Descriptive Catalogue of the Garrett Collection

Descriptive Catalogue of the Garrett Collection
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 769
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ISBN-10 : 9781400877157
ISBN-13 : 1400877156
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Descriptive Catalogue of the Garrett Collection by : Philip K. Hitti

Volume 5 of the Princeton Oriental Texts. Originally published in 1939. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 357
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ISBN-10 : 9781108079280
ISBN-13 : 1108079288
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Elizabeth Garrett Anderson by : Louisa Garrett Anderson

Biography of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917), first female physician in England; by her daughter, Louisa Garrett Anderson.

The Definitive Guide to Collecting Black Dolls

The Definitive Guide to Collecting Black Dolls
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Publisher : Debbie Behan Garrett
Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : 0875886531
ISBN-13 : 9780875886534
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis The Definitive Guide to Collecting Black Dolls by : Debbie Behan Garrett

Collectors will delight in acquiring the first and only Black dolls book that is completely published in Full Color! Author Debbie Garrett has written an extensive book of reference on vintage, modern, fashion and artist Black dolls. Featured in this book are Black dolls made from cloth, bisque, celluloid, composition, rubber, wood, and hard plastic. Fashion dolls, modern artist dolls and other doll categories are covered. This long overdue, insightful book includes a price guide and tips.

The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook

The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook
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Publisher : powerHouse Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1576877884
ISBN-13 : 9781576877883
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook by : Natalie Eve Garrett

The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook is a collection of personal, food-related stories with recipes from 76 contemporary artists and writers. Inspired by a book from 1961, The (original) Artists' & Writers' Cookbook included recipes from the likes of Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Marianne Moore, and Harper Lee. This new, vibrantly illustrated version includes stories and recipes from Anthony Doerr, Leanne Shapton, Joyce Carol Oates, John Currin and Rachel Feinstein, Ed Ruscha, Neil Gaiman, Edwidge Danticat, Aimee Bender, Gregory Crewdson, James Franco, Francesca Lia Block, Swoon, Nelson DeMille, Rick Moody and Laurel Nakadate, Nikki Giovanni, T.C. Boyle, Lev Grossman, Roz Chast, Heidi Julavits, Marina Abramović, Curtis Sittenfeld, Julia Alvarez, and many others. In The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook,Anthony Doerr lures us out into the wild to find huckleberries andhappiness. Neil Gaiman makes a perfectly eerie cheese omelet while Ed Ruschaassociates his cactus omelet with "a time of doom." Yiyun Li eats rations inBeijing while Edwidge Danticat prepares a soup to celebrate freedom. NelsonDeMille reminisces about a meal he ate 40 years ago when serving in Vietnam;Kamrooz Aram recalls childhood "picnics" in his basement in Tehran during airraids. Sanford Biggers updates a soul food classic-"something tasty to lessenthe bitter taste of consistent, systematic oppression." Paul Muldoon and AimeeBender conjure food-related apocalyptic visions. Marina Abramović shares adish best consumed on top of a volcano, Elissa Schappell dreams of playing SergeGainsbourg records to snails, and Padgett Powell tastes a dish that reverses timeand space. Daniel Wallace woos with an eggplant sandwich. Francesca Lia Blocktells us how to fall in love. The essays are at turns comedic and heart-wrenching, personal and apocalyptic, with recipes that are enchanting to read and recreate. One part cookbook and one part intimate self-portrait, The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook is a portal into the kitchens and personal lives of an unmatched collection of contemporary artists and writers.

The History of United States Coinage

The History of United States Coinage
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Publisher : Bowers & Merena Galleries
Total Pages : 572
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ISBN-10 : 0914490419
ISBN-13 : 9780914490418
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis The History of United States Coinage by : Q. David Bowers

The First Smithsonian Collection

The First Smithsonian Collection
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Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9781935623632
ISBN-13 : 193562363X
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The First Smithsonian Collection by : Helena E. Wright

Outstanding Academic Title, Choice, 2015 Winner, Ewell Newman Award of the American Historical Print Collectors Society, 2016 In 1849 the Smithsonian purchased the Marsh Collection of European engravings. Not only the first collection of any kind to be acquired by the new Institution, it was also the first public print collection in the nation, and it presented an important symbol of cultural authority. The prints formed part of the library of Vermont Congressman George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882), a member of the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents. The uncertainty of the Smithsonian's mission in the early years complicated its motivation for purchasing the collection, especially given Marsh’s position as a Regent in financial difficulty. After a serious fire in 1865, portions of the collection were deposited at the Library of Congress and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Efforts to reclaim it began in the 1880s, as a new generation of Smithsonian staff expanded the National Museum, but they achieved only mixed success. Through the story of the Marsh Collection, the book explores the cultural values attributed to prints in the 19th century, including their prominent role in expositions and their influence on visual culture at a time when collecting styles were moving from an individual’s private contemplation of artworks to wider public venues of exposition in museums and reception by multiple audiences. The history of this first Smithsonian collection enlivens an important stage in the development of American cultural identity and in the formation of the Smithsonian as a national institution.

Collected papers

Collected papers
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 176
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:B3765636
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Collected papers by : Jens Mathias Ostergaard

Catalogue

Catalogue
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 464
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ISBN-10 : PRNC:32101076798642
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Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Catalogue by : Princeton University

One Coin is Never Enough

One Coin is Never Enough
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 291
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ISBN-10 : 9781440217210
ISBN-13 : 1440217211
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis One Coin is Never Enough by : Michael S. Shutty

One Coin is Never Enough presents an upbeat, friendly analysis that is a celebration of the collector. Emphasis is placed on the venerable skills that collectors need to cultivate to get started. Michael S. Shutty Jr., Ph.D. introduces the idea that coins are transformed into something special when numismatists choose to collect them. In this way, the collector is placed front and center. Michael uses the term "marvelous" to capture the allure that coins have for sharing secrets about the past—but here again, he gives coin collectors all the credit for telling their stories. This is a unique approach in numismatic writing, as more often than not, the coins are given precedence! After reading this book, you will realize that it is the other way around. What better way is there to get started or re-invigorated with collecting coins?