Michelangelo : the Medici Chapel / by Beck, James H.

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The history of the rites, customes, and manner of life, of the present Jews throughout the world / by Modena, Leone, 1571-1648

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La Ricerca folklorica.

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Voglio morire! : suicide in Italian literature, culture, and society 1789-1919 /

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The watcher & other stories / by Calvino, Italo

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The opinion of Padre Paolo of the Order of the Servites, consultor of state : given to the Lords the Inquisitors of state, in what manner the republick of Venice ought to govern themselves both at home and abroad, to have perpetual dominion.

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The history of that great and renowned monarchy of China : wherein all the particular provinces are accurately described, as also the dispositions, manners, learning, lawes, militia, government, and religion of the people : together with the traffick and commodities of that countrey / by Semedo, Alvaro, 1585-1658

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Discourse to Lady Lavinia, his daughter : concerning the manner in which she should conduct herself when going to court as lady-in-waiting to the Most Serene Infanta, Lady Caterina, Duchess of Savoy / by Guasco, Annibale, 1540-1619

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A voyage to Mount Libanus : wherein is an account of the customs, manners, &c. of the Turks : also a description of Candia, Nicosia, Tripoly, Alexandretta, &c. : with curious remarks upon several passages re[l]ating to the Turks & Maronites / by Dandini, Girolamo, 1554-1634

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The travels of Sig. Pietro della Valle, a noble Roman, into East-India and Arabia Deserta : in which, the several countries, together with the customs, manners, traffique, and rites both religious and civil, of those Oriental princes and nations, are faithfully described : in familiar letters to his friend Signior Mario Schipano : whereunto is added a relation of Sir Thomas Roe's Voyage into the East-Indies. by Della Valle, Pietro, 1586-1652

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The travels of Sig. Pietro della Valle, a noble Roman, into East-India and Arabia Deserta : in which the several countries, together with the customs, manners, traffique, and rites, both religious and civil, of those oriental princes and nations are faithfully described : in familiar letters to his friend Signior Mario Schipano : whereunto is added, A relation of Sir Thomas Roe's voyage into the East-Indies. by Della Valle, Pietro, 1586-1652

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The adventures of Sig. Gaudentio di Lucca. : Being the substance of his examination before the fathers of the Inquisition at Bologna, in Italy: giving an account of an unknown coun... by Berington, Simon, 1680-1755

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Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung / by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791

Table of Contents: “…Abendempfindung -- Abend ist's, die Sonne ist -- Als Luise die Briefe -- Alte -- An Chloë -- Bandel -- Dank, Nice, deinen Ränken -- Dans un bois solitaire -- Der Sylphe des Friedens -- Der Engel Gottes weinen -- Die ihr einem neuen Grade -- Ein deutsches Kriegslied -- Einsam ging ich jüngst im Haine -- Ein Veilchen auf der Wiese stand -- Erwacht zum neuen Leben -- Erzeugt von heisser Phantasie -- Gesellenreise -- Grazie agl'inganni tuoi -- Ich möchte wohl der Kaiser sein -- Ich würd auf meinem Pfad -- Ihr Mädchen flieht Damöten -- Im Frühlingsanfang -- Kinderspiel -- Kleine Spinnerin -- Komm, lieber Mai -- Komm, liebe Zither -- Liebes Mandel, wo ist's Bandel -- Männer suchen stets zu naschen -- Oiseaux, si tous les ans -- Ridente la calma -- Schlafe, mein Prinzchen -- Schon klopfet mein liebender Busen -- Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge -- Sei du mein Trost -- Sobald Damötas Chloën sieht -- Traumbild -- Trennungslied -- Un moto di gioja -- Veilchen -- Verdankt sei es dem Glanz -- Verschweigung -- Warnung -- Was frag ich viel nach Geld und Gut -- Was spinnst du, fragte Nachbars Fritz -- Wenn die Lieb aus deinen blauen -- Wiegenlied -- Wie sanft, wie ruhig fühl ich hier -- Wir Kinder, wir schmecken -- Wo bist du Bild, das vor mir stand -- Wohl tauscht ihr Vöglein -- Zauberer -- Zufriedenheit (Was frag ich viel) -- Zufriedenheit (Wie sanft, wie ruhig) -- Zu meiner Zeit.…”

