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Author: Donna S. Baker Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors ISBN: 9780764308659 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Bells have played a prominent role in our society since the earliest of civilizations, yet few realize the scope of objects encompassed by this broad heading. While all bells share certain qualities--like the ability to produce sound--they vary amazingly in terms of size, shape, style, and material. A flat round Chinese gong is as much a bell as the graceful figurine hiding a swinging clapper beneath her skirt or a strap of round metal "sleigh bells" from the nineteenth century. Featuring over 620 beautiful color photos, this absorbing and entertaining book showcases the wonderful diversity of collectible bells, from animal bells, call bells, and rattles to commemoratives, figurals, miniatures, and holiday bells. Here you will find bells made of different materials, bells with more than one purpose, bells with common motifs, and much more. Both antique and modern, well-known to unique, one of these bells is sure to grab your fancy! Values, an index, and a bibliography are all included.
Author: Donna S. Baker Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors ISBN: 9780764308659 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Bells have played a prominent role in our society since the earliest of civilizations, yet few realize the scope of objects encompassed by this broad heading. While all bells share certain qualities--like the ability to produce sound--they vary amazingly in terms of size, shape, style, and material. A flat round Chinese gong is as much a bell as the graceful figurine hiding a swinging clapper beneath her skirt or a strap of round metal "sleigh bells" from the nineteenth century. Featuring over 620 beautiful color photos, this absorbing and entertaining book showcases the wonderful diversity of collectible bells, from animal bells, call bells, and rattles to commemoratives, figurals, miniatures, and holiday bells. Here you will find bells made of different materials, bells with more than one purpose, bells with common motifs, and much more. Both antique and modern, well-known to unique, one of these bells is sure to grab your fancy! Values, an index, and a bibliography are all included.
Author: Donna S. Baker Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited ISBN: 9780764305559 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 192
Book Description
A wonderful assortment of bells from around the world identified and shown in over 590 color photographs includes bells of many sizes, shapes, styles, colors, and textures, from school bells, cowbells, and bicycle bells to souvenir bells, commemoratives, and figurines. Basic bell types include open mouth bells, crotals, gongs, mechanical bells, and chimes. Bells for every taste and inclination!
Author: Al A. Trinidad Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors ISBN: 9780764312656 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 0
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Showcases more than 850 glass bells produced primarily during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in America, England, and Europe. Included are cut glass bells, engraved bells, blown and pressed glass bells, and a special chapter on wedding bells. Each bell is identified by type, date made, country of origin, producer if known, size, color, decoration or pattern, and current value. Background information on the manufacturers is provided as well. A treasure for those who appreciate bells, glass, and the decorative arts.
Author: James P. Blaylock Publisher: ISBN: 9780441004904 Category : Horror tales Languages : en Pages : 0
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In the dead of night, a man climbs the tower of St. Anthony's Church, driven by a compulsive urge to silence the bells. In a deserted alley, a random victim is consumed by a torrent of flames. And in the light of day, a man named Walt Stebbins receives a glass jar containing the preserved body of a bluebird. As Walt unravels the mystery of the bird in a jar, he will learn that the battle between good and evil is raging every day, where you would least expect it.
Author: A. A. Trinidad Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors ISBN: 9780764319181 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 0
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Features over 750 bells from 29 countries, including cut glass bells, blown and pressed glass bells, engraved bells, and the highly desirable glass wedding bells. Companies represented include Dorflinger, Hawkes, Pairpoint, Seneca, Sinclaire, Fenton, Fostoria, Val St. Lambert, Goebel, Moser, Hofbauer, Wedgwood and many more. Captions provide bell type, country of origin, maker and date (if known), size, pattern or decoration, and current value. A splendid addition to the libraries of bell collectors, glass enthusiasts, and all who appreciate beautiful artistry.
Author: Robert Cormier Publisher: Turtleback Books ISBN: 9780785704096 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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While her father is fighting the war in Europe, 11-year-old Darcy is introduced to new views of life by her new friend Kathleen. Suddenly, Kathleen and her family disappear, and Darcy learns her father is missing in action. Christmas is coming, and Darcy is unsure about the power of God's love and looks for a miracle.
Author: Anna Sherman Publisher: Picador ISBN: 1760786446 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 275
Book Description
In The Bells of Old Tokyo, Anna Sherman explores Japan and revels in all its wonderful particularity. As a foreigner living in Tokyo, Sherman’s account takes pleasure and fascination in the history and culture of a country that can seem startlingly strange to an outsider. Following her search for the lost bells of the city – the bells by which its inhabitants kept time before the Jesuits introduced them to clocks – to her personal friendship with the owner of a small, exquisite cafe, who elevates the making and drinking of coffee to an art-form, here is Tokyo in its bewildering variety. From the love hotels of Shinjuku to the appalling fire-storms of 1945 (in which many more thousands of people died than in Hiroshima or Nagasaki), from the death of Mishima to the impact of the Tohoku earthquake of 2011. For fans of The Lonely City, and Lost in Translation, The Bells of Old Tokyo is a beautiful and original portrait of Tokyo told through time.
Author: Donna S. Baker
Author: Donna S. Baker
Author: Donna S. Baker
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Author: Al A. Trinidad
Author: James P. Blaylock
Author: A. A. Trinidad
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