A Giant Book of Tiny Birds: The First Edition of John Gould’s Hummingbirds
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Illustrations in Constantinople made during a residence in that city in the years 1835-6.
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The Five Nations.
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The Big World of Tiny Books : Miniature Qur'ans
Exploring the miniature Qur'ans of David Bryce and Hans Steinbrener, published from the 1890s through the 1960s, including their remarkable use as talismanic pendants by British-Muslim troops during the First...
Near East & IslamicThe Big World of Tiny Books : Miniature Qur'ans
By Roxana KashaniExploring the miniature Qur'ans of David Bryce and Hans Steinbrener, published from the 1890s through the 1960s, including their remarkable use as talismanic pendants by British-Muslim troops during the First...
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The Decline and Fall of Empires
This week marks 250 years since the first publication of Edward Gibbon’s (1737-1794) era-defining History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Philosophy History & EconomicsThe Decline and Fall of Empires
By Oliver YarwoodThis week marks 250 years since the first publication of Edward Gibbon’s (1737-1794) era-defining History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
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A Giant Book of Tiny Birds: The First Edition o...
A close look at ornithologist John Gould's magnificent six-volume book on hummingbirds, Monograph of the Trochilidae, and the remarkable process he used to mimic iridescent bird feathers.
Science & NatureA Giant Book of Tiny Birds: The First Edition o...
by Laura MasseyA close look at ornithologist John Gould's magnificent six-volume book on hummingbirds, Monograph of the Trochilidae, and the remarkable process he used to mimic iridescent bird feathers.
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