National Giro; modern money transfer (Unwin professional management library)

Politics & Social Sciences

Davies, Glyn

Social Sciences

Allen& Unwin

A History of Money - From Ancient Times to the Present Day is a highly readable account of the central importance of money in both everyday and business life. There are relatively few books on monetary history and those that exist tend to be narrow in geographical scope and historical focus. In his book, Glyn Davies takes a broad perspective and analyses the development and role of money in many of the world's nations from ancient to modern times.

A History of Money: From Ancient Times to the Present Day

Business & Money

Economics

Paul & Co Pub Consortium

This is a straightforward, readable account, written with the minimum of jargon, of the central importance of money in the ordinary business of the life of different peoples throughout the ages.

Univ of Wales Pr

The Lysander, Canberra, Lightning, and Folland Gnat are massive names in the world of aviation, but not so their designer, "Teddy" Petter. Only three aspects bound together these top-class aircraft: they were each radical, all successful in Britain and overseas, and were all born of the genius of Teddy Petter. This book tells the story of Petter’s life and family, from his ability to inspire loyalty in his teams, to his tendencies, to his eccentricities, right down to his retirement to a religious commune in France. Here Davies not only explores his life, but also expands on the nature of his remarkable aircraft, and why they were so legendary.

From Lysander to Lightning: Teddy Petter, Aircraft Designer

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

The History Press

The Home Front: The Best of Good Housekeeping 1939-1945

History

Braithwaite, Brian

Walsh, Noëlle

Europe

Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group)

Anglesey Landscapes - Glyn Davies

Glyn Davies Photo Artist

Nant Gwrtheyrn: The Enchantment - Y Swyngyfaredd: The Lost Community of Nant Gwrtheyrn

Glyn Davies Photo Artist Ltd

A History of Money is exactly that—a look at how money, the indispensable unit of our economy, developed through time. Starting with the barter system, the authors describe how the basic function of exchanging goods evolved into a monetary system based on coins made of precious metals and how, from the 1500s onwards, financial systems were established and currency became intertwined with commerce and trade, finally settling by the mid-1800s into a stable system based on gold. Rather than approaching money as a theory, the authors show how usage developed pragmatically over time to suit the economic needs of society; and they make a surprising yet compelling argument for the inherent stability of the gold standard.

A History of Money: Fourth Edition

University of Wales Press

Preserving Archaeological Remains: Appendix 4 - Water Monitoring for Archaeological Sites (Historic England Guidance)

Williams, Jim

Howarth, Claire

Panter, Ian

Archaeology

Historic England

This important and beautiful book accompanies the opening of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s spectacular new Medieval and Renaissance galleries. Among the textiles, paintings, sculpture, glass, metalwork, prints, manuscripts, furniture, ceramics and jewelry featured here are such renowned treasures as the Devonshire tapestries, the Leonardo Notebooks, Donatello’s Ascension relief, the reliquary casket of St. Thomas Becket, and many more astonishing works.Organized thematically, the book explores the social contexts responsible for these captivating objects, both commonplace and precious, recovering the attitudes of makers and owners of the time toward artistic practice. Rather than adopting the traditional sharp distinction between the Medieval and Renaissance, the authors explore aspects of the whole of this long period in European design and manufacture an approach that emphasizes the continuities and gradual developments that were often as significant as sudden upheaval.A general historical introduction to the social and political background is followed by chapters that explore concepts of art, workshops, and sales, the classical past, ornament, religious art, health and body, and the ways in which objects themselves express the attitudes of their owners.

Medieval and Renaissance Art: People and Possessions

Arts & Photography

Kennedy, Kirstin

History & Criticism

V&A Publications

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