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This interdisciplinary study attempts to make sense of what has long been regarded as a chaotic period in the history of opera in London. In 1778, R.B. Sheridan acquired the King's Theatre and its resident opera company in what we would now call a leveraged buy-out, plunging the opera intoescalating debts that were to haunt it into the 1840s. The 1780s and early 1790s were a stormy but exciting era: the company hired some of the foremost singe...

As America rose from a frontier nation to an industrial power, French jewelry became a symbol of status in a changing social environment. With more than 80 stunning photographs, Masterpieces of French Jewelry offers a fascinating look at the most remarkable pieces that found their way into prominent American collections. Like all art, this delightful array of jewelry mirrors the evolving culture of its time. Chapters in this book explore jewel...

Throughout history humans have decorated themselves with wearable art that speaks of their rich culture adn history. In Masterpieces of American Jewelry, leading jewelry expert Judith Price showcases the finest wearable art that has adorned Americans for the past 150 years - treasures by Charles Louis Tiffany, the Cartier brothers, and others - and relates the fascinating stories behind them.Price made her mark in the world of fine art through...

As America rose from a frontier nation to an industrial power, French jewelry became a symbol of status in a changing social environment. With more than 80 stunning photographs, Masterpieces of French Jewelry offers a fascinating look at the most remarkable pieces that found their way into prominent American collections. Like all art, this delightful array of jewelry mirrors the evolving culture of its time. Chapters in this book explore jewel...

From the president of the National Jewelry Institute comes the largest collection of ancient jeweled objects ever assembled. Worn for much more than just personal adornment, jewelry has played an important role in culture and civilization since the earliest times. Travel back through more than 6, 000 years of history as you explore artifacts originating from Mesopotamia, Persia, Levant, the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic Middle East, from 40...

From the president of the National Jewelry Institute comes the largest collection of ancient jeweled objects ever assembled. Worn for much more than just personal adornment, jewelry has played an important role in culture and civilization since the earliest times. Travel back through more than 6, 000 years of history as you explore artifacts originating from Mesopotamia, Persia, Levant, the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic Middle East, from 4...

Throughout history humans have decorated themselves with wearable art that speaks of their rich culture and history. In Masterpieces of American Jewelry, leading jewelry expert Judith Price showcases the finest wearable art that has adorned Americans for the past 150 years-treasures.by Charles Louis Tiffany, the Cartier brothers, and others-and relates the fascinating stories behind them. Price made her mark in the world of fine art through he...

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It is time to claim your personal Goddess energy.Drawing on history and the world's wisdom traditions, from Biblecal and prehistory, Buddhism, Toltec wisdom, and ancient Earth-based goddess spirituality, the goddess path includes personal stories, rituals, and exercises that will encourage and inspire you to become the true goddess you are meant to be.

Since ancient times, memorable moments of military history have been commemorated with jewelry, medals, and symbolic accessories. In Lest We Forget: Masterpieces of Patriotic Jewelry and Military Decorations, Judith Price illuminates iconic military objects, exploring their origins and documenting their place in history. The dramatic compilation of patriotic jewelry and decorations presented in Price's sixth book tells a truly dazzling story o...

INDECENT DECEPTION: A Jill Oliver Thriller is a fast-paced suspense thriller about Jill Oliver and her quest to uncover the truth. While on assignment with Europol in Turkey, Jill is supposed to discover what Moneyval, the ombudsman for terror financing, knows about financing the terror in Turkey and Syria. She finds herself caught in a web of deception, woven by those who are closest to her. Enemies on every side pursue Jill while she tries t...

DeadRinger, Clone of God is a science fiction thriller that addresses the question: Does a clone have a soul? If so, who owns it? Lisa de Leon is the result of a cloning experiment by her unlikely parent, a nun from the order of St. Mary in a predominantly multicultural section of East Los Angeles. Sister Beatrice cloned herself to prove that not only did a soul exist but that it also had a choice in choosing a human body, and it was its own b...

Koo, Kaa and Burra is a delightful story about a family of kookaburras living in great Tingle forest in the deep south of Western Australia who sacrifice the chance to win the great mushroom hunt competition to save a drowning possum. Features illustrations of Australian birds and animals and bush. Suitable as a read-to book for children 3-6 years.