Bøger af Jasper Burns

A diverse collection of drawings by self-taught artist and illustrator Jasper Burns. Works are in pencil, colored pencil, and pen and ink with some PhotoShop enhancements. Subjects range from fossils and insects to Roman empresses and Sierra Nevada landscapes. There are also examples of abstract and imaginative art.

This profusely illustrated book presents a fully annotated portfolio of 84 spectacular ancient Greek coins displaying the famous "Archaic Smile." It also includes a discussion of the historical and cultural background and possible significance of the "Smile" in ancient Greek art. Maps showing the distribution of mints and a basic chronology of the Archaic Period are included. All coins are illustrated with enlarged photographs.

An illustrated guide to the known Irish hammered pennies minted under the English kings Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III, and Henry VII. This book includes a quick index to coin markings, a detailed chronology, and over 120 coin photos. The FIFTH EDITION has some important new features. It divides the light cross and pellets issues into two groups for the first time! It also introduces an entirely new coinage: the Rose and Sun Coinage of Edward V. Also new and of great historical importance is a detailed chronology with dates and moneyers for most issues. In addition, a probably new type for Richard III is described as well as several other new types and photographs. Jasper Burns is the author of many articles about ancient coins as well as more than fifty books, including Coin Stories (Pietas), The 'Archaic Smile' and Greek Coins (Pietas), Great Women of Imperial Rome (Routledge), Bulla Felix: The Roman Robin Hood (Pietas), and Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States (Johns Hopkins University Press). "I consider that you have individually tackled a task that most collectors of Irish coins have avoided or been unable to tackle. And the key to this was your identifying that many of these coins were languishing misidentified as English coins, and this combined with the development of the internet coin market ... has meant that you have been able to assemble a lot of examples and have been able to start identifying them by the portraits and styles so that pieces with virtually no legends can now be properly identified as Irish." - John Stafford-Langan

Words of wisdom, with unusual and evocative illustrations by Jasper Burns. History has highlighted the differences between religions and cultural values. This book gathers together quotations from many times and places and seeks to show that the wise speak with one voice.

Also available as a Kindle book and in a less expensive black and white edition!Full color illustrations of 19 game fish native to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia, with easy to find basic information including scientific and popular names, geographic range, habitat and natural foods, fishing tips and record catches, and more.Fish species covered: American Shad, Atlantic Croaker, Black Drum, Black Seabass, Bluefish, Cobia, Northern Porgy (Scup), Northern Puffer, Red Drum, Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout, Spot Croaker, Striped Bass, Summer Flounder, Tautog, Weakfish, White Perch, Whiting, Yellow PerchBy the creators of "P.B.'s Quick Index to Bird Nesting"

Meditations on spirit, religion, human nature, relationships, ethics, morals, society, and much more by a woman far ahead of her time Mary Hamilton Caskie was born in 1863 and died in 1958 at the age of 94. Highly educated and from families prominent in Virginia and North Carolina, she spent years on Indian reservations in South Dakota and Arizona as the wife of a government physician. This life proved too much for her and she left her alcoholic husband, returned to the East with her three sons, attended Johns Hopkins University, and dedicated herself to scholarly pursuits and her own spiritual evolution. Her insights into human nature and human society are profound and often provocative, and her beliefs and attitudes incredibly progressive for a woman born in the South during the Civil War. At the age of 80, she remarked: "I belong to the 'old age' - though my ideas are in line with the 'new age'." "The Stewardship" is a remarkable glimpse into the mind of a remarkable woman. Written in the 1930s when she was in her seventies, it contains countless gems of wisdom and advice for living in the world and in one's own self. In some ways the world has changed a great deal since "The Stewardship" was written - and often as she expected it would. In others ways, things remain the same and always will, for human nature changes slowly if at all. Few "self-help" advisers of today have the experience, depth of understanding, and spiritual insight attained by this woman, whose thoughts were ahead of her time and whose aphorisms are invaluable guides for the journey of life.

