Author: Adrian Walker
Publisher: Derrydale Press
ISBN: 1461734495
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
This lavishly illustrated encyclopedia contains some 1,500 terms and idioms, related to or connected with falconry, with explanations, derivations and notes. It is illustrated with photographs, figures, and reproductions of antiquarian prints and is believed to be the first attempt to catalog and review the complete language of falconry as used between the later Middle Ages and the present day. The Encyclopedia of Falconry will be a valuable addition to all reference collections by uniquely covering a subject with a long and distinguished history.
The Encyclopedia of Falconry
Author: Adrian Walker
Publisher: Derrydale Press
ISBN: 1461734495
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
This lavishly illustrated encyclopedia contains some 1,500 terms and idioms, related to or connected with falconry, with explanations, derivations and notes. It is illustrated with photographs, figures, and reproductions of antiquarian prints and is believed to be the first attempt to catalog and review the complete language of falconry as used between the later Middle Ages and the present day. The Encyclopedia of Falconry will be a valuable addition to all reference collections by uniquely covering a subject with a long and distinguished history.
Publisher: Derrydale Press
ISBN: 1461734495
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
This lavishly illustrated encyclopedia contains some 1,500 terms and idioms, related to or connected with falconry, with explanations, derivations and notes. It is illustrated with photographs, figures, and reproductions of antiquarian prints and is believed to be the first attempt to catalog and review the complete language of falconry as used between the later Middle Ages and the present day. The Encyclopedia of Falconry will be a valuable addition to all reference collections by uniquely covering a subject with a long and distinguished history.
The Goshawk
Author: T. H. White
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Goshawk" by T. H. White. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Goshawk" by T. H. White. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Critical Readings on Tang China
Author: Paul W. Kroll
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004380191
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
The Tang dynasty, lasting from 618 to 907, was the high point of medieval Chinese history, featuring unprecedented achievements in governmental organization, economic and territorial expansion, literature, the arts, and religion. Many Tang practices continued, with various developments, to influence Chinese society for the next thousand years. For these and other reasons the Tang has been a key focus of Western sinologists. This volume presents English-language reprints of fifty-seven critical studies of the Tang, in the three general categories of political history, literature and cultural history, and religion. The articles and book chapters included here are important scholarly benchmarks that will serve as the starting-point for anyone interested in the study of medieval China.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004380191
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
The Tang dynasty, lasting from 618 to 907, was the high point of medieval Chinese history, featuring unprecedented achievements in governmental organization, economic and territorial expansion, literature, the arts, and religion. Many Tang practices continued, with various developments, to influence Chinese society for the next thousand years. For these and other reasons the Tang has been a key focus of Western sinologists. This volume presents English-language reprints of fifty-seven critical studies of the Tang, in the three general categories of political history, literature and cultural history, and religion. The articles and book chapters included here are important scholarly benchmarks that will serve as the starting-point for anyone interested in the study of medieval China.
The Encyclopedia Britannica
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ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 992
Book Description
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 992
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The Encyclopedia Britannica
Author: Thomas Spencer Baynes
Publisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
The Encyclopedia Americana
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
The Spenser Encyclopedia
Author: A.C. Hamilton
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134934815
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 2609
Book Description
'This masterly work ought to be The Elizabethan Encyclopedia, and no less.' - Cahiers Elizabethains Edmund Spenser remains one of Britain's most famous poets. With nearly 700 entries this Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive one-stop reference tool for: * appreciating Spenser's poetry in the context of his age and our own * understanding the language, themes and characters of the poems * easy to find entries arranged by subject.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134934815
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 2609
Book Description
'This masterly work ought to be The Elizabethan Encyclopedia, and no less.' - Cahiers Elizabethains Edmund Spenser remains one of Britain's most famous poets. With nearly 700 entries this Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive one-stop reference tool for: * appreciating Spenser's poetry in the context of his age and our own * understanding the language, themes and characters of the poems * easy to find entries arranged by subject.
As the Falcon Flies
Author: Franklin W. Dixon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 153448325X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
During their Alaskan vacation, Frank and Joe Hardy help falconer Kate when her beloved peregrine goes missing.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 153448325X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
During their Alaskan vacation, Frank and Joe Hardy help falconer Kate when her beloved peregrine goes missing.
The Encyclopaedia of Sport
Author: Hedley Peek
Publisher:
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Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The Encyclopedia Americana
Author: Frederick Converse Beach
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1006
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1006
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