Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd: The inventories of the Wardrobe of Robes prepared in July 1600, edited from Stowe MS 557 in the British Library, MS LR 2/121 in the Public Record Office, London, and MS V.b.72 in the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC

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The recipient loved it.......2004-10-22

I bought this as a gift for a friend who helped a great deal with my wedding, advising me of dress styles, hair styles, fashion from this era, dances, music, food, and everything in between, as well as arranging all the flowers for the wedding! She was a godsend! When I gave her the book, her jaw dropped and she was so excited to get it... she said she had been wanting it forever. As I consider her quite knowledgeable about the subject matter of this book, and as it came highly recommended by her, I would say that it's a great book to have if this is something you are interested in as a serious hobby or more.

The best place to start for Elizabethan Costuming.......2003-04-10

This is one of the best books ever written on the subject of Elizabethan Costuming. It mainly contains all of the details of Queen Elizabeth I wardrobe but it has unique points in the society that surrounded the dresses. This book helps to explain the Gloriana image that became so popular and it helps us to understand all the little details that went into the dress of the period. Detailing costumes using portraits and explaining how the fashion progressed makes this book a must for anyone interested in Renaissance Faires and the nobility. The only drawback is that very very few of the portraits and pictures are in color. I think a total of about 7 are in color the rest is in black and white. The only way to make this book more appealing and usable would be to put all of the portraits and pictures in color, but that would make the book even more expensive. After this must have book the 2nd on the shelf should be a J. Hunniset book (the lady who did all the costuming for Elizabeth R and The Six Wives of Henry the VIII produced by BBC). Next, any Janet Arnold book. Last, would be the Norris book: Tudor Costuming and Fashion (although most of this book is very outdated it is nice to look at). All of these are must haves and will make a well rounded library. Dispite the high price of the book it is worth posessing. Enjoy.

Such An Amazing Resource!.......2002-02-12

For the historical costumer focused on 16th century clothing, this is the "bible" hands down. Big, expensive, and filled with the usual detail that is the hallmark of Janet Arnold, this is one very worthwhile investment for the serious costumer. This book has one tiny drawback, in that it focuses entirely on women's fashion in the 16th century as viewed through the wardrobe accounts of Queen Elizabeth I and some of her contemporaries. Therefore, it has nothing to say on the topic of men's clothing, which is an unfortunately neglected aspect of 16th century research.

Much of Janet Arnold's most important contributions to the costuming community are addressed in this book, making it extremely valuable. She presents each section with satisfying detail, raising very few questions that remain unanswered. The photographs accompanying the text are also invaluable, as many of them are not available in other books or to the general public for viewing. If only there were more color images...

If you can afford the book, you won't regret buying it.

Really great book but....there are a few issues.......2001-08-06

For years I heard how this was _the_ book to buy if you were into Elizabethan costuming and wanted authentic items that could be documented. The book is good for that, and I enjoyed the style that Ms.Arnold wrote it in.

But I have two major gripes with the book-both regarding the quality of graphics and images in it.

First off-in the whole book there are only about 5 pages in color. The rest of it-including hundreds of portraits, examples of extant clothing pieces and pieces of embroidery were all in black and white. I complain about that because, with so many of the portraits quoted as examples it would help if they could be seen clearly. (Many of them are too dark to have reproduced well, and a few are quite horrible.) And the photographs....

If they could reprint this book and possibly include more color plates it would be a much much more valuable resource. As it stands now, it is a good source, but not all that I could have hoped for. Instead I have begun a search for color reproductions of the portraits cited in the book. A long tedious job but one that I think over all will make it a much more solid resource for my needs.

The Best source for the Wardrobe of Elizabeth 1st.......2000-05-13

This book is amazing. Huge, and packed full of information. An essential refernce work if you are seriously considering doing anything with elizabethan fashion. The author has poured years of scholarship into this work and it shows. It's not really a coffee table picture book. Instead it is full of carefully culled facts for the serious student or anybody curious about 'real' English Tudor costume.

