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Hidden Treasures of the Museums
Ever since over 50 years international experts on minerals, fossils and gems meet for three days in Munich, Germany, and convert the city into a "Mecca" for scientists, collectors and friends of precious stones. In 2016 the biggest fair of this nature presents a unique highlight: International museums open their archives and show so far never displayed exhibits and their exceptional stories. Like every year the official theme book attends the special exhibit with extensive background facts - academic professional articles of renowned authors with high-quality pictures.
From Mine to Mine
The theme book 2017 takes you on a journey to some of the most famous and extraordinary localities of these natural treasures, from antiquity until today. Did you know that as far back as the 14th century Central European merchants used a sophisticated communication system to find out early about yields and shipments of the Indian diamond mines? Or that the precious opals of the emperors and kings of the 17th century were mined not in Australia but in Opálbány, Hungary - and already on an industrial scale to boot? Would you have thought that an emerald from the Habach Valley in Austria adorns the English crown jewels? These and many other anecdotes are waiting for you in over 30 thrilling articles. They tell the stories of individuals on over 200 pages combining the history of the Earth, economy and world politics with the passion for minerals to weave a picture that will leave the viewer amazed.
The Munich Show / Mineralientage München
Rare and precious stones have always aroused the desire of man. They have been a source of fascination and their perceived value has fluctuated strongly over the millennia. Even today, religion and tradition still influence preferences as well as the changing taste and zeitgeist does. In this year's 'Precious Stones' theme book, renowned scientists and authors provide hard facts and their opinion; giving an exciting insight into this fascinating substance, from detailed descriptions of major gem groups and legendary discoveries to their position in society and religion throughout different cultures. Another focus in this year's show are the traces of mammoths and cave lions back to time of the planet's last ice age. What did the landscape look like? What types of creatures inhabited the land? How did the ice change today's landscape? The articles in the book have all the answers as well as an extended documentation on the discovery of ice age mammoths in the Siberian permafrost.
The Munich Show / Mineralientage München
"Treasures from the universe," "godsends from heaven," and having once sealed the "the dinosaurs' fate": they are meteorites! Meteorites brought important elements to our planet, perhaps even to life itself. For thousands of years, human beings ascribed a supernatural power to them; they symbolized heavenly power for hundreds of years as God's ambassadors. A giant impact contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs and could even today end life as we know it at any given moment. In three comprehensive special exhibitions, the Munich Show, Europe's leading trade fair for minerals, fossils, and precious stones, highlights this exciting topic from quite different perspectives. In this accompanying theme book, cultural and geological scientists as well as meteorite hunters and palaeontologists bring these perspectives together in an exceptional way. Discover the meteorites' journey through time and space--far beyond their impact on Earth.
After One Hundred Years
This book is the first comprehensive study of the path-breaking exhibition "Meisterwerke muhammedanischer Kunst" held in Munich in 1910. It offers new ideas and unpublished material on the exhibition's historical context, organization, display, reception in the West and its later influence on the study of Islamic art.
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Fogg in the Cockpit
Renowned for decades as the worldÕs foremost railroad artist, Howard FoggÕs career spanned half a century and some twelve hundred paintings. However, while his art has been welcomed for decades, few of his enthusiasts have been aware of his prior career, as a fighter pilot in the U.S. 8th Air Force during World War II. Fortunately Fogg left behind a detailed diary of his experiences, which illuminate this brief but exciting aspect of his life, as he engaged in direct combat with the Luftwaffe at the controls of a P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustangs. Articulate and insightful, his diary offers a frank and fascinating glimpse into the life of a fighter pilot, both in the sky and in wartime En...
