Описание: From one of our finest historians comes an outstanding exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day. With a new chapter on Royal Weddings - this is essential reading for those who want to understand more about how monarchy has shaped the British nation.
Автор: Natalie Starkey Название: Catching Stardust ISBN: 1472944003 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472944009 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 2523.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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An up-close and personal look at comets and how we can use these ancient voyagers to understand our place in the solar system.
Icy, rocky, sometimes dusty, always mysterious--comets and asteroids are among the Solar System's very oldest inhabitants, formed within a swirling cloud of gas and dust in the area of space that eventually hosted the Sun and its planets. Locked within each of these extra-terrestrial objects is the 4.6-billion-year wisdom of Solar System events, and by studying them at close quarters using spacecraft we can coerce them into revealing their closely-guarded secrets. This offers us the chance to answer some fundamental questions about our planet and its inhabitants.
Exploring comets and asteroids also allows us to shape the story of Earth's future, enabling us to protect our precious planet from the threat of a catastrophic impact from space, and maybe to even recover valuable raw materials from them. This cosmic bounty could be as useful in space as it is on Earth, providing the necessary fuel and supplies for humans as they voyage into deep space to explore more distant locations within the Solar System.
Catching Stardust tells the story of these enigmatic celestial objects, revealing how scientists are using them to help understand a crucial time in our history - the birth of the Solar System, and everything contained within it.
Автор: Cock-Starkey Claire Название: A Library Miscellany ISBN: 1851244727 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781851244720 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1714.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: What can be found in the Vatican`s Secret Archive? How many books did Charles Darwin`s library aboard the Beagle hold? Which library is home to a colony of bats?Packed with unusual facts and statistics, this is the perfect volume for library enthusiasts, bibliophiles and readers everywhere.
A Courtier's Mirror establishes the unique importance of Thomasin von Zerclaere's Welscher Gast as a document of social practices and concerns in medieval German-speaking court society. This epic-length illustrated didactic poem enjoyed immense popularity in the Middle Ages, resulting in twenty-five redactions produced over two hundred and fifty years. Through a detailed study of word and image, Kathryn Starkey argues that this poem offered instruction, affirmation, and an evolving image cycle in which courtly behaviors were effectively conveyed. As the first book-length study in English, A Courtier's Mirror not only provides a framework for understanding the Welscher Gast and its images, but further explores the rich manuscript reception of the poem and the careful cultivation of a distinct elite identity.
Throughout its continued popularity, Starkey argues that the illustrated poem participates in the construction of elite secular identity for an audience that was concerned with distinguishing itself socially and emancipating itself from clerical society. As its audience shifts from rural ministerial family to urban burgher, so the staging of the poem also changes. Starkey selects redactions to show that while the text received only minor revisions over the years, the extensive illumination program and the poem's formatting changed significantly and with deliberate intent. She identifies the 1340 Gotha redaction as the most striking example of a redesigned and expanded image cycle intended to convey models of courtly behavior. Starkey places this manuscript, in particular, in its historical context and convincingly argues for its special place within the reception of Der Welsche Gast.
Supported by extensive appendices and a full set of color illustrations of the Gotha manuscript, as well as select illustrations from other manuscripts, A Courtier's Mirror presents vital new research on the complexity of the interrelation of text and image. As such, it will be of interest to scholars of medieval studies, art history, manuscript illustration, and the history of the book.
Автор: Starkey, David Название: Crown and country: a history of england through the monarchy ISBN: 0007307721 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780007307722 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 1979.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day. This compendium volume of two earlier books is fully revised and updated.
Автор: Starkey David Название: Creative Writing: Four Genres in Brief ISBN: 1457611562 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781457611568 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Цена: 5012.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Cock-Starkey Claire Название: The Book Lovers` Miscellany ISBN: 1851244719 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781851244713 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1714.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Ever wondered how ink is made? Or what is the bestselling book of all time? Or which are the oldest known books in the world?The ideal gift for every bibliophile, `The Book Lovers` Miscellany` is full of fun facts, potted histories and curious lists, perfect for dipping into and sharing.
Автор: John, Starkey, Название: Raf`s cross-channel offensive ISBN: 1399088920 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781399088923 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3960.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Explores how the RAF went on the offensive following the end of the Battle of Britain.
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