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Book of Life, the book in which God records the names of every person who is destined for Heaven or the World to Come. ( Christian / Jewish ) Levisterio , a book contains magical forms and an instrument they used to take various exams used by the Mapuches to protect by the dark forces.
Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2]
For example, the covers now on the Lindau Gospels come from different parts of South Germany, with the lower or back cover created in the 8th century (earlier than the book they now adorn) while the upper or front cover was completed in the 9th century; both incorporate gilded metal ornamented with jewels. It is not known when they were first ...
eBay was founded as AuctionWeb in California on September 3, 1995, by French-born Iranian-American computer programmer Pierre Omidyar as a hobby to make some extra money. [2] One of the first items sold on AuctionWeb was a broken laser pointer for $14.83. Astonished, Omidyar contacted the winning bidder to ask if he understood that the laser ...
Book covers need to effectively communicate their content to the intended market, which can encourage reliance on stereotypical representations, such as using the color pink for books by or about women, or showing a multiracial group on the cover of a book about racial diversity.
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Wreck of the Mohegan off the Manacles. The crew were finally alerted now to the danger, whether by the signals from shore or by the 'old Manacle bell' from the buoy, and the engines were stopped at 6:50 PM, but too late. The Mohegan ran onto The Manacles, embedding the rudder in the rock and tearing the hull open. The ship first struck Vase ...
Polished silver is sometimes lacquered to protect against tarnish and to prevent over-polishing. There are different types of resins that are used such as Acryloid B-72 and Incralac. If silver pieces are being displayed in the open, such as in a house or museum exhibit case, it is difficult to prevent corrosion from air exposure.