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This monograph is based on a symposium held in the National
Gallery, London which showed how Richard II's beliefs may have been
expressed in the highly religious work, the Wilton Diptych, and how
he aspired to equal in magnificence the royal figures of Europe, in
particular Bohemia and France. Richard's love of material splendour
from the rebuilding of Westminster Hall to his lavish expenditure
on dress and gifts is argued in these essays. All the facets of the
regal image are underpinned by experts in the history, sociology
and artefacts of the period, who in their studies aim to bring out
the political difficulties under which Richard was operating.
More than two hundred years ago, Russian Empress Catherine the
Great and some of her courtiers developed a taste for British art
and collected some spectacular items including paintings, drawings,
sculpture, silver, and Wedgwood ceramics. This sumptuously
illustrated book tells the story of the acquisition of these
treasures and of the cultural relations between Britain and Russia
in the eighteenth century. Distinguished critic John Russell
provides the introduction for this book, and eminent British and
Russian scholars offer chapters on such topics as British gardeners
and the vogue of the English Garden, the Houghton sale, British
architects in Russia, and English porcelain and the Russian court.
The book includes color illustrations of 164 items from the
Hermitage collections of British art, including such highlights as
full-length portraits by Van Dyck painted in England, assorted
pieces of the celebrated Green Frog dinner service commissioned
from Josiah Wedgwood for the Chesmensky Palace, Charles Kandler's
huge Rococo silver "Jerningham" wine cooler, other silver items by
Augustine Courtauld and Paul de Lamerie, and some furniture and
important architectural drawings by Charles Cameron. The collection
also includes sculpture, jewelry, watches, clocks, medals, cameos,
and gems. Published for the Yale Center for British Art, The Toledo
Museum of Art, The Saint Louis Art Museum,
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Narrative Biographies of the Anderson Family Genealogy
- Genealogy of Anderson, Keefer, Gaugler, Livezey, Bortner, Kelly, Bucher, Kent, Arnold(2), Emerich, Shaffer, Mantz, Culin, Herrold, Felty, Ney, Zink, St Clair, Swartz, Epley, Heilman, Taylor, Knopf, B
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Mason M. Smith, Marc D. Thompson
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ARRIVING IN AMERICA - DESTINATION THE SOUTH captures Taylor's
twenty-five year journey in unearthing the buried history of her
maternal and paternal family, trekking the paths of her ancestors,
before Emancipation (1863). This journey took her back several
generations, from the North, South, East and West regions of
Africa, to the thirteen colonies of the United States, and the
Southern states of Louisiana and Mississippi. This emotion-filled
journey travels down an intricate paper trail of federal, state,
and local records combined with a collection of oral interviews
that enabled Taylor to methodically place together her family
puzzle, in five informative chapters. Lovers of sweeping
generational epics will find much to rejoice in here. This is a
personal saga, but one played out against the broad canvas of
American History. Taylor chronicles the lives of her relatives who
were once enslaved. She points out the contributions of European
immigrants, with the labor of slaves that made this such a great
nation. Taylor discusses intermarriages and intermixing between
blacks and Indians, the mulatto children of the master, and how her
enslaved family may have obtained their surnames. This book focuses
on many unanswered questions, and leave the reader with a burning
desire to begin their own journey. ARRIVING IN AMERICA -
DESTINATION THE SOUTH is written in a narrative style to inspire,
entice and propel readers into the fascinating world of genealogy
and historical discoveries.
The lengthy introduction, about 200 pages, gives much background
information on the Virginia Company of London. This section also
includes a list of "all documents, letters, publications, or other
records of the Virginia Company, or relating to the company between
1616 and 1625, which the Editor has been able to discover, and also
those previous to 1616 which are not published or cited by
Alexander Brown in the Genesis of the United States." The bulk of
the book is composed of the court records, 1619-1622. Miss
Kingsbury was an instructor in history and economics at Simmons
College.
Fascinating and authoritative of Britain's royal families from
Henry VIII to Elizabeth I to Queen Victoria, by leading popular
historian Alison Weir 'George III is alleged to have married
secretly, on 17th April, 1759, a Quakeress called Hannah Lightfoot.
If George III did make such a marriage...then his subsequent
marriage to Queen Charlotte was bigamous, and every monarch of
Britain since has been a usurper, the rightful heirs of George III
being his children by Hannah Lightfoot...' Britain's Royal Families
provides in one volume, complete genealogical details of all
members of the royal houses of England, Scotland and Great Britain
- from 800AD to the present. Drawing on countless authorities, both
ancient and modern, Alison Weir explores the crown and royal family
tree in unprecedented depth and provides a comprehensive guide to
the heritage of today's royal family - with fascinating insight and
often scandalous secrets. 'Staggeringly useful... combines solid
information with tantalising appetisers.' Mail on Sunday
Definitive catalogue of Japanese heraldic crests featuring almost unlimited variety of plant, animal, bird, and geometric forms-everything from "wild goose" to "folding fan" to "mountain and mist," each with dozens of variations. 4,260 illustrations. "The 4,260 marvelous heraldic emblems of Japan can be translated into embroidery designs...the shapes are delicate, interesting, and perfect."-Lady's Circle Needlework.
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