95 results for 'armoral'

Many of us have long been captivated by images of knights in shining armor evoking the age of chivalry and the ideals of Camelot. In this richly illustrated volume, the beauty and complexity of the...

Essays discuss medieval and Renaissance arms and armor in the C. Otto von Kienbusch Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Discover the very first weapons ever made, shining armor worn by medieval knights, and the guns used by the frontiersmen and outlaws of the Wild West.Eyewitness Arms and Armor gives you an exciting...

This book is a tribute to and celebration of the distinguished career and achievements of Stuart W. Phyrr during his 42 years in the Department of Arms and Armor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It...

An integral part of Renaissance culture, the horse was not only a beast of burden and means of transportation but also a sign of rank and status. For the nobility, horsemanship was an essential...

One of NPR's Books of the Year A "prophetic, propulsive" tale of one mysterious, messianic child with untold powers who draws three desperate souls into acts of mercy and mayhem. (Scott...

Two starred reviews! A brilliant girl risking it all to infiltrate a secret society of enchanters gets unexpected help from one of their victims—now a vengeful spirit—in this “cunning, high-stakes”...

Værket, der angives at være det første bind af flere, består af en række artikler af forskellige blank- og skydevåbenspecialister suppleret med artikler fra panser- og uniformssagkyndige. Den...

By the international bestselling author of Billie: These seven short stories exploring modern French life are “a raw and tender ode to the human spirit” (Booklist).Critically acclaimed and beloved...

The description for this book, American Painting From the Armory Show to the Depression, will be forthcoming.

The influence of classical antiquity on the religious disciplines, theology, mysticism and law of Islam cannot be overestimated. This work demonstrates the significance of the classical heritage by...

RODRIGUEZ ALMEIDA, E.: FORMAE URBIS ANTIQUAE. LE MAPPE MARMOREE DI ROMA TRA LA REPUBBLICA E SETTIMIO SEVERO. ROMA, 2002, 91 p. laminas.Encuadernacion original. Nuevo.

In The Autonomy of Morality, Charles Larmore challenges two ideas that have shaped the modern mind. The world, he argues, is not a realm of value-neutral fact, nor is reason our capacity to impose...

Social conventions are those arbitrary rules and norms governing the countless behaviors all of us engage in every day without necessarily thinking about them, from shaking hands when greeting...

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The Austrian artist Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980) achieved global fame with his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes. In this first English-language biography, Rüdiger Görner depicts the...

What are the possibilities and prospects for Social Security over the decades ahead? The essays in this interdisciplinary study explore what social insurance has meant historically, socially,...