Historical and Philosophical Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage (Research in Conservation)

Book Description

This is the first comprehensive collection of texts on the conservation of art and architecture to be published in the English language. Designed for students of art history as well as conservation, the book consists of forty-five texts, some never before translated into English and many
originally published only in obscure or foreign journals. The thirty major art historians and scholars represented raise questions such as when to restore, what to preserve, and how to maintain aesthetic character. Readings come from the work of such writers as Ruskin, Berenson, Clive Bell, Cesare
Brandi, Kenneth Clark, Erwin Panofsky, E.H. Gombrich, Marie Cl. Berducou, and Paul Philippot. The fully illustrated book also contains references, a glossary of terms, and an index.

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A Wonderful Starter Tool.......2004-02-27

This was my first ever book/kit in the area of cartooning. After a few weeks of study and practice I had already written and illustrated my first children's book! Some of the categories include: how to draw the cartoon head, how to draw the cartoon body, the cartoon animal, marrying expression to dialogue, advanced techniques, original comic strep jokes and character suggestions, draw your own comic strip sample grids, and animation, (plus many sub-categories) this book will keep you interested, busy, and will turn even the coldest of hearts soft for cartooning fun! I highly recommend this!

amazing.......2001-04-08

christopher hart is a person to admire!!! his kit is very good and essential for every cartoonist.

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This unique approach to outdoor photography will inspire and instruct anyone hoping to capture the beauty of landscape on film. Ken Scott reveals his own personal philosophy of shooting, demonstrated in multiple images and detailed captions. His magnificent pictures show ever-changing landscapes, where variations in light, weather, season, and time of day all have a dramatic impact on how we perceive a scene and influence the choice of lens, viewpoint, framing, and focus. Scott works with simple, affordable equipment, and never uses filters or special effects that would ruin the integrity of the natural setting. The result: spectacular images derived from techniques that all photographers will want to try.

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Great shots. Nothing much to learn.......2004-09-06

I purchased this book because i was interested in photographing light & more particularly without filters. The author demonstrates here with his excellent photos that one can take great TRUE COLOR pictures without modifying with filters. Good job! Some of the pictures are awesome!

But, very unfortunately, Ken talks more about his feelings, experience etc rather than about how the reader can achieve / take similar photos. He never talked about the technical aspects of those great shots! I dont remember seeing one picture having its exposure & shutter settings!!

To put in a nut shell, after reading the book, you will realise it is possible to take great pictures without costly equipment & filters - still retaining the true colour on the atmosphere!! Great! But the question of 'How to take such pictures & its technical consideration' are unanswered & unexplained. A bit of disappointment.

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Old-School Speed Racer!

wiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeerd

Speed Racer: The Original Manga
Tatsuo Yoshida , and Nat Gertler
Manufacturer: General
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1563896869

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Old-School Speed Racer!.......2002-10-28

I purchased this book as a gift for my brother, who is a big Speed Racer fan (of course, I had to read it first before giving it to him!). If you read a lot of recent manga, comic books, or graphic novels, the stories may seem a bit simple and the drawings may seem a little crude. However, they're still good stories, and the flavor of the era in which they were written really comes across. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves Speed Racer or manga in general!

wiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeerd.......2001-02-17

a speed racer manga.............soooo wierd. i guess everyone's gonna think its dumb 'cuz of the english show, which is really horrible, but you should giv ethis book a try because it was a hit in japan, and there has to be a reason for that. so just give the book a try, i thought it was ok. definetly like %200 better than the english tv show

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Fully revised and updated 2nd edition and the best-selling book about buying property in Florida since it was first published in 1996. Essential reading for anyone planning to buy a home in Florida and the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information available. Buying a Home in Florida is designed to guide you through the jungle (and swamps) and make buying a home a pleasant and enjoyable experience. Most importantly, it contains vital information to help you avoid disasters that can turn a dream home into a nightmare - and will also save you time, trouble and money!

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Warning! Not really for US residents!.......1999-02-15

Good amount of information, and one would think from the title that this is a comprehensive guide to buying a home in Florida. BUT...the book was written for UK buyers, and a lot of the book is taken up with information about obtaining residency and the like. For people inside the US, there are high points worth reading, but mostly not. Probably very useful for Canadians and Europeans.

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Allergy relief

Allergy Relief

Allergy Relief: Choosing the Most Current Natural Therapies

ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HWYYTE

Book Description

The definitive, easy-to-understand source for alternative, drug-free treatments of allergies.

Millions of people suffer from allergies and, in most cases, prescription drugs are a significant part of the treatment process. Many people, however, choose to avoid the potential risks associated with drugs by using natural forms of therapy.

In Allergy Relief, Sylvia Goldfarb provides a comprehensive reference for learning about natural remedies for allergies. The concise guide presents valuable information on approaches often overlooked by mainstream medicine, such as dietary changes, acupuncture, and homeopathy. With this book, readers can now avoid the negative effects of drug treatments and ensure a healthy, allergy-free life.

