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Caroline Minuscule

Author : Andrew Taylor
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 13 : 1444765000
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (447 download)

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Download or read book Caroline Minuscule written by Andrew Taylor and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in the brilliant William Dougal crime series, from the bestselling author of The American Boy and The Ashes of London. William Dougal, a post-graduate expert in the medieval script of Caroline Minuscule, stumbles on the garroted corpse of his tutor - and finds himself embroiled in a hunt for a cache of diamonds, a deadly fairy story in which no one obeys the rules, least of all Dougal's girlfriend Amanda. As the body count rises, the couple pursue both the diamonds and their doom from London, to an East Anglian cathedral close, from Cambridge to a wintry Suffolk estuary.

Fractured Cities

Author : Dirk Kruijt
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1848136749
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Fractured Cities written by Dirk Kruijt and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As cities sprawl across Latin America, absorbing more and more of its people, crime and violence have become inescapable. From the paramilitary invasion of Medell¡n in Colombia, the booming wealth of crack dealers in Managua, Nicaragua and police corruption in Mexico City, to the glimmers of hope in Lima, this book provides a dynamic analysis of urban insecurity. Based on new empirical evidence, interviews with local people and historical contextualization, the authors attempts to shed light on the fault-lines which have appeared in Latin American society. Neoliberal economic policy, it is argued, has intensified the gulf between elites, insulated in gated estates monitored by private security firms, and the poor, who are increasingly mistrustful of state-sponsored attempts to impose order on their slums. Rather than the current trend towards government withdrawal, the situation can only be improved by co-operation between communities and police to build new networks of trust. In the end, violence and insecurity are inseparable from social justice and democracy.

Their Hands Before Our Eyes: A Closer Look at Scribes

Author : M.B. Parkes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351880063
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book Their Hands Before Our Eyes: A Closer Look at Scribes written by M.B. Parkes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book by Malcolm Parkes makes a fundamental contribution to the history of handwriting. Handwriting is a versatile medium that has always allowed individual scribes the opportunity for self-expression, despite the limitations of the pen and the finite number of possible movements.The purpose of this study is to focus on the writing of scribes from late antiquity to the beginning of the sixteenth century, and to identify those features which are a scribe's personal contribution to the techniques and art of handwriting. The book opens with three chapters surveying the various environments in which scribes worked in the medieval West. The following five, based on the author's Lyell Lectures at the University of Oxford, then examine different aspects of the subject, starting with the basic processes of handwriting and copying. Next come discussions of developments in rapid handwriting, with its consequent influence on new alphabets; on more formal 'set hands'; and on the adaptation of movements of the pen to produce elements of style corresponding to changes in the prevailing sense of decorum. The final chapter looks at the significance of some customized images produced by handwriting on the page. The text is illustrated with 69 plates, and accompanied by a glossary of the technical terms applied to handwriting, which in itself makes a significant contribution to the subject.

The Convenient Fund

Author : Jan Smolders
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1475933428
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book The Convenient Fund written by Jan Smolders and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the El Chocó region on the Colombian Pacific Coast, there are no roads; the mud is treacherous, and humidity hangs thick in the air. In a tiny village on the fringe of a jungle infested with drugs and terrorism, young Gloria Romero works tirelessly to protect the fishermen and their families from crime, violence, and poverty. As she continues her humanitarian mission for mining mogul Nate Silverman through the Futuro Fund of the United States, Gloria knows that the secret she protects is safe for now. As Gloria continues her life in an unpredictable and often chaotic environment, she soon hears from her boss and love interest, Marcos, that others think her work is less than adequate. But just as Gloria begins to create a creative plan that she hopes will fix everything, she begins to receive phone calls from Louis Durant, an old flame living in Haiti. As her romantic pursuits clash with hidden interests inside and outside her own organization, Gloria's reactions set a violent chain of events into motion. In this dramatic tale of devious conspiracy, a passionate entrepreneur must risk her life, future, and love in the steamy jungles and fishing villages on the Pacific Coasts of Colombia where terrorists roam free to inflict havoc on innocent victims.

