A Book of Dovecotes
Author: Arthur Owens Cooke
Publisher:
Published: 1920
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13:
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Dovecotes
Author: Peter Hansell
Publisher: Shire Publications
Published: 2008-03-04
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780747805045
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explains why it was important to keep pigeons and describes the wide variety of buildings that were constructed to house them over the years.
Superdove
Author: Courtney Humphries
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2008-08-12
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 0061259160
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy do we see pigeons as lowly urban pests and how did they become such common city dwellers? Courtney Humphries traces the natural history of the pigeon, recounting how these shy birds that once made their homes on the sparse cliffs of sea coasts came to dominate our urban public spaces. While detailing this evolution, Humphries introduces us to synanthropy: The concept that animals can become dependent on humans without ceasing to be wild; they can adapt to the cityscape as if it were a field or a forest. Superdove simultaneously explores the pigeon's cultural transformation, from its life in the dovecotes of ancient Egypt to its service in the trenches of World War I, to its feats within the pigeon-racing societies of today. While the dove is traditionally recognized as a symbol of peace, the pigeon has long inspired a different sort of fetishistic devotion from breeders, eaters, and artists—and from those who recognized and exploited the pigeon's astounding abilities. Because of their fecundity, pigeons were symbols of fertility associated with Aphrodite, while their keen ability to find their way home made them ideal messengers and even pilots. Their usefulness largely forgotten, today's pigeons have become as ubiquitous and reviled as rats. But Superdove reveals something more surprising: By using pigeons for our own purposes, we humans have changed their evolution. And in doing so, we have helped make pigeons the ideal city dwellers they are today. In the tradition of Rats, the book that made its namesake rodents famous, Superdove is the fascinating story of the pigeon's journey from the wild to the city—the home they'll never leave.
Pigeons, Doves and Dovecotes
Author: M. D. L. Roberts
Publisher: Gold Cockerel Books
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9780947870317
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis guide covers keeping pigeons in polecotes, wallcotes and aviaries beginner's breeds, types of housing, pigeons and gardens, how to set up a breeding colony, breeding and management, pigeon predators and health. There are chapters on the origin and history of the domestic pigeon.
The Dovekeepers
Author: Alice Hoffman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2011-10-04
Total Pages: 528
ISBN-13: 1451617496
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn ambitious and mesmerizing novel from the bestselling author of Rules of Magic. The Dovekeepers is “striking….Hoffman grounds her expansive, intricately woven, and deepest new novel in biblical history, with a devotion and seriousness of purpose” (Entertainment Weekly). Nearly two thousand years ago, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on Masada, a mountain in the Judean desert. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived. Based on this tragic and iconic event, Hoffman’s novel is a spellbinding tale of four extraordinarily bold, resourceful, and sensuous women, each of whom has come to Masada by a different path. Yael’s mother died in childbirth, and her father, an expert assassin, never forgave her for that death. Revka, a village baker’s wife, watched the murder of her daughter by Roman soldiers; she brings to Masada her young grandsons, rendered mute by what they have witnessed. Aziza is a warrior’s daughter, raised as a boy, a fearless rider and expert marksman who finds passion with a fellow soldier. Shirah, born in Alexandria, is wise in the ways of ancient magic and medicine, a woman with uncanny insight and power. The lives of these four complex and fiercely independent women intersect in the desperate days of the siege. All are dovekeepers, and all are also keeping secrets—about who they are, where they come from, who fathered them, and whom they love.
