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Thesaurus Cultus et Rituum Antiquorum (ThesCRA) is a major multi-volume reference on all known aspects of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman cults and rituals. Providing both a sweeping overview and in-depth investigation, ThesCRA covers the period from Homeric times (1000 B.C.) to late Roman times (A.D. 400). A definitive work on the topic, ThesCRA is the culmination of many years of research by scholars from across the United States and Europe and throughout the Mediterranean world. Each of their texts - either in English, French, German, or Italian - is followed by a catalogue entry listing the epigraphical and literary sources cited and referencing ancient iconographical documents related to the topic. Many of these iconographical items are depicted either in line drawings in the texts or in the plate sections of each volume. On completion, ThesCRA will comprise five volumes, a book of abbreviations, and an index volume. The volumes are arranged thematically. The first three deal with dynamic elements of ancient cults, such as cultic ritual and practice, while the last two are devoted to static elements, such as cult places and their personnel.The first two volumes, available in February 2005, discuss processions, sacrifices, libations, fumigations, and dedications (Volume I): and purification, consecration, initiation, heroization, apotheosis, banquets, dance, music, and rites and activities related to cult images (Volume II). Volume III, slated for August of 2005, will deal with divination; prayers and gestures of prayer; gestures and acts of veneration; supplication; asylum; oaths; magic; curses; and descration. Volumes IV and V, along with the Index, are scheduled for publication in February 2006. ThesCRA was developed by the eminent group of scholars who published the eight double-volumes of LIMC (Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae). Among the many contributors to the ThesCRA volumes are Jean Ch. Balty, Sir John Boardman, Walter Burkert, Giovannangelo Camporeale, Tonio Holscher, Anneliese Kossatz, Vassilis Lambrinoudakis, Francois Lissarrague, John H. Oakley, Ricardo Olmos, H. A. Shapiro, Erika Simon, and Marion True. ... Read more

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Great exhibition catalog featuring the art work of American artist Benjamin West. 12 sepia-toned illustrations of drawings by West - figures, figure studies, religious works, sketches. Includes chronology of the artist, exhibit checklist and notes / bibliography. Softcover. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Review of Metaphysics, published by Philosophy Education Society, Inc. on March 1, 1996. The length of the article is 803 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Imaginary Museum of Musical Works.
Author: Roosevelt Porter
Publication: The Review of Metaphysics (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 1996
Publisher: Philosophy Education Society, Inc.
Volume: v49Issue: n3Page: p657(2)

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This digital document is an article from National Catholic Reporter, published by Thomson Gale on August 11, 2006. The length of the article is 2262 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The story of America: the Whitney Museum's 'Full House' puts the nation on view.(ART)
Author: Leo J. O'Donovan
Publication: National Catholic Reporter (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 11, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 42Issue: 36Page: 17(2)

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September 2008-December 2009 / Elul 5768-Tevet 5770.

The extraordinary works of art featured in this calendar communicate the aesthetic values and skill of their creators while revealing different aspects of Jewish culture. In addition to its sixteen glorious images (one for each month) spotlighting works in The Jewish Museum collection--from paintings by Marc Chagall and Ben Shahn to Hanukkah lamps and exquisite manuscripts--the calendar lists major and minor Jewish holidays, days of the Jewish year, weekly Torah readings, candlelighting times, and blessings to be said over the candles.

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pretty illustrations and nice reminders for the Jewish Holidays
I have been buying this type of calendar for my refrigerator for several years.I use my electronic calendars to really keep myself on track, but figure I need a visual for some things for the whole family.I enjoy having a pretty picture that relates to the Jewish holiday of the month.Some of the pictures are not at all traditional-- this month's calendar for February features Pop Art about Purim.I like being able to see the dates of the holidays to help me plan the childrens schedules and my work schedule.The size of the blocks is helpful for a busy family.

Great Calendar
This is a beautiful calendar with plenty of room to write things in on the dates. ... Read more

