Stone Quarrying and Building

History

Parsons, David

Europe

Phillimore

Runes, the primary script of the Germanic peoples, retain in our minds a sense of mystery and excitement. They still sometimes resist all best efforts to decipher them. For all that, they are the only records of the earliest stages of our own language, an echo of a dark unremembered past. They continue to set puzzles for those who study them, among whom few are better known than R.I. Page, whose selected essays on Anglo-Saxon and Viking runic materials are brought together in this book.Aligning himself with the sceptical rather than the romantic school of runologists, he draws fascinating conclusions about how, where and why runes were used. His scrutiny of the evidence extends from Anglo-Saxon runic coins to Manx inscribed stones; it includes examinations of many of the known Anglo-Saxon runic inscriptions and manuscripts, and looks in passing at some Scandinavian material, both in Great Britain and elsewhere.In addition to these detailed studies of inscriptions, and of the runic fuporc, or alphabet, on which they are based, Page also considers wider issues on which runes throw light: magic, paganism and literacy. Archaeologists, historians and others will find this a uniquely useful and authoritative volume on Anglo-Saxon runes, presenting them in a clear and commonsense light and establishing new principles for their further study.

Runes and Runic Inscriptions: Collected Essays on Anglo -Saxon and Viking Runes

Reference

Page, R.I.

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Boydell & Brewer Inc

The Vocabulary of English Place-names: Brace-Caester: Fascicle 2, Brace-Caester

Styles, Tania

Words, Language & Grammar

English Place-Name Society

Foundational Java: Key Elements and Practical Programming

This book presents a guide to the core features of Java – and some more recent innovations – enabling the reader to build skills and confidence though tried-and-trusted stages, supported by exercises that reinforce key learning points. All of the most useful and commonly applied Java syntax and libraries are introduced, along with many example programs that can provide the basis for more substantial applications. Use of the Eclipse IDE and the JUnit testing framework is integral to the book, ensuring maximum productivity and code quality, although to ensure that skills are not confined to one environment the fundamentals of the Java compiler and run time are also explained. Additionally, coverage of the Ant tool will equip the reader with the skills to automatically build, test and deploy applications independent of an IDE. Features: presents information on Java 7; contains numerous code examples and exercises; provides source code, self-test questions and PowerPoint slides at an associated website.

Computers & Technology

Programming

Springer

If a social service agency is going to be effective, it has to be evaluated regularly to determine whether it is meeting its goals and actually delivering the services it intends to. To do so well, however, requires skilled evaluators and an understanding within agencies of what their role entails. This brief introductory guidebook aims to demystify the work of evaluation, from basic concepts and approaches to choices of methods and implementation. Combining theoretical and practical aspects, it will be of use at all stages of considering, commissioning, conducting, and critiquing evaluations.

Demystifying Evaluation: Practical Approaches for Researchers and Users (Social Research Association Shorts)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Policy Press

All Saints’ Church, Brixworth lies 7 miles north of Northampton. The core of thechurch is Anglo-Saxon and the research published here provides an unprecedented account of  one of the most important buildings of its period surviving in England. The building of the main body of the church was towards the end of the 8th century, with a western tower, stair turret and polygonal apse added before the end of the 9th. Major modifications were made during the early and later medieval periods. From the early 19th century the church attracted much antiquarian interest, especially by topographical draughtsmen, whose drawings are crucial to its understanding before major restoration. Reverend Charles Frederick Watkins (Vicar, 1832–1871) made a particular study of the church fabric and identified both surviving and demolished Anglo-Saxon structures. Restoration under his direction reversed most of the medieval changes he recognised within the standing fabric, leaving the church with much the same appearance as it has today. The Brixworth Archaeological Research Committee, founded in 1972, embarked on an in-depth archaeological and historical study of All Saints’. Limited excavation revealedevidence for the former extent of the cemetery and examined remains of the early structures to the north of the church, including one whose foundations cut a ditch containing 8th-century material. The later 8th-century date for the foundation of the church was confirmed by radiocarbon dates from charcoal extracted from construction mortar in the church fabric.A complete stone-by-stone survey of the standing fabric, accompanied by petrologicalidentifications, has led to a refined appraisal of the construction sequence and the identification of ‘exotic’ stone types and Roman bricks reused from earlier buildings up to 40 km distant. The archaeological, geological and laboratory findings presented here have been amplified by contextual studies placing the church against its archaeological, architectural, liturgical and historical background, with detailed comparisons with standing and excavated buildings of similar age in north Europe and Italy.

The Anglo-Saxon Church of All Saints, Brixworth, Northamptonshire: Survey, Excavation and Analysis, 1972-2010

Sutherland, Diana

Americas

Oxbow Books

Providing an end-to-end view of how modern web applications are built, this book takes a cohesive approach to building a software architecture from core components. Suitable for web programming courses, it tells a development story through a running case study taking you through each phase - analysis, design and implementation.

Dynamic Web Application Development Using XML and Java

Web Development & Design

Cengage Learning'

Providing an end-to-end view of how modern web applications are built, Dynamic Web Application Development takes a cohesive approach to building a software architecture from core components. It tells a development story by taking you right through from analysis and design, learning the core technologies, and tying them together using standard tools patterns and frameworks without straying into detail or trying to cover too many alternatives. Using PHP scripting and the MySQL database management system, this is a contemporary and well targeted coverage of important areas of web application development including Ajax, , adaptive markup, web application frameworks, standards and conformance, accessibility and security issues. It shows you how to build functionality into a website using a variety of technologies. These will work as a basic framework from which you will be able to explore more challenging developments such as porting applications to mobile devices and including more Web 2.0 features. An ideal text for web programming courses, this book will help you whether you are a student or need to reskill and want a dependable and accessible self-study package.

Dynamic Web Application Development Using PHP and MySQL

Stobart, Simon

Computer Science

Cengage Learning EMEA

This is an important new book produced to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Eleanor's death. The quality of scholarship and research is a genuine tribute to a medieval queen who has been more honoured in death than life.

Eleanor of Castile, 1290-1990: Essays to Commemorate the 700th Anniversary of Her Death, 28 November 1290

Biographies & Memoirs

Paul Watkins Publishing

A practical handbook for studying the history and development  of a church building, including those which have been converted  to secular use. Emphasis is placed on analysing and understanding  the standing structures, as well as studying the furniture,   fittings and fabricof the building in an attempt to determine its  function. Three fully illustrated case studies are explored: All  Hallows, Bardsey (West Yorkshire), St. Luke, Gaddesby  (Leicestershire) and St. Mary, Melton Mowbray and St.  Bartholomew, Snarestone (Leicestershire).

Churches and Chapels: Investigating Places of Worship

Religion & Spirituality

Council for British Archaeology

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