The story and collected papers of a delightfully eloquent and genteel Virginia family, told through intimate letters and journal entries spanning more than 150 years. There are ample doses of humor, history, piety, and romance, with echoes of the worlds of Jane Austen, Scarlett O'Hara, Queen Victoria - even Sigmund Freud and Mary Poppins, Virginia style. These were highly educated, well-connected people with close ties to the land. Their writings are sprinkled with French and literary references, mixed in with down-to-earth reports on fowl raising and harvest conditions. Profusely illustrated. The families related to this branch of the Trice family, originally from Middlesex County, include: the Davises of Willoughby, Edgewood, and the University of Virginia; the Minors of Gale Hill, Windieknowe, Riggory, Sunning Hill, and the University of Virginia; the Jeffersons of Monticello and Shadwell; the Cockes of Bremo and Red Hills, Fluvanna County; the Dabneys of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and the University of Virginia; the Caskies of Richmond and Gale Hill; the Terrells of Albemarle County and Kentucky; the Carrs of Carrsbrook, Red Hills, Bentivar, and Dunlora in Albemarle County; the Sampsons of Albemarle County; the Evans, Forbes, and Churchills of Jamaica, and many others.

(Author's note: SUPERSEDED BY THE FIFTH EDITION, November, 2017.)SECOND EDITION with 27 varieties not in SCBC, including six design types and thirteen mint issues not in the first edition of this book, plus updated population indicators.This is an illustrated guide to the known Irish hammered pennies minted under the Yorkist kings Edward IV and Richard III. It includes a quick index to coin markings, a detailed chronology, and over 100 illustrations, including large format photographs of numerous coin specimens.Jasper Burns is the author of many articles about ancient coins as well as more than thirty books, including Coin Stories (Pietas), Great Women of Imperial Rome (Routledge), Vipsania: A Roman Odyssey (Pietas), and Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States (Johns Hopkins University Press)."I consider that you have individually tackled a task that most collectors of Irish coins have avoided or been unable to tackle. And the key to this was your identifying that many of these coins were languishing misidentified as English coins, and this combined with the development of the internet coin market ... has meant that you have been able to assemble a lot of examples and have been able to start identifying them by the portraits and styles so that pieces with virtually no legends can now be properly identified as Irish." - John Stafford-Langan

A richly illustrated collection of musings about fossils and fossil collecting from the author of "Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States" (Johns Hopkins University Press), "Fossil Beach" (Pietas), "Virginia Through Time" (Pietas), "Exploring Fossils" (Virginia Museum of Natural History, 1998), "Trilobites: Common Trilobites of North America" (NatureGuide Books, 1999), and the illustrator of "Discovering Fossils" by Frank A. Garcia and Donald S. Miller (Stackpole Books, 1998). "Fossil Dreams" includes numerous black and white drawings and photographs of fossils to illustrate the author's anecdotes and reflections about fossils, fossil collecting, and time.

A children's book (ages 10 and up) about the Roman empresses that should appeal to anyone interested in Roman history and women's studies because of the full page portraits based on actual sculptures. This book presents stories of some of the most famous and powerful women of ancient times, including Livia, Antonia, the Agrippinas, Domitia, Plotina, Sabina, the Faustinas, Julia Domna, Julia Mamaea, and Helena. Though ancient authors routinely accused these women of various crimes, a close look at the evidence reveals acts of heroism and personal sacrifice that benefited the Roman people. They were among the most powerful and influential women in history - and it is time that their true stories are heard.This book is also available in color as a paperback and Kindle book.

Biographical sketches of the "five good" Roman emperors: Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius, as well as the "bad emperor" Commodus. These short biographies are followed by an allegorical exercise in the form of imaginary letters from emperor to emperor that reveal a progression in their characters that parallels the moral development of a single individual. To simplify: from shrewdness (Nerva) to activity (Trajan) to knowledge (Hadrian) to virtue (Antoninus Pius) to wisdom (Marcus Aurelius).How could Marcus Aurelius' son Commodus (the bad guy in "Gladiator" and "Fall of the Roman Empire") surpass his excellent predecessors? According to history, he didn't. He broke the string of good emperors and his reign began an unrelenting decline in the Empire. However, he certainly tried to outdo all previous rulers - by attaining god-consciousness. He proclaimed himself to be the reincarnation of Hercules and the "son of God."This book is not a serious reappraisal of Commodus, but it may give a greater understanding of his aspirations in light of his predecessors and his father's values and advice (as shown in selected passages from the famous "Meditations").By the author of "Great Women of Imperial Rome," "Roman Empresses," "Bulla Felix: The Roman Robin Hood," and "Vipsania: A Roman Odyssey."

