She of great writing, she of the glyphs INCANTATIONS BY MAYAN WOMEN / FATHERMOTHERS OF THE BOOK AMBAR PAST WITH XUN OKOTZ AND XPETRA ERNÁNDES Ámbar Past Chiapas, Mexico: Taller Leñateros, 2005 2nd edition PM4466 Z95 E533 2005 Incantations by Mayan Women is the first book Mayan people have created, written,...
Archidoxa… wölff bücher, darin alle… Paracelsus (1493-1541) Munich: Adam Berg, 1570 Second Munich edition R128.6 .P221 1570The sixteenth century brought about a new perception of fields that had been dominated by Greek thought throughout the late Middle Ages. Medicine, for instance, was still very much guided by the teachings...
Exsúltet iam angélica turba cælórum: exsúltent divína mystéria: et pro tanti Regis victória tuba ínsonet salutáris Exult, let them exult, the hosts of heaven, exult, let Angel ministers of God exult, let the trumpet of salvation sound aloud our mighty King's triumph! Die Exultetrolle: Codex Barberini Latinus 592 roll Zürich: Belser, [1988] ND3380.4 B37...
“Yes, reader, if any one feels that the tocsin of alarm, or the anti-slavery trump, must sound a louder note before they can hear it, one would think they must be very hard of hearing – yea, that they belong to that class, of whom...
וַיְהִי עֶרֶב וַיְהִי בֹקֶר יוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי. וַיְכֻלּוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ וְכָל־צְבָאָם. וַיְכַל אֱלֹהִים בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וַיִּשְׁבֹּת בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִכָּל מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה. וַיְבָרֵךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶת יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אוֹתוֹ כִּי בוֹ שָׁבַת מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים לַעֲשׂוֹת.And there was evening and there was...
Half Life, Full Life Wilber H. Schilling Minneapolis: Indulgence Press, 2009 N7433.4 S34 H35 2009Book artist and photographer Wilber "Chip" Schilling uses the Doomsday Clock to explore relevant political events juxtaposed with random cultural events of the same period, creating a timeline marking the estimated total annihilation of...
"A book is an architectural space where you can wander about, looking back and forth, all around, in and out, opening and closing doors — it's your room." Ingress / Egress Ellen Knudson Gainesville, FL: Crooked Letter Press, 2015 N7433.4 K58 I54 2015Celebrated annually, Read Across America Day was...
The Ages of Peonies Ellen Sheffield Gambler, OH: Unit IV Arts, 2018 N7433.4 S5418 A54 2018Black American contralto Marian Anderson, like other Black artists, sought opportunities overseas, performing in Europe’s capitals to great praise, particularly in Scandinavia. After meeting Eleanor Roosevelt in 1935 and performing at the White...
Maple Leaf Rag Ellen Banks (1938-2017) Atlanta, GA: E. Banks, 1988 N7433.4 B36 M3 1988 oversizeBlack artist Ellen Banks is known for her geometric abstract painting entirely inspired by musical notation. Her “Maple Leaf Rag” indicates how the concept works. She translates the notes on the staff to...
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