Author: Charles Frederick PartingtonPublisher:
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
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The British Cyclopedia of Biography: Containing the Lives of Distinguished Men of All Ages and Countries, with Portraits, Residences, Autographs, and Monuments
Author: Charles Frederick PartingtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
Book Description
The British Cyclopedia of Biography, Vol. 2 of 2
Author: Charles Frederick PartingtonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780266778172
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1076
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Excerpt from The British Cyclopedia of Biography, Vol. 2 of 2: Containing the Lives of Distinguished Men of All Ages and Countries, With Portraits, Residences, Autographs, and Monuments Biography may be said to approach, and even to touch, follow, observe, and see the individuals in all places and in every instant of their lives, offering examples profitable to all men and in all conditions, and furnishing to the moralist matter for profound meditation. - bacon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The British Cyclopedia of Biography, Vol. 1 of 2
Author: Charles F. PartingtonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780266744634
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1058
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Excerpt from The British Cyclopedia of Biography, Vol. 1 of 2: Containing the Lives of Distinguished Men of All Ages and Countries, With Portraits, Residences, Autographs, and Monuments Oxford, enriched with valuable notes, and a trans lation into Latin. Abel, charles frederick, an eminent musician, was a native of Germany, and a disciple of Sebastian Bach. During nearly ten years he was in the band of the electoral king of Poland at Dresden but, the calamities of war having reduced that court to a close economy, he left Dresden in 1758, with only three dollars in his pocket, and proceeded to the next small German capital, where his talents procured a temporary supply. In 1759 he made his way to England, where he soon obtained notice and reward. He was first patronized by the duke of York, and appointed chamber-musician to the queen, with a salary of 2001. Per annum. In 1763, in conjunction with J ohn Christian Bach, he established a weekly concert by subscription, which was well supported and he had as many private pupils as he chose to teach. Abel performed on several instruments; but that to which he chiefly attached himself was the vial da gamba. He died June the 2oth, 1787. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The British cyclopædia of biography
Author: Charles Frederick PartingtonPublisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
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BRITISH CYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY,
Author: CHARLES F. PARTINGTONPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033926611
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Origins of the Law in Homer
Author: Shulamit AlmogPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110766116
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
The book aims to introduce the Homeric oeuvre into the law and literature canon. It argues for a reading of Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey as primordial narratives on the significance of the rule of law. The book delineates moments of correspondence between the transition from myth to tragedy and the gradual transition from a social existence lacking formal law to an institutionalized legal system as practiced in the polis. It suggests the Homeric epics are a significant milestone in the way justice and injustice were conceptualized, and testify to a growing awareness in Homer’s time that mechanisms that protect both individuals and the collective from acts of unbridled rage are necessary for the continued existence of communities. The book fills a considerable gap in research on ancient Greek drama as well as in discourses about the intersections of law and literature and by doing so, offers new insights into two of the foundational texts of Western culture.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: The Athenaeum
Author: Concise Universal Biography
Author: Sir John Alexander HammertonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 744
Book Description
British Military Biography: Comprising the Lives of the Most Distinguished Commanders, from Alfred T
Author: AnonymousPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9780530209166
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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