A collection of the timeless the priceless & the unforgettable this beautiful compendium accompanies the beloved BBC One TV series Antiques Roadshow has graced our screens for forty years & has become one of the nation's most beloved television programmes & a national institution It has featured thousands of unique stories over the years & introduced many incredible characters & unforgettable moments In this anniversary celebration Paul Atterbury & Marc Allum look back at the quintessential moments from the show's illustrious history providing a look at the history behind the very best & most intriguing objects that have appeared on the show Antiques Roadshow 40 Years of Great Finds reveals the astonishing stories behind findings such as the discovery of the Lalique vase which had been bought for a pound at a car boot sale & left in the loft only to be valued & sold for GBP25000; the twenty-three original Beatrix Potter drawings; a brooch designed by the great Victorian architect William Burges; a poignant letter written by a doomed passenger on the Titanic & legendary 1970s glam rocker Marc Bolan's distinctive Gibson Flying V guitar Beautifully illustrated & featuring a wealth of artifacts from the show this is a truly revealing book unearthing moments from history through each of the extraordinary objects discovered on the programme ...
The destruction of ancient monuments & artworks by the Taliban in Afghanistan & the Islamic State in Iraq & Syria has shocked observers worldwide Yet iconoclastic erasures of the past date back at least to the mid-1300s BCE during the Amarna Period of ancient Egypt&s 18th dynasty Far more damage to the past has been inflicted by natural disasters looters & public works Art historian Maxwell Anderson&s Antiquities What Everyone Needs to Know (R) analyzes continuing threats to our heritage & offers a balanced account of treaties & laws governing the circulation of objects; the history of collecting antiquities; how forgeries are made & detected; how authentic works are documented stored dispersed & displayed; the politics of sending antiquities back to their countries of origin; & the outlook for an expanded legal market Anderson provides a summary of challenges ahead including the future of underwater archaeology the use of drones remote sensing & how invisible markings on antiquities will allow them to be traced Written in question-&-answer format the book equips readers with a nuanced understanding of the legal practical & moral choices that face us all when confronting antiquities in a museum gallery shop window or for sale on the Internet ...
Universalism shows two faces to the world an emancipatory face that looks to the inclusion of the other & a repressive face that sees in the other a failure to pass some fundamental test of humanity Universalism can be used to demand that we treat all persons as human beings regardless of their differences but it can also be used to represent whole categories of people as inhuman not yet human or even enemies of humanity The Jewish experience offers an equivocal test case Universalism has stimulated the struggle for Jewish emancipation but it has also helped to develop the idea that there is something peculiarly harmful to humanity about Jews - that there is a ' Jewish question' that needs to be 'solved' This original & stimulating book traces struggles within the Enlightenment Marxism critical theory & the contemporary left seeking to rescue universalism from its repressive antisemitic undertones -- ...
Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Antisocial is the horror movie for the social networking generation After being publicly dumped by her boyfriend on the social networking site The Social Redroom celebrating New Year&s Eve is the last thing Sam (Michelle Mylett) wants to do but she reluctantly attends a party at her friend Mark&s house As they celebrate New Year a global crisis is erupting in the world outside - people are being affected by a wave of extreme violence suicide & paranoid hallucinations but the cause is unknown With the party house in lockdown mode the guests take to the internet to seek answers but what they find suggests that locked doors & barricaded windows might not be enough to stop infection Shocking tense & unnerving Antisocial is a brutal new horror film for the Now Generation that will have you second-guessing everything you do on Facebook Twitter & Instagram ...
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Antique Silver Wolf Head Ornament
Antique Silver Wolf Head Ornament Weight112kgDepth15cmWidth19cmHeight265cmPackagingBrown Box with PolyfoamMaterialPolystone Resin
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Antique Silver Wolf Head Ornament Weight 112kg Depth 15cm Width 19cm Height 265cm Packaging Brown Box with Polyfoam Material Polystone Resin
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Silver - A colour based on the colour of the metal
Silver - A chemical element, metalic. Has the highest elctrical conductance of any element. Also known for its exceptional anitmicrobal properties
antique - An old collectible item with desirable qualities.
Ornament - A decorative item for displaying in the home or garden
Head - The upper part of a body typically separated by the neck.
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