Author: Jane AustenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Novelists, English
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Plan of a Novel According to Hints from Various Quarters
Author: Jane AustenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Novelists, English
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
The Hunt for History
Author: Nathan RaabPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501198920
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Nathan Raab, America’s preeminent rare documents dealer, delivers a “diverting account of treasure hunting in the fast lane” (The Wall Street Journal) that recounts his years as the Sherlock Holmes of historical artifacts, questing after precious finds and determining their authenticity. A box uncovered in a Maine attic with twenty letters written by Alexander Hamilton; a handheld address to Congress by President George Washington; a long-lost Gold Medal that belonged to an American President; a note that Winston Churchill wrote to his captor when he was a young POW in South Africa; paperwork signed and filled out by Amelia Earhart when she became the first woman to fly the Atlantic; an American flag carried to the moon and back by Neil Armstrong; an unpublished letter written by Albert Einstein, discussing his theory of relativity. Each day, people from all over the world contact Nathan Raab for help understanding what they have, what it might be worth, and how to sell it. The Raab Collection’s president, Nathan is a modern-day treasure hunter and one of the world’s most prominent dealers of historical artifacts. Most weeks, he travels the country, scours auctions, or fields phone calls and emails from people who think they may have found something of note in a grandparent’s attic. In The Hunt for History, “Raab takes us on a wild hunt and deliciously opens up numerous hidden crevices of history” (Jay Winik, author of April 1865)—spotting a letter from British officials that secured the Rosetta Stone; discovering a piece of the first electric cable laid by Edison; restoring a fragmented letter from Andrew Jackson that led to the infamous Trail of Tears; and locating copies of missing audio that had been recorded on Air Force One as the plane brought JFK’s body back to Washington. Whether it’s the first report of Napoleon’s death or an unpublished letter penned by Albert Einstein to a curious soldier, every document and artifact Raab uncovers comes with a spellbinding story—and often offers new insights into a life we thought we knew.
A Lancastrian Mirror for Princes
Author: Rosemarie McGerrPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253356415
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The Yale New statutes manuscript and medieval English statute books : similarities and differences -- Royal portraits and royal arms : the iconography of the Yale New statutes manuscript -- The Queen and the Lancastrian cause : the Yale New statutes manuscript and Margaret of Anjou -- Educating the prince : the Yale New statutes manuscript and Lancastrian mirrors for princes -- "Grace be our guide" : the cultural significance of a medieval law book.
The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs
Author: Sacred Fictions of Medieval France
Author: Maureen Barry McCann BoultonPublisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1843844141
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
A study of the immensely popular "lives" of Christ and the Virgin in medieval France.
Miniature Painting in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia from the Twelfth to the Fourteenth Century
Author: Sirarpie Der NersessianPublisher: Dumbarton Oaks
ISBN: 9780884022022
Category : Art
Languages : ru
Pages : 228
Book Description
Sirarpie Der Nersessian's scholarship has influenced the understanding of Armenian art and its Byzantine context. These two volumes are the culmination of six decades devoted to the exploration of Armenian art, and reflect a deep knowledge of the manuscripts and their creators.
The Bookman's Journal and Print Collector
Author: Wilfred PartingtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record
Author: Antiquarian Book Monthly Review
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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