Illuminated Stories

A unique book showing the beauty of illuminated addresses and the stories behind why they were given.Illustrations: 40 Illustrations, unspecified

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A thrilling study of the key elements of great - and fair - leadership, illuminated by real stories from historyIllustrations: B&W Integrated

The Viking tales of gods, giants and heroes come alive within the pages of the Illuminated Edda. Visit the majestic city of Asgard- home of the god...

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A thrilling study of the key elements of great - and fair - leadership, illuminated by real stories from historyPublisher: Little, Brown Book Group...

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DescriptionA celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary--one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages--an...

When Diane Wolkstein, herself a well-known storyteller traveled throughout the Haitian countryside in search of stories, she harvested a rich colle...

Chantry Westwell has used her profound knowledge of the British Library's illuminated manuscript collections to explore some of literature's most c...

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Bringing the Bible and ancient Israel into a new and brighter light In the last several decades, archaeological evidence has dramatically illuminat...

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