The Voynich Manuscript: The World's Most Mysterious and Esoteric Codex
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"Certainly the Voynich Manuscript is the limit text of Western occultism. It is truly an occult book...
An Illustrated History
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This is an encyclopedia of musical instruments and the art of music-making. It examines a wide range...
New Directions in Africa--China Studies
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Despite the accumulation of studies drawing from other fields, China-Africa studies still bears the...
Shipbuilding, Navigation and the Portuguese in Pre-Modern India
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India, especially coastal India, has a long history of shipbuilding and navigation dating back to...
The Dawn of Christianity: People and Gods in a Time of Magic and Miracles
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Exploring the origins of Christianity, this book looks at why it was that people first in Judea and...
The Great War and the Moving Image
Adrian Smith and Michael Hammond
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The Great War and the Moving Image focuses upon the Allied war effort on the Western Front and in...
To Reform the World: International Organizations and the Making of Modern States
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This book explores how international organizations (IOs) have expanded their powers over time...
Treasures of the Incas: Nazca, Moche and the Pre-Colombian Civilisations of the Andes
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The world's longest mountain chain, the Andes, dominates western South America from north to south,...
Art Power
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Art has its own power in the world, and is as much a force in the power play of global politics...
Qu Leilei: A Chinese Artist in Britain
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Qu Leilei now stands as a technically accomplished master, capable of handling brush and ink with...