New Releases by Elizabeth Coatsworth

An astonishing number of medieval garments survive, more-or-less complete. Here the authors present 100 items, ranging from homely to princely. The book’s wide-ranging introduction discusses the circumstances in which garments have survived to the present; sets and collections; constructional and decorative techniques; iconography; inscriptions on garments; style and fashion. Detailed descriptions and discussions explain technique and ornament, investigate alleged associations with famous people (many of them spurious) and demonstrate, even when there are no known associations, how a garment may reveal its own biography: a story that can include repair, remaking, recycling; burial, resurrection and veneration; accidental loss or deliberate deposition. The authors both have many publications in the field of medieval studies, including previous collaborations on medieval textiles such as Medieval Textiles of the British Isles AD 450-1100: an Annotated Bibliography (2007), the Encyclopedia of Medieval Dress and Textiles of the British Isles (2012) and online bibliographies.

A Newberry Medal Winner This timeless fable has been a classic since its first publication in 1930, and this beautifully reillustrated edition brings the magic and wonder of the tale to a new generation of readers. In ancient Japan, a struggling artist is angered when his housekeeper brings home a tiny white cat he can barely afford to feed. But when the village’s head priest commissions a painting of the Buddha for a healthy sum, the artist softens toward the animal he believes has brought him luck. According to legend, the proud and haughty cat was denied the Buddha’s blessing for refusing to accept his teachings and pay him homage. So when the artist, moved by compassion for his pet, includes the cat in his painting, the priest rejects the work and decrees that it must be destroyed. It seems the artist’s life is ruined as well—until he is rewarded for his act of love by a Buddhist miracle.

This volume is a unique work that brings together the latest research from across the range of disciplines which contribute to our knowledge of medieval dress and textiles.

While the majority of Internet users reside in industrialized nations, online access in the developing world has risen rapidly in recent years. As emerging technologies increasingly permit inexpensive and easy online access, the number of Internet users worldwide will only continue to expand. Computer-Mediated Communication: Issues and Approaches in Education examines online interactions from different national, cultural, linguistic, legal, and economic perspectives, exploring how the increasingly international and intercultural Internet affects the ways users present ideas, exchange information, and conduct discussions online. Educators, researchers, and practitioners will discover ways to effectively use Web-based technologies, transcending barriers to participate and collaborate in international projects that reflect the scope and scale of today''s global interactions.

Captured by pirates while sailing from Maine to Genoa in the years following the American Revolution, Sally and Andrew plan their escape after being sold to the sultan of Morocco.

Step by Step, listening for Mrs. Titcomb''s heavy breathing from her chair by the parlor window, Andrew tiptoed down the narrow dark stairs and carefully unbolted and opened the front door. It creaked a little as it opened and Mrs. Titcomb snorted in her sleep. Andrew prepared to run, but the woman did not wake up, and he softly closed the door behind him. Now that he was on the steps, facing the neat red brick Philadelphia street, he scarcely knew what to do nor where to go. He could hear Mr. Bumblebee Titcomb, as people called him, hammering down the lid of a box in the narrow back yard, ready to be packed in the wagon when it should come at dawn tomorrow to take them all away. Away! Book jacket.

Goldsmiths'' products examined, combining discussion of object with analysis of inscription and design, and literary and archaeological evidence for smiths and their work.

Tells the tales of a traveling pine tree, a curious boy, a proud porcupine, a toymaker''s mechanical housekeeper, and a little skunk''s journey in the meadow

The pond creatures gather under the willow tree to be fed crumbs. Simple text illustrated with etchings.

The author recreates the experiences of a childhood trip to Egypt where her passion for travel and writing began.

A little Norwegian girl discovers the truth about trolls.

Traveling to Yucatan with her archaeologist father, an American girl learns what it means to share a secret trust.

Eventyrfortælling om en japansk kunstner og hans kat, for hvem der sker et mirakel

Two boys of Greenland find a hidden valley in which live the descendants of a tenth-century expedition that sailed under Eric the Red.

A sheep dog returns from herding two strayed ewes to find his master gone and the entire village deserted.

A princess in disguise journeys to tell her brother that he has been named king, and to warn him to abandon his plan to escape from the mountain prison where he had been banished by the old king who sought to avoid civil strife.

A defiant Yankee girl sails into romance and adventure on the high seas and in the Orient.