The Building of Castle Howard

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This book is the first complete study of the circumstances which led to the building of Castle Howard, one of the greatest and best-known English country houses. It describes how and why Charles Howard, third earl of Carlisle, decided to build it; how the architect Sir John Vanbrugh received his first commission; how the building was paid for and where the money came from; what the original interiors looked like; how the gardens and park were laid out; and the decision taken to build the first classical mausoleum in England, designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor. It relates the physical appearance of the architecture to the hopes, desires and personalities of those involved in the building and makes it possible to look at the house in the way that it was intended to be seen by visitors in the eighteenth century. The Building of Castle Howard should appeal to anyone who is interested in eighteenth-century architecture, in the history of gardens, in country houses, and in a historical detective story of a house which Sir John Vanbrugh was determined should be 'the top seat and garden of England.'

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A traditional survey but an exceptionally good one.......2001-06-27

The 'Building of Castle Howard' is a sometimes amusing and consistently fluid account of the conception and construction of the Third Earl of Carlisle's estate in Yorkshire. The patron, from a 'high-handed' and cocky young Whig to a dour but sincere father of miscreant and ungrateful offspring [...] is addressed in the opening chapter, and the rationale behind the demolition of a provincial village to build an architectural showpiece is traced. The architects - Vanbrugh and Hawksmoor - are examined in similar contexts.

However, a descrition of Sir Thomas Robinson's incongrous alterations to the splendid mausoleum (1729 - 1745, though Summerson suggested 1742 as the date of completion) is not a sufficient account of his activities at the estate: the northern range of the house features several rooms completed under Robinson's supervision, but these are simply not mentioned.

The author combs out an icongraphical programme in Pelligrini's ceiling paintings in the domed hall (ie, the 'Fall of the Phaeton'), but a similar analysis with respect to the garden monuments draws different conclusions. Carlisle's changing position as a patron and politician accounts for this: the estate shifts, in Saumarez Smith's opinion, from being a an opulent panorama to an introverted retirement home for the earl, whom, in his dotage and increasingly unhappy free time, commenced autonomous study in matters of contemporary religious thought. This, therefore, effected his decision to build a grand mausoleum rather than allow his remains to fall into the hands of what his lengthy (and only) poem preserved at Castle Howard, described as corpulent and corrupt Anglican clergmen. As an explanation for the development of the garden buildings, this is not as simplistic as my description might phrase it: the book's account is entirely convincing. I do not imagine that 'The Building of Castle Howard' - an inexpensive but well-illustrated gem - will be in print much into the future. However, its interest is broader than simply an account of architectural patronage. Unlike other studies of 18th Century British art which read as prosaic 'case-studies' (especially in the case of portrait painting, all of which make the same point), Saumarez Smith's book is an autonomous and compelling analysis of specific buildings and their conception, not a dour treatise from which established generalities are laboriously combed out.

FANTASTIC.......2000-03-05

this book is soo good, (apart from its prise), it describes how were castles built and different types of castles. For the price, ive expected more, but the book is still good.

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Castle Howard
George Howard
Manufacturer: Castle Howard Estate Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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The Building of Castle Howard,
C.: SAUMAREZ SMITH
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPXRVA

The visitors guide to Castle-Howard, the seat of the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Carlisle: Containing a full and accurate account of the paintings, statues,busts, ... of her majesty to Castle-Howard, August 1850

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The visitors guide to Castle-Howard, the seat of the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Carlisle: Containing a full and accurate account of the paintings, statues,busts, ... of her majesty to Castle-Howard, August 1850
Henry Ibbotson
Manufacturer: H. Ibbotson
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0008CFXOI

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Interesting!.......2002-05-05

A great outlook of the life in the American West!

Time Exposure: The Autobiography of William Henry Jackson

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Time Exposure: The Autobiography of William Henry Jackson
William Henry Jackson
Manufacturer: University of New Mexico Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NWEL1O

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With the accumulated knowledge of two previous homeowning generations, twenty- and thirty-something readers can be more savvy about when to buy and sell a home. This book is filled with no-nonsense information readers need to know about selling a house, townhouse, or condo, from deciding if selling is the best decision to negotiating an offer and closing a deal. Even the most foreboding aspects of selling a house are demystified. Pull off a profitable sale by using the Internet to market, price, and list your house; by finding the best agent or broker (or selling it yourself!); and by negotiating contracts, closings, and agents' fees.

