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Most studies of Graeco-Roman magic focus on the Greek texts. Stimulated by important recent finds of Latin curse-tablets, this collection of essays for the first time tries to define the nature and extent of the originality of magical practice in the Latin West
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"This guide should greatly assist public and academic librarians and their users." JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANSHIP "Museums of the World is an essential tool." -AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS ANNUAL Completely updated with data supplied by museum administrators and staff, Museums of the World provides valuable information and insight on some 39,000 museums worldwide. Organized by country and city within individual nations, each detailed museum profile includes address...e-mail addresses...websites...telephone and fax numbers...description of holdings and facilities...director's name...and more. This indispensable resource also includes three indexes - Names Index for Museums, Name Index for Persons, and Subject Index - to make research easier. The particularly useful Subject Index offers cross-referenced headings for such diverse areas as Aeronautics, Arms and Armor, Graphic Arts, Indian Artifacts, Jewelry, Painted and Stained Glass, and Railroads. from K. G. Saur.
Behind every traditional type of cheese there is a fascinating story. By examining the role of the cheesemaker throughout world history and by understanding a few basic principles of cheese science and technology, we can see how different cheeses have been shaped by and tailored to their surrounding environment, as well as defined by their social and cultural context. Cheese and Culture endeavors to advance our appreciation of cheese origins by viewing human history through the eyes of a cheese scientist. There is also a larger story to be told, a grand narrative that binds all cheeses together into a single history that started with the discovery of cheese making and that is still unfolding...
"...This guide should greatly assist public & academic librarians & their users."--JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANSHIP. "...MUSEUMS OF THE WORLD is an essential tool..."--AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS ANNUAL. Completely updated with information supplied by administrators & staff, this edition of MUSEUMS OF THE WORLD provides valuable research & professional information for some 24,000 museums worldwide. Organized by country & city within individual nations, entries include address...telephone & fax numbers...description of holdings & facilities...museum director's name...& more. The latest edition of this indispensable resource also includes three indexes--Name Index for museums, Name Index for persons, & a Subject Index--to make searching easier. The Subject Index is especially comprehensive & offers 250 cross-referenced headings for such diverse areas as Aeronautics, Arms & Armor, Graphic Arts, Indian Artifacts, Jewelry, Painted & Stained Glass, & Railroads.
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