Workbook for Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office

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Great Companion Book

Workbook for Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office
Marilyn Fordney
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The realistic, hands-on exercises in this workbook prepare students to work effectively in the managed care environment with all types of insurance claims. It presents self-study review questions and complete, competency-based tests. There are also easily removable sample practice forms, as well as case study information and practice exercises. Study icons help students identify and categorize assignment types (such as self-study, Internet assignments, and critical thinking exercises). New to this edition is a point system included in the workbook so that students can test themselves and gauge their understanding on a valued system.

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Great Companion Book.......2007-01-04

Great workbook to use along with the Insurance Handbook textbook. Really helped re-enforce what I was learning.

Special Forces in the Desert War 1940-1943 (Public Record Office War Histories)

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Special Forces in the Desert War 1940-1943 (Public Record Office War Histories)
H. W. Wynter
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National Archives War Histories is a new series of official accounts of famous campaigns and units in British military history. The histories were written by official historians who had access to all the original sources and often interviewed the leading surviving participants. This is the official account of revolutionary new warfare as practised by the famous 'irregular' units in the Desert campaign and is an authoritative official source book. This history includes stirring narratives of daring raids miles behind enemy lines. It features such famous characters as Ord Wingate, David Stirling and Lt. Col. Keyes VC, recounting the establishment and role of the forces within the 8th Army and Allied campaign. It includes photographs, maps, a list of officers serving and the awards received by members of the Long Range Desert Group. The book features the following units: The SAS Long Range Desert Group 'Layforce' Special Boat Squadron Long Range Boat Patrol Middle East Commandos Special Boat Squadron Indian Long Range Squadron Free French Commandos

Tracing Your West Indian Ancestors (Public Record Office Readers' Guide, No. 11) (Readers Guides)

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Tracing Your West Indian Ancestors (Public Record Office Readers' Guide, No. 11) (Readers Guides)
Guy Grannum
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Research into West Indian ancestry is a relatively new and much neglected area of study in the U.K. This revised illustrated guide introduces researchers to the main sources available at The National Archives and elsewhere, including electoral and tax returns, land grants, colonial civil servants, the West Indies regiments and the Slave Compensation Commission. This is the only title currently available which brings together the wide range of sources available to researchers of West Indian ancestry. It includes details of recent accessions to The National Archives, in particular relating to the First World War military service records, the British West Indies Regiment and records of service for the merchant navy. It has been updated to include all the administrative changes at The National Archives since publication of the first edition and information about the NA's online services. Contents include: · An introduction to West Indian Family History · Records of the Colonial Office · Life-cycle records · Military and related records · Genealogical resources held in the West Indian archives and registry offices

Understanding Hospital Coding and Billing: A Worktext

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Understanding Hospital Coding and Billing: A Worktext
Marsha S Diamond
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Finally, a complete guide to the hospital coding and billing processes that includes both inpatient and outpatient coding as well as inpatient and outpatient billing! Understanding Hospital Coding and Billing offers a comprehensive look at the world of hospital/facility coding and billing in a worktext format. This learning solution will promote understanding of the entire facility process from patient intake through the entire billing process. Knowledge of the total process is imperative to successful comprehension of both coding and billing in the facility setting.

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Not for self study.......2006-08-15

I ordered this book for self study, not for any class. There are no answers; they're all in the instructor's manual, which you cannot purchase if you're not an instructor. Calls to the publisher were met with indifference. The book itself is great, but if I already knew the answers I wouldn't have needed the book!

Family Photographs, 1860-1945: A Guide to Researching, Dating and Contextuallising Family Photographs (Public Record Office Genealogists Guide)

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These aspects make FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS 1860-1945 an invaluable genealogist's tool.

Family Photographs, 1860-1945: A Guide to Researching, Dating and Contextuallising Family Photographs (Public Record Office Genealogists Guide)
Robert Pols
Manufacturer: Public Record Office Publications
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There can be few people who do not have a box or album full of fading photographs of half- forgotten ancestors somwhere in their home. These photographs can be a treasure trove of information for family historians. Apart from showing your ancestors looks, photographs can reveal much more about them, including their social class, profession and origin. This book is designed to help you research, date and contextualise these family photographs. The book traces developments up to 1945, starting with the invention of popular photography in the mid-nineteenth century and continuing with the Box Brownie which made photography accessible to a wider public. It shows how to date photographs to a surprisingly accurate degree and how to interpret public and official photgraphs, as well as private ones. It includes sections on how to best present and preserve your photographs and features illustrated case studies with a fascinating selection of examples that help to explain the techniques involved.

