The Evolution of Paleontological Art
The Evolution of Paleontological Art

Author: Renee M. Clary

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 2022-01-28

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 0813712181

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"This volume samples the history of art about fossils-and the visual conceptualization of their significance-starting with biblical and mythological depictions, extending to renditions of ancient life in long-vanished habitats, and on to a modern understanding that paleoart conveys lessons for the betterment of the human condition. Twenty-nine chapters illustrate how art about fossils has come to be a significant teaching tool not only about evolution of past life, but also about conservation of our planet for the benefit of future generations"--

Catalan Maps and Jewish Books
Catalan Maps and Jewish Books

Author: Katrin Kogman-Appel

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9782503585482

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This book presents a small chapter in the intellectual history of the Jews of Majorca. Its key figure is Elisha ben Abraham Bevenisti Cresques (1325-1387) a cartographer in the service of King Peter IV of Aragon and a scribe and illuminator of Hebrew books. Elisha Cresques' career evolves at a point in time when some of the most fascinating threads of methodological interests relevant to intellectual history meet. He emerges as a hub, so to speak, where mapmaking converged with scribal work, miniature painting with scientific knowledge, and the culture of a minority with that of the majority. How he was able to negotiate his patron's expectations and his own cultural identity and frame them within the political, cultural, and religious discourses of his time is the subject of this book.

My First Backseat Books
My First Backseat Books

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Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13:

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Kids will travel around the country by region learning about characteristic places, people, or things through each state's game or activity.