This, the first volume of Medieval European Coinage, surveys the coinage of Western Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West in the fifth century to the emergence of recognizable 'national' political units in the tenth. It starts with the Vandals, Visigoths, Burgundians and other Germanic invaders of the Empire, whose coins were ...
What is this book about? Access 2002 is the core database application within the Office XP suite. Using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the user can create his or her own programs in what is essentially a subset of the Visual Basic programming language. Using VBA with Access is a tremendously powerful technique, as it allows you to create ...
Robert Blackburn Knight had everything a man could want: intelligence, physical strength, financial security, close friends, a loving girlfriend, and a beautiful home. But he also had mysterious physical pains, a bisexual father who had been beaten to death in an unsolved murder, a forever ailing mother, a brother who had been killed in a car ...
This beautifully illustrated book captures the romance and allure of the Hawaiian Islands from 1900 to 1959. The objects shown in the book all are from collections in Hawaii-Aloha attire, jewelry, paper goods and prints, dolls, woodenware, and souvenirs. This is the first comprehensive overview of Hawaiian objects and designs to be published, ...
This is the first book to combine a detailed history of surfing, a grading guide for surfboards, and collectible surfing items with an accurate price guide. It gives a complete overview of sport surfing from its ancient beginnings in Polynesia and Hawaii until 1969, the end of the longboard era. The great icons of the sport all put in appearances ...
Original tattoo designs from Polynesian cultures at Easter Island, Hawaii, the Marquesas, New Zealand, Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga are presented in over 250 historic drawings and color illustrations. Accounts of native ceremonies by the earliest mariners who first reported this practice to the West are provided. The design elements are interpreted in ...
Over 270 original photographs and post card images are presented chronologically from 1870 to 1940 to portray the evolving styles and popularity of these icons of Hawaii. The Hula and surfing traditions both are deeply rooted in legend and myth.
Photographs taken in the 1880s and 1890s representing the ultimate Hawaiian experience and art form, the Hula, were gathered by the last reigning monarch of Hawaii, Queen Liliuokalani (1839 -1917), who reigned from 1891 until 1893. They were presented in an album to her personal nurse as a token of her Aloha. A brief history of the Queens ...
Beautiful Polynesian women lure you through the pages of this stunning book. Be transported to Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga, Naratonga, Fiji, and the Maori regions of New Zealand to view beguiling native inhabitants through postcard images that date from 1898 to 1920. Concise text presents interesting pertinent facts about Polynesian geography, ...
Buying an Oriental rug need not be confusing. This book answers the most frequent questions and offers a great introduction to this ancient and continuing weaving tradition. Nearly 900 contemporary rugs are shown and discussed from Tibet, India, China, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran. Learn their history, production methods, selection ...
Clinically oriented and richly illustrated, this single-volume reference provides complete guidance on the surgical management of sports related injuries of both the upper and lower extremities. Readers will find step-by-step, illustrated how-to's for each of the more than 70 surgical procedures.
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