Aborigine: Myths and Legends

Politics & Social Sciences

SMITH, William Ramsay

Social Sciences

Senate

United States Congressional Serial Set, Serial No. 15084, Senate Reports Nos. 77-91

United States Congressional Serial Set, Serial No. 15015, Senate Reports Nos. 330-331

Kahil Gibran's timeless masterpiece, first published in 1923, is a heartfelt expression of man's deepest spiritual desires. Illustrated with the poet's own evocative drawings, its potent message of self-understanding and spiritual growth has proved itself to be universally inspirig.

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Originally published in 1896, this survey of book illustration is both a comprehensive guide to many facets of early work in the field & important evidence of Victorian taste & the influences which shaped it. Crane begins by describing the artist s role in producing manuscripts & early printed books up to the end of the 16th century, giving an account of Italian, French & German work. He then moves to the beginning of modern illustration -- which he dates from the work of Blake, & takes in most of the major Victorian exponents of the art, including Rossetti, Selwyn Image, Laurence Housman & Howard Pyle. Over 100 drawings.

Decorative Illustration of Books

Arts & Photography

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Graphic Design

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The night sky has fascinated humankind for thousands of years. Over the course of millennia, the movements of the stars have become inextricably entwined with complex systems of belief &amp; of prediction that we have come to call astrology. This is a fascinating guide to the astrological beliefs of several important early civilizations. It traces the way in which shape &amp; meaning has been given to the heavens through the arrangement of the houses of the zodiac which mark the passage of the astronomical year. Draws on the surviving records of the cultures of early Greece, Egypt, Persia, &amp; India. Maps &amp; engravings.

Calendars & Constellations of the Ancient World

Religion & Spirituality

Emmeline Plunket

New Age & Spirituality

Prostitution has been an important part of public & private life from earliest times. Yet it has remained on the fringes, a forbidden aspect of human sexual behavior. This revealing book provides a candid & engrossing history of the oldest profession . Examines the private & working lives of prostitutes from the back streets of ancient Rome to the circumstances of more recent times. More than just a vivid, anecdotal history, it inquires into both the social causes & functions of prostitution. The existence of prostitution, does not carry on in spite of the moral strictures of marriage, but because of them! Illustrated.

A History of Prostitution

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Sociology

The romances of the Knights of the Round Table bring to life a rich and mythical age, a time of chivalry and magic long before our times -- an age in which the Vale of Avalon, shrouded in mist, was home to the Ôonce and future king'. The authors retell the Arthurian romances, the legends of Camelot and the Quest for the Holy Grail, and examines their early origins. George Cox's superb introduction provides a fascinating overview of Arthurian England that sets these fabulous romances in their context. Also contains an absorbing collection of tales from this bygone age -- those of Merlin, Sir Tristrem and Roland -- as well as the mythic Beowulf from the celebrated cycle of Norse Sagas.

Arthurian Legends of the Middle Ages

Literature & Fiction

George Cox

Eustace Jones

Mythology & Folk Tales

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