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Microstates deserve more analysis of this kind
This fascinating compendium fills an important gap in the area of political and cultural geography.One hopes for a further augmented second edition that covers in more detail the Order of Malta (a sovereign entity), the Channel Islands (which are personal dependencies of the British Crown, not part of the UK and EU - and beyond the jurisdiction of the UK Parliament) and perhaps such unusual European enclaves as Campione d'Italia (a piece of Italy within Switzerland that functions as a quasi-Swiss jurisdiction).
A Masterful Geographical and Historical Work
In researching sources for information on Malta for a forthcoming excursion after the Universala Kongreso de Esperanto next year, I came across Tom Eccardt's "Secrets of the Seven Smallest States of Europe."I not only found everything I needed to know about Malta, but was fascinated by his treatment of the other six small states. This is an excellently researched work, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in geography or history.
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Subjects:  1. Europe    2. Europe - General    3. Guidebooks    4. History    5. History - General History    6. History: World    7. States, Small    8. Western Europe - General    9. World - General    10. Andorra    11. European studies    12. Liechtenstein    13. Luxembourg    14. Malta    15. Monaco    16. San Marino    17. Vatican   

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My 2 cents
I enjoyed reading this book-I did expect a more varied example of illumination even though the same artist did all the plates.

a small masterpiece
This book contains all 17 miniatures from a book of hours illustrated by Simon Marmion.All are beautifully painted.Several are noteworthy because the landscape has very deep recession, as if you are looking at a far distance through a tiny window.All of the miniatures are in color (not black and white as in the description).I would recommend this book for anyone who wants an inexpensive example of a beatiful books of hours.I gave it four stars instead of five because the occasional Latin translations are not always accurate and for some reason the author did not give the usual name of this book: the Berlamaine Hours (I'm not sure if my spelling of this name is correct).

Devilishly Wonderful
I have read this book many times and I enjoy the way that the author has portrayed all of the aspect of all that is good and all that is not. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1420-1489    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Book of hours (HM 1173)    4. California    5. Christianity - General    6. Design - Book    7. General    8. History    9. History - Medieval    10. History: World    11. Illumination Of Books And Manuscripts    12. Illumination of books and manu    13. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval    14. Illustrations    15. Marmion, Simon,    16. Medieval    17. San Marino    18. History / Medieval    19. Illustration & commercial art    20. Marmion, Simon    21. Religious subjects depicted in art   

Subjects:  1. Art & Art Instruction    2. California    3. Catalogs    4. Great Britain    5. History - General    6. San Marino    7. Silverwork    8. Art / General    9. History Of Art / Art & Design Styles   

Subjects:  1. Art & Art Instruction    2. California    3. Catalogs    4. Drawing Of Specific Subjects    5. History - General    6. Portrait drawing    7. Portrait drawing, English    8. Portrait miniatures, English    9. San Marino    10. Art / General    11. History Of Art / Art & Design Styles   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art Museums And Galleries    3. Art museums    4. Botanical gardens    5. California    6. General    7. Henry F. Huntington Library an    8. Library & Information Science    9. Rare book libraries    10. Reference    11. San Marino    12. Art / General    13. History Of Art / Art & Design Styles    14. Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides   

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography / Historical    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. General    4. Henry E. Huntington Library an    5. Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery    6. Hertrich, William,    7. History    8. History / United States / State & Local    9. Huntington Botanical Gardens    10. United States - State & Local - General    11. b. 1880    12. Biography & Autobiography    13. Botanical gardens    14. California    15. Gardening    16. Hertrich, William    17. Historical    18. San Marino    19. United States - State & Local   

Subjects:  1. History of art: BCE to c 500 CE, ancient & classical world   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Art Museums And Galleries    4. California    5. Catalogs    6. Henry E. Huntington Library an    7. Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery    8. History - General    9. San Marino    10. Art / General   

Subjects:  1. California    2. Gardening / Horticulture    3. Ornamental trees    4. San Marino    5. Trees    6. Botany & plant sciences    7. History / United States / State & Local   

Subjects:  1. Bibliographies & Indexes    2. Bibliography    3. California    4. Catalogs    5. Europe - Great Britain - General    6. Great Britain    7. Great Britain - History    8. History    9. History - General History    10. Manuscripts    11. Manuscripts, English    12. Reference    13. San Marino    14. Sources    15. British & Irish history    16. British Isles    17. History / General   

Subjects:  1. Bibliographies & Indexes    2. California    3. Catalogs    4. Henry E. Huntington Library an    5. Manuscripts, Medieval    6. Manuscripts, Renaissance    7. Reference    8. San Marino    9. Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter    10. History / General   

Subjects:  1. Bibliographies & Indexes    2. Bibliography    3. California    4. Catalogs    5. History    6. Law    7. Manuscripts    8. Reference    9. San Marino    10. Sources    11. Encyclopaedias & Reference Works    12. History / General   

Subjects:  1. 18th century    2. 19th century    3. Art    4. Art & Art Instruction    5. California    6. Catalogs    7. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    8. European    9. Painting    10. Painting, British    11. Permanent Collection Catalogs    12. San Marino    13. Techniques - Painting    14. Art / History / European    15. Exhibition catalogues and specific collections    16. History Of Art / Art & Design Styles    17. Painting & paintings    18. United Kingdom, Great Britain   

Subjects:  1. 1756?-1811?    2. 18th century    3. Art    4. California    5. Caricatures and cartoons    6. Comics & Cartoons    7. Cruikshank, Isaac,    8. England    9. English wit and humor, Pictorial    10. Exhibition Catalogs    11. Exhibitions    12. History    13. Humor    14. San Marino    15. Techniques - Watercolor Painting    16. Theater    17. Themes, motives    18. Art / General    19. Cruikshank, Isaac    20. Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides    21. Watercolours   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. Brassey, Annie,    3. California    4. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions    5. Essays    6. History    7. Middle East    8. Photo Essays    9. Photograph collections    10. Photography    11. San Marino    12. Travel photography    13. Brassey, Annie    14. Classic travel writing    15. History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900    16. Individual photographers    17. Journeys    18. Photographs: collections    19. c 1800 to c 1900   

Subjects:  1. 1757-1827    2. 19th Century English Poetry    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Bibliography    5. Blake, William,    6. California    7. Catalogs    8. History - General    9. Manuscripts    10. Manuscripts, English    11. San Marino    12. Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter    13. Art / General    14. Blake, William    15. English    16. Poetry & poets: 19th century    17. Works by individual poets: 19th century   

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A Fantastic Book!Great detail!
I had the unexpected pleasure of being able to read this book, and was delighted with it!!I learned a great deal about American Silver.The amount of work and research that went into this book is absolutely amazing. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 18th century    2. 19th century    3. Antiques & Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Art & Art Instruction    6. California    7. Catalogs    8. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    9. History    10. Private collections    11. San Marino    12. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    13. Silverwork    14. United States   

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