Select Fragments

Select Fragments

Author: Aristotle

Publisher: Aeterna Press

Published: 2015-09-01

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13:

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Surviving fragments of the many lost works of Aristotle were included in the fifth volume of Bekker’s edition, edited by Valentin Rose. These are not cited by Bekker numbers, however, but according to fragment numbers. Rose’s first edition of the fragments of Aristotle was Aristoteles Pseudepigraphus (1863). Aeterna Press


Fragments of Identity : A Journey of Resilience, Discovery, and Redemption

Fragments of Identity : A Journey of Resilience, Discovery, and Redemption

Author: Jenny Toussaint

Publisher: Milton & Hugo LLC

Published: 2024-01-31

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13:

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Dive into the captivating pages of 'Fragments of Identity,' where every chapter unveils a gripping tale of resilience, self-discovery, and the unbreakable human spirit. This memoir invites readers on an emotional journey, traversing through the complexities of family, cultural negotiation, and the pursuit of true identity. With a narrative that resonates universally, this book is an exploration of the human experience-raw, honest, and profoundly moving. Get ready to be drawn into a story that transcends borders, resonates with authenticity, and leaves an indelible mark on your heart.


American Fragments

American Fragments

Author: Daniel Diez Couch

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2022-04-15

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0812298403

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Between the independence of the colonies and the start of the Jacksonian age, American readers consumed an enormous number of literary texts called "fragments."American Fragments argues that this archive of deliberately unfinished writing reimagined the place of marginalized individuals in a country that was itself still unfinished.


History and Its Objects

History and Its Objects

Author: Peter N. Miller

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2017-03-01

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 1501708236

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Weaving together literary and scholarly insights, History and Its Objects will prove indispensable reading for historians and cultural historians, as well as anthropologists and archeologists worldwide. — Nathan Schlanger, École nationale des chartes, Paris Cultural history is increasingly informed by the history of material culture—the ways in which individuals or entire societies create and relate to objects both mundane and extraordinary—rather than on textual evidence alone. Books such as The Hare with Amber Eyes and A History of the World in 100 Objects indicate the growing popularity of this way of understanding the past. In History and Its Objects, Peter N. Miller uncovers the forgotten origins of our fascination with exploring the past through its artifacts by highlighting the role of antiquarianism—a pursuit ignored and derided by modem academic history—in grasping the significance of material culture. From the efforts of Renaissance antiquarians, who reconstructed life in the ancient world from coins, inscriptions, seals, and other detritus, to amateur historians in the nineteenth century working within burgeoning national traditions, Miller connects collecting—whether by individuals or institutions—to the professionalization of the historical profession, one which came to regard its progenitors with skepticism and disdain. The struggle to articulate the value of objects as historical evidence, then, lies at the heart both of academic history-writing and of the popular engagement with things. Ultimately, this book demonstrates that our current preoccupation with objects is far from novel and reflects a human need to reexperience the past as a physical presence.


Cultures of the Fragment

Cultures of the Fragment

Author: Heather Bamford

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2018-06-26

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1487515278

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The majority of medieval and sixteenth-century Iberian manuscripts, whether in Latin, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, or Aljamiado (Spanish written in Arabic script), contain fragments or are fragments. The term fragment is used to describe not only isolated bits of manuscript material with a damaged appearance, but also any piece of a larger text that was intended to be a fragment. Investigating the vital role these fragments played in medieval and early modern Iberian manuscript culture, Heather Bamford’s Cultures of the Fragment is focused on fragments from five major Iberian literary traditions, including Hispano-Arabic and Hispano-Hebrew poetry, Latin and Castilian epics, chivalric romances, and the literature of early modern crypto-Muslims. The author argues that while some manuscript fragments came about by accident, many were actually created on purpose and used in a number of ways, from binding materials, to anthology excerpts, and some fragments were even incorporated into sacred objects as messages of good luck. Examining four main motifs of fragmentation, including intention, physical appearance, metonymy, and performance, this work reveals the centrality of the fragment to manuscript studies, highlighting the significance of the fragment to Iberia’s multicultural and multilingual manuscript culture.


Primates in Fragments

Primates in Fragments

Author: Laura K. Marsh

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-06-29

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 147573770X

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This volume was created initially from a symposium of the same name presented at the International Primatological Society's XVIII Congress in Adelaide. South Australia. 6-12 January 2000. Many of the authors who have contributed to this text could not attend the symposium. so this has become another vehicle for the rapidly growing discipline of Fragmentation Science among primatologists. Fragmentation has quickly become a field separate from general ecology. which underscores the severity of the situation since we as a planet are rapidly losing habitat of all types to human disturbance. Getting ecologists. particularly primatologists. to admit that they study in fragments is not easy. In the field of primatology. one studies many things. but rarely do those things (genetics. behavior. population dynamics) get called out as studies in fragmentation. For some reason "fragmentation primatologists" fear that our work is somehow "not as good" as those who study in continuous habitat. We worry that perhaps our subjects are not demonstrating as robust behaviors as they "should" given fragmented or disturbed habitat conditions. I had a colleague openly state that she did not work in fragmented forests. that she merely studied behavior when it was clear that her study sites. everyone of them. was isolated habitat. Our desire to be just another link in the data chain for wild primates is so strong that it makes us deny what kinds of habitats we are working in. However.


Dress and Personal Appearance in Late Antiquity

Dress and Personal Appearance in Late Antiquity

Author: Faith Pennick Morgan

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-01-22

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 9004353461

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This book examines the dress and personal appearance of members of the middle and lower classes in the eastern Mediterranean region during the 4th to 8th centuries. Written, art historical and archaeological evidence is assessed with a view to understanding the way that cloth and clothing was made, embellished, cared for and recycled during this period. Beginning with an overview of current research on Roman dress, the book looks in detail at the use of apotropaic and amuletic symbols and devices on clothing before examining sewing and making methods, the textile industry and the second-hand clothing trade. The final chapter includes detailed information on the making and modelling of exact replicas based on extant garments.


Fragments of the Lost

Fragments of the Lost

Author: Megan Miranda

Publisher: Crown Books For Young Readers

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0399556729

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Even though she thinks Caleb's mom blames her for his accidental death two months ago, Jessa agrees to pack up her ex-boyfriend's bedroom, but every item she touches makes Jessa question what she knows about his death, his family, and their year-long relationship.