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These aspects make FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS 1860-1945 an invaluable genealogist's tool........2006-12-11

If you want to take a closer look at old photos handed down through generations, you also have to take a closer look at the history and nature of portrait photography itself - and there's no better resource to turn to than Family Photographs 1860-1945. Other books focus on the history of portraits with an eye to photographic insights or artistic analysis: this instead blends in important facts unique to genealogical research, such as changing family roles, changing fashions, and how to date and interpret images given little extra information. These aspects make FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS 1860-1945 an invaluable genealogist's tool.

Diane C. Donovan
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The British Inheritance: A Treasury of Historic Documents

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A lovely time-sink . . .
A Wonderful Book For British History Buffs to Own

The British Inheritance: A Treasury of Historic Documents

Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Britain's 1000-year prominence on the international stage endures. Posterity owes the English language (spoken now by more than half the world's population) a tradition of democratic freedom, governmental and legal systems which have been adapted in many countries, and world figures in science, literature, and the arts. The "British Inheritance" is shared not just by the peoples of the UK but also by those of many lands--the U.S.A., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, and India--which were once its colonies and are now its allies and partners.
Britain's rich historical heritage is evident in the great archive and manuscript collections found in such institutions as the Public Record Office, British Library, National Library of Scotland, Scottish Record Office, and National Library of Wales. From King Arthur, Alfred the Great, and William the Conqueror to the end of the Empire, swinging England of the 1960s, and the multicultural Britain of the '90s, this volume displays, in chronological order, key documents which illuminate defining moments in British history. The documents are accompanied by lively commentaries by experts and curators, placing the material in context and explaining its significance. Alongside such major treasures as the Domesday Book and Magna Carta are many less-well-known but nonetheless fascinating items such as Oscar Wilde's calling card and the last letter of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Superbly illustrated in color throughout, with a brief introduction, this authoritative and accessible book will appeal to anyone with an interest in history, politics, and culture.

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A lovely time-sink . . ........2005-07-22

I've been a working (though non-teaching) historian for more than three decades, and while I'm familiar with historiographical theories, and cliometrics, and other purely intellectual pursuits, I still confess a preference for "tangible," material history. Maybe it's my training as an archivist, but I get a serious thrill from seeing, perhaps even handling, an original document. If you mentioned "historic documents" to most people, they would think of the Declaration of Independence at the National Archives. My interests run somewhat earlier, however: I'd think first of Domesday Book, nearly five times as old as the Declaration, and arguably of far more pervasive influence on the U.S. Hallam is on the staff of the Public Record Office, where the Book is housed, so that's her first choice, too, together with Nennius's "History of the Britons," the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and (of course) Magna Carta. But this gorgeously illustrated oversized volume goes on to portray a large number of original charters, treaties, and letters. Examples of William Caxton's printing are here, and a Shakespeare First Folio, and a list of the burgesses of the Virginia Company, and the Declaration of Rights with which Parliament hedged their offer of the throne to William and Mary. Then, in the modern period, you'll find correspondence of Prince Charles Stewart (the Young Pretender), and Clive writing home with news of his victories in India, and maps of the enclosures that accompanied the Agricultural Revolution, and Radical political pamphlets from the 1830s, and the manuscript of _Pickwick Papers,_ right up to beer advertisements from the 1890s (deposited at the PRO to register copyright), police reports of the arrest of suffragettes, Edward VIII's Instrument of Abdication, and Paul McCartney's handwritten lyrics to "Yesterday." The accompanying text is excellent and I've spent many pleasant hours perusing the illustrations.

