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$17.99 Shipping Location: Ferndale, United States The tone is set by the very first item in the catalog: a contemporary bust in the round of Queen Elizabeth as Hercules. Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers ... more(2016). Pages: 320. One of the world’s finest assemblages of rings and gemstones, the Guy Ladrière Collection in Paris is of major importance both to the collector and the art historian.
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$32.35 Shipping Location: Tampa, United States Model: 110261. The brass compass sits inside the box on a brass gimbal support system that enables the compass to move freely within box. All is original ... moreto this piece. Manufacturer: E. S. Ritchie & Sons.
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$7.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States The country was considered the most suitable for the manufacture of such commodities. As the distillation of alcohol was not known until the fourth century ... moreBC the scents were extracted by steeping plants, flowers or splinters of fragrant wood in oil to obtain essential oil, which would then be added to other oils or fat.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Myths of the Norsemen From the ... moreEddas and Sagas by H.A. Guerber. With 64 Illustrations. DESCRIPTION: Softcover: 396 pages. Publisher: Dover Publications; 1992) ISBN: 0486273482. From his exalted throne. A mighty watchtower, Odin surveys the world; a world of gods, giants, elves, dwarves, and men. Below, the Valkyrs ride forth, their golden hair streaming through the clouds, the pale northern sun glinting on shields and spears. Through the battlefields they swoop, bringing the kiss of death to the warriors bound for Valhalla, hall of the chosen slain. The myths of the Norsemen are darkly romantic. Heroic and tragic. For sheer adventure and high drama, they are without equal. Their sagas are stirring tales that are as powerful now as they were a thousand years ago. But less well known are the stories themselves, stories with all the classic qualities of a long-lost age. Valor, nobility, and a triumphant greatness of spirit. These were the human attributes the medieval Norsemen admired most. What dazzling inspiration for young Viking warriors these tales must have been, vividly told beside blazing fires on dark and frozen nights. Their preservation. From the oral tradition to the prose sagas that have come down to us, owes much to the Norse colonization of Iceland. Here the art of storytelling lived on, vivid, dramatic, and realistic. The stories feature well-defined characters, colorfully portrayed. For deeply imbued with the values of the Norsemen though they were, the intention was entertainment, the emphasis on action and pace. And on these northerly shores, the sweep of Christianity across Europe was delayed long enough to allow learned men, proud of their pagan past, to adapt the art of storytelling to the written word. During the early part of the thirteenth century. The“Eddas” were collected together, masterpieces of Norse mythology that included the tragic death of Balder; the comic ta
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$31.35 Shipping Condition: Used Location: SALFORD, United Kingdom Fictional angelsFictional demonsFictional deities. Categories: Fictional birdsLists of fictional birdsLists of birds. Genus Haliaeetus. Lizards and snakes. ... moreGenera: Haliaeetus, Ichthyophaga. Sea eagles or fish eagles take fish as a large part of their diets, either fresh or as carrion.
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States However by the 6th century the Continental Celtic languages were no longer in wide use. REVIEW: The Celts once populated an area rivaling the Roman Empire ... moreat its peak, yet our knowledge of them is limited to secondhand accounts, a few written records, and beautiful artifacts scattered from Turkey to Ireland.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Ferndale, United States This large Old Babylonian plaque, found in southern Iraq, was made between 1800 and 1750 B.C. It is made of baked straw-tempered clay, modeled in high ... morerelief, and probably stood in a shrine. Her legs end in the talons of a bird of prey, similar to those of the two owls that flank her.
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Very Good Location: Ferndale, United States The exact geographic spread of the ancient Celts is disputed. In particular, the ways in which the Iron Age inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland should ... morebe regarded as Celts is historically controversial.
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: New Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Increase Sales by 18% and double ... moreyour hits- Vendio Gallery. The Book of Lilith by Barbara Black Koltuv. Ph.D. DESCRIPTION: Softcover: 127 pages. Publisher: Nicolas Hays(1986) ISBN: 9780892540143. The Book of Lilith tells the story of Lilith. Who was really the first woman created by God, and who just happened to have been created before Adam. Her job is to give all the things in the world souls, while Adam's is to create rules and law out of chaos. Unfortunately, Adam likes to have sex with Lilith only in the Adam-on-top position. This leads to, shall we say, problems" The Book of Lilith is alternately funny, serious, surreal, and amazing as Lilith embarks on a Zen journey around the world giving things souls and giving birth to a god. It is more than a little bit deep, and yet very, very entertaining. Lilith’s demonic origins are found in Jewish folklore, her name and personality ultimately derived from a Babylonian-Assyrian demon named Lilit, or Lilu, though Lilith may have had an association with even earlier goddesses. In rabbinic literature Lilith is variously depicted as the mother of Adam’s demonic offspring following his separation from Eve, or as his first wife, who scoffed at him and left him because he insisted on the male-superior sexual position, the so-called“missionary” position. Three angels tried in vain to force her to return to Adam. Ultimately the more docile Eve was created for Adam as a replacement for Lilith. Refusing to couple with Adam. Lilith was said to have bred with demons, producing 100 offspring a day. Lilith appears in J.W. von Goethe’s“Faust” and Dante Gabriel Rosetti’s“Eden Bower” In the twentieth century, Lilith became something of a feminist symbol for her rebellion against patriarchal ways. CONDITION: New. Never read. PLEASE SEE IMAGES BELOW FOR SAMPLE PAGES FROM INSIDE OF BOOK. PLEASE SEE PUBLISHER. PROFESSIONAL, AND READER REVIEWS BELOW. PUBLISHE
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$9.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States But, strangely, the Greeks were already Christians and Sekandar's title was Caesar. He then travelled the world and had many fantastic adventures reminiscent ... moreof Sinbad's voyages. It begins with the legend of the birth of the Persian nation and its tumultuous history.
