This in-depth gazetteer explores the legendary Lands of the Linnorm Kings a northern realm of larger-than-life adventure where Viking kings earn the right to rule by defeating enormous primeval dragons
- linnorms From the rugged western islands of the Ironbound Archipelago to the battleworn expanse known as Hagreach in the east this Pathfinder setting sourcebook contains detailed treatments of all the major locales in the region Numerous adventure sites & campaign themes are explored in detail such as remote troll-haunted ruins mysterious locations linked to the eerie realm of the fey & even a sample linnorm hunt Rules on weregild (fees for hostages or slain enemies) effigies (mundane & magical ways to strike fear into your enemies) & reputation in this ferocious land are explored as are several new monsters & pre-built enemy NPCs such as remorseless longship captains berserkers new trolls & the most powerful linnorm in the land
- dread Fafnheir!

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There was a time when the people of Egypt worshiped animal-headed gods & built mighty tombs at the command of their pharaoh That time ended 1500 years ago Now Egypt is a Muslim nation ruled by a sultan from the new city of Cairo The Guild of Seekers have the sultan&s blessing to dig up the land&s ancient treasures To the South Nubia is a Christian country protected from Muslim armies by an ancient treaty The empire of Ethiopia is resurgent its Christian ruler inspired by his pilgrimage to Jerusalem Follow the Nile The lands of the Nile hold some of the oldest cultures in the world no less vigorous in the medieval period than in the ancient past This book

Includes:: rules for Egyptian tombs & their treasures the forbidden corpse magic of Nubian pyramids & the wonders of Nubian alchemy Play as natives or visitors from Europe Use the setting as somewhere for your characters to be from or as a destination for adventure Lands of the Nile adds color to your Ars Magica Fifth Edition saga

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Landscape has been central to definitions of Englishness for centuries David Matless argues that landscape has been the site where English visions of the past present & future have met in debates over questions of national identity disputes over history & modernity & ideals of citizenship & the body Landscape & Englishness is extensively illustrated & draws on a wide range of material
- topographical guides health manuals paintings poetry architectural polemic photography nature guides & novels The author first examines the inter-war period showing how a vision of Englishness & landscape as both modern & traditional urban & rural progressive & preservationist took shape around debates over building in the countryside the replanning of cities & the cultures of leisure & citizenship He concludes by tracing out the story of landscape & Englishness down to the present day showing how the familiar terms of debate regarding landscape & heritage are a product of the immediate post-war era & asking how current arguments over care for the environment or expressions of the nation resonate with earlier histories & geographies
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This intimate glimpse into the private sketchbooks of the world's leading landscape & garden designers reveals a dazzling array of insights & ideas that will inspire the amateur & practitioner alike Thirty-seven international designers carefully selected by the design critic behind the Chelsea Fringe have opened their sketchbooks specially for this publication Featuring hundreds of drawings & illustrations as diverse as their creators Landscape & Garden Design Sketchbooks is a continual source of inspiration for planting design elements colour schemes & materials encouraging weekend gardeners design professionals & students to draw their ideas by hand ...

What is landscape? How does it differ from &land&? Does landscape always imply something to be pictured a scene? When & why did we begin to cherish images of nature? What is &nature&? Is it everything that isn&t art or artefact? This book explores many fascinating issues raised by the great range of ideas & images of the natural world in Western art since the Renaissance Using a thematic structure many issues are examined for instance landscape as a cultural construct; the relationship between landscape as accessory or backdrop & landscape as the chief subject; landscape as constituted by various practices of framing; the sublime & ideas of indeterminacy; landscape art as picturesque or as exploration of living processes These issues are raised & explored in connection with Western cultural movements & within a full international & historical context Many forms of landscape art are included painting gardening panorama poetry photography & art The book is designed to both take stock of recent interdisciplinary debates & act as a stimulus to rethinking our assumptions about landscape ...

This volume looks at the landscape of 28 cultures ranging from ancient Mesopotamia to the present day & shows how the environment is conditioned by the philosophy & religion of each civilization A selection from Geoffrey Jellicoe's The Atlanta Historical Garden is included ...

The landscape is unique among subject matter
- in its grandeur complexity & colour dynamics The landscape painter is continually
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Supported by Visit Britain & Network Rail the Landscape Photographer of the Year competition is the brainchild of Charlie Waite one of today's best-known landscape photographers The winners are chosen by a panel of respected judges from thousands of entrants across four categories
- Classic Urban Your View & Living
- & there's a special class for photographers under 17 years old Like the others before it the 10th edition features everything the varied British landscape is renowned for
- classic shots of verdant countryside rugged lochs mountains & moorland & stark urban industrial scenes capturing the beauty & diversity of Britain in the 21st century With an introduction by Charlie Waite giving an insight into current photography trends & a helpful technical section detailing the cameras techniques & equipment used to create the stunning images Landscape Photographer of the Year Collection 10 is a must for everyone with an interest in photography as well as anyone who appreciates the British countryside


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Phenomenology Materiality Cybernetics Palimpsest Cyborgs Landscape Urbanism Typology Semiotics Deconstruction
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As leading radical writer on art John Berger celebrates his ninetieth year he brings a lifetime's engagement with the ideas artists & thinkers that have shaped his thinking Walter Benjamin Rosa Luxemburg & Bertolt Brecht among them In Landscapes Berger allows us to see the evolution of his own way of seeing He explores the relationship between creativity & politics & the revolutionary potential of art through a series of different forms As always in this book Berger pushes at the limits of art writing demonstrating beautifully how his painter's eyes lead him to refer to himself only as a storyteller A landscape is to John Berger like a portrait an animating liberating metaphor rather than a rigid definition Landscapes offers a tour of the history of art but not as you know it Landscapes brings together Berger's most penetrating insights into how we may engage with both art & the artist in society ...