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A HISTORY OF PAINTING IN ITALY UMBRIA FLORENCE AND SIENA FROM THE SECOND TO THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY BY J. A. CROWE G. B, CAVALCASELLE VOLS. I.-IV. EDITED BY LANGTON DOUGLAS VOLS. V., VI. EDITED BY TANCRED BORENIUS IN SIX VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED VOL. v. - UMBRIAN AND SIENESE MASTERS OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY LONDON JOHN MURRAY ALBEMARLE STREET 1914 PIER0 DELLB. FRANGESOA CONTENTS OF VOL. V CHAPTER I CHAPTER ll MELOZZO DA F O AXD hULBJ0 PALBLEZZANO LUC...

PREFACE . The principle adopted in the First Edition of devoting a great part of the space to introductory matter has, however, been even though within the narrow limits imposed nothing beyond bare abstract can be attempted. There is a real need for a short general survey, since few among the visitors to the musuem have leisure or opportunity to master the extensive literature of the subject, and without some framework of knowledge the collect...

This fascinating text contains a comprehensive treatise on the attainment of the ability to recognise crystal forms and especially systems almost instantly with the use of few if any instruments. This system of identification includes the study of numerous wooden, cardboard, or plaster models and crystals, together with oral quizzes involving the instantaneous identification of the forms represented on such models, and discussions of the theor...

ETHICS. GENERAL AND SPECIAL. PREFACE: The whole trouble with all Modem Philosophy is rank aub jectivism, and subjectivism is, pcrhaps, most destructive in the domain of Ethics. Protestantism and modern Philosophy grow on the same tree, and the root of the tree is subjectivism. This fact accounts for all the atheism, all the materialism, all the socialism in the world. It is to blame for all the irreligion, all the injustice, all the tyranny no...

L'Annee Terrible. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive encyclopedia of the folk-lore of Lancashire. The north of England has enjoyed a particularly rich history of folk-lore, having been influenced by the cultures of the Celts, Angles, Teutonic people, Scandinavians, the Normans, and more. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in English Folklore, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Conte...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

An unknown hobby but a few generations ago, stamp collecting is now arguably one of the world's most popular avocations. This fascinating text endeavours to state the merits of stamp collecting, as well as to impart the enthusiasm felt by the author for this pastime onto the reader in the hopes that they might be inspired to embrace philately as a hobby. Chapters contained within this antique text include: 'On Collecting Postage Stamps', 'Plan...

First published in 1660, this is a copy of the utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon that was published in Latin in 1624. It is a rare and unusual book that is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. New Atlantis is a utopian novel, which depicts a perfect future of human knowledge and discovery on the mythical island of Bensalem. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely s...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Originally published in 1911, this unusual early works contains a letter, written seven years after the Crucifixion, by a personal friend of Jesus in Jerusalem, to an esseer brother in Alexandria. The English Translation of the ancient Latin copy of the letter was made by a German. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these ...

Originally published in 1900. PREFACE: The present volume contains a number of letters and inscriptions of the period of the First Dynasty which have become available for publication since the appearance of the first volume of this work. They include seven letters addressed by Hammurabi to Sin-idinnam , five letters addressed by Sams-iluna, the son of Hammurabi, to various afficals , and an interesting series of thirteen letters written by Abe...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.