Delve into the fascinating tales of times past in Historical Vignettes 1st Series by Bernard Capes. From the intricacies of royal courts to the struggles of common folk, this collection of stories presents a vivid panorama of history, meticulously researched and eloquently told. Don't miss out on these enlightening tales from our collective past. Purchase your copy of Historical Vignettes 1st Series by Bernard Capes today.

A collection of nine articles and lectures, many previously unpublished, written by the renowned social and ecclesiastical historian, David Newsome. This collection has the linking theme of studying history through a 'mosaic of vignette-studies', and includes articles on John Henry Newman, Thomas Arnold and Samuel Wilberforce as well as more general themes such as the emotive style of Victorian writing and the value of Charles Dickens to an historian.

Discover a treasure trove of fascinating historical insights in Historical Vignettes 2nd Series by Bernard Capes. These compelling accounts reveal lesser-known events and characters from various epochs, shedding new light on the complexities of history. Curious about the obscure corners of history? Get your copy of Historical Vignettes 2nd Series by Bernard Capes and start exploring today.

This book is a comprehensive study of the myth of the Egyptian deities mś.w Bdšt - ‘Children of Weakness’ - and the scene depicting the cat, cutting off the head of the serpent under the branches of the išd-tree found on a number of Book of the Dead chapter 17 vignettes.

This is a collection of reproduced photographs and postcards highlighting the history of the Sitka National Historical Park, as well as the town and people of Sitka. It is presented in the form of a turn of the century scrapbook.

Today we can walk into any well-stocked bookstore or library and find an array of historical atlases. The first thorough review of the source material, Historical Atlases traces how these collections of "maps for history"—maps whose sole purpose was to illustrate some historical moment or scene—came into being. Beginning in the sixteenth century, and continuing down to the late nineteenth, Walter Goffart discusses milestones in the origins of historical atlases as well as individual maps illustrating historical events in alternating, paired chapters. He focuses on maps of the medieval period because the development of maps for history hinged particularly on portrayals of this segment of the postclassical, "modern" past. Goffart concludes the book with a detailed catalogue of more than 700 historical maps and atlases produced from 1570 to 1870. Historical Atlases will immediately take its place as the single most important reference on its subject. Historians of cartography, medievalists, and anyone seriously interested in the role of maps in portraying history will find it invaluable.

Every day in every operating room, the same names are spoken over and over again. These names are the names of the great surgical innovators and teachers of the past. Surgeons call out for Kocher clamps and Deaver retractors. They perform Billroth gastric resections and Bassini hernia repairs. Those names have echoed from the sterile environments of operating rooms for over a hundred years. In Echoes from the Operating Room, Dr. Boyd tells the stories of the principal events and great men of surgery and science and their accomplishments in a concise and compelling style. From the sad story of the men who discovered anesthesia to the romantic reason rubber gloves were first worn by surgeons, the historical highlights that form the basis of modern surgery are brought to life. Every historical vignette concludes with a famous aphorism. Surgeons, nurses, medical students, and surgeons in training will find these stories essential to their heritage, and the public will be drawn in to that sacred and serious place where the stories unfold.