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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The colour and shade of dyed textiles were once as much an
indicator of social class or position as the fabric itself and for
centuries the recipes used by dyers were closely guarded secrets.
The arrival of synthetic dyestuffs in the middle of the nineteenth
century opened up a whole rainbow of options and within 50 years
modern dyes had completely overturned the dyeing industry. From
pre-history to the current day, the story of dyed textiles in
Western Europe brings together the worlds of politics, money, the
church, law, taxation, international trade and exploration,
fashion, serendipity and science. This book is an introduction to a
broad, diverse and fascinating subject of how and why people
coloured textiles. A fresh review of this topic, this book brings
previous scholars' work to light, alongside new discoveries and
research.
This volume brings together a series of papers that address the
topic of reconstructing behavior in the primate fossil record. The
literature devoted to reconstructing behavior in extinct species is
ovelWhelming and very diverse. Sometimes, it seems as though
behavioral reconstruction is done as an afterthought in the
discussion section of papers, relegated to the status of informed
speculation. But recent years have seen an explosion in studies of
adaptation, functional anatomy, comparative sociobiology, and
development. Powerful new comparative methods are now available on
the internet. At the same time, we face a rapidly growing fossil
record that offers more and more information on the morphology and
paleoenvironments of extinct species. Consequently, inferences of
behavior in extinct species have become better grounded in
comparative studies of living species and are becoming increas
ingly rigorous. We offer here a series of papers that review broad
issues related to reconstructing various aspects of behavior from
very different types of evi dence. We hope that in so doing, the
reader will gain a perspective on the various types of evidence
that can be brought to bear on reconstructing behavior, the
strengths and weaknesses of different approaches, and, perhaps, new
approaches to the topic. We define behavior as broadly as we can
including life-history traits, locomotion, diet, and social
behavior, giving the authors considerable freedom in choosing what,
exactly, they wish to explore."
This text is developed for the first course in Farm Management,
typically taken by a junior/senior level student. Designed to
introduce students to the key concepts on how to effectively manage
a farm business, the tenth edition provides students with the basic
information needed to measure management performance, financial
progress, and the financial condition of the farm business.
This volume brings together a series of papers that address the
topic of reconstructing behavior in the primate fossil record. The
literature devoted to reconstructing behavior in extinct species is
ovelWhelming and very diverse. Sometimes, it seems as though
behavioral reconstruction is done as an afterthought in the
discussion section of papers, relegated to the status of informed
speculation. But recent years have seen an explosion in studies of
adaptation, functional anatomy, comparative sociobiology, and
development. Powerful new comparative methods are now available on
the internet. At the same time, we face a rapidly growing fossil
record that offers more and more information on the morphology and
paleoenvironments of extinct species. Consequently, inferences of
behavior in extinct species have become better grounded in
comparative studies of living species and are becoming increas
ingly rigorous. We offer here a series of papers that review broad
issues related to reconstructing various aspects of behavior from
very different types of evi dence. We hope that in so doing, the
reader will gain a perspective on the various types of evidence
that can be brought to bear on reconstructing behavior, the
strengths and weaknesses of different approaches, and, perhaps, new
approaches to the topic. We define behavior as broadly as we can
including life-history traits, locomotion, diet, and social
behavior, giving the authors considerable freedom in choosing what,
exactly, they wish to explore."
This text is developed for the first course in Farm Management,
typically taken by a junior/senior level student. Designed to
introduce students to the key concepts on how to effectively manage
a farm business, the seventh edition provides students with the
basic information needed to measure management performance,
financial progress, and the financial condition of the farm
business.
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