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The Civil War stands vivid in the collective memory of the American public. There has always been a profound interest in the subject, and specifically of Blacks' participation in and reactions to the war and the war's outcome. Almost 200,000 African-American soldiers fought for the Union in the Civil War. Although most were illiterate ex-slaves, several thousand were well educated, free black men from the northern states. The 129 letters in this collection were written by black soldiers in the Union army during the Civil War to black and abolitionist newspapers. They provide a unique expression of the black voice that was meant for a public forum. The letters tell of the men's experiences, their fears, and their hopes. They describe in detail their army days--the excitement of combat and the drudgery of digging trenches. Some letters give vivid descriptions of battle; others protest racism; still others call eloquently for civil rights. Many describe their conviction that they are fighting not only to free the slaves but to earn equal rights as citizens. These letters give an extraordinary picture of the war and also reveal the bright expectations, hopes, and ultimately the demands that black soldiers had for the future--for themselves and for their race. As first-person documents of the Civil War, the letters are strong statements of the American dream of justice and equality, and of the human spirit.

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An Enquiry Concerning the Intellectual and Moral Faculties and Literature of Negroes
Henri Gregoire
Manufacturer: Ayer Co Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 9998293634

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An enquiry concerning the intellectual and moral faculties and literature of Negroes: Followed with an account of the life and works of fifteen Negroes ... in science, literature, and the arts
Henri Gregoire
Manufacturer: McGrath Pub. Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0006BSYV0

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An Enquiry Concerning the Intellectual and Moral Faculties and Literature of Negroes
Henri Gregoire
Manufacturer: MCGRATH PUBLISHING COMPANY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OJMKXM

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Wonderful Book

Stokes Beginner's Guide to Hummingbirds (Stokes Beginner's Guide)
Donald Stokes , and Lillian Stokes
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Stokes Beginner's Guide to Bird Feeding (Stokes Beginner's Guide)

ASIN: 0316816957

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The Stokes Beginner's Guides, intended for beginning nature lovers of all ages, offer a wealth of identification and behavior information in a portable pocket-sized format. Illustrated throughout with full-color photographs and range maps, each Beginner's Guide is organized according to the Stokes' easy-to-use and popular color-tab system.

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Wonderful Book.......2007-01-08

This book is worth getting for the pictures alone, stunning in detail and glorious of color. Most of the book gives information about the various types of hummingbirds, almost none of which we'll ever see here in the East other than the ruby throated. For those of you on the other coast, it may be useful for identification of backyard sightings.

Stokes Beginner's Guide To Hummingbirds (Stokes Beginner's Guide)

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Stokes Beginner's Guide To Hummingbirds (Stokes Beginner's Guide)
Donald Stokes
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OUAO3E

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English villages have long been celebrated for their timelessness and romance. Here the panoramic camera provides a fresh, sweeping perspective, from mellow Cotswold cottages to Celtic villages in Devonshire to medieval structures of the West. Some 80 full-color photographs, most of them splashed across two pages, capture the pastoral elegance of pubs, cottages, village greens, churches, and farmhouses. Paired with enlightening, insightful commentary, they offer a spectacular exploration of a remarkable and enduring feature of English life.

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Panoramas of English Villages
Quiney
Manufacturer: Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OSL0RU

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The Best.......1999-03-13

Bilal's graphics are incredible! The story will leave you begging for more (only available in French.) Do not pass this by, it rivals any sci-fi dystopia ever written.

One of the best Science Fiction Graphic Novels ever.......1998-12-30

This is the first instalment of the "Nikopol Trilogy", sadly left incomplete in US. Bilal's art is breathtaking; the storyline, a fascinating mix of humor, futuristic violence, political intrigue & historical references. One of the best graphic novels I ever read!

A great description of a facist & anarchist future.......1998-08-21

Bilal characters are painted with the greatest imagination externally as well as internally. The future he describes is apolitarhiko but also colourful with a lot of interesting characters (telepathetic cats, ancient gods etc). Maybe this is not the future we would like to be nevertheless it is fascinating and exciting.

