The precise details in the works of Otto Marseus van Schrieck the inventor of the sottobosco still life fascinate viewers to this day For the first time the artist is now being shown within the context of his contemporaries revealing an unknown side of the Golden Century of Netherlandish painting & the beauty of still life as well as the fascination of the dark the hidden & the uncanny The works of the Amsterdam painter Otto Marseus van Schrieck question the relationship between art & science during the seventeenth century The painter was acquainted with important scholars in many countries including Johannes Swammerdam & Cassiano dal Pozzo His oeuvre shows the paradigm change from book
- based scholarship to empirical science The gaze is always directed towards reality Animal & plant studies served as preparation for his works which in fact form the illustrations to the scientists& research Together with them the painter belonged to an international republic of scholars whose image o f Europe is still relevant for our worldview today
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The history of the Medway Towns is synonymous with the large-scale military industrial complex that was centred on the dockyard military barracks & various fortifications This has over many years provided employment for the people of Chatham & Gillingham as well as Rainham Rochester & Strood along with the service industries that were part of the military-industrial complex But the Medway Towns also had an abundance of cement & brickworks barge makers breweries engineering workshops & clothing manufacturers Among the household names were Short Brothers of Rochester manufacturers of seaplanes & RAF bombers while Strood was home to Aveling & Porter whose iconic traction engines still grace steam fairs across the country Despite this heavy industrialisation the present-day Medway Towns where houses & parks now stand were also an area rich in farmland with the former village of Luton as important for hop picking as anywhere in the county of Kent In a fascinating series of contemporary photographs & illustrations combined with a well-researched commentary this book explores the life of these five Kent towns the nature of local employment & the impact it had upon those employed to reflect the daily life of the Medway Towns at work ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The World&s Most Lovable Monster is About to Surface! Mac a fun loving nine-year old will have the adventure of a lifetime when he uncovers the world&s biggest secret Mee-Shee a loveable water giant Together Mac & his enormous new friend will have to outsmart a team of evil hunters who threaten to take Mee-Shee away forever With incredible monsters & amazing special effects from Academy Award winning Jim Henson&s Creature Shop Mee-Shee the Water Giant will swim into the hearts of your whole family! ...

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