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Allergy relief.......2000-08-03

I don't have any allergies but my brother has. I got this book and before giving it to him I read it. It explains what allergy is, what causes it and of course how to deal with it. If you suffer from allergies, i believe this is the book for you to cure them naturally. My brother (who is also against any form of medication) is already doing MUCH MUCH better after following the instructions in this book; improve his immune system, make the environment around him better and understand what allergy is. Simple steps you can take will lead to better living without much effort really. The book is simply written, easy to understand, which I find to be very important. Some books are heavy and boring because there are authors who think that they talk to other doctors and not to simple people who did not study medicine (Sorry for that). Allergy problem? I don't think you will find a better book on the subject than this.

Allergy Relief.......2000-06-17

This is a testimonial for Barbara G. to write in to Amazon.com about the book Allergy Relief that she read and praised (spontaneously).

I wish people would buy Allergy Relief. It is so clear and simple to understand and there's so much in it that you can do yourself. Besides being good for my allergies, it says many important things about how to live well. I want to be healthy and live a long time and feel lucky that i found this book to help me.

Barbara Gwiazdowska, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York June 16, 2000 19:15 Hrs.

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Known At Last.......2002-03-29

When you think you know everything there is to know about American history in general, and World War I in particular, somebody like Arthur Barbeau and company comes along and educates you as to how ignorant you were. This book is a wonder and, with "The Unwept: Black American Soldiers And The Spanish-American War" by Edward van Zile Scott, provides a remarkable history of Afro-American soldiers in two wars over a period of twenty years.

Barbeau's indignation shines through when he asks the same questions a reader must ask about the injustices Black soldiers were subjected to in America as they prepared to depart for Europe, the indignities they suffered while attempting to fight a war to save democracy once in Europe while denied it in their homeland, and the suffering they experienced in Europe and upon their return to the United States after the war. But Barbeau's indignation is muted, reasonable, logical, and unobtrusive considering the horrors he describes Black troops being subjected to and the slanders against the bravery they displayed in spite of poor equipment, if any;poor training, if any;poor, non-supportive, and/or racist commanders;inadequate support; the institutionalized racism of the military that constantly demeaned them by declaring their inferiority in order to affirm white superiority;and the constant effort to develop Black soldiers as a slave-labor force instead of one prepared for combat. The descriptions of the outrages committed against these soldiers as they prepared to return to America and then after they did arrive "home" speak volumes about the all-important need to support the concept of white supremacy and enforce that of black inferiority in spite of the well-researched and documented facts Barbeu presents as to the fallacy of each.

Barbeau clearly establishes that there was more than one war being waged in Europe regarding the service of Black troops. But his documentation of the service and efforts of those troops in spite of their treatment by their own military can only cause one to marvel at the heights to which racial and national pride urged these brave men forward. The history of Black troops in WWI is known at last thanks to Mr. Barbeau's important contribution to an accurate history of warfare and the people who fight it.

Barbeau,et al, suggest that the "New Negro" of the post-World War I period was a direct outcome of the increased pride and dignity Black soldiers found during their service in Europe and which the French military saluted and honored many times with military awards, even though the US military attempted to discourage that recognition in various ways, including the distribution of a secret communication that attempted to justify discrimination against Afro-Americans by the American military and promote it in the French military and general society.

Read this book. Add it to your library. You'll refer to it many times in the future.

A classic in American Military History.......2001-06-21

First published in the mid 1970's, this has been the only book on the subject for many years. An excellent treatment of the racial climate in America on the eve of the war, and the subsequent actions taken by the Army with America's entry in 1917. It provides a stark picture of the treatment given to African-Americans as they attempted to serve. It provides the reader with brief histories of the 92nd and 93rd Divisions, the two "Colored" divisions in the AEF and also gives a summation of the treatment given the returning troops. It has good footnotes and sources, and this edition has the added bonus of a forward by Bernard C. Nalty. If any criticism can be leveled at this book it would probably be that new scholarship in this field has uncovered more facts and new interpratations. Anyone interested in the American experience in World War one should read this book. It is written so that it is accessable to the scholar and history buff alike.

Black soldiers in World War I: Anderson, Pickens, and Oconee Counties, South Carolina : with a discussion of pensions for Civil War slave labor

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Black soldiers in World War I: Anderson, Pickens, and Oconee Counties, South Carolina : with a discussion of pensions for Civil War slave labor
W. J Megginson
Manufacturer: Oconee County Historical Society
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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War in World History: Society, Technology and War from Ancient Times to the Present. Part IV: The Dawn of Global Warfare, 1500-1750
Stephen Morillo , Michael Pavkovic , and Paul Lococo
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Primis Custom Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | World | History | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0073046388

Book Description

The complete work is a survey of military history from the beginning of organized warfare to the present day. This Part covers the early modern world in five chapters with an introduction and conclusion. Coverage is global and focused on warfare in its social, political and economic contexts. Suitable for military history courses, as a supplement for world history surveys or regional surveys with global context, and for courses that include historiography. Maps and illustrations; 140 pages.