The Vietnam songbook /

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Let the meatballs rest, and other stories about food and culture / by Montanari, Massimo, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Things and ideas -- The status of food -- Adventures in cooking -- The gastronomy of hunger -- Flavors -- Pleasure and health -- The beautiful and the good -- Convivial rituals -- Table practices and manners -- "Identity" declined in the plural.…”
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On crimes and punishments, and other writings / by Beccaria, Cesare, marchese di, 1738-1794

Table of Contents: “…On crimes and punishments -- To Jean Baptiste D'Alembert -- To Andre Morellet -- Inaugural lecture -- Reflections on the barbarousness and the civilisation of nations and on the savage state of man -- Reflections on manners and customs -- Of luxury.…”
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The ethical muse of Franco Fortini / by Peterson, Thomas E.

Table of Contents: “…Personality and revolt in the dopoguerra -- "General destinies" and specific addressees -- Mannered variations on the Canzone -- Paradox and redemption in La poesia delle rose -- A phyllotactic model -- Dasein or dazibao? …”
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Galateo, or, The rules of polite behavior / by Della Casa, Giovanni, 1503-1556

Table of Contents: “…Long-winded opening: good manners, compared with more weighty virtues, and why they are no less useful to a gentleman -- Annoying behavior defined simply in terms of sensual suffering -- Disgusting things offend the senses and even the imagination and desire -- Galateo and Count Ricciardo: an anecdote on the importance of politeness -- Returning to the subject of offensive and gauche habits -- Ways we enjoy one another, and irk one another, especially in conversation -- Dressing for success -- Petulant and pompous and self-serving people -- How to spoil a conversation -- On those prim and ladylike men -- The don'ts of conversation -- Keep your dreams to yourself -- Liars and braggarts and the falsely modest -- Ceremonies, especially empty compliments, discussed -- Three kinds of compliments: why not to extend them -- Compliments done for vanity and out of duty, and a warning about adulation -- Why imported Spanish affectation is particularly vapid -- Other spoken sources of annoyance: slander, contradiction, reprimanding, etc. -- The risks of mockery and ridicule and vituperative wit -- Comic talent: those who are funny and those who try to be -- Some practical tips on storytelling -- Eloquence and the choice of language -- More on the fine art of conversation -- The verbose, the interrupters, the taciturn -- Anecdote of the sculptor, the rule, and a lady named reason -- The aesthetics of human language and human actions -- Why hurting my senses hurts my mind -- Grace, decorum, and restraint, and a special word on fashion sense -- Bad table manners and getting knee-walking drunk -- The myriad ways to be rude, and an abrupt conclusion..…”
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Songs of the Classical Age.

Table of Contents: “…She Never Told Her Love / Franz Josef Haydn -- Fidelity / Franz Josef Haydn (4:07) -- Pleasing Pain / Franz Josef Haydn (2:21) -- Piercing Eyes / Franz Josef Haydn (1:48) -- Sailor's Song / Franz Josef Haydn (2:29) -- Placido zeffiretto / Vincenzo Righini (2:29) -- T'intendo, si, mio cor / Vincenzo Righini (2:02) -- Mi lagnerò / Vincenzo Righini (1:40) -- Or che il cielo a me ti rende / Vincenzo Righini (3:10) -- Vorrei di te fidarmi / Vincenzo Righini (1:31) -- L'autre jour à l'ombrage / Chevalier de Saint-Georges (2:51) -- Quand le bien-aimé reviendra / Nicola Dalayrac (2:53) -- C'est une misère que nos jeunes gens / Felice Blangini (3:15) -- Auf dem Land und in der Stadt / Anna Amalia von Sachsen-Weimar (2:08) -- Johanna Sebus / Johann Freidrich Reichardt (6:28) -- Für Männer uns zu plagen / Corona Schröter (1:34) -- Morgenlied eines armen Mannes / Maria Theresia von Paradis (2:51) -- Cantata, K. 619: "Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls" / Mozart (7:25) -- Wonne der Wehmut, Op. 83, No. 1 / Beethoven (2:13) -- Morgenlied / Sophia Westenholz (3:23) -- Frülingssehnsucht / Schubert (4:07) -- La jalouse / Pauline Duchambge (2:30) -- Il est parti! …”
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Comparative-historical linguistics : Indo-European and Finno-Ugric /

Table of Contents: “…Earlier views concerning the time of origin and manner of development of modal auxiliaries2.1. Brugmann's views; 2.2. …”
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