A Wonderful Book For British History Buffs to Own.......2000-05-11

This is a typically fascinating book by someone who is truly an expert on British history, Elizabeth Hallam. Ms. Hallam has served as editor for a variety of books concentrating on the ancient and medieval historic periods of England's past - such as The Plantagenant Chronicles - and all her works wonderfuly combine text and beautiful color pictures, maps and large photos to bring us back to the era they are describing. Ms. Hallam's latest work, The British Inheritence, continues this pattern. It concentrates on nearly 100 of the most important documents in British history - the Domesday Book, Magna Carta, etc. - and does so with lucid and descriptive text, which outlines the documents, their history and significance, and best of all, terrific photos of each of the the documents described. And unlike in some other books, the photos of the documents outlined are not small, postage-stamp sized illustrations, but instead are shown, generally in full color, and large enough for the reader to actually be able to make out the words and signatures themselves! Again, to anyone who is at all interested in the history of England, in its famous events, its colorful characters, its kings and its queens, this cofee table book is a wonderful edition to own, and to place in one's library as not only an important book on history in its own right, but also as a work that is that is just plain fun to look at and savor!

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Records Management Handbook
Ira A. Penn , Gale B. Pennix , and Jim Coulson
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The Epic of the 101st Airborne : A Pictorial Record of a Great Fighting Team

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The Epic of the 101st Airborne : A Pictorial Record of a Great Fighting Team
Auxerre, France, 1945 Unit Public Relations Office
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Epic of the 101st Airborne: A Pictorial Record of a Great Fighting Team Compiled and arranged in 1945 by the unit Public Relations Office in Auxerre, France, this remarkable reproduction is full of memorable photographs, drawings, maps and narrative. The Epic is divided into five sections corresponding to their geographic progression in Europe from 1944 through the end of the war. Printed offset in two colors, this reprint is true to the original in every way. Large Format: 15-3/4" x 10-5/8". 144 pages with Wire-O binding and cover boards. 2006

Making Use of the Census (Public Record Office Readers Guide) (Readers Guides)

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An excellent reference
Nice little introduction to the Victorian censuses.

Making Use of the Census (Public Record Office Readers Guide) (Readers Guides)
Sue Lumas
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This is a revised edition of this bestselling guide to census records at The National Archives. Census records are some of the most valuable and frequently used by family historians and the release of a new census every ten years is an eagerly anticipated event. Published to coincide with the opening of 1901 Census in January 2002, this new edition incorporates all the essential details for researchers wishing to exploit this new and important resource. It also offers practical advice to historians to find their way into the nineteenth century returns. It provides help in tracking down individuals as part of a family tree, and is equally helpful to social or economic historians, for example, comparing occupations in a particular suburb over a thirty year period. This important guide includes explains how to use the Family Records Centre in London, the home of the Victorian census records, and how to use The National Archive's finding aids as part of your research.

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An excellent reference .......2006-11-07

Susan Lumas' MAKING USE OF THE CENSUS has been revised to include the 1901 census and appears in its fourth updated edition to cover how the census was taken and preserved, where to locate its components, and how to locate supporting indexes of information. An excellent reference that will aid researchers in locating ancestors' lost documents and historical facts by making uses of publicly recorded documents and the census.

Diane C. Donovan
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Nice little introduction to the Victorian censuses........2000-07-22

This introductory book is primary focused on the use of the census microfilm available for England and Wales at the Public Records Office in the United Kingdom.

However, the information provide is of great use to the researcher with English or Welsh ancestry for understanding how the censuses were taken, how they are currently organized, and how best to access them.

The section on "Finding Your Place on the Film" describes the PRO's microfilm numbering system which is useful even when you use the films at the LDS Family History Centers since they are copies of the PRO films. Understanding the PRO reference numbers makes research a great deal easier.

The section on "Understanding the Returns" contains many wonderful gems from the original enumerators' notes. Be prepared to laugh at their inventiveness in describing some occupations and the reasons why they were unable to count everyone in their area. Humorous and insightful examples are used to illustrate the book throughout.

One set of illustrations which I found particularly helpful were the sample street maps showing how an enumerator might "walk" the street - thus explaining the order in which households were recorded in the census returns.

The appendixes include a complete list of registration districts and their numbers for each census and various street index finding aids (invaluable for hunting ancestors in the larger cities).

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