Washoku

Author : Elizabeth Andoh
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 030781355X
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Washoku written by Elizabeth Andoh and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1975,Gourmet magazine published a series on traditional Japanese food —the first of its kind in a major American food magazine — written by a graduate of the prestigious Yanagihara School of classical cuisine in Tokyo. Today, the author of that groundbreaking series, Elizabeth Andoh, is recognized as the leading English-language authority on the subject. She shares her knowledge and passion for the food culture of Japan in WASHOKU, an authoritative, deeply personal tribute to one of the world's most distinctive culinary traditions. Andoh begins by setting forth the ethos of washoku (traditional Japanese food), exploring its nuanced approach to balancing flavor, applying technique, and considering aesthetics hand-in-hand with nutrition. With detailed descriptions of ingredients complemented by stunning full-color photography, the book's comprehensive chapter on the Japanese pantry is practically a book unto itself. The recipes for soups, rice dishes and noodles, meat and poultry, seafood, and desserts are models of clarity and precision, and the rich cultural context and practical notes that Andoh provides help readers master the rhythm and flow of the washoku kitchen. Much more than just a collection of recipes, WASHOKU is a journey through a cuisine that is rich in history and as handsome as it is healthful. Awards2006 IACP Award WinnerReviews“This extensive volume is clearly intended for the cook serious about Japanese food.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune“. . . scholarly, yet inspirational . . . a foodie might just sit back and read for sheer enjoyment and edification.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Palaeographia Latina

Author : Wallace Martin Lindsay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Palaeographia Latina written by Wallace Martin Lindsay and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Last Mandarin

Author : Stephen Becker
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504026950
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Last Mandarin written by Stephen Becker and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An American soldier of fortune pursues a Japanese war criminal through the streets and alleyways of war-torn Peking in this edge-of-your-seat thrill ride from the author of The Chinese Bandit Peking, 1948. In the midst of a brutal winter, the Communists tighten their stranglehold on the ancient capital, preparing to strike. Peasants starve, students riot, police crack down, and an entire city shivers on the edge of revolt. A decade ago, Maj. Jack Burnham was an American civilian living in China when the Japanese invaded. Now, he has returned on a mission to capture a notorious war criminal before Peking falls to the Red Army. Kanamori Shoichi raped, murdered, and pillaged his way through China during World War II—he also broke Burnham’s nose. If caught, Kanamori will be brought before a tribunal and made to pay for his crimes, large and small. But finding one man in a devastated city of millions is no simple task. Luckily, Burnham has the help of a beautiful Chinese doctor eager to help her people find justice, as well as his own expert knowledge of the language and culture. But when he finally locates Kanamori, the showdown Burnham has sought for so long will be far stranger and more dangerous than he ever imagined. The Last Mandarin is the 2nd book in the Far East Trilogy, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

The Convenience of the Minuscule

Author : Carlos Alba Vega
Publisher : Purdue University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Convenience of the Minuscule written by Carlos Alba Vega and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The economy of the poor has demonstrated an extraordinary capacity for discovering within its own resources the means to forge ahead: multiple employment for men, the double working day for women, the systematic employment of children. The principal aim o

Palaeographia Latina

Author : Wallace Martin Lindsay
Publisher : Georg Olms Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783487405384
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Palaeographia Latina written by Wallace Martin Lindsay and published by Georg Olms Verlag. This book was released on with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Classical Weekly

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Classical Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

National Highway Program

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1362 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book National Highway Program written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 1362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Committee Serial No. 84-5. Considers legislation to establish a Federal Highway Corporation to finance the construction of the interstate highway system. Includes examination of fiscal, engineering, safety, and right-of-way problems related to highway construction and examines impact of the interstate system on Federal-state relations, urban developments, and other modes of transportation.

Lettering

Author : Graily Hewitt
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486275183
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Lettering written by Graily Hewitt and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both a history and a how-to book, this landmark work by a great British calligrapher is required reading for every serious student of the art. Graily Hewitt introduces the general principles and the importance of the pen in the history of writing, tracing the development of minuscules and majuscules and other lettering styles. He then devotes a major portion of the book to Roman capitals, arrangement, legibility, and materials, including pens and inks, paper and parchment, pigments, gilding, and other methods. Full, detailed chapters on numerals, the double stroke, the theory of letters, and other topics round out the text. More than 400 illustrations offer instructional guidance on correct form, spacing, proportion, serifs, paragraph initials, raised letters, and much more. Complete letter-by-letter sequences show how to write the alphabet in formal minuscule and Roman capitals. In addition, samples of great calligraphy from Greek and Roman sources, The Book of Kells, medieval Italian manuscripts, and the author's own work document the glorious results achieved by master calligraphers of the past.

