As he entered his seventies, the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo despaired that his productive years were past. Anguished by the death of friends and discouraged by the loss of commissions to younger artists, this supreme painter and sculptor began carving his own tomb. It was at this unlikely moment that fate intervened to task Michelangelo with the most ambitious and daunting project of his long creative life. 'Michelangelo, Go...
The untold story of Michelangelo's final decades-and his transformation into one of the greatest architects of the Italian RenaissanceAs he entered his seventies, the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo despaired that his productive years were past. Anguished by the death of friends and discouraged by the loss of commissions to younge
Excerpt from Nist Recommended Practice Guide: Molecular Mass Distribution Measurement by Mass SpectrometryThe first type is most often encountered in practice. Two molecular materials may be made that have different average molecular masses, or a broad molecular mass material may be separated, often chromatographically. In such situations when the mixtures are indistinguishable and overlapping, moments of the molecular mass distribution of the...
Excerpt from Nist Recommended Practice Guide: Molecular Mass Distribution Measurement by Mass SpectrometryThe first type is most often encountered in practice. Two molecular materials may be made that have different average molecular masses, or a broad molecular mass material may be separated, often chromatographically. In such situations when the mixtures are indistinguishable and overlapping, moments of the molecular mass distribution of the...
Eddie Pax is a special kind of repo man: he recovers "wet money" - assets that have been stolen from one of the largest criminal syndicates in North America. The job is often grim because when Eddie closes an account, he also kills the thieves. But when his boss sends him out to recover five million dollars' worth of bearer bonds two crooks hot-fingered from a vault in New York, Eddie gets a rare opportunity to mix business and pleasure: one o...
Revised to reflect the most recent developments in food safety, the second edition of Food Safety for the 21st Century offers practitioners an authoritative text that contains the essentials of food safety management in the global supply chain. The authors -- noted experts in the field -- reveal how to design, implement and maintain a stellar food safety programme. The book contains industry best-practices that can help businesses to improve t...
This exceptionally produced art book with die-cut windows and overlays identifies, decodes, and explains symbols hidden in Michelangelo's works. Discover the full meaning behind fifty featured paintings, drawings, and sculptures in this unique volume celebrating Michelangelo. This book's innovative design pairs stunning art reproductions with a page of die-cut windows that help the reader focus on specific aspects and features captions that hi...
With an engaging text by renowned Michelangelo scholar William E. Wallace, Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture, Painting, Architecture brings together in one exquisite volume the powerful sculptures, the awe-inspiring paintings, and the classical architectural works of one of the greatest artists of all time. Including everything from his sculptures Pietàs and David to his beautiful paintings of the Sistine Chapel and the Doni Tondo, the book...