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Guide for NY Real Estate Salespersons
Weinberg
Manufacturer: International Thomson Publishing Services Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Sales | Real Estate | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 032414153X

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Great book to prepare you for Germany!

In the Know in Germany: The Indispensable Guide to Working and Living in Germany (LL(TM) In the Know)
Jennifer Phillips
Manufacturer: Living Language
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Expert Expatriate: Your Guide to Successful Relocation Abroad--Moving, Living, Thriving

ASIN: 1400020468
Release Date: 2003-04-15

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Be IN THE KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Doing business across borders is very different from doing business across town–subtle and not-so-subtle differences in attitudes and etiquette play a big role.

Did you know?
• Be on time! Germans are very time-conscious; if you’re late, you might be seen as irresponsible.
• You’re expected not to wash your car, mow your lawn, or otherwise disturb the peace on Sundays; it’s part of Germany’s mandatory quiet hours.
• If you don’t want to sound insincere, don’t use excessive compliments. Do you really love that blouse your coworker is wearing?

In the Know in Germany helps you:
• Fit right in by understanding local manners, etiquette, and behaviors
• Navigate through everyday life with tips for the whole family
• Get an insider’s perspective on the social and business environment

The book includes a FREE 60-minute CD with the key phrases you need to make a great impression.

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Great book to prepare you for Germany! .......2006-06-05

The book does a great job explaining clearly and succintly the culture of Germany, identifying the do's and taboos in daily life and in business, and it also gives great advices. The book explains in details the procedures for almost anything that you would need in Germany providing up-to-date examples and names: tranportation options and regulations, financial services (it even tells you how and where to pay your bills), how to find a place to live in, what to expect in the business environment, and even the procedures and documents needed to bring your pet into Germany.

What I particularly liked about the book is that it gives advices based on different groups. If you are single, married, having troubling teenagers, or you are gay - the book tells you what to expect based on your situation and how to make the most out of your trip.

At the end of the book you will also find a section with useful phrases in German and a CD which could help you brush up your German pronunciation.

The book is great and I would higly recommend it to anyone planning to visit or live in Germany!

Living Language In the Know in Germany: An Indispensable Cross Cultural Guide to Working and Living Abroad (LL(TM) In the Know)

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don't buy it!!

Living Language In the Know in Germany: An Indispensable Cross Cultural Guide to Working and Living Abroad (LL(TM) In the Know)
Jennifer Phillips
Manufacturer: Living Language
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0609608169
Release Date: 2001-04-03

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Success abroad--in doing business, socializing, or even just getting to appointments--depends on much more than memorizing a few survival expressions in the language. Just ask anyone who's stowed a Chinese colleague's business card in his or her back pocket or brought an even number of flowers to a German friend's home. Success abroad means being in the know about cultural differences, and In the Know Germany cross-cultural guide makes it simple for business people and their families to adapt successfully to their new surroundings, whether it's for a long-term relocation or just for a short business trip.

More than just a list of do's and don'ts, In the Know Germany...
provides a through understanding of German culture--what motivates people's behaviors, attitudes, beliefs and habits.
supplies essential background information on Germany
meets the needs of everyone, including the businessperson, the stay-at-home or working partner, children, teens, and singles
focuses on business environment, company structure, work attire, women in business, meetings, communication, and more
includes and audio CD to help the reader master basic social expressions and make a lasting impression

Includes a 288-page handbook and a 60-minute audio CD

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don't buy it!!.......2002-06-06

I found some of the information in this book to be over generalized, specifically the section regarding driver's licenses in Germany. It caused us more headaches, than making our transition easier. We found a better book, "Living and Working in GERMANY, A survival handbook".

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This book offers a wide range of innovative examples from around the world related to fundamental shifts in thinking and the practice of reproductive rights. From popular theater in Nigeria to participatory research in Britain, from role-playing in Cambodia to visualizing reproductive health in Zimbabwe, and from collaborative planning in Egypt to community dialogue in the Andes, these twenty-four chapters reveal the value of transforming approaches to sexual and reproductive wellbeing. All begin with the need to engage women, men, and youth more directly in determining pathways to change, and all highlight both the complexities and the possibilities of making rights real.

