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Monsters and Grotesques in Medieval Manuscripts

Monsters and Grotesques in Medieval Manuscripts

Alixe Bovey

Images of monstrosities pervade art and culture in the Middle Ages, and for medieval people they must have been a tantalizing suggestion of unknown worlds and unthinkable dangers.
Medieval Art, Architecture & Archaeology at Canterbury

Medieval Art, Architecture & Archaeology at Canterbury

Alixe Bovey

"From the time of the foundation of its cathedral in 597, Canterbury has been the epicentre of Britain's ecclesiastical history, and an exceptionally important centre for architectural and visual innovation.
Medieval Art, Architecture & Archaeology at Canterbury

Medieval Art, Architecture & Archaeology at Canterbury

Alixe Bovey

ALEXANDRINA BUCHANAN The first Congress of the British Archaeological Association in 1844 provided would-be architectural historian Robert Willis with an audience for his research, whilst Canterbury cathedral offered an ideal vehicle for ...
Jean de Carpentin's Book of Hours: The Genius of the Master ...

Jean de Carpentin's Book of Hours: The Genius of the Master ...

Alixe Bovey

Known as the Master of the Dresden Prayer Book after one of his other masterpieces, this artist enriched the pages of Carpentin's book of hours with a rich programme of imagery, including 22 full-page miniatures, 42 historiated initials and ...
Birds of Edmonton

Birds of Edmonton

Robin Bovey

This book is an introduction to the fascinating and increasingly popular pastime of bird-watching.
Results of Experiments on the Strength of White Pine, Red ...

Results of Experiments on the Strength of White Pine, Red ...

Henry Taylor Bovey

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Applied Mechanics

Applied Mechanics

Henry Taylor Bovey

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
On the Stresses Developed in Beams Loaded Transversely

On the Stresses Developed in Beams Loaded Transversely

Henry Taylor Bovey

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000

Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000

Willi Hager

1912 Eastbourne/UK Henry Taylor Bovey proceeded in due course to the Queens' College in Cambridge, where he graduated in the mathematical tripos of 1873. He then moved to the Liverpool docks and two years later joined the dockyard ...
Shark's Egg

Shark's Egg

Henrietta Rose-Innes

... faithful ex-housemates Aska Wierzycka and Iain North, for tea and patience; Karen Briner, Darrel Bristow-Bovey, Susie Cowen, Eddie Edwards, Martin Epstein, Charl Hattingh, Evan Milton and Tanya Wilson, for your friendship and support ...
Excel 2002 VBA: Programmers Reference

Excel 2002 VBA: Programmers Reference

Rob Bovey

The authors are all Excel MVPs, involved daily in supporting the Excel VBA programmer community. What does this book cover? The first part of the book introduces Excel and VBA, including a VBA primer.
Koon and Coons families of eastern New York

Koon and Coons families of eastern New York

Kate Koon Bovey

June 12, 1757, dau. of Nicolaus Kuhns and Anna Marg. Wiederwachs" (Gt. D. R.). A. M. Wiederwachs was a dau. of Anna Barbara Lescher, a sister of the wife of Marcus Kuhn. "Marc. Kuhn and wife Anna Maria Lescher, Sp. for Joh. Marcus, bp.

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