Houses of the National Trust
Author: Lydia Greeves
Publisher: National Trust
Published: 2021-04-29
Total Pages: 1047
ISBN-13: 1911657364
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis captivating book, fully revised and updated and featuring more NT houses than ever before, is a guide to some of the greatest architectural treasures of Britain, encompassing both interior and exterior design. This new edition is fully revised and updated and includes entries for new properties including: Acorn Bank, Claife Viewing Station, Cushendun, Cwmdu, Fen Cottage, The Firs (birthplace of Edward Elgar), Hawker's Hut, Lizard Wireless Station, Totternhoe Knolls and Trelissick. The houses covered include spectacular mansions such as Petworth House and Waddesdon Manor, and more lowly dwellings such as the Birmingham Back to Backs and estate villages like Blaise Hamlet, near Bristol. In addition to houses, the book also covers fascinating buildings as diverse as churches, windmills, dovecotes, castles, follies, barns and even pubs. The book also acts as an overview of the country's architectural history, with every period covered, from the medieval stronghold of Bodiam Castle to the clean-lined Modernism of The Homewood. Teeming with stories of the people who lived and worked in these buildings: wealthy collectors (Charles Wade at Snowshill), captains of industry (William Armstrong at Cragside), prime ministers (Winston Churchill at Chartwell) and pop stars (John Lennon at Mendips). Written in evocative, imaginative prose and illustrated with glorious images from the National Trust's photographic library, this book is an essential guide to the built heritage of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Doves and Dovecotes
Author: Peter Hansell
Publisher:
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780948975110
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCompanion Animal Care and Welfare
Author: James Yeates
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2019-02-04
Total Pages: 517
ISBN-13: 1118688791
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCompanion Animal Care and Welfare: The UFAW Companion Animal Handbook presents a comprehensive, accessible and practical reference for all parties seeking information about the proper care of companion animals. Identifies the needs of companion animals, explains how we know these needs, and gives scientifically-backed advice on how to meet these needs Promotes the most humane treatment and best possible care of our companion animals Addresses controversial issues such as selective breeding, companion animal showing, the keeping of exotic species, and the international pet trade Covers the husbandry and care of all major companion animal species, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians
Pigeon
Author: Barbara Allen
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2009-10-15
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 1861897111
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOur frequent urban companion, cooing in the eaves of train stations or scavenging underfoot for breadcrumbs and discarded French fries, the pigeon has many detractors—and even some fans. Written out of love for and fascination with this humble yet important bird, Barbara Allen’s Pigeon explores its cultural significance, as well as its similarities to and differences from its close counterpart, the dove. While the dove is seen as a symbol of love, peace, and goodwill, the pigeon is commonly perceived as a filthy, ill-mannered flying rodent, a “rat with wings.” Readers will find in Pigeon an enticing exploration of the historical and contemporary bonds between humans and these two unique and closely related birds. For polluting statues and architecture, the pigeon has earned a bad reputation, but Barbara Allen offers several examples of the bird’s importance—as a source of food and fertilizer, a bearer of messages during times of war, a pollution monitor, and an aid to Charles Darwin in his pivotal research on evolutionary theory. Allen also comments on the literary love and celebration of pigeons and doves in the work of such writers and poets as Shakespeare, Dickens, Beatrix Potter, Proust, and Isaac Bashevis Singer. Along the way, Allen corrects the many stereotypes about pigeons in the hope that the rich history of one of the oldest human-animal partnerships will be both admired and celebrated.
Pigeons: Their Structure, Varieties, Habits and Management
Author: W. B. Tegetmeier
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-10-30
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781539840770
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is special re-print edition of the 1st edition of W.B. Tegetmeier's legendary book "Pigeons: Their Structure, Varieties, Habits and Management." Published in 1868, this is considered one of the most important works of the 19th Century on Domestic Pigeons. Original copies of this book are extremely rare and often sell for hundreds of dollars. This book features insights into all the breeds of Fancy, Utility and Flying pigeons that were known in England during the second half of the 19th Century. Chapters include The Structure and General Characteristics of Pigeons, The Rock Dove, The Origin of Varieties of Pigeons, Dove Cotes and Pigeon Lofts, The English Pouter, Foreign Pouters, The English Carrier, The Dragon, Homing Birds, The Common Tumbler, The Short Faced Tumbler, The Lowtan or Ground Tumblers of India - House Tumblers, The Barb, The Owl, The Turbit, The Jacobine, The Fantail, The Trumpeter and the Laugher, Nuns, Helmets and Spots, The Archangel, German Toys, The Finnikin, Smiter and Turner, The Lace, or Silky and Frillback Pigeons, The Runt and others. This is one of the most authorative books of its kind and still pertinent to pigeon fanciers nearly 150 years later. Lavishly illustrated with rare period artwork. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.
