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The eternal light of Egypt The eternal light of Egypt Sarite Sanders "The monuments of Ancient Egypt have been photographed over and over again, but never as in these wonderfully dark, edgy, atmospheric images. Using infra-red film, they hint at the transience of all … OL10241791W
Chitra Chitra Jean Marie Lafont Chiefly maps and plans by French cartographers. OL1078277W
Mainz Mainz Franz Stephan Pelgen Wie kein anderes Bauwerk spiegelt der Drususstein die vielfältigen Aspekte der römischen Geschichte von Mogontiacum-Mainz wider…und den Umgang der Stadt und ihrer Bürger eben mit dieser knapp 500 Jah… OL12749222W
No holier spot of ground No holier spot of ground Kristina Dunn Johnson The monuments of South Carolina bear on their weathered faces and cracked tablets a history of honor and of memory embodied in stone. Whether revealing the lost graves of Southern sons, unveiling the… OL13740823W
Talisman Talisman Graham Hancock A roller coaster intellectual journey through the back streets and rat runs of history to uncover the traces in architecture and monuments of a secret religion that has shaped the world. **Revie… OL15016011W
Meerbuscher Kunstwege Meerbuscher Kunstwege Margot Klütsch Contents 7 Grußwort (Dieter Spindler, Angelika Mielke-Westerlage) 9 Margot Klütsch: Alte und neue Meilensteine - Die Meerbuscher Kunstwege 17 Route 1 Büderich Ortsmitte - Dorfstraße, Friedhof… OL15374152W
Memorialization in Germany since 1945 Memorialization in Germany since 1945 Bill Niven "Memorialization in Germany since 1945 provides a wide-ranging discussion of contemporary Germany's rich memorial landscape. It discusses the many memorials to German losses during the Second World W… OL15441317W
So you think you know Gettysburg? So you think you know Gettysburg? James Gindlesperger xx, 188 p. : 21 cm OL15597000W
Baltimore sculpture Baltimore sculpture Cindy Kelly ix, 397 p. : 26 cm OL15616424W
Building Liberty Building Liberty Serge Hochain Introduces young men who helped with the statue's construction either in France or later in the United States. OL15851648W
The submission The submission Amy Waldman When Mohammad Khan, an American Muslim, is selected as the designer of a memorial for the victims of a terrorist attack on Manhattan, Claire Burwell, a woman widowed by the attack, becomes his fierce… OL15916950W
Cultural emergency in conflict and disaster Cultural emergency in conflict and disaster Berma Klein Goldewijk,Els van der Plas,Georg Frerks The guiding principle of "Cultural emergency in conflict and disaster" is that culture is a basic need. International heritage specialists, relief workers and politicians discuss the importance of pr… OL16565519W
A bill to aid the Lincoln Farm Association, of New York A bill to aid the Lincoln Farm Association, of New York Martin B. Madden Bill to construct a memorial on the Lincoln birthplace farm in Kentucky. OL16639973W
Lost technologies of ancient Egypt Lost technologies of ancient Egypt Dunn, Christopher "A unique study of the engineering and tools used to create Egyptian monuments"--Provided by publisher. OL16939433W
Civil War Canon Civil War Canon Thomas J. Brown In this expansive history of South Carolina's commemoration of the Civil War era, Thomas Brown uses the lens of place to examine the ways that landmarks of Confederate memory have helped white southe… OL17198581W
Londons Statues And Monuments Londons Statues And Monuments Peter Matthews 248 pages : 21 cm OL17479773W
Saluting Grandpa Saluting Grandpa Gary Metivier "Andrew is on a mission! He heard about something called the Honor Flight at school. That's a program that honors World War II veterans with a trip to Washington, D.C. On that tour, they get to see t… OL17558522W
The Lincoln Memorial The Lincoln Memorial Katie Clark "Explore U.S. history from a brand new perspective! Monumental History will take a look into myths, legends, and fun facts surrounding familiar (but maybe mysterious) U.S. monuments. Secret caverns, … OL17915574W
Historic sites and monuments Historic sites and monuments David Armentrout Describes a variety of historic sites and monuments, from the Alabama-Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site to the Wyoming-Devils Tower National Monument. OL1809877W
Liberty Liberty Lynn Curlee Discusses all the planning and efforts that went into the construction of one of the most famous symbols of the United States, the Statue of Liberty. OL1869897W
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