Moctezuma
- Aztec Ruler has been published to complement the major new exhibition at The British Museum which has been put together
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Produced to accompany a major exhibition at the British Museum, on view 24 September 2009
- 24 January 2010, this catalogue will
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Under Moctezuma the mighty Aztec empire reached the height of its power; under Moctezuma, the Aztec empire met its ultimate downfall. The Aztecs ruled from the island metropolis of Tenochtitlan which, by the fifteenth century, stretched from the Gulf Coast to the Pacific Ocean. Focusing on their last elected leader, Moctezuma II, this informative & beautifully illustrated little book explores the world of the Aztecs. It looks at their origins, the founding of their capital city Tenochtitlan, the structure of their society, their religious beliefs & ceremonies, their military prowess, their art & architecture, & their network of long-distance trade & tribute. The dramatic death of Moctezuma at the hands of the Spanish is also recounted. ” Moctezuma & the Aztecs” not only offers a concise portrait of this famous, semi-divine figure but offers a wonderful introduction to a remarkable, sophisticated civilization. ...

Welcome to the world of the sharp-suited `faces`. The Italianistas. The scooter-riding, all-night-dancing instigators of what became, from its myriad sources, a very British phenomenon. Mod began life as the quintessential working-class movement of a newly affluent nation
- a uniquely British amalgam of American music & European fashions that mixed modern jazz with modernist design in an attempt to escape the drab conformity, snobbery & prudery of life in 1950s Britain. But what started as a popular cult became a mainstream culture, & a style became a revolution. In Mod, Richard Weight tells the story of Britain`s biggest & most influential youth cult. He charts the origins of Mod in the Soho jazz scene of the 1950s, set to the cool sounds of Charlie Parker & Miles Davis. He explores Mod`s heyday in Swinging London in the mid-60s
- to a new soundtrack courtesy of the Small Faces, the Who & the Kinks. He takes us to the Mod-Rocker riots at Margate & Brighton, & into the world of fashion & design dominated by Twiggy, Mary Quant & Terence Conran. But Mod did not end in the 1960s. Richard Weight not only brings us up to the cult`s revival in the late 70s
- played out against its own soundtrack of Quadrophenia & the Jam
- but reveals Mod to be the DNA of British youth culture, leaving its mark on glam & Northern Soul, punk & Two Tone, Britpop & rave. This is the story of Britain`s biggest & brassiest youth movement
- & of its legacy. Music, film, fashion, art, architecture & design
- nothing was untouched by the eclectic, frenetic, irresistible energy of Mod.





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Map No. 10046, Modalen, in the new topographic survey of Norway at 1:50, 000 covering the country on 195 double-sided sheets & first published by Nordeca in 2011
- 2012; fully GPS compatible, indicating waymarked footpaths, campsites, tourist huts, illuminated ski runs, etc. The maps, now published by Nordeca, the successors to Statens Kartverk & its subsequent owners the Ugland Group, are printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. Each map covers an area of 62x 45 kilometres (39 x 28 miles approx.), with a 2-km overlap between the sheets. The maps have contours at 20m intervals (10m glacier contours), plus colouring & graphics to show cultivated areas, bogs, forests, etc. In addition to all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale the maps distinguish between waymarked & unmarked footpaths & show campsites, tourist huts (serviced/self service/no supplies), country hotels & restaurants, & illuminated ski trails. The series uses EUREF89 (WGS84) datum & the maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend is in Norwegian & English. Each title comes in a sturdy protective card envelope.
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This model course aims to meet the mandatory minimum requirements for the training of personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces on board passenger ships specified in regulation V/2 & section A-V/2 of the STCW Code. On successful completion, trainees should be able to communicate with passengers during an emergency, demonstrate personal life-saving appliances & embark & disembark passengers, in particular caring for those needing special assistance. ...

This model course is intended to provide the knowledge required for port facility personnel with designated security duties, such as guards, access control officers, training officers & relevant port facility managers, in connection with a Port Facility Security Plan (PFSP) to perform their duties in accordance with the requirements of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), chapter XI-2, the International Ship & Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, the IMO/ILO Code of Practice on Security in Ports, & guidance contained in IMO MSC.1/ Circ.1341 on Guidelines on Security-related training & familiarization for port facility personnel. ...

Successful completion of this course enables seafarers to meet the mandatory minimum standards of competence in the use of leadership & managerial skills specified in Function: Controlling the operation of the ship & caring for persons on board at the management level in tables A-II/2 & A-III/2 of the STCW Code. ...

This is the story of Britain`s model villages: miniature worlds that have captivated garden guests & paying public since the early twentieth century. This history of these small-scale utopias covers their early growth as playthings of the wealthy, their blossoming into fairylands on seafronts during the post-war holiday boom, & of many model villages` gradual decline from toy-towns to ghost towns. But it is also the story of how diligent modelmakers, artists & crafters have carried on in the sheds, gardens & workshops of Britain to build small
- yet think big. Today we still delight in their miniature marvels, & this book explains why. This book is part of the Britain`s Heritage series, which provides definitive introductions to the riches of Britain`s past, & is the perfect way to get acquainted with model villages in all their variety.
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Modena at 1: 12, 000 on indexed street plans from Litografia Artistica Cartografica, with a detailed enlargement of the city’s historic centre at 1:6, 500. 45 monuments including historic buildings & churches, cultural or educational institutions, & important municipal buildings or facilities are numbered & listed next to the plan. Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) are Italy’s leading publishers of street plans with an extensive range of titles. Where appropriate, the plans include an enlargement showing the historic centre in greater detail. On each plan monuments including historic buildings & churches, archaeological sites, cultural or educational institutions, & important municipal buildings or facilities are numbered & listed next to the plan. Unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, one way streets are not marked. Street index is on the reverse. ...