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Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
1500 orchid species are profiled in this authoritative, detailed, and carefully researched encyclopedia. Infinitely varied and hugely interesting, these strikingly beautiful plants are sumptuously illustrated with over 1000 photographs in a reference that no orchid lover can afford to be without. Isobyl la Croix is a scientist, plant hunter, and horticulturalist; her deep passion for orchids informs the plant selection and adds depth to the plant...
Series
Language
English
Description
H.W. Wilson's Fiction Core Collection (22nd Edition, 2024) provides the busy librarian with expert collection development advice on the most highly recommended works of classic and contemporary fiction. 6,600 titles are included -- all are popular works deemed to have lasting value to readers as well as new literary and genre titles that have been recognized as significant achievements in their respected areas of literature. [...] Each of the 6,600...
Series
Clark County records volume I
Publisher
Clark County Historical Association
Pub. Date
©1997
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Westview Press
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
The understanding and enjoyment of a work of art depends as much on the story it depicts as on the artist's execution of it. But what were once biblical or classical commonplaces are not so readily recognizable today. This book relates in a succinct and readable way the themes, sacred and secular, on which the repertoire of Western art is based. Here in a single volume are combined religious, classical, and historical themes, the figures of moral...
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