Contributers: Cheryl Overs, Jo Doezema & Meena Shivdas • Kathryn Faulkner & Jessica Knott • Helen Lynn & Diana Ward • Rayah Feldman, Joanne Manchester & Caroline Maposhere • Oga Steve Abah • Ann Sutherland & Felicia Sakala • Alice Welbourn • Jerker Edström, Arturo Cristobal, Tilly Sellers & Chulani De Soyza • Matthew Shaw • Ann Smith & John Howson • Lucy Antivelink, Andrew Abalio, Doreen Byateesa, Naome Gonahasa, Margaret Kabanda, Connie Kajura, Bernard Lukwago, John Mike, Mary Mwiri, Lucy Shillingi, Peter Ssebbanja, Stephen Watuwa, with John Mwesigwa, Ben Osuga, Ros Cooper & Alice Welbourn • Tilly Sellers, Pok Panhavichetr & Ly Chansophal • Maria De Nazareth & Agra Hassen • Barbara Kaim • Zane Ibrahim • Karla Galvão Adrião, Benedito Medrado, Jorge Lyra & Pedro Nascimento • Jill Lewis • Andrea Cornwall • Renu Khanna, Korrie De Koning, Sneha Khandekar, Anagha Pradhan Swati Pongurlekar, & Usha Ubale • Pitamber Dhungana, Krishna Prasai, Tara Gynawali, Badri Pant, Kate Butcher • Lisa Howard-Grabman, Cynthia P. Willis, Elizabeth Arteaga, Carla Queierolo And Ccolla, & Sejas Pérez • Martin Westerby & Janet Harris • Frances Mcconville • Carla Rull Boussen & The Salammbo Group

Andrea Cornwall and Alice Welbourn (Eds.), Realizing Rights: Transforming Approaches to Sexual & Reproductive Well-being.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

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Andrea Cornwall and Alice Welbourn (Eds.), Realizing Rights: Transforming Approaches to Sexual & Reproductive Well-being.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Carol Tully
Manufacturer: Western Michigan University, School of Social Work
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, published by Western Michigan University, School of Social Work on June 1, 2004. The length of the article is 718 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Andrea Cornwall and Alice Welbourn (Eds.), Realizing Rights: Transforming Approaches to Sexual & Reproductive Well-being.(Book Review)
Author: Carol Tully
Publication: Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2004
Publisher: Western Michigan University, School of Social Work
Volume: 31 Issue: 2 Page: 201(3)

Article Type: Book Review

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Realizing Rights: Transforming Approaches to Sexual and Reproductive Well-Being

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Realizing Rights: Transforming Approaches to Sexual and Reproductive Well-Being
Andrea Cornwall
Manufacturer: Zed Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MHSPHG

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The Ironside is symbolic of the one occasion when the army took an active role in British politics. He represents a unique period when ordinary people displaced the established order to take political control into their own hands. In the nineteenth century a rash of historical publications, paintings and statues with a civil war theme reflected the political divisions of Victorian society and Royalist and Parliamentarian causes were argued over again, reflecting the sub text of contemporary political struggles. This book attempts to take a wider view of the Ironside as a warrior who evolved from the experiments of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries to combine firepower with the armoured cavalryman.

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Birding in Andalucia.......2006-10-18

Birding in Europe? Why travel across a continent when many of the European species migrate through a tiny corner of Andalucía twice each year, Consider ordering this excellent site guide to the southern coast of Spain. The Gibralter Migres is irresistible to birders. Using this book as your primary birding site guide, a birder might theoretically be able to find up to 200 European and African species in a week without traveling more than about 70 miles from the Jerez airport.

From Southern Spain (Tarifa)you can see the rugged Atlas Mountains in Africa about nine miles across the Strait of Gibralter. The 40 minute ferry to Tangiers offers an opportunity for African birding. This ferry to also offers two short pelagic trips across the Strait of Gibralter. Tens of thousands of pelagic birds seasonally transit this area, in and out of the Mediterranean. Pelagic species are also commonly observed from strategic points (like the Tarifa seawall and Trafalger) that are described in this book. I only wish that this book also covered nearby Morocco.

Note that there are both a 2001 and a 2004 edition on the market, I have not seen the newer edition.

Where to Watch Birds in Southern and Western Spain (Where to Watch Birds)

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Where to Watch Birds in Southern and Western Spain (Where to Watch Birds)
Andrew Paterson , and Ernest Garcia
Manufacturer: Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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