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Chapters: Museums in Fife, Religion in Fife, Sport in Fife, University of St Andrews Football Club, Archbishop of St Andrews, Fife Flyers, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, Fife Opera, Balmerino Abbey, Howe of Fife Rfc, Aberdour Shinty Club, Prior of St Andrews, University of St Andrews Athletic Union, Culross Abbey, Saint Regulus, Archdeacon of St Andrews, Lindores Abbey, Lochgelly United F.c., Kelty Hearts F.c., Scottish Fisheries Museum, Madras College Fp Rfc, Dundonald Bluebell F.c., Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery, Pittenweem Priory, St. Andrews United F.c., Fife Lions, St Andrews Cathedral Priory, Falkland Palace Royal Tennis Club, Kirkcaldy Rfc, Freuchie Cricket Club, Kirkcaldy Ym F.c., British Golf Museum, Dunfermline Rfc, Fife Folk Museum, Archdeaconry of St Andrews, Pitreavie Aac, Scottish Golf Union. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 104. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Formed in the late 19th Century. The Club currently have 3 teams participating in the Fife Amateur League (Saturday) and in the BUCS League (Wednesday). The Club fully affiliated to the Scottish Football Association (SFA) in 1907, playing Senior Football until it allowed its membership to lapse in 1939. Since then the University Teams have been playing in the local Amateur league. In the early 20th Century the four 'Ancient' Universities (Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and St. Andrews) were given a bye into the 3rd qualifying round of the Scottish Cup. St. Andrews debuted in 1907 against the Vale of Atholl in front of 1000 spectators at University Park. The Club have appeared in the Scottish Cup proper on three occasions losing 101 to Cowdenbeath in 1923, 30 at home to Bathgate in 1929 and 61 away to Nithsdale Wanderers in 1930. There are no records of the Club's exploits in the Scottish Amat...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=6683535 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Presbyterian Record, published by Presbyterian Record on February 1, 1997. The length of the article is 414 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: National Presbyterian Museum.
Publication: Presbyterian Record (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 1997
Publisher: Presbyterian Record
Volume: 121Issue: 2Page: 38

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The result of over three years' work at the University of Warwick, this series teaches primary-school pupils about the major religions through a study of the families and religious traditions of specific children in Britain. Each of the books focuses on real children from the Christian, Muslim, Jewish or Buddhist community, and shows aspects of each child's daily life, including customs and traditions, and explores the way they feel about their religion. This pack contains a copy of each of the Key Stage 1 books. ... Read more

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Kente is not only the best known of all African textiles, it is also one of the most admired of all fabrics worldwide. Originating among the Asante peoples of Ghana and the Ewe peoples of Ghana and Togo, this brilliantly colored and intricately patterned strip-woven cloth was traditionally associated with royalty. Over time, however, it has come to be worn and used in many different contexts. In this text, seven distinguished scholars present an exhaustive examination of the history of kente from its earliest use in Ghana to its modern impact in the African Diaspora. ... Read more

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Ghanaian Ewe Kete (Not Kente): Wrapped in Pride
Excellent piece about Ghanaian Ewe Kete (a name that was corrupted into Kente just like "Okomfo from Notsie" was corrupted to Okomfo Anokye).

Beautiful Book
This is a wonderful book--if you can still find it---to introduce you to this cloth and the people who weave it. The oversized book is full of color pages and goes through the evolution of the cloth to the meaning and names of the cloth.
The book was put together as part of the UCLA Fowler exhibition in 1998.
Ignore the other comment about the binding. The book is WELL worth hunting for and using a little glue to put the cover back on should it come off.
If you like textiles, this book is a must for your library.

Poor binding
Much information here about Ghanaian fabrics and the history of their usage.Beautiful pictures.Very poor binding, the cover of the paperback edition I bought fell off in about a week.Can I get my money back or get a new copy? ... Read more

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The Hermetic MuseumVolume II
tr. by Arthur Edward Waite

A completely new scan of this key collection of Alchemical tracts.

THE HERMETIC MUSEUM would also seem to represent a distinctive school in Alchemy, not altogether committed to certain modes and terminology which derived most of their prestige from the past, and sufficiently enigmatical as it was, still inclined to be less obscure and misleading than was the habit of the older masters. For it belonged to a period which had inherited a bitter experience of the failures, impostures, and misery surrounding the Magnum Opus and its mystical quest, which was weary of unequipped experiment, weary of wandering "multipliers," and pretentious "bellows-blowers," while it was just being awakened to the conviction that if Alchemy were true at all, it was not to be learned from books, or, at least, from any books which had hitherto been written on the subject. Running through all the tracts which are comprised in the following volumes, the reader will recognize traces of a central claim in alchemical initiation—that the secrets, whatever they were, must be understood as the property of a college of adepts, pretending to have subsisted from time almost immemorial, and revealing themselves to the select and the few, while the literature, large as it is, appears chiefly as an instrument of intercommunication between those who knew. At the same time, it may also be regarded as a sign and omen to the likely seeker, an advertisement that there was a mystery, and that he must go further who would unravel it. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Presbyterian Record, published by Presbyterian Record on April 1, 2003. The length of the article is 767 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Presbyterian museum home to rare library. (Canadian News).(National Presbyterian Museum in Toronto)(Brief Article)
Author: Tom Dickey
Publication: Presbyterian Record (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2003
Publisher: Presbyterian Record
Volume: 127Issue: 4Page: 18(1)

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