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Originally published in 1987, at a time of high unemployment, this
book provides a critical analysis of the role played by education
in solving unemployment. It examines the practical, social and
psychological effects of unemployment on adults and argues that
formal institutional responses are inadequate within any long term
perspective, and that it is rather community, informal and often
unofficial initiatives that will provide learning experiences for
unemployed people.
Originally published in 1987, at a time of high unemployment, this
book provides a critical analysis of the role played by education
in solving unemployment. It examines the practical, social and
psychological effects of unemployment on adults and argues that
formal institutional responses are inadequate within any long term
perspective, and that it is rather community, informal and often
unofficial initiatives that will provide learning experiences for
unemployed people.
This delightful introduction to drawing trees completely
demystifies the drawing process. It shows how images can be built
up easily, from initial geometric shapes right through to the
finished trees. Denis Naylor includes a good selection of popular
species such as Weeping Cherry in Blossom, Oak, Eucalyptus, Aspen
in Autumn and many, many more. He also shows you how to draw tree
details such as roots, cones and trunks. He uses a helpful
two-colour method that clearly shows every line and curve of the
step-by-step pictures. Even absolute beginners will find themselves
creating great drawings when they use this book and there is much
to inspire more experienced artists too. An invaluable guide for
anyone interested in this subject.
In October 2015, metal detectorist James Mather discovered an
important Viking hoard near Watlington in South Oxfordshire. The
hoard dates from the end of the 870s, a key moment in the struggle
between Anglo-Saxons and Vikings for control of southern England.
The Watlington hoard is a significant new source of information on
that struggle, throwing new light not only on the conflict between
Anglo-Saxon and Viking, but also on the changing relationship
between the two great Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex.
This was to lead to the formation of a single united kingdom of
England only a few years later. The hoard contains a mixture of
Anglo-Saxon coins and Viking silver, and is in many ways a typical
Viking hoard. However, its significance comes from the fact that it
contains so many examples of previously rare coins belonging to
Alfred the Great, king of Wessex (871-99) and his less well-known
contemporary Ceolwulf II of Mercia (874-c.879). These coins provide
a clearer understanding of the relationship between Alfred and
Ceolwulf, and perhaps also of how the once great kingdom of Mercia
came to be absorbed into the emerging kingdom of England by Alfred
and his successors. A major fundraising campaign is being planned
by the Ashmolean to secure this collection for the museum.
Combining the talents of two renowned artists, Margaret Eggleton
and Denis John-Naylor, this is a detailed, comprehensive guide to
drawing trees and flowers. Artists of all skill levels will find
much to inspire them, as well as expert instruction on a huge range
of topics. You will be guided through a variety of drawing tools
and paper surfaces, and the easy-to-follow basic drawing stages
will give you the confidence to tackle more advanced techniques.
Individual trees and flowers are explored, as well as trees and
flowers in a landscape setting, and there are studies on mixed
flower collections, dried flowers and flowers in containers. There
are detailed studies of leaves, branches and petals, and 19
wonderful step-by-step projects, each culminating in a beautiful
drawing you'll be proud of. Suitable for beginners wanting to build
up their confidence as well as more seasoned artists seeking
inspiration, this book is a must-have for anyone who wants to draw
trees and flowers in a variety of media. This is a compilation of
material previously published in the highly successful Drawing
Masterclass series: Flowers and Trees.
Why is the sky blue and why are sunsets red? When can I see a rainbow? Why is the moon sometimes visible in daylight? In Out of the Blue skywatcher John Naylor offers practical advice about where and when you can expect to see natural phenomena, what you will see and how to improve your chances of seeing it. Naylor takes in both the night and the day sky, and deals only with what can be seen with the naked eye. Drawing on science, history, literature and mythology, and assuming only basic scientific knowledge, Out of the Blue is for everyone who enjoys being outdoors and who feel curious or puzzled about things optical and astronomical. John Naylor was born in England, but spent his childhood in Peru. A graduate of London University with a degree in philosophy, he teaches physics at a secondary school in London.
The Watlington Hoard was discovered in southern Oxfordshire in 2015
by a metal-detectorist, and acquired by the Ashmolean Museum,
Oxford in 2017. A nationally-important find of coinage and
metalwork, and the first major Viking-Age hoard from the county, it
dates from the late 870s, a fundamental and tumultuous period in
Britain's history. The contents of the hoard include a highly
significant collection of over 200 silver pennies, mostly of Alfred
the Great, king of Wessex, and Ceolwulf II, king of Mercia,
transforming our understanding of the coinage in this period, and
23 silver and gold pieces of contemporary metalwork much of which
was derived from Scandinavia. Presenting the complete publication
of the objects and coins in the Watlington Hoard - including an
important re-assessment of the coinage of the late 870s - the
authors discuss its wider implications for our understanding of
hoarding in late 9th-century southern Britain, interactions between
the kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia, and the movements of the Viking
Great Army after the Battle of Edington in 878. The book also
relates another side to the hoard's story, beginning with its
discovery and excavation, charting its path through the
conservation work and acquisition by the Ashmolean Museum to the
public outreach projects which ran alongside the scholarly research
into the hoard.
