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A bill of lading (/ ˈ l eɪ d ɪ ŋ /) (sometimes abbreviated as B/L or BOL) is a document issued by a carrier (or their agent) to acknowledge receipt of cargo for shipment. [1] Although the term is historically related only to carriage by sea, a bill of lading may today be used for any type of carriage of goods. [ 2 ]
DW: Dustwrapper (same as dust jacket, or book jacket) [1] Ed.: Edition or editor. [1] [2] [3] Endp. or e.p.: Endpaper. [1] [2] Eng. or engr.: Engraved(ing). [1] Ex-lib: Ex-Library copy, a book once held in library. [1] [2] Not to be confused with Ex Libris. Ex Libris: From the library of, referring to previous owner—often found on bookplates ...
A waybill is a document issued by a carrier giving details and instructions relating to the shipment of a consignment of cargo. [1] Typically it will show the names of the consignor and consignee, the point of origin of the consignment, its destination, and route.
The Lovers (German - Liebespaar) or The Gotha Lovers (Gothaer Liebespaar) is a c.1480 oil on panel painting attributed to the Master of the Housebook (drawing hand Ib). [1] It is the first German large-format double portrait panel painting that does not depict a religious or liturgical scene.
The mechanical book handling system (MBHS [87]) used to deliver requested books from stores to reading rooms Bronze sculpture. Bill Woodrow 's 'Sitting on History' was purchased for the British Library by Carl Djerassi and Diane Middlebrook in 1997.
Master of the Housebook and Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet are two names used for an engraver and painter working in South Germany in the last quarter of the 15th century. He is apparently the first artist to use drypoint , a form of engraving , for all of his prints (other than woodcuts he may have designed).
In the book, Cal takes Six-Thirty for a pre-dawn run to Hastings and a firecracker sets the dog off, leading Cal to slip and crack his head open. While he's bleeding out on the ground, a cop car ...
The book has various sections: a method for memorization; astrological descriptions of the planets; illustrations of a bath-house, a moat castle, a tournament and joust, hunting scenes, and an "obscene love garden"; several recipes, from herbal medicines and cooking recipes to the dyeing of fabrics; mining and metallurgy, how to assess gold coins;