One person's experience of spiritual awakening and sadhana under the guidance of the Indian saint Baba Muktananda (1908-1982). Illustrated with numerous sketches by the author from different periods of his life (teen years in the 1960s to the present time) that reveal his state of mind and subconscious struggles for truth and meaning. This book also includes the author's reflections on Muktananda's teachings and their continuing effects on his life, written in 1994 and 2014.

This book offers a portfolio of photographs of 200 ancient coins with depictions of animals. There is also a discussion of ancient attitudes toward and treatment of animals wild and domesticated and the various roles animals played in ancient life, culture, religion, and mythology. All coins are illustrated with greatly enlarged photographs. Jasper Burns is the author and illustrator of more than 50 books. His titles include The 'Archaic Smile' and Greek Coins (Pietas), Irish Hammered Pennies of Edward IV-Henry VII (Pietas), Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States (Johns Hopkins), Vipsania: A Roman Odyssey (Pietas), Coin Stories (Pietas), and Great Women of Imperial Rome (Routledge).

Box Turtle is tired of living in a valley full of traffic and trash. When a passing car knocks him off the road, he decides to follow his friend Gray Squirrel's advice and go to The Mountain - where the air and water are pure and there are no cars or people. Along the way, they are joined by Black Snake and Raccoon. Their journey takes them over hills, through a cave, and across a raging river. On top of The Mountain, they meet a very wise red eft, who advises Box Turtle to return to his home in the valley. Will he go back? If he does, will things be different there? An allegory about the environment and personal growth for readers aged 8 and above.

Two classic romances dealing with the struggle between ancient Rome and Carthage, in the tradition of "Quo Vadis" and "Ben Hur," by a promising young author whose life was cut short in 1930, when he was only 37.Sample reviews for "The Figure in the Sand" from 1924: "'Quo Vadis' has a rival" - San Francisco Bulletin "Mystery, romance and religion woven into one garment with infinite charm..." - Duluth Herald"It is an excellent echo of the type of book of which 'Quo Vadis' is still the shining example." - The New York Times"Picturesque romance - a combination of 'Quo Vadis, ' 'Ben Hur' asnd 'Vergilius.' The style is poetic and romantic." - Colorado Gazette"This book is not only charming, it is exquisite - full of life and color." - Commercial, Buffalo, NY"Ah! Once in a blue moon a reviewer makes a rich find... The atmosphere is classic, the plot rarely original, the climax powerfully dramatic." - New Bedford, Mass. Standard"Although it is the work of a young author, has much of the power of the masterpieces." - Sacramento Bee"The story is a thrilling one. It is intensely dramatic, and the classical as well as the romantic atmosphere give it a special interest. The author has contributed a very real and vital bit to literature." - Portland, Maine Evening Express"It has romance, tragedy, atmosphere and some effective descriptive writing to recommend it." - Des Moines Capit

..".I am going to that sweetest of all places, Gale Hill." Patsy Morris Davis, 1845"Gale Hill" was an estate in old Virginia, granted to John Minor of "Topping Castle" by King George II in 1735. It was the home of many members of the prominent Carr, Jefferson, Terrell, Minor, and Caskie families, as well as generations of African-Americans, both slave and free. When it burned to the ground in 1930, it was mourned by many of its descendants. Fortunately for us, several of them, both black and white, wrote down recollections of the old place that are rich in history, humor, and descriptive detail. Gale Hill's history embraces Colonial, Revolutionary, Antebellum, Victorian, Edwardian, and early 20th century life on a plantation in the Old South. Its residents were colorful, eloquent, attractive people and they left an important - and entertaining - historical record. This book presents an illustrated historical narrative followed by a wide variety of memoirs, letters, diary entries, and other documents relating to Gale Hill, its families, and its neighbors. It is illustrated with over 120 photographs and drawings. About the Author: Jasper Burns is the author and illustrator of over 30 fiction and nonfiction books. Topics include history, fossils, numismatics, and spirituality. He currently lives in Waynesboro, Va.