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$6.99 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Myths of the Norsemen From the ... moreEddas and Sagas by H.A. Guerber. With 64 Illustrations. DESCRIPTION: Softcover: 396 pages. Publisher: Dover Publications; 1992) ISBN: 0486273482. From his exalted throne. A mighty watchtower, Odin surveys the world; a world of gods, giants, elves, dwarves, and men. Below, the Valkyrs ride forth, their golden hair streaming through the clouds, the pale northern sun glinting on shields and spears. Through the battlefields they swoop, bringing the kiss of death to the warriors bound for Valhalla, hall of the chosen slain. The myths of the Norsemen are darkly romantic. Heroic and tragic. For sheer adventure and high drama, they are without equal. Their sagas are stirring tales that are as powerful now as they were a thousand years ago. But less well known are the stories themselves, stories with all the classic qualities of a long-lost age. Valor, nobility, and a triumphant greatness of spirit. These were the human attributes the medieval Norsemen admired most. What dazzling inspiration for young Viking warriors these tales must have been, vividly told beside blazing fires on dark and frozen nights. Their preservation. From the oral tradition to the prose sagas that have come down to us, owes much to the Norse colonization of Iceland. Here the art of storytelling lived on, vivid, dramatic, and realistic. The stories feature well-defined characters, colorfully portrayed. For deeply imbued with the values of the Norsemen though they were, the intention was entertainment, the emphasis on action and pace. And on these northerly shores, the sweep of Christianity across Europe was delayed long enough to allow learned men, proud of their pagan past, to adapt the art of storytelling to the written word. During the early part of the thirteenth century. The“Eddas” were collected together, masterpieces of Norse mythology that included the tragic death of Balder; the comic ta
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$5.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States It consists of an estimated 17,500 silver Roman coins dating from between 32 B.C. and 274 A.D. In total, 17,577 coins were recovered! The hoard has been ... morethrough the Treasure Act process and all of the coins have been conserved to an identification standard – that is the legend and significant features are readable – at the British Museum.
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$6.49 Shipping Condition: Used Location: Lummi Island, United States REVIEW: A powerful tract on behalf of prehistoric culture, intended to show the importance and relatively advanced nature of Stone Age civilization. Here ... morehe sets about to rectify things. And he argues, too, that prehistoric beings pioneered both visual art and science.
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$38.84 Shipping Location: Horn-Lehe, Germany This simple oval napkin ring depicting a hen with chicks and a slightly matt surface is perfect for a child. He comes from the Lutz & Weiss factory in ... morePforzheim around approx. 1930 - 1940. Stylish design and high-quality execution make the napkin ring a real adornment of every festive table! A real treasure for collectors and enthusiasts! The napkin ring is approx. 4.3 x 2.3 cm. in oval and approx. 2.7cm. Max. high. The weight is approx. 18 grams. He is with 835, crescent, crown and maker's mark stamped. Real solid silver is guaranteed! The napkin ring is in a well-kept, used condition, with usual signs of wear, without a monogram (see photos). Ready for immediate use. There are several of them, the price refers to one napkin ring. Ideal as a cutlery addition or as a gift! I have other in.
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$6.49 Shipping Location: Lummi Island, United States Picture Essay: A Group Portrait. Sculpture: A Maya Priest with an Exaggerated Aristocratic Nose; A Maya Aristocrat Wearing a Long Brechclout, Doughnut-Shaped ... moreEarrings, in an Extravagant Pose. The Versatile Technicians of Peru: Mohica and Nazca.
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$8.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish A King's Book of Kings: The ... moreShah-Nameh of Shah Tahmasp by Stuart Cary Welch. DESCRIPTION: HUGE hardcover in dustjacket w/magnificent color plates(199 pages) Metropolitan Museum of Art(1972) Composed in the tenth century by the poet Firdowsi. The"Shah-nameb" or"Book of Kings" is Iran's central literary work, a historical epic peopled with monarchs. Monarchs some of inspiring goodness, others of unmatched wickedness. Also peopled with handsome paladins, beautiful maidens, malevolent witches, and treacherous demons. The particular manuscript of the"Shah-nameb" introduced here by Stuart Cary Welch, Curator of Indian and Islamic Painting at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, is the most sumptuous one every produced. Containing scores of paintings where other sixteenth-century manuscripts contained perhaps a dozen. The Houghton"Shah-nameb" identified with the name of its owner, Arthur A. Houghton) is thought to have been commissioned about 1522 by Shah Isma'il, the founder of the Safavid Dynasty, as a present for his son, Prince Tahmasp. Court artisans and craftsmen continued their work on the 759 folios for the better part of two decades. As a consequence, the book offers a fascinating mixture of artistic styles. The extraordinary quality of the paintings was known even in Shah Tahmasp's time. One commentator wrote then of Sultan Muhammad's page representing"The Court of Gayumars" the boldest painters hung their heads in shame before it" While that superb image. Reproduced within the book in color and gold, is called by Stuart Welch"perhaps the greatest painting in Iranian art: others of the pages he has selected for color reproduction and special comment are clearly in the same area of merit. A number of these eight leaves. Along with others not produced in the book, were presented to The Metropolitan Museum of Ar
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$10.99 Shipping Condition: Brand New Location: Lummi Island, United States With a technical glossary, extensive bibliography, map, and chronological table, this is a landmark publication. Although faience was made of common materials, ... moreespecially quartz sand grains or crushed quartz pebbles, it nevertheless took on the splendor of gold or semiprecious gems.
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