and English.
The book starts with a table containing car specifications and a couple paragraphs long history of the vehicle, including a list of various variants produced. Two black and white historical photos of Polish army GAZ equipped with 12.7mm DSzK machine gun are printed next. Pictures were probably taken in 1960s.

Все о архитектуре Италии.
Covering all regions of Italy--from Turin's Palace of Labor in northern Italy to the Monreale Cathedral and Cloister in Sicily--and all periods of Italian architecture--from the first-century Colosseum in Rome to the Casa Rustica apartments built in Milan in the 1930s--this volume examines over 70 of Italy's most important architectural landmarks. Writing in an authoritative yet engaging style, Jean Castex, professor of architectural history at the Versailles School of Architecture, describes the features, functions, and historical importance of each structure....

This catalog contains some of the most historically important items from WW II that has ever come onto the market anywhere- worldwide. Yamashita's presentation sword signed not only by the sword maker who made it, but also with a patriotic engraved presentation from the very Emperor of Japan urging him to destroy MacArthur's Allied Forces in the Pacific/Philippines. And Sherman Tanks that won the war, these 1st Model Sherman's are irreplaceable in this kind of original condition with painted tank division markings, they have been spared by time untouched and unrestored as a testament to their decisive factor during the war. And D- Day - nothing can compare in rarity and historical importance to the Sherman Duplex Propeller Driven Tank excavated from the bottom of the ocean off Omaha Beach in Normandy, France.

Reviewed with Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America.

There is no encyclopedia with which to compare this work, which is highly readable for nonspecialists. Very little technical language is used. Bibliographies accompany each entry, and a subject guide by country and an index facilitate access. The work is recommended for large public and academic libraries where study of the social and urban aspects of this historical period may be augmented by knowledge gleaned from these digs.

This unique book discusses programming, design and building evaluation providing a joined up approach to building design. By linking the functional and architectonic qualities of a building, the authors show the practical implications of the utility value of buildings. Starting by looking at how the relationship between form and function has been dealt with by different approaches to architecture from a historical perspective, it goes on to discuss how the desired functional quality and utility value of a building can be expressed in a brief and given a physical form by the architect. Finally, it advises on how to carry out post-occupancy evaluation and provides the architect with methods and techniques for testing whether the intended utility value of a building has been achieved.

The field of environmental ethics is a new but now well-established sub-discipline of philosophy. Emerging in the mid-1970s, the field coalesced with the inaugural volume of the journal Environmental Ethics in 1979 and developed rapidly. By the turn of the century, most colleges and universities offered courses, if not major programs of study, in this important discipline. The Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy addresses the needs of upper high school students, undergraduate researchers, teachers and professors, as well as general readers by examining the philosophical and ethical issues underlying contemporary and historical environmental issues, policies, and debates.

Язык: польский/английский (Polish/English)
Step by step, the author begins the early developments of the Ju 88 series and into the more common versions that many people would recognize. The coverage includes: Introduction; Development of the Design; Versions and Derivatives; Ju 88A-4 Technical Features. In addition to the historical aspects of this title, presented in both Polish and English, there are numerous fold-out three view diagrams of the various early marks of the Ju 88 and many color profiles as well.