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Excellent intro to bird songs

A great choice for the first step in learning birdsong

Birding by Ear, Eastern/Central, Peterson Field Guides

Great Tool!!!!

Richard K. Walton, author

Birding by Ear: Western North America (Peterson Field Guide Audio Series)
Richard K. Walton , and Robert W. Lawson
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD

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The Singing Life of Birds: The Art and Science of Listening to Birdsong

ASIN: 0395975255

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Ever wonder what that trill in the backyard is? Or how to distinguish between all those similar warbler songs? If so, try Birding by Ear. This great resource for birders all over eastern/central North America conveniently packages three cassettes and an accompanying booklet into a single videocassette-like box. Each tape groups bird species according to acoustic similarity in order to help you learn the basics of bird-song identification. Soon you'll know just by listening whether the bird skulking underneath the bushes is an orange-crowned warbler, a chipping sparrow, or a dark-eyed junco.

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Birding by Ear: Western is a unique and important new tool for birders. Now they can master one of the most useful and difficult field skills - the ability to recognize birds by their songs and calls. Birding By Ear: Western points out exactly what to listen for to tell one bird from another. As the Peterson Field Guide groups birds by visual similarity, Birding by Ear: Western groups them by acoustic similarity. Dick Walton and Bob Lawson have arranged ninety-one common species into nineteen intelligible learning groups - "sing-songers," "trillers," "name-sayers," "warbling songsters," and many others. The entertaining and educational narrative does the same job as the arrows in the Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Birds, pinpointing the precise differences between similar species. The songs themselves are recorded to the highest acoustic standards and are a delight to listen to. Birding by Ear: Western can enable anyone to become a better birder. Use it in conjunction with the Peterson Field Guide to Western Bird Songs, which provides a thorough catalog of the songs and calls of the familiar birds of western North America. Birding by Ear: Western may well become as essential to you as your Field Guide and binoculars.

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Excellent intro to bird songs.......2006-08-17

I've birded for a number of years but I wanted to be able to distinguish birds by their calls, especially the shy ones. This CD volme was the perfect introduction. Dick Walton's informal, almost folksy, comments made for enjoyable listening and learning. Sure there are only 91 species but one great sampling. Now that he has taught me "hooks" and "handles" I have graduated to using the Stokes CDs, but at least I can now differentiate closely related songs thanks to Mr. Walton.

If you are new to bird songs, please start with this volume. In contrast the Stokes volume presents the songs, but no commentary. It is up to you to find the hooks and handles and figure out how to memorize all the songs.

BTW, I disagree with Mr Walton on one bird. He says the California Quail is calling "Chicago, Chicago." In my field experience I am sure it is looking for "Atlanta, Atlanta."

Great CD, buy it!

A great choice for the first step in learning birdsong.......2002-05-17

If you live in North America east of the Mississipi and want to identify birds by ear, read on...

This audio set is a very well thought out and produced tutorial for introducing beginning "ear" birders to the world of birding by ear. The audio quality is excellent with several renditions of each song and call. The pace is well suited to the target audience - only after repeated listening will you want to skip ahead through sections. The groupings of similar songs seem well designed, and reflect situations in the field that pose problems. Each song is described verbally, with an onomatopoetic description. I wish the CD were coded so that sub-tracks could be accessed directly without the introductory descriptions, but the design of this set isn't as encyclopedia of song, rather as short course in learning how to identify song.

Buy this and the "More birding by ear", listen to them for 10 - 30 minutes a day (great drive time listening), and master the art of birding by ear!

Birding by Ear, Eastern/Central, Peterson Field Guides.......2001-12-07

....This set of audio tapes was a disappointment to me. I had wanted a set of bird songs to accompany my new Peterson Eastern Birds field guide, 4th edition.( Previously, I had owned the 2nd edition and its excellent, page-coordinated, accompanying tapes and had used them for years.) I bought this new set of audio tapes blind, so to speak, because they were shrink-wrapped with no real description visible. No one in any of the retail stores I consulted knew anything about them nor was willing to break into the shrink-wrapping.
....Birding by Ear, Eastern/Central is actually a 3-tape short course in identifying bird calls. It is essentially useless for field identification. To make use of this set of tapes, one would have to sit down and listen and listen and listen to interminable commentary by a sonorous male voice introducing bird calls in clusters that are of minimal use because they are grouped by similarity, which often doesn't translate into geography or habitat. The second side of the third tape is a "review" that is actually a test.... one must listen to a series of unidentified songs and try to remember what they are, after having spent the hours required to listen to the other 5 sides of the tapes.
.... The up side of this set of tapes is that the bird song recordings are excellent. They include both the song and the call. (But they are useless in the field in this format.)

Great Tool!!!!.......2001-08-07

Great learning tool for the novice and a great reminder for the seasoned veteran.

Richard K. Walton, author.......2001-06-12

Most birdsong CDs/tapes are lengthy "lists" of birdsongs. The "Birding by Ear" series is a unique tutorial that teaches you to recognise and recall birdsongs. If you want to learn to identify birds by their songs and calls this is the product for you! Ideal for birders East of the Mississippi!

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