In 2007 the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) marked its tenth
anniversary by holding a conference at which speakers, both from
within the Scheme and outside gave a series of papers that
demonstrated the research potential of recording finds of
archaeological objects made by members of the public. This volume
contains papers given at that conference together with a number of
other contributions. PAS started as six pilot schemes in 1997 and
became a national network across England and Wales in 2003. The
core aim of PAS has always been to minimise the loss to our
heritage caused by the failure to record systematically objects
found by the public metal-detector users, amateur field-walkers and
chance finders. The reason for recording these objects is to create
a resource that can be used at many different levels as a resource
for school projects purposes, for studying the history of ones
local area, or for academic research. Contents: Foreword (Roger
Bland); 1) The Portable Antiquities Schemes Database: its
development for research since 1998 (Daniel E. J. Pett); 2) The
Portable Antiquities Scheme: the contribution of lithics and lithic
scatters (Clive Jonathon Bond); 3) Metal Detecting Rallies and
Landscape Archaeology: recreating lost landscapes on the Berkshire
downs (Kate Sumnall and Paula Levick); 4) An Assessment of the
Archaeological Research Dividends of the Portable Antiquities
Scheme: a case study of Bronze Age metalwork from East Anglia
(Nisha Doshi); 5) Celtic Art, GIS Analysis and the Portable
Antiquities Scheme (Duncan Garrow); 6) New Evidence for Iron Age
Sword Strap Fasteners Identified by PAS (Liz Andrews-Wilson); 7)
Iron Age Warwickshire: has the Portable Antiquities Scheme made a
difference? (Angie Bolton); 8) Changing Objects in Changing Worlds:
dragonesque brooches and beaded torcs (Fraser Hunter); 9) The Cult
of Totatis: evidence for tribal identity in mid Roman Britain (Adam
Daubney); 10) The Portable Antiquities Scheme and Roman Rural
Settlement: some preliminary work on Wiltshire (Tom Brindle); 11)
Portable Antiquities in the Roman Frontier Rob Collins (Expanding
the Frontiers: how the Portable Antiquities Scheme database
increases knowledge of Roman coin use in England (Sam Moorhead);
12) Early Anglo-Saxon Brooches in Southern England: the
contribution of the Portable Antiquities Scheme (Laura McLean); 13)
Beyond the Tribal Hidage: using portable antiquities to explore
early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in southern England (Sue Harrington and
Martin Welch); 14) The Changing Face of Saucer-brooch Distribution,
1912 - 1977 - 1997 2007 (Tania Dickinson); 15) A Productive Site at
Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire: salt, communication and trade in
Anglo-Saxon England (John Naylor and Julian D. Richards); 16)
Medieval Copper-alloy Mace-heads from England, Scotland and Wales
(Adam Daubney); 17) Widespread Devotion: new insights from the
Portable Antiquities Scheme into medieval pilgrim trinkets (Geoff
Egan); 18) Personal and Impersonal Impressions: identity revealed
through seals (John Cherry); 19) Searching with a Fine-toothed
Comb: combs for humans and horses on the Portable Antiquities
Scheme database (Steven P. Ashby and Angie Bolton).
This study of the role of trade in the economy of Saxon England
moves the emphasis towards regional trade, focusing on eastern
England between 650 and 900 AD. Drawing on archaeological evidence,
the thesis aims to uncover the organisation of trade in eastern
England, to identify the role of church, royalty and rural
communities in regional trade and to search for the most effective
archaeological methods for assessing the nature and extent of
trade. Following detailed descriptions of the archaeological data
and objects which are indicative of trade, primarily in Yorkshire
and Kent, which are indicative of trade John Naylor presents a
synthetic and comparative discussion of the trade in staples and
luxuries in these two counties. He considers trade networks, the
existence and location of emporia, administration and the use of
coinage.
Since 1997 the Portable Antiquities Scheme has recorded almost 1.5
million objects found in England and Wales, the vast majority
discovered by members of the public rather than professional
archaeologists. Among these finds are more than 10,000 early
medieval coins. Each one of these coins has its own story to tell,
from its minting, use and loss through to its eventual recovery and
recording. In this book, Dr John Naylor, the PAS's National Finds
Adviser for Early Medieval and Later Coinage, explores the
Anglo-Saxon world through these coin finds, tracing the development
of coinage from the end of Roman Britain to the Norman Conquest of
1066 and how they were used by early medieval people. As well as
their use in trading, he shows how they can help us to understand
how the Anglo-Saxons saw themselves through looking at coin design
and iconography, and how they were used in diverse and interesting
ways such as their inclusion in burials and hoards, and their
re-use as items of jewellery.
Rainbows have been a source of fascination since time immemorial.
They have been the subject of myth and superstition, an inspiration
to poets, a challenge to painters, the object of intense scientific
interest and a touchstone for ideas about the nature of light and
colour. Above all, the rainbow has been the embodiment of wonder
from the earliest times to the present day. Beginning with the
circumstances in which you are likely to see a rainbow and
descriptions of its salient features, this book recounts and
explains the myths and superstitions about rainbows, and describes
how poets, painters and, above all, leading scientists in every age
have sought to discover and understand the rainbow's secrets.
Readers with a love of nature and art and an interest in the
history of science will enjoy this attractive and informative book.
This book explains the nature of sound both as a physical
phenomenon and as a sensation, how it travels through air and
water, and how the hearing system evolved to convert these
vibrations into sensations. Drawing on physics, biology,
neuroscience, philosophy, literature, history, anecdote, and
personal experience, "Now Hear This" is a wide-ranging exploration
of the nature of sound and hearing that opens up a fascinating
world of sounds from the mundane to the unusual and seeks above all
to persuade the reader of the wisdom of John Cage's advice that
"Wherever we are what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it,
it disturbs us. When we listen to it, we find it fascinating."
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