(Author's note: SUPERSEDED BY THE FIFTH EDITION, November, 2017.)An illustrated guide to the known Irish hammered pennies minted under the Yorkist kings Edward IV and Richard III. Numerous unlisted types are described. This book includes a quick index to coin markings, a detailed chronology, and over 100 illustrations, including photographs of 56 different issues. "I consider that you have individually tackled a task that most collectors of Irish coins have avoided or been unable to tackle. And the key to this was your identifying that many of these coins were languishing unidentified as English coins, and this combined with the development of the internet coin market ... has meant that you have been able to assemble a lot of examples and have been able to start identifying them by the portraits and styles so that pieces with virtually no legends can now be properly identified as Irish." - John Stafford-Langan

A feature-length screenplay. The romantic, epic tale of the Roman emperor Tiberius and his first wife and only love, Vipsania. Based on a new interpretation of historical facts, this story reveals Tiberius as a sympathetic, tragic hero and Vipsania as one of the great women of ancient times.By the author of "Great Women of Imperial Rome", "Bulla Felix: The Roman Robin Hood", and "Roman Empresses". Based on the novel "Vipsania: A Roman Odyssey" by the same author.

Do animal lives matter less than human lives? Day for day, year for year, do wild animals live less eventful or less important lives than human beings? Anyone who has spent an hour trying to kill a fly knows that he values his life just as highly as any human - and is at least as alert and aware of his self-interest. One crude measure of a human life is the obituary. It gives a summary of an individual's experiences, family connections, accomplishments, characteristics, and interests. This book presents a series of imagined but fact-based animal obituaries, most with illustrations, that give a sense of the lives that were lived, and of their value.

The thrilling tale of an unsung hero of ancient Rome - Bulla Felix the Outlaw. He stole from the rich and gave to the poor and defended freedom from the greed and cruelty of a Roman emperor. A master of disguise and impersonation, Bulla was "never seen when seen, never found when found, and never caught when caught." This feature-length screenplay follows his exploits from the mountains of Tuscany to the Colosseum in Rome to the highlands of Caledonia (Scotland). At last, Bulla's story is told! By the author of "Great Women of Imperial Rome", "Tiberius and Vipsania", and "Roman Empresses".

In 12 BC, the Roman Emperor Augustus ordered his stepson Tiberius to divorce his wife Vipsania - the love of his life. Tiberius obeyed - for duty, for love of country, for love of power.Six years later, Tiberius defied Augustus, abandoned his powers, and followed Vipsania half way across the Roman world. He renounced love for power, and then he renounced power for the dream of love.Was Tiberius an ancient Edward VIII, trading his throne for a woman? No, because his destiny would carry him forward, to unimagined highs and lows. He was an exile, despised and abused. And then, against all odds, he became the most powerful man in the world.And what of Vipsania, remarried to an ambitious senator, the mother of ten children, one of them abandoned by her husband to the mercies of the gods. And through it all, still in love with Tiberius.Most of this story is true. Where it exceeds the historical facts, it remains consistent with them, offering possible answers to the puzzles of Tiberius and his odyssey of power and love.

(Also available in a less expensive black and white edition.)RECENTLY UPDATED (Aug. 2018)! A personal memoir by a hobbyist who started collecting U. S. coins in the 1950s from pocket change and gradually expanded into Lincoln Cent die varieties and world, ancient, and medieval coins. Includes the author's experiences at coin shows and his involvement with a large collection assembled during the 1930s. Often amusing and educational, these stories touch a wide range of topics - including the psychology of collecting. By the author of Irish Hammered Pennies of Edward IV - Henry VII, The 'Archaic Smile' and Greek Coins, Ancient Animals and Their Coins, The Early Coins of Athens, numerous articles in The Celator: Journal of Ancient and Medieval Numismatics, Great Women of Imperial Rome, Commodus and the Five Good Emperors, and much more.

A picture book about reincarnation - a journey through time, from 1 billion years ago to the present and beyond.Imagine the Hindus, Buddhists, Pythagoreans, Orphics, Theosophists, Essenes, Gnostics, Bantus, Jains, and Platonists are right. Imagine that an individual soul inhabits many bodies, lives many lives, experiences many roles and places and times. What would the autobiography of a soul be like?

