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The Literary Court: Reading Queen Charlotte
Abstract This article investigates the literary culture revolving around Queen Charlotte (1744–1818) between 1761 and 1818. The Queen's library, sold after her death in 1818, contained more than 4500 volumes, and the sales catalogue (1819) offers a fascinating glimpse into her collecting habits and reading interests. This article uses the catalogue, as
Mascha Hansen
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Civic Heraldry: Goochland County, Virginia
This is a continuation of a series discussing the civic heraldry of former British colonies in the United States. This essay discusses Goochland County, Virginia.
Mark Murawski (12047984)
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The lions of North Africa were unique in ecological terms as well as from a human cultural perspective and were the definitive lions of Roman and Medieval Europe. Labelled “Barbary” lions, they were once numerous in North Africa but were exterminated by the mid‐20th century.
Simon A. Black, F. González-Candelas
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Renaissance Culture, Emblems, and Interdisciplinary Research: The Reception of Alciato in Coimbra☆
Abstract Bearing in mind that emblem books were a manifestation of humanistic culture and its natural interdisciplinary, this paper discusses how the early reception of Alciato's Emblemata in Coimbra (Portugal) had an impact on artists, literary authors, jurists, and Jesuit teachers.
Filipa Araújo
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From cash to conservation: Which wildlife species appear on banknotes?
Abstract The use of wildlife imagery in society is highly varied and could contribute to reinforcing national identity. Standard depictions of wildlife include photographs, video, artwork and symbols or icons, including on currency. We investigated the representation of native fauna on 4541 banknotes from 207 countries between 1980 and 2017, to ...
Beaudee Newbery +2 more
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Multi‐label logo recognition and retrieval based on weighted fusion of neural features
Abstract Classifying logo images is a challenging task as they contain elements such as text or shapes that can represent anything from known objects to abstract shapes. While the current state of the art for logo classification addresses the problem as a multi‐class task focusing on a single characteristic, logos can have several simultaneous labels ...
Marisa Bernabeu +2 more
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The Cross in Medieval Heraldry
The multiplicity of terms used to blazon crosses and the diversity of manners in which they were depicted constitute one of the most confusing aspects of medieval heraldry. Sir William St.
Gerard J. Brault
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Abstract Aim Action‐based cognitive remediation (ABCR) is a group cognitive remediation treatment that aims to improve neurocognitive impairments experienced in patients with severe mental illness. Developed in research settings, ABCR is not yet widely available in community settings. As such, this study examines the feasibility of implementing ABCR in
Chelsea Wood‐Ross +4 more
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Heraldry and the early modern state
Review of Steven Thiry and Luc Duerloo, eds, Heraldic hierarchies. Identity, status and state intervention in early modern heraldry (Louvain: Leuven University Press, 2021, 273 p., ill.)
Ramsay, Nigel
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Civic Heraldry- Caroline County, Virginia
This essay discusses the civic heraldry of Caroline County, Virginia. Its primary focus if the elements depicted on the County's seal as they pertain to the history and culture of the ...
Mark Murawski (12047984)
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