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The Neanderthal Legacy
Good books on Neanderthals have been a pleasing feature of the last few years; especially notable being The Neanderthals (Trinkhaus and Shipman 1994) and the prize-winning, In Search of the Neanderthals (Stringer and Gamble 1994).
Francoise Vandermeersch
Des années 1960 aux années 1980, Françoise Vandermeersch a "incarné à sa manière, flamboyante, parfois provocatrice, le catholicisme français d'alors, libre, audacieux, à la fois spirituel et fortement engagé dans les enjeux sociaux, éthiques et politiques de l'époque". Ainsi s'exprimait le jésuite Edmond Vandermeersch, son frère, au lendemain de la mort de la religieuse en 1997. Auxiliatrice du Purgatoire entrée dans les ordres en 1937, à l'âge de vingt ans, et restée fidèle à son engagement jusqu'à sa mort, cette femme fut tour à tour, ou simultanément, religieuse et journaliste, conseillère en vocations et directrice de la revue Echanges, confidente et conférenciè...
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Maiolica: Italian Renaissance Ceramics in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The form of tin-glazed earthenware known as maiolica reveals much about the culture and spirit of Renaissance Italy. Engagingly decorative, often spectacularly colorful, sometimes whimsical or frankly bawdy, these magnificent objects, which were generally made for use rather than simple ornamentation, present a fascinating glimpse into the realities of daily life. Though not as well known as Renaissance painting and sculpture, maiolica is also prized by collectors and amateurs of the decorative arts the world over. This volume offers highlights of the world-class collection of maiolica at the Metropolitan Museum. It presents 135 masterpieces that reflect more than four hundred years of exqui...
A History of Chinese Mathematics
This book is made up of two parts, the first devoted to general, historical and cultural background, and the second to the development of each subdiscipline that together comprise Chinese mathematics. The book is uniquely accessible, both as a topical reference work, and also as an overview that can be read and reread at many levels of sophistication by both sinologists and mathematicians alike.
Paris Sweets
The prize-winning author of Baking with Julia (more than 350,000 copies sold), among other cookbook classics, celebrates the sweet life with recipes and lore from Paris's finest patisseries. Like most lovers of pastry and Paris, Dorie Greenspan has always marveled at the jewel-like creations displayed in bakery windows throughout the City of Light. Now, in a charmingly illustrated tribute to the capital of sweets, Greenspan presents a splendid assortment of recipes from Paris’s foremost pastry chefs in a book that is as transporting to read as it is easy to use. From classic recipes, some centuries old, to updated innovations, Paris Sweets provides a sumptuous guide to creating cookies, fr...
Paleomicrobiology
This fascinating new volume comes complete with color illustrations and features the methodology and main achievements in the emerging field of paleomicrobiology. It’s an area research at the intersection of microbiology and evolution, history and anthropology. New molecular approaches have already provided exciting results, such as confirmation of a single biotype of Yersinia pestis as the cause of historical plague pandemics. An absorbing read for scientists in related fields.