The Golden Thread

Author : Ewan Clayton
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1619024721
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Golden Thread written by Ewan Clayton and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the simple representative shapes used to record transactions of goods and services in ancient Mesopotamia, to the sophisticated typographical resources available to the twenty–first–century users of desktop computers, the story of writing is the story of human civilization itself. Calligraphy expert Ewan Clayton traces the history of an invention which—ever since our ancestors made the transition from a nomadic to an agrarian way of life in the eighth century BC—has been the method of codification and dissemination of ideas in every field of human endeavour, and a motor of cultural, scientific and political progress. He explores the social and cultural impact of, among other stages, the invention of the alphabet; the replacement of the papyrus scroll with the codex in the late Roman period; the perfecting of printing using moveable type in the fifteenth century and the ensuing spread of literacy; the industrialization of printing during the Industrial Revolution; the impact of artistic Modernism on the written word in the early twentieth century—and of the digital switchover at the century's close. The Golden Thread also raises issues of urgent interest for a society living in an era of unprecedented change to the tools and technologies of written communication. Chief among these is the fundamental question: "What does it mean to be literate in the early twenty–first century?" The book belongs on the bookshelves of anyone who is inquisitive not just about the centrality of writing in the history of humanity, but also about its future; it is sure to appeal to lovers of language, books and cultural history.

Classical Weekly

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classical Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Quantum Theory and Symmetries with Lie Theory and Its Applications in Physics Volume 1

Author : Vladimir Dobrev
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811327157
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book Quantum Theory and Symmetries with Lie Theory and Its Applications in Physics Volume 1 written by Vladimir Dobrev and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-28 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first volume of proceedings from the joint conference X International Symposium “Quantum Theory and Symmetries” (QTS-X) and XII International Workshop “Lie Theory and Its Applications in Physics” (LT-XII), held on 19–25 June 2017 in Varna, Bulgaria. The QTS series was founded on the core principle that symmetries underlie all descriptions of quantum systems. It has since evolved into a symposium at the forefront of theoretical and mathematical physics. The LT series covers the whole field of Lie theory in its widest sense, together with its applications in many areas of physics. As an interface between mathematics and physics, the workshop serves as a meeting place for mathematicians and theoretical and mathematical physicists. In dividing the material between the two volumes, the Editor has sought to select papers that are more oriented toward mathematics for the first volume, and those focusing more on physics for the second. However, this division is relative, since many papers are equally suitable for either volume. The topics addressed in this volume represent the latest trends in the fields covered by the joint conferences: representation theory, integrability, entanglement, quantum groups, number theory, conformal geometry, quantum affine superalgebras, noncommutative geometry. Further, they present various mathematical results: on minuscule modules, symmetry breaking operators, Kashiwara crystals, meta-conformal invariance, the superintegrable Zernike system.

The Novel in Antiquity

Author : Tomas Hägg
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520076389
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (763 download)

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Download or read book The Novel in Antiquity written by Tomas Hägg and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1991-12-16 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the development of Greek romances from 200 B.C. through twelfth-century Byzantium, Tomas Hägg analyses the content, plot and narrative techniques of the ancient novel, and explores the social and literary milieu in which the genre flourished.

Enzyme Immobilization

Author : Rowan Austin
Publisher : Scientific e-Resources
ISBN 13 : 1839473460
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Enzyme Immobilization written by Rowan Austin and published by Scientific e-Resources. This book was released on 2018-12-19 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enzyme is a protein, or protein complex, that catalyses a chemical reaction. Like any catalyst, enzymes work by lowering the activation energy of a reaction, thus allowing the reaction to proceed to its steady state or completion much faster than it otherwise would; the enzyme remains unaltered by the completed reaction and can therefore continue catalysis. An immobilized enzyme is an enzyme attached to an inert, insoluble material-such as calcium alginate. This can provide increased resistance to changes in conditions such as pH or temperature. It also lets enzymes be held in place throughout the reaction, following which they are easily separated from the products and may be used again-a far more efficient process and so is widely used in industry for enzyme catalysed reactions. An alternative to enzyme immobilization is whole cell immobilization. Carrier matrices for enzyme immobilisation by adsorption and covalent binding must be chosen with care. The manufacture of high-valued products on a small scale may allow the use of relatively expensive supports and immobilisation techniques whereas these would not be economical in the large-scale production of low added-value materials. A substantial saving in costs occurs where the carrier may be regenerated after the useful lifetime of the immobilised enzyme. This book is simple protocols for the immobilization of enzymes and cells that could be useful for application at industrial scale, novel protocols for immobilization in the future, and new chemical reactors able to overcome the limitations of a number of immobilized derivatives.