A simple idea - dreams can be recorded and played like videos. Everybody does it, and the most popular TV shows deal with it: "Amazing Dreams," "Celebrity Dreams": "America's Funniest Dreams". You get the idea - Unreality Shows. So what happens when a famous psychic dreams the end of the world? Think Jonestown.Meanwhile, scientists figure out how to retrieve dreams from the past - "fossil dreams", so to speak. By studying these dreams, they discover a prehistoric civilization that struggled with global warming and rising sea level. Throw in a bit of romantic drama and you have an interesting tale.

Forty-eight inspiring encounters with the Divine - accounts by people of many faiths and periods of history, from the burning bush to the Blue Being. Since the beginning of recorded history, selected individuals have reported seeingor sensing the presence of divine beings - gods and goddesses. As with encounterswith extraterrestials, their accounts have often been received with skepticism by others.However, these experiences are perhapseven more interesting for what they revealabout human nature and, perhaps, the nature of conscious reality.By the author of numerous books about humanand natural history

A new look at the early coinages of ancient Athens, including the mysterious "Wappenmünzen" issues and the Seltman groups of "un-wreathed" owls. A new chronology and classification of these important coins is proposed. This book includes numerous enlarged photographs of representative specimens and keys to their identification.

(Superseded in October 2017 by the FIFTH EDITION.) An illustrated guide to the known Irish hammered pennies minted under the English kings Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III, and Henry VII. This book includes a quick index to coin markings, a detailed chronology, and over 100 coin photos.The FOURTH EDITION presents new design types and mint issues - and introduces an entirely new section on the pennies of Henry VII. Also new is a concordance for the SCBC guides (2003 and 2015) and the Coincraft guide. Includes 25 varieties that are not listed in the new Spink guide.Jasper Burns is the author of many articles about ancient coins as well as more than thirty books, including Coin Stories (Pietas), Great Women of Imperial Rome (Routledge), Bulla Felix: The Roman Robin Hood (Pietas), and Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States (Johns Hopkins University Press). "I consider that you have individually tackled a task that most collectors of Irish coins have avoided or been unable to tackle. And the key to this was your identifying that many of these coins were languishing misidentified as English coins, and this combined with the development of the internet coin market ... has meant that you have been able to assemble a lot of examples and have been able to start identifying them by the portraits and styles so that pieces with virtually no legends can now be properly identified as Irish." - John Stafford-Langan

(Also available in a less expensive black and white edition.)The literary autobiography of Jasper Burns (born 1952), author and illustrator of roughly 50 books on a wide variety of subjects. His titles include Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States (Johns Hopkins), Vipsania: A Roman Odyssey (Pietas), Irish Hammered Pennies of Edward IV-Henry VII (Pietas), Great Women of Imperial Rome (Routledge), Trilobites: Common Trilobites of North America (NatureGuide), Wisdom Illustrated (Pietas), and many, many more.

How much do we really know about the animals around us? Can you identify an animal from just a few interesting facts about it? This fully illustrated, just for fun quiz book for children aged 8 and up presents 61 lists of interesting and little known facts about different animals. Most are mammals, but there are also a few birds, reptiles, fish, and other creatures. Most of the animals are familiar, but a few are less well-known. After each list of facts is a picture of the animal it describes.How many animals can you identify before seeing the full-page picture of the animal and its habitat?

(Author's note: SUPERSEDED BY THE FIFTH EDITION, November, 2017.)An illustrated guide to the known Irish hammered pennies minted under the Yorkist kings (1461-1485). This book includes a quick index to coin markings, a detailed chronology, and numerous photographs and illustrations. (Note: November 5, 2015: the corresponding Spink numbers from the 2015 edition of SCBC have been added to the book.)Following the author's two editions of IrishHammered Pennies of Edward IV and Richard III, this book presents seven new varieties andintroduces a hitherto unrecognized coinage ofthe young king Edward V.Jasper Burns is the author of many articles about ancient coins as well as more than thirty books, including Coin Stories (Pietas), Great Women of Imperial Rome (Routledge), Bulla Felix: The Roman Robin Hood (Pietas), and Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States (Johns Hopkins University Press)."I consider that you have individually tackled a task that most collectors of Irish coins have avoided or been unable to tackle. And the key to this was your identifying that many of these coins were languishing misidentified as English coins, and this combined with the development of the internet coin market ... has meant that you have been able to assemble a lot of examples and have been able to start identifying them by the portraits and styles so that pieces with virtually no legends can now be properly identified as Irish." - John Stafford-Langan