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Javanische Schattenspiele : 24 Abbildungen nach Figuren des javanischen Wajangspieles
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General Charte über die Samtlich Koniglich Preussischen Staaten nach astronimischen Beobachtungen Augsburg 1806 bey Johanes Walch
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Northern Germany from Schleswig Holstien to Prussia. Hand colored sections show the Churbraunschweigische states (Braunschweig district of Lower Saxony?), lands obtained by secularization, lands ceded to France, the Prince Murat, Bavaria, and Switzerland. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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Elephant gay : a colored shadow play
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Shadow show of color silhouette puppets and props. Accompanied by a cloth shadow screen to be used as the "stage" and a booklet with script, and music of the play: "Elephant gay: how the elephant gained his trunk. A colored shadow play adapted from the Chinese by Pauline Benton and Lee Ruttle." Includes a 1 page prospectus. The colored plastic puppets were an attempt to reproduce the colorful translucent painted animal hide puppets of the plyingxi (shadow theater) and were intended to be easily manipulated by novice performers. Issued in a decoratively printed cardboard box in red and blue.
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Photographs of central and southern California
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Consists of six photographs. photPF 910, depicting a scene in San Luis Obispo, is a copy print from corresponding lantern slide number 113 in phoCL 352. photPF 911 shows the Arrowhead Hot Springs Hotel against the mountains. photPF 912, 914, 915 show various locations across Pasadena and includes one stereograph. photPF 917 presents a view of San Pedro Harbor.
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Beyond light and shadow : the role of photography in certain paranormal phenomena : an historical survey
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"'Beyond Light and Shadow,' first published in German in 1992, is hailed as the most objective study on the history of paranormal photography ever written. Rather than attempting to prove or disprove the existence of paranormal photography, Dr. Krauss presents an unbiased report and analysis of the relationship between photography and paranormal psychology. While other books have explored the controversy surrounding paranormal photography, they have either restricted themselves to select cases or approached the issue with a specific agenda. Treating both disciplines equally, 'Beyond Light and Shadow' puts paranormal photography into a broad historical and cultural perspective and gives evidence for man's perpetual fascination with the irrational"--Back cover.
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Closed Mondays
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This book presents a body of photographic work that celebrates the museum as an art form, expressed through its architectural and environmental aesthetic. Shot between 1989-1999 this documentary includes over sixty museums in the United States, Europe and Japan.
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Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen des Menschen der verschieden en Rassen und Stamme nach den neuesten Entdeckungen und vorzuglichsten Originalien
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"One of the most sought-after editions of this ... anthropological work, here containing seven ... illustrations of American Indians (mostly after Bodmer)"--From bookseller's description.
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